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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-17

Capacity houses were the rule at the opening of Loew's Biiou theatre yes terday and as q result thousands of thea tregoers witnessed the opening performance. and it is no idle boast to say that the thousands were delight ed with the entertainment. Every act and every picture was given an en- thusiastic reception, and fully justified the claims of the management as to the high character of the performance
 And not only did the patrons praise the performance. but gave unstinted praise to the beauty and arrangement of the playhouse, for. from the time they entered the lobby until they were seated, they were given a series of delightful surprises and they were most generous in their terms of admi- ration for wonderful changes made in the theatre. as well as to express their deep appreciation of the comforts and conveniences that the mana cement had nYoN,iAp1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-17
FLORAL GREETINGS

The lobby presented a truly wonder full picture. for in addition to the eie- sance of it's decora tions and appoint ments, it was banked with many de- signs of choice and beautiful flowers the tribute of adniring friends to the enterprise and energies of MT. Loew his competent staff and the local peo- pie, who have given Birmingham the most up-to date theatre in the south
 Now as to the performance. As Mir Loew stated. it was not hand picked" for the occasion, but was the regular programme of entertainment presented at all the other Loew theatres There is five acts of high grade vaudeville and eight reels of feature pictures and all are good
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-22
Flood Gates at
Marion Went Out
Causing Flood Here

Charles Meier who is road supervis-
or in the Ankeny Bottom section re-
ports most of the small bridges lifted
out of place in the district. The water
was high enough to float them but
there was not current enough to carry
them away. He also throws some light
on the unusual, flood that swept down
Mill creek and overflowed the flats
southeast of Salem. He says the flood
gates at Marion which regulate the
flow of the waters of the Santiam in
to the big ditch, went out and a large
section of the river poured down
through the ditch and flooded all the
country between Marion and Salem,
that is not of hilly nature. He re-
ports farmer, John Turnedge who
had built a big barn on the island be-
tween the Santiams as having lost
quite lot of stock, but how much
he is as yet unable to learn. Fatty fine
blooded goats are missing and are be-
ieved to have drowned and it is sup
posed both cattle and horses have gone
the same route. Most of the bridges
will require considerable work to get
them back in place and until the water
recedes this work cannot be undertaken
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-22
OREGON BUILDING
MANY WOODEN Ships
Thirty Complete Ships and
FOrty-Sx Wooden Hulls
Contracted For

Washington, Dec. 22.-The Shipping
Board, according to testimony given to-
day by Chairman Hurley before the
senate y mmerce committee, has actual
ly placed contracts with Oregon yards
for the construction of 80 complete
wooden ships and 46 wooden hulls The
aggregate contract price of this work is
SIS, 500, 900. Mr.. Hurley's testimony
shows that no contract for steel ships
has vet been closed with any Oregon
yard He did not enter upon a discussion
of contracts pending and practically
closed, dealing only with those instances
where contracts have been actually
signed.
These figures do not include eomman-
deered ships. With Washington yards
contracts have been closed for "a steel
ships costing $49,473, 900, - complete
wooden ships costing $10,060,000 and
five wood hulls costing $l0,530,000. The
total amount of outstanding contracts
in Washington is $70,063,00. The details
furnished by Mr.. Hurley, while not new
as to the yards receiving contracts, are
new as to the exact number of ships anc
huns and today is the. first time the
Shipping Board has divulged prices al
which it has awarded contracts.
Three Yards to Complete Ships
Only three Portland yards have con
traeted to build complete wooden ships
that is, hulls and machinery. The Z
Standifer Corporation has contracts
for 10 standard Ferris ships of $500 tom
each, its contract being at the rate O.
$l42.s6 per deadweight ton, or $4,000,
600 in ali. The Grant Smith-Porter-Guth
rie Company is building eight STANDARD
ships of the same type, at the SAINT
.priee quoted by Standifer, its contract
ageregating $4,0O0000, while the PENN
sula Shipbuilding Company is turning
out four ships Of 1000 tons each, at
contract price Of SIPS per ton, or s.
GOO 900 in the aggregate.
Supple & Ballin, of Portland, is tn
only Pacific Coast concern building
composite ships. This yard has a con
tract for eight of these ships, OF 400
tons each, which il is building at slS1
l5o per ton, of S4,OOo,o00 in the aggre
gate.
The bulk of the Oregon contracts ar
for hulls alone, for which the Shippin
Board is to furnish machinery. Thes
contracts have been awarded as follows
Many Contracts Awarded.
Grant Smith, Portland, IL hulls a
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-22

