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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
RH N AMERICANS, as a nationality,
 AA are regarded as the most


 S = cautious people in the world when it comes to investing their money, and in this second great liberty loan bond campaign, aside from the patriotic duty we feel in buying bonds, we also realize that they are straight goods and sold on pure merit alone, and the safest and best investment that can be made"
 MT. Sol Caheen, Brminghams success full and prosperous merchant-financier, whose business career stands as Iiv- ing monument to his ability, sagacity and keen judgment in matters commercial thus speaks of the mutual benefit that the purchase of liberty loan bonds holds for the investor as well as for the govz ernment.
 MT. Caheen has assumed the chair 1nanship for the Greater Birmingham and Bessemer liberty loan bond cam paign-the second call to arms from our government to maintain our army in the great world war, and he means to make our contribution to this national move ment enc which will reflect credit and honor on this thrice blessed district or ours, abounding in wealth, prosperity and . splendid future.
 We are not being asked to give any thing" MT. Caheen continued, but we are merely being offered the opportu- nifty by the government to invest our money tudiciously, wisely, and safely, which act performs g two-fold service one to ourselves and the other to the maintenance of our army. Why if peo- pie only realized it, our government has the right to come right into any in stitution in the United States and de- mand our incomes if necessary, but does 1t do this? No; 1t relies upon our ap- preciation of the great sacrifice that our young men are making to guard our
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
RANDOM NOTES

MT. and Mrs. R. A. Mitchell of Gads- den are spending few days in the city.
 MT. and Mrs. F. D. Dudley of Niagara Falls, N. r., are spending a few days in the city at the Tutwiler.
 Mrs. c. S. Simmons will leave In a few days for New York. where she will be joined by her cousin, Mrs. A. C. Hopper Brmingham with Mrs. Simmons for a visit of several days.
 Mrs. Ewing Carruthers and three chil- dren of Memphis. Tenn, are the guests of Mrs. Carruther's parents Capt. and Mrs. A. B. vandegrift.
 MT. Fred shireman and Mr. r. D. Dudley of New York are spending a few days on the coast on fishing trip.
 MT. and Mrs. R. H. Scrivner have leased the William c. Lloyd home on Caldwell Terrace for the winter.
 Mir. Lewis Lloyd, after spending sew to Tuscaloosa to resume his studies a, the university.
 Mir. and Mrs. William c. Lloyd will he at home this winter with Mrs. H. K White at 216S Highland avenue. Miss Mabel Jackson of wadsworth i. the guest of Mrs. w. D. Wood on High land avenue.
 1 Mrs. Leonard Robert of Decatur il | visiting relatives in the city, havint l come to be present at the marriage of hel
 sister. Mrs. Elizabeth Fitzhugh Byrd
 and Dr. D. r. Talley yesterday morn | ing.
 l MT. William Fitzhugh Byrd who is student at Auburn this winter, spent tn 1 past few days in the city with relatives l Mrs. Frank Headley and Mrs. Joseph
 Estes will entertain at tea Satur
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18

AS man, Mrs. H. N. Bostick. Mrs. E. E.. Smith, Mrs. Oscar Hundley.
 There will be a meeting of the deaf mutes' Red Cross unit this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Lora Heaton, 341 Sixth avenue, Inglenook. The ladies' auxiliary of the A. o. H. will meet this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Knights of Columbus hall.
 
 A parcel post sale will be given by the Eleventh Avenue Methodist church at the parsonage, 1915 Twelfth street, south, tomorrow evening at o'clock MT. Clark Williams, the popular school master of the "Deestrick Skule," will be the postman and the quartet of the same school will be pleasure to the occasion. The public Is invited to be present.
 Miss Catherine Perry of Atlanta is the geuest of Mrs. Frank Headley, at the Ridgely.
 Mrs. James D. Carter of Anniston Is the guest of Mrs. J, R. Estes.
 MT. and Mrs. James John and MT. and Mrs. Allen Durham have returned from a fishing trip on the southern coast.
 MT. and Mrs. John Kaul have re- turned from stay on the Maine coast Mrs. Raul and children having spent the summer there.
 N Miss Marie West of Oklahoma is the guest of Miss Mable Marler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
Naval Rescrvists Break Up Demonstration of the
 Columbia Antiwar Students

