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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-27

ino WeuHesuay MUSIC club will meet Wednesday afternoon at o'clock at the home of Mrs. Cecil Cowan on Clarendon avenue instead of on Tuesday as was announced. All members are urged to be present on Wednesday,
 MT. and Mrs. J. V. Huey will enter tain Tuesday in celebration of their hftieth wedding anniversary at thelr nome in Hueytown MT. and Mrs. Huey are pioneer citizens of this district and are highly respected throughout me county by their scores of friends. Cnly the immediate members of the family will be present at this time. The children are: Maj. Thomas -T. Huey, Mrs c. l.. Dabbs, Rose Huey, Mrs w J. Parks. Oscar Huey, Mrs. D. c. Wood, Judge Sam Huey, Miss Jessie Huey and Miss Amy Huey, All the children of this family are resi- dents of this district except Mrs Parks. whose home is at Pine Bluff, Ark. Mir. and Mrs. Huey are receiving many congratulations.
 Announcement has been made of the Thanksgfving programme which will be rencersd Thursday morning from 9 to 1C o'clock by the fourth grade Of the Roberts school. The exercises will be given under the direction of Miss Mary E. Loyett About 48 children will take part and all parents and friends are invited to attend
 Special union services will be held at the Jonesboro Baptist church Thursday morning at II o'clock, at which time the Rev. Mir. Battle will deliver the Thanksgiving sermon. MT. Battle Is the newly appointed pastor of the Jonesboro Methodist church. The public Is cordially invited to at tend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-27
Stupendous Film Spectacle "OUer There" Thrills City;
 Special Features Today
Noted Singer Sent Direct From New York Riao to Sing Cohans Song Hit Over There Ben Ingram, Brother of Wars First Victim, to Appear-Camp Mcclellan
 Commander Invited to See Production

, but tonight only will MT. Ingram. who
 has lost brother in the war, appear
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-14
FOOD GAMBLERS
Are LOBBYING
Are Working to Defeat Con-
troll Bills Says
Vrooman.
(Bv Associated Press. !

Washington, May IA. - Sensational
charges that a lobby of flood gamb-
lers, some of them men OF immense
wealth" already is at work in Wash
ington, seeking to defeat the admins
tration food control bills, were made
on formal statement by Assistant
Secretary Vrooman of the department
of agriculture.
Allies Of the kaiser, unpatriotic and
dtsloyal-who should be made to feel
the loathing and contempt of every
patriotic American" are some of the
characterizations applied by Mr.. Vroo-
man to food spectators, food corner
ers and food gamblers, who he
promises will in time be touched by
appropriate legislation.
Never in the history OF the world"
said Secretary Vrooman, "have busi-
ness men shown as much patriotism
and unselfshness as have been mani
tested since the war began by the
business men of America. An over
whelming majority of them have been
as ready to place their business
organizations and their personal serv-
ices and their wealth at the disposal
OF the federal government in this
crisis as the young men have been to
do the actual fighting.
Food Spectators.
However this attitude has not been
universal. There are food spectators,
food cornerers, and food gamblers,
some of them men of immense wealth
and others of very small means, who
are today taking advantage of war
conditions to exploit their fellow citi-
zens to the full extent of their ability.
These men are allies of the kaiser and
are doing their utmost to defeat the
patriotic purposes of the nation.
Wherever they are seen in high places
or low, they should be condemned and
made to feel the contempt of every
patriotic American. These men will
be taken care of in due time by ma
tional, state and municipal legislation,
but until such legislation can be enact
ed the only effective power that can
be brought against them is the power
of an outraged public sentiment and
that should be used vigorously and
mercilessly.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-14
THREATENS LIFE
OF A FREE PRESS
Gompers Appeals to Labor
to Oppose Raise In Pos
tai Rates
fRv Associated Rress.l