Avery Hopwood's "'Fair and Warm
or, which scored such cuccess in New
York that demand for it came from
north, east. south and west before the
end Of the sixth big month at the Elt-
ings theater, win be presented at the
Grand Opera House on New Years eve,
Zee. 81. by Selwyn & Company. whose
faculty for tickling the public has not
once failed them in the four years Of
their existence.
q Fair and warmer" is infallible as
lauoh maker. Nobody was ever able
"a resist its array Of absurd situations,
ar its galaxy Of sparkling lines These
accounted for the fact that for month
after month of its long run in New
York there was never vacant seat
in the theater.
selwyn & Company will present
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-22
Washington Employs
Agricultural Agent

Hillsboro, Or, Dee es.-over four
hundred taxpayers of Washington, the
most conservative county in Oregon,
just adjourned after passing unani'
mously a budget carrying an appropri-
alton for county agricultural agent
Such action by Washington county Is
very gratifying to the United States
government which has appealed 20
every county court in Oregon to take
similar action.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-22
Thousands of Packages

Camp Doniphan, Okla, Dec. 22.-
The Christmas special bearing $4,000
Red Cross packages, arrived here to-
day and viii be ready for distribution
to the soldiers Christmas morning. A
steady stream of express and mail
packages from the "home folks" is
arriving every day and when dawn
breaks Christmas day, every man in
the camp will have a package.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-22
Knnckad ont hv Truck.

st. Louis, Dec. 22.-William P. (bro-
ther Bill Gleason, shortstop for the
st. Louis Browns under the leadership
of Charley Comiskey, was in a serious
condition today as the result of being
crushed under fire truck. Gleason is
captain of fire engine company here
and was hurt as he attempted to
"'iump" truck. He played with the
Browns from 1885 to 1887.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-22
0. A. C. COACH PIPAL
IS ASKED TO RESIGN
Varsity 20" Club Writes Him
Letter - Nothing Made
Public As to Course

Corvallis, Or, Dec. 22.-Joseph Pipal
head athletic coach of Oregon Agricul-
tural College is asked to resign in a
letter from the Varsity go" club, com
prising all the athletic letter men, it
became known today. Pipal will not
comment upon the matter other than
to say he will stand on his record and
that he has noted an effort by individ-
uals against him.
The board of control, consisting of
faculty and student members, passed the
80" club letter to Pipal without com
ment The board members refuse to dis
cuss the matter, citing that he is a
faculty member, engaged by the board
of regents.
Pipal has turned out a number OF
winning teams here, notably this year &
football team.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-22
Sacramento Pleased.

San Francisco, Dec. 22.-President
Al Baum of the Coast league, is tickled
to death with the outlook for Sacra-
mento 8 1918 baseball club. He declared
today that the strongest business men
and the livest wires in the capitol city
are supporting the project and he pre-
diets neck and neck race from the
start.
The question of manager for the
new club is still unsettled. Many of the
Sacramento directors favored Bill Rod
gers but Bills announcement in Port
land that he is going to quit baseball
for good seems to eliminate him. Under
the circumstances it is believed hero
that "Spider" Baum will be chosen.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-22
Will Not Wrestle.

Des Moines, Iowa, Dec, 22.-There IS
little chance for "Strangler" Lewis
Earl Caddock wrestling match for the
worlds championship here. Gene Me-
lady, Caddock s manager, announced to-
day that Lewis will only wrestle
where his camouflaged strangle hold is
permitted and local referees and pro
moters have agreed to bar strangle holds
in all matches here.
Whether some other mat artist will
be brought here to tackle the champion
is not known. AT present he is drilling
with the other selective service men at
the cantonmont az Camp Dodge.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-22
ss5.71 per ton; aggregating 100000.