New York. October n.-Forty naval re- servists from government radio sta ton marched through street assem- ply of 1000 Columbia university stu,- dents today and broke up demonstra- ton planned by the followers of Leon Sampson, expelled from Columbia for his antiwar antics while a student.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
Noted Farm Sold

Nashville, Tenn, October 1z-AvondaIe Farm, in Sumner county, 20 miles from Nashville, former thoroughbred nur- sery, was sold at auction today to Clyde w. Jordan of Hendersonvilie, Tenn, for $6o500. The sale was the re- suit of the recent death of the owner. Edwin S. Gardner. Tie place contained $40 acres.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18

C. N Keeney of central New York is
 known as ''the man who took the string
 out of the string bean" About 30 years
 ago he obtained the first really edible bush beans and ever since he has been working on numerous varieties of string less beans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18

Minneapolis, October T.-Joe Bentall of Litchfield, socialist candidate for governor in 1916, was found guilty in federal district court here today. on a charge of having induced John F. kas- sube not to register under the selective draft law. Bentan also faces an indict- ment charging him with disloyal utter ances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18

Ledbetter. Alternates: Mrs. R. E. Pitt man, Mrs H. N. Bostick. Mrs. E. E. Smith, Mrs. Oscar Hundley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
Prominent Socialist Convicted

Miss Marie West of Oklahoma is the guest of Miss Mable Marler
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18

MT. William Fitzhugh Byrd, who is a student at Auburn this winter, spent the past few days in the city with relatives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18

There will be a meeting of the Moth CTS club of Woodlawn this morning
 at 10 0clock at the Woodlawn public library.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18

At recent meeting of the Yancey chapter, United Daughters of the Con- federacy, the following delegates were elected to attend the general assem- lbly at Chattanooga. November IS: Mrs. Cappel Corey, Mrs. Charles Sharps,
 Mrs. E. c. Dugar, Mrs. Cecil. Mrs. s. l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18

Miss Mabel Jackson of Wadsworth is
 the guest of Mrs. w. D. Wood on High land avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18

Mrs. Frank Headley and Mrs. Joseph Estes will entertain at tea Satur-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-19
THE GAIN AND THE LOSS

An intelligent student OF our ma
tional history and a keen observer OF
present day events is moved 10 point
out that II We still had among u the
members Of the "Know-Nothins" nr
American party. which figured active
y during the miI.nineteenth century
period, they would see greater justiti,
cation for their political principles
now than they did then. for they OPP
posed the easy naturalization OF for
eigners and insisted on the election OF
native citizens to office. They would
point to the fact that, although the
Socialist party has lost ground be-
canse OF the foreign sympathiPs Of its
dominating element, and although in
New York City in 1913 it polled only
$4,000 votes for mayor. in the same
city in 1917 1t polled 134,S90 votes for
It's anti-war candidate for mayor, this
Increase of 325 per cent being no
doubt due almost entirely TO natural
lied voters who are for the Kaiser
rather than for their adopted country.
Undoubtedly the United States
gained in a material sense through
the failure Of Che "know-Nothing'
policy, but In consequence it no less
certainly now suffers from the lack OF
a wholly American and entirely loyal
population, especially in its crowded
cities. We may feel reasonably con-
fdent. however. that the gain over
balances the loss. for there are many
evidences Of loyalty in the greater
part OF the foreisn-born element. 1t
has been announced. for example that
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-19
PATRIOT Or TRAIToaa