Washington, May IA. - Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, appealed to
organized labor Saturday night to pro-
test against the proposed increase in
second class postal rates and other
provisions of the war revenue bill
which he declared threatened the main
tenance of a free press. Many labor
and other publications will he forced
to suspend operations if the measure
goes into effect, he said.
Profits and incomes should be tax
ed, but the very source of employment
Of our fellow workers and the mainten-
ance of liberal and free press should
remain unimpaired," said statement
issued by Mr.. Gompers to all organiz-
ed laborers.
"An immediate protest against this
proposed increase in postage rates in
second class matter and against the
application of the zone system should
be directed to every congressman and
senator. Every central labor union,
state federation of labor and all aff1liat-
ed unions should Immediately voice
their protest against this menacing
proposal. Action to be effective must
be had at once. Respond to this ap-
peal without delay.
Underlying all of our achievements
has been the unrestricted right to a
free. press, unhampered by unwarrant-
ed restrictions and not unduly burden
ed by excessive taxation in any form" /"
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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-14
GETTING READY
FOR BISMARCK
COURT SESSION
Chief Deputy John Gam
mons Leaves for Front. /,
With Subpoenas

With a bunch of subpoenas in his
charge. Chief Deputy United States
Marshal John Gammons left Saturday
night for jamestown on train No. to
serve the instruments in that vicinity
Today he expected to be in Bismarck
and vicinity.
The United States term of court
opens at Bismarck Thursday morning
of this week Judge Charles F. AmiF
don, United States District Attorney
M. A. Hildreth, Clerk of Court j. A.
Montgomery, Marshals Doyle and
Gammons and Miss Nymon, court
stenographer, and other court atT
taches, will leave Fargo either We'd
nesday morning or that night.
The most important case to be tried
at the Bismarck adjourned term is
that of the government against Sam
Clark and C. H. Crockard, publishers
of Jim Jam Jems, charged with vioA
lating the postal laws. The publishs
ers were indicted at the recent session
Of the federal grand jury.
Another case of Importance is that
of a young man named Norton, charg+
ed with rif1ing a mail pouch at the
500 passenger station at Bismarck
New Years night Norton is now q
prisoner in the Burleigh county jail
The other cases for the most part
deal with the shipping of liquor not
properly labeled, into the state, shipr
ments of liquor into reservations and
selling to Indians.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-14
COMMISSION TO
RUSSIA NAMED
President Takes Steps to
Thwart Intrigue for
Separate Peace
(Bv Associated Press.l


Washington, May 14.-oficial an
|nouncement of the personnel of the
American commission to Russia
marked a forward step in President
Wilson's effort to thwart Germany's
intrigues for a separate peace with
the new democracy and to hold the
provisional government fast to the
cause of the world against Prussian
autocracy.
Headed by Elihu Root, with powers
of a special ambassador, the person.
mel Of the commission was chosen
with special regard to conditions in
Russia and the character OF the new
government.
Besides Mr. Root, who represents the
element Of statesmanship with the dis
tinction Of having held many high Of
fees in the United States the COM
mission includes men from every
walk of life, it's other members being:
Charles r. Crane, Chicago, manufac-
turer; John r. Mott, of New York,
general secretary international COM
mittee of Y. M. G. A.; Cyrus McCor-
mick, Chicago, president of the Inter
national Harvester company; Samuel
r. Gertron, New York banker; James
Duncan, vice president American Fed
Grafton of Labor; Charles Edward
Russell Of New York; author and
newspaper writer; Major General
Hugh L. Scott, chief Of staff, u. S. A.;
Rear Admiral James H. Glennon, u.
s. N.
The commission will be accompanied
by a large suite and will depart from
the United States at an early date by
a route which will not be published in
advance.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-14

probable to be controversy of the
opponents and supporters Of the chan
ccllor rather than a debate on peace
possibilities.
The Conservatives are daily grow
ing more desperate as the work of the
constitutional revision committee pro-
ceeds without any Intervention of the
government to dam the wave of reform
which threatens the political influence
Of the junkers.
who is Hindenburg to raise the
fallen kaiser's banner against and de-
fend the rights OF the throne" cries
Prince Zusalm- Horstman in the Prus-
sian house of lords The prince lis
president of the German naval league
and one of the war horses Of the Con-
servative old guard. The south German
Gazette, the organ of the south Ger
man conservatives, suggests sending
deputation to the emperor to warn him
that his throne is in danger unless he
dismisses Won Bethmann- Hollweg.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-14
NAVY NEARLY FULL

Washington, May 14.--The navy will
reach its full authorized maximum war
strength of 100000 enlisted men next
Thursday IL the recruiting ratio OF the
last ten days is maintained. An offi-
cial statement issued today shows that
the service now has q total of a5,02S
men, the recruiting campaign
inaugurated April 3, having produced
,341 men up to date. Bills pending
in congress authorize the addition of
$4,000 more men or a total strength,
including hospital corps apprentices,
and uncrganized units of $4,000 men.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-14
America S United Energy
Only Hope Of Short War

