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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17
WOODEN CROSSES

Record their date and regiment, tnelr
 number and their name And the squire who dies for England is
 treated just the same.
 tere, serene; Each with his just allowance of brown
 earth shot with green; None better than his neighbor in pomp
 or circumstance All beads upon the rosary that turned
 the fate of France! Who says their war is over? While
 others carry on, The little wooden crosses spell but the
 dead and gone? Not while they deck a sky line, not
 while they crown view Or living soldier sees them and sets
 his teeth anew! The tenants of the churchyard where
 the singing thrushes build Were not, perhaps, all paragons of
 promise well fulfilled: Some failed-through Love, or Liquor-
 while the parish looked askance, But-you cannot die failure if you
 win a cross in France! The brightest gems of valor in the
 army'S diadem Are the V. c. and the D. S. O., M c.
 and D. c. M But those who live to wear them will
 tell you they are dross Beside the final honor of a simple wooden cross.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17

E. w. Hornung, in the London Times "Go live the wide world over-but when
 you come to die, A quiet English churchyard is the only
 place to lie!''- held it half a lifetime, until through wars mischance I saw the wooden crosses that fret the
 fields of France A thrush sings in an oak tree, and from
 the old square tower A chime as sweet and mellow salutes
 the idle hour: Stone crosses take no notice-but the
 little wooden ones Are thrilling every minute to the music
 of the guns! Outstanding at attention they face the
 connonade, In apple pie alignment like guardsmen
 on parade; But tombstones are civilians who loll or
 sprowl or sway At every crazy angle and stage of slow
 decay. For them the Broken Column-in it's
 plot of unkempt grass; The tawdry tinsel garland safeguarded
 under glass; And the squire's emblazoned virtues.
 that would overweight saint, On the vault empaled in iron-scaling
 red for want of paint! The men who die for England don't
 need it rubbing in; An automatic stamper and narrow
 strip of tin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17

New York, August 1s-(SpeciaL)-At
 the beginning of this week there was
 publication of the fact that J. r. Morgan
 & Co. had drawn upon the Liberty Ma
 tional bank to the order of the Domin-
 ion of Canada by means of/a check az
 gregating s96,111, ,111.11, and this an-
 nouncenent was substantially coincident
 in point of time with the statement that
 the liberty bank is to. increase it's capi-
 tai from 's1,oOo,oeo to $S,ooo,0Oo so that
 capital and surplus will together amount
 to ss,0O0,000 But these two announce
 ments were nothing more than coinei-
 dent Occasionally the question was
 asked why J. P. Morgan & Co. drew on
 the Liberty bank by means of check
 which was one of the largest ever drawn
 in New York. The presumption had been that J. F. Morgan & Co. who repre- sented the syndicate that underwrote the s1Oo, ,ooo, 900 loan to the Dominion of Cam ada, would have made deposit of the
 funds in the First National bank.
 The Liberty bank, however, has become
 one of the strongest, although one of
 the youngest of New York banking in
 stitutions and it is in close family all
 liance with the First National bank. One
 of the officers of the First National
 bank was and presumably now is
 heavy stockholder in the Liberty bank
 shares.
 This bank was started about the time
 of the organization of the United States Steel corporation. At first there were
 brought into association with it as exc cutives one or two of the officers of the First National bank. It's organization, however, was regarded as an experiment. It's first banking house was established near the foot of Liberty street and within stones throw of the Hudson river presumably because in that vcin- ity some of the large manufacturing cor porations that had opened offices in New York about that time secured business apartments. Those who organized the bank thought there might be business enough in that somewhat neglected vi cinity to justify investment of capital in small way in the bank
 E. c. Converse became prominently identified with it, and the judgment of those who organized the bank was within few years vindicated. In time the banking offices were moved to Broadway and the business grew so rap | idly that it was deemed advisable year ago to secure larger quarters. One of the reasons for the success of this in stitution is to be found in the excel lent judgment of the directors in select 1 ing executive officers. Among others ] of whom they made choice was Henry P. Davison and it was his brilliant work at the time of the panic of 1eo7 con structive and executive work unsur- passed by any other of the younger banking officers of New York, which fixed upon him the attention of the late
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17
WHY WOMEN TALK
Jim, in Cartoons Magazine.