Cry Marshall H!gcinhotham.)
The war is nn--muSi righteous is on.
cauS";
Let partisan desire he dead the while.
And quiet mnuthinSS cease; with zeui-
nuS car"
Obey the laws. and watch mid work and
pray.
We have boon wr"nG"d While friend
ship W" v"uchsafrd.
"" entertained the plottrr. unaware:
Tn" Intriguing enemy within our gate.
Entrcnch"d within our hnspiIahti.
With hribc and torch and liz. "ur :uin
sought.
We have h"rn wrnrg"t and ur"nCnd h.
yond ruinp:r":
Toycd with ny tyrarts hath or patti
cnrc been.
Will" "v"ry SACRED and inherent right
Was cumningIy aSsail"d. III ruthless
gl"c.
Offending not. and craving nausnt hut
DTar"
Md honor"d Iif". with ,har,,y world
wide.
The fatcfuI hour came nn. tn. outlaw
70"
With his mad" Trail C d"v,l,rins re-.
fined
In historys pae"< "f shame, unparal-
lclrd.
If there he on" who h"Si,af"e IL strike.
Think on these things. - man. think on
thcs" things:
a.,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-19
ENGLAND S JOLTED PRIDE

II is 70 b. nop.d that II" disturbed
English mind which! fleets 20 Do up
Set ove: Pr"ali". lloyd ticorS"'S rN
.pianation Of th., s;irr"u.. "ar COIN
Gil. which is "xosc'"d, = bs "stab
Hshed by h" conference I! tic Allies
TO convene u Paris. vii hav" pH'
away what ;ajure'l prid" il has dis
played when Parliament m""fS today
40 pass up = definite verdict on fhr
,Subiect. While !; may BE- true that
si,lovtl Geo - mas made mistakes. he
has been. he most competent direct
ing force England has so far prcauced
And no man has been more enlcIFni
Than he has proved himself 10 be. il! I'm
Bull has often exhibited himself as =
~seIf.surficien; parsonage. sometimes IN
disgusting extremes. but in Tho pres
ent peril no would better lay aside his
frivolous pstulance md poke; his
pride, If that is Nhai is hurtirg him
The one purpose o: tho Paris con
ferenceis 20 bring about some sort OF
coordination Of the allied forces tC
enable them to present more e1ec
tive offensive against Germany. The
main object is 70 devise measures OF
winning the war more quickly. which
in no sense in"oires the question
whether England. France or The
United States = to have the moro i'm
:portant part in accomplishing the re
suit. II must be ono Cor all and al
for one, or all OF them will be done
If there is going 10 be any sulHng at
This stage Of the game II will oods III
for making the world safe for deaoe
racr. or anything else.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-19
WAR SAVINGS CAMPAIGN

The war savings plan provided FOR
in the last bond act Is about to be put
in operation by the government
through the inauguration Of cam
.paisn throughout the country. The
results are expected to be t~o-fold--
obtaining money for the expenses OF
the war and encouraging the thrift
habit with people who have been &C
cuetomed to neglect the pruvtdent
spirit. The scheme is somewhat after
the plan adopted by England to en-
courage the personal interest Of the
wasting class in the governments
efforts OF a successful prosecution Of
The var.
There can Be no question Of the
benefit to me Individual and the gov
eminent that viii come from this saw
inK scheme And It ought not to be
= rery difficult matter to get that
class OF people interested in 1t whose
cooperation Is 20 be sought, il it is
inteIlixently promoted. It will be IN
appeal to those also who save N
pennies and who are net able to lay
away dollars at a time. You begin
With accommodating war thrift stamps
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-19
WEST VIRGINIA VICTORIES