"The feeling at Washington is
tense, said DR.. r. A. Beard. called
upon by President Woodrow Will
son to prepare message "for the
hour" for the meeting of the Fed
eral Council of the Churches OF
Christ in America at Washington
last week, giving a report of the
meeting at the First Congregation
al church yesterday. I'VE OF the
west do not, l am afraid, realize
the seriousness of the war in which
We are engaged, and are too apt
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-14
NO STATEMENT
OF PEACE TERMS
Chancellor Stands Firm =
German Conservatives
Desperate
(By Associated Press.)

Copenhagen, via London. May IA
The Germania, organ of the clerical
party, indicates that Chancellor Won
Bethmann- Hollweg does not intend to
make a statement with regard to peace
terms before the Reichstag. The chan
cellor apparently has won over the
Centrists and part of the national
liberal delegation to his view that a
discussion of peace terms at the pres
ent time is inadvisable. In view of the
attitude Of majority Socialist leaders 1t
would not be- surprising If the Social
lists also abandoned their intention of
forcing a peace speech. The result Of
the proposed Interpolation is very
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-14

to rest secure in the thought that
Ii is to be a short war. II Is not
going to be a short war, unless we
make ii so by uniting our energies.
Failure to recognize this fact will
mean that we will have to pay the
price later on"
DIR. Beard was a member of the
committee which prepared resolu-
tions pledging support and alleg-
lance in unstinted measure to the
government. Leaders of religious
thought in America were speakers
at the Washington meeting.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-14
GAMES ARE WANTED.

The Carlisle & Bristol team of Fargo
wants games with fast out-of-town
amateur or semi professional baseball
teams. Managers should communicate
with G. Bergherm, manager, care
Carlisle & Bristol, Hdw. Co., Fargo,
N. d, ".
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-14
"PLANT CORN"
Most Effective Way Of Meeting Wheat
Shortage Says Government.
(By AssocIated Press.

(By Associated Press.)
Washington, May 14.-"Plant corn
as the most effective way OF meeting
the threatened shortage" urged the
department of agriculture in a state
ment TO the farmers Of the country
Scarcity of wheat will compel the
recognition OF the use of corn for food,
! and corn meal is recommended by the
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-14
MAY IMPROVE TRAIL.

HilIsboro, N. D., May 1.-THE Trail
county board of commissioners, which
inspected county highways last week
in company with State Engineer JAY
w. Bliss, is planning to utilize its share
of state and federal aid in the improve
ment of the Meridian trail
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-14
RAISE PRICE
Chicago Tribune Will No Longer Be a
Penny Paper.
CBy Associated Press,) }

Chicago, May 1.-THE Chicago Sum
day Tribune announced Saturday that
its retail price outside OF Chicago and
its suburbs will be increased from 5
cents to 8 cents copy Beginning
May 20.
Announcement was made several
days ago that the selling price of The
Chicago Daily Tribune will he in
creased to 2 cents in the territory
where 1t has been selling for one cent,
beginning today.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-14
THRowN rHRoUGH WINDSHIELD.

Oakes, N D., May 14.-Catapulted
through the windshield when r. O.
Smith ran headon into ]. C. Quincer's
car on the grade west of town, little
Kathleen Huffman escaped with few
minor scratches.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-14
SURVIVES DAUGHTER THREE DAYS.

Scranton, N. D., May 14.-The mother
of Mrs. Henry A. Olson, who came from
Glendive to nurse her daughter through
an attack of pneumonia, survived the
latter but three days. Fastening home
from Hettinger on news of his wife's
death, Mr.. Olson was shocked to find
that the mother had just expired.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-14
PARsHALL MAN GETS JOB.

Awarded Contract for Building New
Addition to school.
Ryder, N. D., May 14.-George Thor
waldson, of Parshall, has been award
ed the contract for building the new
addition to the schoolhouse here, to
cost approximately $4,000.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-14
GRANT COUNTY WILL HOLD FAIR
States Newest County to Hold It's
EinaA Emnnaihinra AZ 1 aiAh

States Newest County TO Hold It's
First Exposition at Leith.
Carson, N. D., May 14.-Grant, North
Dakota's newest county, will hold it's
first county fair in October and the
new fair association has just been or
ganized to stage the event Officers
follow: President, Geo w. Heron;
secretary, Clair Cornell; treasurer,
Geo. ]. Kimball.
The first fair will be held at Leith,
and a site is being purchased from the
Milwaukee railroad as the permanent
home of the agricultural enterprise.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-14
Will ERECT NEW SCHOOL,
Citisens Near Ryder Bond District q
sum of $4,000.