Zim, in Cartoons Ma gazine.
 Men are downtown in their offices all day and have chance to talk The women have to stay at home, and with the exception of the milkman, the grocery man, the ice man, the old clothes man, few miscellaneous ped- dlers and hucksters, and the women next door, there is nobody to talk to-. That is why wife talks her husband s head off when he comes home at night. Husbands who through long years of experience, have grown accustomed to this, merely answer "hmh- h-hmh" with out hearing. Sometimes the wife will catch them unawares and between re- marks will insert request for $1o to buy new dress with. If the husband, from force of habit answers "hmh- hmh." the wife, of course. gets the gown
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17

explained to him the workings Of the new food. control law.
 After the wagon had been emptied of its contents the captain ordered his paymaster to make out a receipt for the commandeered ice and the m- cident was closed. So far as Mir. Rainey is concerned, he will remem- Der it to his dying day and it may even have the effect of making him less arbitrary toward his customers in the future.
 The process of communicating would not be so simple and SO rapid, perhaps, in the case of large nlanu- featuring plants, munitions, supplies or anything else that is needed, but we may rest assured that if the Amer ican government is ever compelled to make an example of refractory busi- ness men it will waste no time in do- ing so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17
BURN COAL TO FREEZE ICE
From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 (As a rhymster- r-reporter sees it.)

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 GAS a rhymster-reporter sees it)
 Coal, having become quite scarce and therefore jumped in price, the same is about to be truthfully said of our friend Ice. Odd and strange as this may seem, it none the less is true that coal is burned to freeze the ice they sell to me and you
 To quote k MT. Gaerthe, who makes ice in Fr Inville, when asked if ice is going lfnp he said 1t certainly will. For Coal we burn and the ice we me .>he said, go hand in hand, nor Kip Ing or the British army could ever sever the band of partnership between the two, for in this day of heat the burning coal is vital part of the ice we drink and eat.
 The iceman's burning question, then, is getting coal in hunks to make fresh water cold enough to chop it into chunks. And whiie the question thusly hangs. the wise mans sound advice to housekeepers is to save your coal and also save your ice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17
SCRAPING A BAT

From the Popular Science Monthly.
 Baseball players are as superstitious as Zulus. In no way is this more lucidly illustrated than in the care which some of them lavish upon an ordinary baseball bat. Manufacturers oil and shellac their bats to make them sleek and fresh, and the superstitious baseball player pro- ceeds to use glass, bone, sandpaper and what not to remove the finish Why? o. just because'--to give woman's req son. He may have notion that the bat will last longer without it. But the truth is that the shellac really acts as preservative to the wood.
 Some baseball players imagine that it is impossible to make a strong hit with a new bat, because the bat is so sleek that the balls glance off it. Others be- lieve that scraping a bat fills up the crevices and cracks and thus lengthens the life of the bat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17
Good Progress On
 Mobilization Plans

7T7HE United States will make a H remarkable record in raising and mobilizing big national army. If the public has sometimes shown impatience because military matters were not shaped up faster, one had only to compare this scountry's active work in getting ready for war with that of Great BritainSto see how much more efficient our methods have been The United States didYnot declare war on Germany until February and yet it has had a goodly number of regulars training in the French trenches for several weeks, and the National Guard has been recruited almost to full war strength and the first units of the national army be- ing raised by conscription will be quartered in the cantonments early in September.
 The National Guard organizations are already being mobilized in the concentration camps. Before Christ mas the United States will have some- thing like million trained soldiers ready for the field.
 Despite all criticism this country has made fine progress in all its preparedness work. It is months ahead of what England was when hos tilities began.
 Provost Marshal General Crowder, in charge of the army drafting, has had a stupendous task on his hands, but he has worked with admirable system and is proving to be the man for the job.
 There has been much less delay in the organization work than was ex- ted. There are now only a few
 >s where there has been any
 z in getting the first 30
 he men ready to be. en-
 cir cantonments.
 Sam is to be con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17
City. Beautiful show Window.

T had read some while back the ar ticles in The Age-Herald by Frank Willis Barnett calling attention to Birming hams superiority in the matter of at tractive show windows" said B. c. Cox, "and put it down to he fact that he just wanted to boost a little bit, but I have just visited Cincinnati, Cleveland and De- troit and none of these cities, all of which are much larger than Birmingham, are in it when it comes to the matter of beautiful fronts. The truth is our show windows are much ahead of any saw on my trip. I came home prouder than ever of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17
Shows Women Are Eff

T was greatly pleased at the way in which the women of Jefferson county re- sponded to the registration call," said Mrs. Pattie Ruffner Jacobs" It means something to the government to know that more than 5o0Oo women in this coun- ty took the trouble to offer their services in case of need. A great many feared that the registration would be light, as women here are not accustomed to it.. but the response was really most grati- flying. It shows that women are fit to take part in public affairs"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17
Best of Years For
 The State Fair

1E OR many years Birmingham's U State Fairs have been accorded high rank, both on account of their amusement features and their agri- cultural exhibits. The fairs of 1914, 1915 and 1916 were the best held any, where in the south, and this years event promises to surpass in live stock and crop displays the exhibits of any previous season.
 Alabama never produced such bumper crops as are being harvested this year. Not only is the corn yield estimated at 1,OOO,0O bushels greater
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17
Got Much Good From Camn