Saturday last marked new diStlnc-
lions for the athletic prowess Of West
Virginia in football contests. On the
day the conquest Of West Virginia
University eleven over its ancient an
, tagoniSt. Observation-Disclosures. and
the victory OF Wesleyan over its
ruually persistent foe. Marietta. Slve
this Stale Il definite standing among
Tho sridirou gladiators Of the country
The coming battle for the State cham
pionship between these two flushed
yictors promises 10 he all the more in
reresting. because they will come, TO-
eether with added confidence IN each
team gained by their notable trlumpns
Of last week.
West Virginia University has made
IN especially 2redItaole record 'nls
season in defeating the strong L. S.
Naval Academy team. Virginia Poly
,rchnic Institute. and tieing Rutgers.
Nothing bur overconfidence caused
them To Snc>umb 70 Dartmouth. Sat
urday's victory over Wash-Jcff. in roll
ing up seven points and holding their
nr3ournts scorelaSs. is an effective
"comr back" As it makes the third
sucressful meeting with that team in
;wenty.six years. and the first since
1911. To WESLEYAN was reserved the
aonor Of being the first team to cross
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-19

AZ % cents each unit; YOU have
enough 70 purchas" 4 war saving
stamp. and these lead on - the p1r.
chase o: a war saving crrtiticatr
\ War Savings Director has been
appointed for each State, and quota
al savings has been apportiorrd 10
the several STATES which they are ~
,prctnd 10 meel. The director for Wr$'
Virginia is Mr.. Robert L. Archer, Of
Huntington. very competent and
energetic banker Of that city. The
amount Of war saving certificates As
signed 70 the State is $4,000 600. aud
the campaign is to begin December :
and 10 continue through tho month.
Frank A. Vanderbilt. who is chair
man of the committee in charge ~ the
war savings campaign. in a pubic
address recently said that this saw
ings scheme is the greatest PROPOSE
ton of the kind ever put before a
people in the history OF the world. Hc
characterized it as presenting "A les
son in economy and thrift to a nation
inclined to be- spendthrift." That may
be one OF the. great lessons Of This
war. the value Of economy and saving
az power for achieving results. IN
Il is we'll learned il may be made quite
as useful in winning the victories OF
peace as those Of war. Having the
cost Of the war to make UP may help
70 keep the habit and redeem the
nation from the inclination to be
either spendthrift or thriftless. Tnere
is no other nation that has the oppor'
tunity before il for using the kind o.
strength that this implies. strength
which can best be expended in achier'
ing those victories OF peace that are
mo less renowned than var.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-19
EARTH'S INSIGNIFICANCE