Ryder N. D., May 14.-At the special
election held in the Blue Hills district
the proposition of bonding the district
in the sum of $5, 600 for the erection of
a new school carried by vote of 25 to
IL. A fireproof structure will be built
this summer.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-14

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-24
Five Engagements
Of Interest to Society
Misses Wardwell, Jones, Bald.
win, Finn and Bliss to
Wed Soon

ENGAGEMENTS Of much interest TO So
ciety continue to be announced daily,
and in most cases are being followed
within a very short time BY the we'd
ding. Mrs. !. Franklin Wardwell, OF
Stamford, Conn, announces the engage
ment Of her daughter, Miss Helen EN-
bury Wardwell, to Charles Arthur
Belts, jr., also of Stamford.
Miss Alice Lane Jones, daughter OK
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jones, of Law
renee Park, Bronxville, will wed Samuel
Sloan, I'd, son of the late William s.
Sloan and Mrs. Sloan, Of 125 East
Seventy-second Street. Mr.. Sloan is at
the naval training school at Tarrytown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen c. Baldwin, OF
Brooklyn, announce the engagement OF
their daughter, Miss Faith Baldwin, TO
Francis Dayton Garfield, Sd, L. S. y.
r. f., son Of Mrs. Francis Dayton Cam
field, jr., Of Yonkers.
Miss Katharine Stafford Finn, daugh-
ter Of Mrs Anna NJ. Finn, of 10 Park
Avenue, Orange, n. j., is engaged 20
Ignace Panzer, Of 80 West Fifty-ffth
Street. Miss Firms father was the late
DR.. James A. Finn, OF Boston. The
wedding will take place next month.
From Boston comes news OF the en-
gagement of Miss Isadora Bliss, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Chester William
Bliss, of Commonwealth Avenue, 70
Amory S. Carhart, son Of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Amory S. Carhart. Of Tuxedo
and New York. Mr.. Carhart is a Har-
ward student. His father died five
years ago and his mother October 3.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-24
William A. Houghton
Professor Emeritus of Latin at
Bowdoin Dies in Plainfield

PLAINFIELD, n. j., Oct. 23.-Will-
lam Addison Houghton. professor
emeritus Of Latin in Bowdoin College
died here of apoplexy last night, at the
home of his son. William Morris
Houghton, 4 Park Place.
Professor Houghton was born sixty
five years ago in Holliston, Mass. He
was graduated from Phillips Academy,
Andover, Mass. in 1869, and from Yale
in 1873. He was class orator at Yale,
and received his masters degree there
in 1889 In 1882 and 1888 he studied
at the University Of Berlin.
For two years after his graduation
from Yale he was principal of the
preparatory department of Olivet Col
lege. in Michigan, returning to Yale for
a year as Latin tutor. From 1877 10
1852 he was professor of English lit
erature in the Imperial University at
From 1884 TO 1892 he taught, first,
English literature, and later Latin. at
the New York University. He went TO
Bowdoin in 1892, and remained Winkley
professor Of Latin there until 1907. He
wrote several poems and articles on
literary. historical and educational sub
jects.
His wife. Charlotte Morris Houghton;
a daughter. Cecil Houghton. of Bos-
tom. and two sons. William Morris. OF
this place. and Charles A. j., of West
Bedford. Mass, survive him. The fu-
neral Thursday morning viii be pri-
vate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-24
News of Suffrage