SSO.4l per tons aSSHeSdInS %"'NSN1
Coast Shipbuilding Company, Port
land, four hulls at SS5.7l; total Sl,oeo,-
600.
McEachern Ship Company, Astoria,
ten hulls at $50; total, $2,s00,000.
George f. Rodgers 6 Co., Astoria
four hulls at Ss5.7l; total, S1,200,OOo.
Kruse & Banks, North Bend, six hulis
at $3.50; total, $1,740,00O.
Wilson Shipbuilding Company, Astor'
il. three hulls at $s5.71; total 5000, 1000
Coos Pay Shipbuilding Company
Marshfield, four hulls at $50; total, 81,
10000.
st. Helens Shipbuilding Company, tive
,hulls at $S5.71; total, 100000.
Feeney s Bremen Company, Tllla
nook, one hull at $s5.71; total, $500,
600,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-22
willard VIII Box Today.

Chicago, Dec. 22,-Jess Willard IS
going to show 'em today.
The champion will don his ring togs
and box a few rounds with Walter
Monahan and Andy Anderson at the
Arcade gym, as proof that he is not IN
such bad shape as some people are IN
clined to believe.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-22
He LASTED Quick. -

Portland, Or, Dec. 22.-Just quar-
ter Of minute sufficed for Joe Rivers,
Loe Angeles lightweight, to stow away
all of Joe Benjamin's championship
hopes. The Spokane lad was so dazed
when Rivers first wallop sent him
through the ropes that he never struck
his opponent. Portland likes Rivers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-22
Weeehman Is Loose.

Chicago, Dec. 22-Hey, you big lea
que managers, lock up your star players
and throw the key away
Charley Weeghman is loose again.
The Cub boss had disappeared today
and was understood to have taken his
bank roll with him. Rumor had him
variously reported as headed in the di-
rection of Brooklyn, Cincinnati or st.
Louis-which would suggest that Zack
Wheat, Casey Stengel, Heinie Groh or
Roger Hornsby might be his objective.
The Alexander Killifer deal proved
that $250,000 was no myth and it is GER
tain the bigger part of it is still in
working order.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-22
RAILROADS PREPARED
Continued from page one)
MOI Enough no 60 Around.

Dallas, Texas, Dee. 22.-There aren t
enough Sammies to 'go round" here.
Every man at Love Field aviation
training station near here viii be the
dinner guest. on Christmas Day of
some Dallas family or club Some
families and clubs will have to do
without because the supply ran out.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-22
PERSISTENT YOUTH SUCCEEDS,

silverton, Or. Dec. s9.-After making
three unsuccessful attempts to enlist
in the army, G. H. Rydel young law
student OF this city, left Tuesday for
San Antonio, Tex, having enlisted IN
the aviation corps.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-22
Made Him Quit.

Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 22.-Johnny
Noye, of st. Paul, pounded Ray May
wood of Milwaukee so hard for SIX
rounds that the latter quit. 1t was to
have been a twelve round bout.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-22
Herman Got Decision.

Peoria, Ill.,, Dec. 22.-Kid Herman
of Pekin, ILL.,, today held popular de-
eision over Johnny Ritchle, chicago
bantam, in their ten round bout mere
last night.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-22
shortstop Glasscock killed.

Canton, Ohio, Dee. 22.-Jack Class
cock, shortstop on the Cleveland base
ball club many years ego, and his Wife,
were instantly killed last night when
their automobile was struck by pas
senger train at Louisville, Ohio.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-22
Hundreds Leave Camp.

Camp Bowie, Fort Worth, Texas,
Dec. S2-with hundreds of soldiers
leaving Camp Bowie every hour, this
camp will be half deserted by Sunday
night. OF the $4,000 Sammies en-
eamped here, $4,000 will spend Christ
mas at home. Nearly 10000 more will
be given furloughs on New Years.
Twelve hundred forming the one sad
note to mar the holiday season here,
are in the division hospital.
Ten Thousand Go Home.
Chicago. Dee. 22-Ten thousand
tackles today began strategic re-
treat from the Great Lakes naval
training station sector TO previously
prepared positions around the home
fireside. They had plenty of reserve
ammunition in the way Of a month s
nav
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-08-02
NOT A JUDICIAL PROCEDURE