4 perfervid orator laboring under a
patriotic e1altatton once exclaimed;
NO pent up Utica contracts our
movers, the whole boundless universe
is ours The ecstaCy may be en-
cused, but the comparative lnsignitl-
canoe not only Of our own country but
Of the earth stands revealed by AS.
,ronomy. This Is given partial illus
,ration in the facts orcerninS n"
planet Jupiter and the sun Aldebaran.
which are now visible in the same
quarter of the evening sky. just above
the eastern horizon. Jupiter, the larg-
est Of the planets OF our solar sys
tenn, shines with a still steady light,
while Aldebaran wrinkles restleSsly,
being itself sun blazing with its own
fire. Jupiter Is millions and AIDE
haran trilio1s OF miles away. The DIS
lance OF the greatest planet Of our
solar system. which is 1909 times "a
large as our earth. varies from about
$40, 900, 900 to 6OO,0nO.OQo miles, &C
cording TO the relative positions OF the
planet and our earth as they revolre
around the sun. The distance OF Al
debaran. the blazing lord Of another
solar system with planets Of his own.
has been computed as approximately
270 900, 900, 100000 miles. This dis
tant sun belongs 70 the constellation
Of Taurus. in which also the relative
" near planet of Jupiter now appears
TO be.
Some Of us unconsciouslv regard
ourselves and our immediate sur
roundings as the center Of all things,
and most OF us unconsciously regard
the earth as 'hc whole universe, yet
one man. one group OF men, one ma
ton, one little earth like ours--all ar"
as nothing at all when measured by
a universe composed OF millions OF
great suns and myTiads Of planets re-
volving around them. A man or even
a nation infatuated with selfimport.
ance or suffering from swelled head.
if not hopeless case, may learn les.
sons in becoming modesty by contem
plating the astounding facts Of astron-
omy. Even the self-absoroed Kaiser
might profit thereby.
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An u,uslinI array ~ important d"'I-
.inuS /. presented - th" bureau ~
Labor Statistics II In" /. :. depart
.unur Of l.almr in It's annual computation
If rnur, d"ri>jrns "n labor Iu"sil"nS'
ms, ruhlishrd as lsullctin Nm. -. y
humber 81 tn" drri>j"nS If vt" supreme
court uf tn" i'nItru States. hhhucu
,l,,,.,, SIM, pcr"rnhcr 1915. ar" included
III ,htS mdl"ttm. hut Yer IN" h'"N' "a
tn" d"Cisir MS w"r" 'nhhr III the 'a'ci'u"'
car iHlG.
N,., n,,ol,,. amonr Tho supreme
.our, decisions, ON account mr the CIR
.umsinnr",. attending !hr enactment 81
,,hc law construed IS il. is tn" d"rlSlhr
sustaining ih.. r"uStituti"nnlity ni INC
,.Ia,usn,, N-l,ur Law r"r ;rainmrn IN
,rtrrsratr cullmrr,.. and DECLARING az
III. s,ul, ,irir TN. right al cnngrcsS to-
..,p,nulsc-ily orhItrotr Disputes between
tho r,ilr.a,,. ami their employers for tho
i,,,nn, 80 tho n,,nl,r.
,,,,,r,,,cI,.
u" "'H' ,Ii,, - ynr,r
"e''."h NV ,r,, ,Is, nnir,l
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Gabriel's trumpet will hardly awaken
us. Eorthing short Of the roar OF the
| cannon In our cars, nothing short Of the
story that. Will soon come Of thousands
and tens OF thousands OF our men lost
on the battlefield, nothing short Of the
| sinking OF our transports, carrying In
| death thousands of our men, nothing
! short OF widespread disaster through
out this country by reason OF the work
. Of Germans and pro-Germans in their
campaign to burn catuG. to burn elcra-
! tors and to spread poison in court-plas-
ter and in thousands Of other ways 70
hamper tho nation Will awaken US.
| We have slept the sleep Of the dead.
! The very voice OF the archangie him.
self, bringing Gods call to awaken. has
! not yet made us, as = nation op<u our
! eyes.
We sometimes wonder how the dsci.
j pies must have felt when they were ask
! cd. 'c'Couldst thou not watch one hour
We have slept in the sight OF Gethse-
! name. In the sight Of the cross upon
: which the world is being crucified VIZ
| have slept and needed not that the call
WIS TO US to sacrifice that We might
serve and save.
Arc we awake? But why ask the ques-
, ton. We are so sound asleep that VIC
; do not hear the muttcrings Of the storm.
| We do not heart the thunder roar. or
see the lightning which flashes around
US.
We are 50 sound asleep, as q nation.
that We have not begun to get frs:
glimpse OF what is coming upon us.
We do not hear the roar Of tho mighty
conflagration. and millions Of our p"n-
pie are dopcd into lethargy by the
, power OF the pro-German propaganda
! working upon the brain as morphine
does upon the body 10 deadcn It's senS'-
hilitics.
We are still. as nation with cars
dreams OF our safety. and IL We thin'
power Of Americas name and Amert-
cas- resources will, IN itself. shatter tre
arm OF Germany.
many Is demonstrating what for years
we have tried to make the American
people see. that it is in reality steadily
growing stronger and moro powerful
MS fighting machine. and We have
scarcely yet commenced to put together
the toughest part Of the machine with
which to meet the most perfect piece nf
war-making machinery ever created b.
man.
We shall have to pay In suffering and
sorrow We shall have TO pay, in the
agony that will touch millions Of Amer
fcan homes, for that folly In which the
nation. without regard to what was
, right or wrong. rejoiced that we had aeen
kept out of war.
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Monday, November 10, 1917.
AN ADMIRABLE MOVEMENT