For the first time in their lives, TWO
hundred Cinnamon born in New YORK
are going 20 vote in an election. ana
every one OF them is going 10 vote for
woman suffrage, says Miss Amy Wren,
n lawyer in Brooklyn. She has large
clientele Of Chinese, and has not only
talked suffrage and preached suffrage
to her Chinese friends, but she has
actually escorted them TO tho polls
where they registered, and she Will
escort them again on Election Day to
make sure OF her work.
"Ninety-nine per cent Of these Amer
lean born Chinese don't vote. They're
timd about voting, you know" says
Miss Wren. Don't know how, never
did, aren't interested. But after get
ting them TO register in tho census and
selling them Liberty bonds, | knew /
could convert them 10 woman suffrage
and get out their vote. SO | did"
Miss Wren had TO call in the aid OF
her legal assistant, Jock King Chung,
during registration week, for the laun-
drymen and restaurateurs needed more
than mere reminding TO send them to
the booths. Every morning Miss Wren
would make round over tho telephone.
Ching, did you register?'
"To-mallow. Miss Len" would be the
answer in apologize tones.
mo, tomorrow won't do" would
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-24
THE CAST
By Ralph Block

There's still one more laugh left in
"Baldpate," it seems MIR. Monckton
Hoffe, who wrote Anthony in Wonder
land" goes Mr.. Cohan one better, and
instead Of fooling audiences he turns
around and fools the actors. In the
new comedy, which brought Henry
Miller back to New York at the Cri-
terion Theatre last night, the play
wright gives several new twists to sew
eral staples of modern comedy and in
geniously projects into the old tale OF
the bachelor who had to wed to gain
g fortune a novel and amusing travesty
on the extravagances Of the celluloid
drama. What with the pleasant acting
Of Henry Miller as Anthony and the
refreshing shrewdness OF Joseph Nil
gour as the master Of all these en-.
chantments, Anthony in Wonderland
remains interesting up TO at least hve
minutes before the final curtain, ana
contains one entire act that IS as iuli
of amusement as anything now holdlng
the Broadway boards.
Alice entered Wonderland by falling
asleep on the lawn, if l remember
rightly, and il is slumber also that
sends Anthony Off into the land OF has
adventures. But it is a different kind
Of slumber, induced by a sleeping
draft, and 1t becomes Il preliminary
merely to a career in which almost
every move has been mapped out in ad-
vance. Anthony, as the story goes, is
young bachelor who lives In the
West End of London with his sister
and her husband. He is about TO in
herit some three quarters of a million
pounds on condition that he wed by a
not far distant date, and his sisters
and their husbands are suddenly faced
with the fact that Anthony will wei
only where he loves-and he loves the
unattainable. He is greatly ensm-
CURED Of Sir Joshua's Lady Hamil-
ton" and his rowing eye falls fondly
on some of the "fnppers Of Swine
burne," but for what is near at hand
he is blind. Enter here the great Nor
timer John, a sort of magician of the
commonplace, who promises for a con
sideration to make Anthony fall N
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-24
On the Screen

In response to inquiries from par
ents who wish to accompany children
to tho first Of the Rialto's educational
concerts next Saturday morning, 1t Is
announced by julius Hoppe, who has
charge of the organization work, that
tickets will be on sale to the pubic
for ten cents each at the Grafonoia
Shop, 851 West Forty-second Street. up
TO Friday night Tickets may also be Of
tanned at the same rate by sending the
necessary amount and self-addressed
envelope to Mr.. Hopp at the Rialto'
Hugo Riesenfeld, who originated inc
the fifty-piece orchestra every Ssturaay
morning. Mr.. Rothapfel viii IL. 'e nTc
the educational pictures for the pro-
grammes, II is hoped soon TO place
the entire series of concerts on SUD
scription basis.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-24

come the answer Of the legal adviser
"Chung or / will be up to-day to take
YOU 20 the polls"
And up they would go. Sometime
the Chinaman was an oldtimer who ha1
been Of voting age for thirty years ano
had never exercised his right OF iran
chise; sometimes he was young.
Sometimes the registrant would ge'
into serious trouble with the primary
ballot. Miss Wren had prepared them
for the questions they would nave 70
answer. but she had neglected to tei,
them about the primary ballot. 80 Una,
one Chinaman, for example, emerged
from the booth with very worried
expression on his face.
If look and look" ne said, ahC
woman su1lage not on sheet MISSY
Len tell me surely vote for her. no"
can such be done?'
Lee Duck, president of the chinese
American Citizens Association, has also
been active in trying to get ms apa
thetic brothers 10 vote, and next Sun
day afternoon Miss Wren will address
his organization in behalf OF woman
suffrage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-24

Henry Miller in Anthony in Won
derland," a comedy in three acts, by
Monckton Hoffe. At the Criterion The
atre