T am glad to be back among my friends, the Realtors said Bert Throck- morton, who has returned from Fort Monroe as brown as berry and as fit as a prize fighter.
 T did not land the commission tried for, but I did get great good out Of camp, for I learned what discipline meant, and what it takes to be a soldier. I am back home full of pep" and ready to serve the Real Estate exchage in ev- cry way possible. I am proud that a number of our Birmingham boys landed good commissions. It took close applica- ton and strenuous work to be in the finals.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17
Rev. Alfred Dickinson Here

T ran up to bring my wife and chill dren, who are on their way to Missis- sippi to visit relatives, and to see my mother and father" said Alfred Dick inson, Jr, who is pastor of the First Bap- tist church at Eufaula. T have been drafted by our home mission board to work among the soldiers in camp at Montgomery and have leave of absence from my people for two months. I all ways enjoy a visit to Birmingham, as it puts hustle into me. I am glad they haven't succeeded in pulling my father into the race for the chairman of the commission' ,,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17
AN AUrHoRITY ON ART.

AN AUTHORITY ON ART.
 Are you interested in pictures?" asked the scholarly old gentleman in the din- ing car.
 q should say I am~ replied the pros porous looking individual; with a compla- cent smile.
 "Then, perhaps you can clear up a point in regard to Titan that has been troub- ling me for sometime. I wish to know if Titan"
 Pardon me, sir. I've never heard of that person. I'm a movie magnate my self and I'm sure he's not in the produc- ing end of the game"
 WHY MARRIED MEN DRINK.
 Don't you ever get tired of spending my hard earned money7" growled MT. Twobble
 Why mo- dearic,'' replied Mrs. Twobble. in her sweetest tones. Tt doesn't re- quire much effort. The sum you earn is SO inconsiderable that-aheml Well, if you are going to rush out ike that, don't slam the door"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17
HOTEL LOBBIEs
CaptnIn WnlthnIl IaIr.

CaDtain WalthaIl Likes New Work
 capt Junius Walthal, U. 8. R., Is home on furlough. He was welcomed by his fellow workers at Crane company yester- oay morning and congratulated on all sides upon his success at the officers training camp iniAtlanta.
 Speaking of him yesterday, Jim Johns said; All of us who were associated with Junius in the business world were delighted with the showing made by him He stood first among 25Oo men in the ex- aminations and was recommended for a majors commission, but on account of his age the war department could not approve 1t.
 He is looking fine and is as hard as rock and is infatuated with his work. I venture the assertion that he will give good account of himself if given a chance al the front. He will probably be here for 10 days or two weeks"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17
THEY LIKED IT.

Jeff says he bought some powders to kill bugs on cabbage plants"
 Was it success?"
 Yes, but not in the way Jeff expected. He says after the first application those blamed bugs followed him into the house for more"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17
ADRIFTT WITH THE TIMES

A MALIGNED PERSON. The Kaiser says
 He's much aggrieved. Alas, how we
 Have been deceivedl He did not wish
 This war-oh, no! With Belgium torn And trampled low And northern France A ruin vast, Where Teuton hosts From battle passed. He weeps to think About the dead And millions who Cry out for bread. By wicked men
 All this was wrought; German defeat The end they sought. The Kaiser is
 A blameless wight, Against his will Was forced to fight. His one desire
 Was doing good, What man is more Misunderstood?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17
CRUEL TREATMENT.

SftOE1L IES1AI VdG4N1s T fear you are unkind to your wife" What do you mean by making state- ment like that?"
 Didn't you just tell me that whenever your wife started an argument you jumped up from your chair and went to town?'
 "Yes."
 And don't you know that sort of con- duct makes her feel cross and dissatis- fiedT"
 Say, what are you driving at?" You ought to let her finish the argu- ment and get the best of it. Then you would leave her a happy contented PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17
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MEASURING

From the London Sketch.
 The chatty barber gave his razor a preliminary flourish before beginning work on a customer. LOT love mel" he exclaimed with a grin. Tow wishes you was the kaiser!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17

BEGINNING THE DAY Lord, may Itnot cringe at the tables of the great, nor strut myself in the presence of the4owly. Give me hon esty, give me simplicity. May I learn from all men, and render honor to the true and the good wherever lind it. In Christ's name. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17
Bishop NrcCor Returns

T have just returned from Battle Ground camp near La Faxette, Ind, D said Bishop James II. Mccoy
 Tt has been run by the Northern Meth odists for nearly 50 years at the scene of the famous battle of Tippacanoe, in which Gen. William Henry Harrison vas the hero. It is a great gathering and the grounds are well cared for in every way, it being kind of a chautauqua. l preached there last Sunday and greatly enjoyed being with my northern Method ist brethren
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17
pr. Edmonds Appreciates Interest

T greatly appreciate the interest my many friends are taking in the arrival of the little lady at my home" said Dr. Henry M. Edmonds. and it gives me pleasure to state that mother and babe are both doing nicely"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17
TOLERANT ATTITUDE.