The highest praise should b. &C
corded and the greatest encourage
ment ought 10 b. extended the move
ment originating with Probation Of
fcer R. L. Frazier, which has enlisted
the enthusiasm of the school boys anu
girls Of the city in keeping the old
town clean. The Idea Of organizing
3nem into government Of their own
Will be great attra ctton to the school
youths in itself Besides, it IL the
most practical method Of keeping
them out Of mischief during the hours
Out Of school This Selt-governing
s.police force" is capable OF accom-
plishing wonders in the way Of clear
ing up Uttered places and tidring I'M
kempt and unsightly localities that
otherwise would he neglected. This
will be especially tru" Of the by-way'
and what ha,,. hrrp uumirally Uncon-
silercd sections ": ihr community.
:, 1t is not SurpriSn" tina: III" boys
and girls have "ut@rr,t in'n This plan
with Il ZeSt mat promises substantial
results. |; = wsli hat th'' city GOV.
Sernment officials have Hat onlE giveu
rhc;r endorsement ~ II" m0vemHnt.
But throw. h"i: persona! lnteccS, into
;the scheme. Far coaching results lie
in it of iu$iilling ci:ic pride in line
Formative p":;o4 OF III" mind ana III
the training of Tn initiative. The boys
especially will banpEi in This expert
ence. It Is NOT onl: training n" youtn
in the way he si>nuid 20. but is tnc,,I-
eating the Spirit Of interest in public
affairs. IN education shat will stand
him. in good ssi',aG IN. his matur"r
years wh.r h" !, ,alled 80 high, re-
,spGH&ih;!iti":. 1"@ i"r%"r S"rri"". Il
viii mex, foH better !n'i m"r" In'"!tl-
gen, citizenship. an" hat i something
worth promoting.
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|; was not possible before III" rise Of
';ha great industry" anal The world wide
elaboration Of tn" modern business SNS-
tenn Yer tho rno;-rrn"rrl:' al great
business tn" .rnmrluuit y-uf- interest
2r:nciplC---t" achieve its proper place as
the base I'm" Of politics. Rut now th"r"
is no country within tho "irrl" Of COM
merco where il is not understood by tho
best minds that order on Il grand scale
Is impossible without Imutuahty hf In
t"resr in thu productive process.
Th" real difficulty now is not Ia OBJ
tain acceptance OF this principle, hut
Ia find III" power that can put II int"
effect Aud this difficulty has its main
source in the false assumption that no
power save that derived from the con-
sent Of N,ujnritirs can rightfully be in
vukcd.
The error OF this view is amply illus
irai"d IN current Russian experience an
example uf tho futility Of mere mass ac-
ton that Is likely 10 be shared By other
nations unless tbs influential men Of
the several countries can be brought
speedily Ia n common perception Of the
! fact that community Of interest cannot
H.. arrived n by universal debate. and
| Iunnt receive tho sanction OF general
.,nscnt until after # has been defined
and ordained from centcrs OF power.
What is needed is something that the
stern discipline Of war has fully pre-
pared US ftr. namely. general re-
vival of tn" principle Of authority. Upon
the meaning nf this principle all the
issues of tho war arc bound to furn.
II is said by those who have not Yet
Er1sped the idea Of authoritative democ-
racy that tn: government n Washing
ton IL inconsistent IN making war upon
the prtnCipl" OF extreme authority Of
Germany. whilst depressing with an iron
hand those who impede the process Of
STANDARDIZATION Ut homo. This course
would indeed be unjustiriahlc # we
were to pretend that democrats law has
any other basis than rnrImun interest.
or if We were Ia insist that that common
interest must Nc defined ny common de-
bats lcUt whatever America may have
thought. "r intended. in the past. that is
no, the present position Of tho Amer
!"an government or the American pco-
pic.
Tho United States Is now committed
10 The principle that civil order national
and internatl nnai. rests upon tho com
mon interest; that this common interest
is not 10 b. impedcd by any private
opinion or vested claim of legal priv