Every registrant should remember
that the selection of the national army
will in no way partake of the nature
of a judicial procedure, and that at
torneys will not be permitted to ap-
pear before the boards of exemption
in any capacity. The boards of eX-
emption are charged with solemn
duty which they must conscientiously
perform. Men have been selected for
this service and have been put upon
their honor by the President. They
would be unfaithful to their trust If
they refused exemption to men en-
titled to it, or if they granted eXemp-
ton to men not entitled to 1t. The
boards will have means of ascertain
ing whether claims for exemption are
valid and they will decide each case
on its merits. If claim for eXemp-
tion is valid the claimant can estab-
lish the fact without legal assistance
and he will be exempted. But II a
claim for exemption is not valid, no
lawyer can make it so or prevent
The selection of the claimant for mill
tary service.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-08-02

Letters pouring into the Depart
ment of Justice from every section of
the country at the rate of 100 to 200
a day are reporting men who failed
to register for the draft. A special
corps of Investigators and clerks is
handling the reports, forwarding them
to the proper officials throughout the
country and recording the results.
Thus far it has been found that the
information in a large percentage of
the letters has been correct and as a
result of such voluntary aid to the
Government hundreds of slackers
have been placed on the registration
rolls. The letters come from all classes
of persons, some of them anonymous
and large percentage of them being
from women.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-08-02
WOODEN SHIPS

The Federal Shipping Board will
build all the wooden ships possible,
members of the board made clear to
producers of southern pine at con-
ferences in Washington yesterday
Arrangements were made for rushing
the production of ship timbers in the
South. At a conference with labor
leaders it was decided to name a COM
mittee of labor representatives, en-
ployers and representatives of Gov
ernment departments to work out an
arrangement for getting more men for
building ships.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-08-02
CITY, TENNESSEE, THURSDAY. AUGUST
NATIONALITY FOR IRELAND
To the Editor of The Comet:


Every citizen of Irish stock is CRATE
full for the efforts of the United
States Government and the press to
induce England to restore to Ireland
her national rights. They are not too
hopeful. because they know that the
time when such an act of restitution
could have been invested with an ap-.
pearance of generosity has long since
passed. England has once more wait
ed so long that she proves the truth
of the old maxim, "Englands diff
| Guilty is lrelands opportunity" How
can gratitude be expected for a tardy
act of only partial justice extorted
under the pressure of mortal anxiety?
Demand is apparently to be made
for making effective the Home-Rule
Act, whose operation has been sus-
pended ostensibly by the war. The
Home-Rule Act was never satisfac-
tory to any element in Ireland 1t
never gave Ireland anything but toy
Government, subject to the last detail
to the will of the Imperial Parliament
1t bore the same relation to actual
government that landscape
picture does to a real countryside. ;
1t kept the promise of self-government
to the eye, but broke it to the hope. !
The details of the nsufficiency of
that measure are too intricate to be !
understood without such study as
few among the American public are
prepared to give it.
The present movement in America
is based upon a desire to secure for
the Allies in the world war the friend
ly cooperation of the Irish sentiment
in the United States. No one ques-
tions that the Irish here will be loyal
to the United States.
Ireland should not be asked to ac-
cept in satisfaction of her claims
smaller measure of government
than Canada, Australia, New Zealand
and South Africa have If it is pos
sible for England to concede such
powers to her colonies without I'M
pairing the essence of her sovereignty
is is possible for her to do it in Ireland
For no less satisfactory a measure
should public opinion demand of Ire
land to forget her centuries of suf-
fering and persecution, her thwarted
culture and development, which
century of self-government will not
be adequate to cure.
No one will blame Irishmen if they
wait before throwing their caps in the
air until they see the actual Govern
ment in existence. The promises OF
British Ministers are away below par
in Ireland. Poetic justice would have
a remarkable exemplification if lit
tie over year after the abortive
rising in Dublin a considerable
measure of what the patriots died for
should be achieved.
MAC,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-08-02
LET NE WALK WITH THE
MEN IN THE ROAD