DO you know" said the man who was plainly under the influence of liquor, that was cut out for a reformer?"
 "Impossible!"
 Its fact nevertheless. I used to De a model young man and I was always criticizing other peoples conduct After acquiring few bad habits of my own, began to think better of my fellow man and now I don't believe you could find a chap anywhere who is easier to get along with than I am.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17
THIS SOMETIMES HAPPENS.

THIS SOMETIMES HAPPENS "she married a diamond in the rough, I'm told"
 "Yes. It was most unfortunate mar riage."
 How so?"
 "she lost her own polish trying to givo him one.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17
NOT HARD TO GUESS

From the Louisville Courier-J ournal.
 We know what we want, says Michaelis. But do you know what's coming to you7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17

Member of the Associated Press
 The Age-Herald is the only morning and Sunday newspaper in Birmingham carrying the Associated Press dls- patches.
 Tho Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of All news credited to it or not other wise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein.
 All rights of republication of spe- cia1 dispatches herein are also re- served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17
dent Which Holds


 he Food for Thought
 Incident happened in Philadel-
 phia the other day which gives an idea of what will happen when ( American government needs some hing for the prosecution of the war and a greedy, unpatriotic individual or corporation offers objections.
 One William Rainey, iceman, drove a wagon of the American Ice company into the Philadelphia navy yard shortly after o'clock in the morning. to deliver ice to various shops. An armed sailor stopped him and said: "The skipper wants you to put that ice aboard. We sail in a few hours and have no ice in our refrigerator. ." "That's tough luck" replied Rainey, with smile. "Giddap!"
 When the wagon started off the captain of the warship appeared on the scene, accompanied by armed guards. The iceman was promptly arrested. His load was confiscated and taken on board the ship, but not before the captain had considerably
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17

And what have kings, that privates have not too,
 save ceremony, save general cere- mcnys Henry v.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17

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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-23
MUSKOGEE TAKES ON 4,
MINNEAPOLIS TODAY
Wctzel Switches Joe Robinson 20 Cen
ter Field; William Scott
RClcaslsI
Special to The World

Special to The World
MUSKOGEE, March 20. Buzz
Wetzel Nets crew will lhoW tneir
stuff for the first time tomorrow
when they take on Dave Altizer's
Minneapolis outfit. Buzz said tonigh,
that Morse and billiard, the latter the
only southpaw in camp, would prob
ably do the twirling For receivers
he has Brock. Fruth and Pembcrton
Joe Robinson is starring in center
field this year and tho indications are
he viii remain there thruout the year
His stick work thus far has been
above par and Joe says he feels filter
than ever with bat this year.
William Scott, brother of the i}os-
ton Red SoX, shortstop, Is not quite
good enough with the stick to suit
Manager Wetzel. and he will be-
turned loose. Dennie Shay, who was
also listed for second baseman has re-
ceiyed his ticket.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-23
ARCHDEACON STARRING
WITH TWIN ROCKIES
roles TWO Doubles and Single and
Steals Twice; Regulars Beat
Yannigans.

Special TO The World
FORT SMITH. Ark. March ga
double steal. karpfagens swipe of
home and Lourcey's swipe of second
followed by kiliingsworth four base
drive over the left field fence broke
up pretty game between the regu-
lars and vannigans today, the former
winning, 5 to 2.
Archdeacons work was great He
stole two sacks and got single and
two doubles in four times up. The
regulars play the University of Ar
kansas tomorrow.
The Score: R.H e
Regulars ......O2O geo O30--5 9 1
Yannigans 1000 020 600 9
-killingsworth and Lour-
cey: Schoeppe, Watson, Haislip and
Copeland.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-23

II really believe have club that
will he able to skin them anyway
said Scott. but that isn't the point.
If the Western association isn't going
10 live up to it's laws, then the quicker
it expires the better it will bc for all
concerned, and ! would feel perfectly
justified in wrecking 1t as soon as
possible so that n new league COM
posed of law-abiding clubs and one
much stronger than the present West
ern association could be constructed
with Tulsa and oklahoma city in it.
And in the wrecking | would be build
ing up a club that would enable Tulsa
TO stick around the top of any oth r.
league II might get into"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-23
COMMERCIAL CAGING
LEADERSHIP AT STAKE
MCGEE and DcShong Teams Tied foi
Top: schedule Will End
Next Week

Leadership of the Commercial
Basketball league will be at stake
when the McGee and DeShong teams
clash in next to the last game of the
season today Each has won three
games. The only reversal for the De
= Shong team was administered 10y
McGee. and MCGEE has been -beater
only by the Liberty quintet.
The Liberty. and Model teams alsc
play today.
The season ends next week with
the Models playing McGee and Lib
erty playing DeShong.