'Tis only half truth the poet has sun
OF the house by the side of tn
way"
Our Master had neither a house nor
home,
But he walked with the crowd da,
by day.
And l think, When read of the poet
desire,
That house by the road would b.
good;
But service is found in its tenderes
When we walk with the crowd in the
road.
So say, let me walk with the men in
the road,
Let me seek out the burdens that
crush,
Let me speak a kind word of good
cheer to the weak
Who are falling behind in the rush.
There are wounds to be healed, there
are breaks we must mend.
There's cup of cold water to give
And the man in the road by the side
of his friend
Is the man who has learned to live.
Then tell me no more of the house by
the road;
There is only one place l can live.
It's there with the men who are toiling
along,
Who are needing the cheer can
1t is pleasant to live in the house by
the way
And be a friend, as the poet has
said;
But the Master is bidding us, Bear ye
their load,
For your rest waiteth yonder ahead"
could not remain in the house by the
And watch as the toilers go on,
Their faces beclouded with pain and
with sin,
So burdened, their strength nearly
gone.
I'll go to their side, I'll speak in good
cheer,
I'll help them to carry their load;
And I'll smile at the man in the house
by the way,
AS | walk with the crowd in the road
Out there in the road that goes by the
house,
Where the poet is singing his song,
I'll walk and I'll work midst the heat
of the day,
And I'll help falling brothers along
Too busy to live in the house by the
way,
Too happy for such an abode.
And my heart sings its praise to the
Master of all,
Who is helping me serve in the road.
Walter ]. Gresham
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-08-02
MAY MAKE ALIENS LIABLE

While these preparations are going
forward sentiment apparently is grow
ing in Congress in favor of amend
ing the conscription act so as 20 make.
aliens liable for service of otherwise
to relieve the requirements placed
under the present allotment upon
communities with large foreign popu-
lation. Bills to this end have been
prepared in both Senate and House,
but the Administration has not indi-
Gated that it will favor any change.
Many officials hold to the opinion, on
the other hand, that to compel aliens
to serve would be vioi!a'ion of in
ternational law.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-08-02
PRODUCE MORE
LIVE STOCK"
That Is Injunction of Editor
Who Has His Ear To
the Ground
LIVE STOCK INCREASE PROFITS
To Do Well the Farmer Must Study
Best Methods-This Is Made Pos
sibIe at the Short Course in AaricuL
tufre at Knoxville.

In commenting upon the fact that
new era of agriculture is at hand for
East Tennessee, the editor of the Jour.
nal and Tribune, one of Knoxville's
1ailies, has established a creed pos.
sible OF adoption in any part of the
state.
After expressing his pride on the
section Of the state in which his paper
is located, the editor says:
Now, beef cattle are bringing high
er prices than ever before known In
the history of the cattle raising indus.
try. 1t behooves every farmer to pat
his lands to grass and produce dairy
cattle, beef cattle, or dual purpose an.
imals. The possibilities of dairying
are growing day by day in proportion
as the towns and cities increase IN
population, ind if the dairymen will
but adopt scientific methods in ttS
production, of milk and butter orgcM
ize cow-testing associations in ordlY
to weed out the boarding ladies in
their barns and keep in touch with the
State College of Agriculture in order
to keep abreast of the dairying tlmas,
their problems will have been solved.
In the matter of raising beef cattle,
much can be accomplished through the
purchase Of pure-bred sires of any OF
several of well-known breeds, lncmd.
ing the Hereford, Shorthorn, Aberdeen
Angus and Red Polled, the dual pur,I
pose animals being the milking strainl
of Shorthorns and the Red Polled.
"The College of Agriculture of thea
State University, through its annua'
short courses, offers exceptional or
portunities to farmers to learn scier
titc methods in the raising, feeding,
Judging and selling of beef cattle and
these opportunities should not be over.
looked, for the new era of agriculture
IN East Tennessee is at hand"
This reference to the Short Course
IN Agriculture which is held at the
State University every winter is we&
placed. Every state that is building
up a strong agriculture is doing so
through It's Short Course. This method
Of instruction reaches the farmers who
desire immediate assistance. The
courses are planned to give that aid.
This years Short Course has for Its
dates January to February TO- Rail
roads have made special rates.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-08-02
TENNESSEE A LEADER
IN LIVE STOCk

Tennessee Is leader in live stoci
production if the International Live
Stock Exposition held at Chicago late
in 1915 is any criterion. In fact, fol
the number of animals exhibited, Ten
uessee and the southeast drew dowB
more prizes than any other one sec
of the country.
Some of the more notable winning.
we're made by the Lespedeza Farm
Shorthorns, and the Ames Plantation
Aberdeen-Angus. The former re
ceiVed the senior female championship
on the COW Fair Gift" and the latter
got first on aged bulls with their grea;
BLACK Poe" and the junior champion
ship ON their heifer BLACK Bird Per
sSctio1 9Th"