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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-17
Dr. c. w. Grafton, Retiring Moderator, Will Deliver Opening Sermon at
 Morning Session
NEW MODERATOR TO
 BE CHOSEN AT THE
 AFTERNOON SESSION
South Highlands Church Is Expected to Show Inter- esting Figures on
 Growth
By MAMIE BAYS

When the ffty-seventh general assem- bly, of the Presbyterian church in the United States (the Southern Presbyterian church) convenes in South Highlands Presbyterian church this morning at Il o'clock, there will be present commiss.on- CTS representing the S6 presbyteries which constitute the 16 synods of the assembly.
 The number of commissioners will be about $50 and will be composed of an equal number of ministers and laymen, the latter being elected from the ruling elders in the presbyteries
 The sermon which will mark the open ing of the assembly will be delivered by the Rev. c. w. Grafton, D. D., retiring moderator Dr. Grafton is from the pres bytery of Mississippi and he has been pastor of the Presbyterian church at Union church, in that presbytery, for A years, this being the one pastorate he boS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-17
CALLED AS YOUNG MAN

He was called to the pastorate of this country church soon after his graduation at Columbia Theological seminary, this being the oldest country pastorate in the assembly. Before beginning his ministry at Union church Dr. Grafton graduated with high honors at the University of Mississippi and at the theological semi nary. Frequently during his long pas torate he has received calls to other pas torates in larger fields, but he has chosen to remain at the post where his work as minister began
 The general assembly of 1916 at Orlando Fla, showed Dr. Grafton an unusual honor by electing him moderator by ac- clamation. He was the first moderator of the Southern Presbyterian church to be elected without competition.
 Following the sermon of Dr. Grafton this morning the sacrament of the Lord s supper will be admin stered. The as sembly Will then take recess until the afternoon
 The outstanding feature of the after noon session will be the election of a moderator. The two temporary clerks will be elected at this session also and other items of business will be transacted that are necessary to the organization of the assembly, There are 20 standing committees to be appointed and these will be appointed at the session of this afternoon or early in the session of Fri day morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-17
LOCAL SUFFRAG|STS OFFER SERVICES ID
 CITY AS REGISTRARS
Local Association Offers to Take Over and Complete Redistribution Is
 Muddled

Birmingham equal suffrage workers are desirous of handling the entire regis tration of voters of Birmingham, for the purpose of furnishing a complete list for the draft of men for service, according to application made to City Clerk c. B. Lloyd by Mrs. Solon Jacobs, local suf- frage leader, who called at the city hall to see if she would be allowed to name women registrars in every precinct in Birmingham. Mrs. Jacobs proposed to take the whole matter in hand and com plete the task through the Birmingham Equal Suffrage association.
 Another Birmingham woman has vol unteered her services, though she only asks to be named as a registrar in one of the precincts. She is Mrs. Neil R. Wallace, president of the Housewives league. Mrs. Wallace says in her letter to MT. Lloyd
 This mornings paper says you are
 calling for volunteers to act as reg
 istrars. The requirements, I believe,
 are that the registrars shall be over
 40 years of age, of average intelli-
 gence write fairly legible hand, a
 citizen of Birmingham and of good
 moral character
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-14
to appear. will II harm your child or
mine 10 play his roller

to appear. will II harm your child or
mine TO play his roller
Experience shows that children may
play robber and pirate with great
gusto, and yet grow up TO be upright
and honored citizens, and even judges.
In the same way II Is quite possible for
children TO plny soldier, and then be-
come advocates OF peace at any price"
The literary editor OF well'known
womans magazine. the editor OF an
educational magazine, and prominent
minister. all told me that they had
ambitions toward n military career
not during childhood, but during late
adolescence. The editors both made
strenuous hut futile efforts to get into
the West Point Military academy, and
the minister actually Joined the army.
All three are now spending consider
able portion Of their time combating
mllltnrism. And thousands Of similar
cases can no doubt be found In all
parts OF our population.
When there Is so much constructive
work that may be done In the develop
ing Of the child's character, the worry
about playing soldier seems pitiful
waste Of energy. 1t Is pity TO snatch
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-14

from Bobby his tin soldiers, or to look
daggers ut him when he adnires Il toy
gun: let the child have his play ana
he will be better man for II. What Is
needed is not the hiding of drums and
muskets. but the positive cultivation
of ideals of peace and humanity. More
over ut each stage Of interest the play
of the child affords an opportunity TO
formulate standards and ideals of con-
duct that should he seized and utilized.
1t is when he is playing soldier that
the child can learn the meaning of
loyalty and devotion and self-sacritice
and fortitude, and these may remain
when the drum and tinsel are discard
ed for another character.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-14
'..rMona Lisa"

The celebrated painting, Mona
Lisa" has two names, both Of which
Indicate to some extent its origin:
First. Mona Lisa" Mona being Italian
for Madonna means My Lady. Lisa.
who was the wife of francesca del
GiOcondO, friend of the artist. Be
sides this name, the famous picture
Is sometimes called, IA GlOcOnda,"
which is the feminine Of GiOcOndO and
means wife of GiOcOndo. Both names
indicnte the origin Of the picture
which is really a portrait Of Madame
Lisa Gioconda. In other words, 1t
was painted from life. Its fame rests
on the rare beauty Of the face. its
wonderful technique or workmanship,
the fact that IL is only existing exam
pie Of Da Vinci's work in portraiture
and perhaps more than 'RN upon the
indefnable expression which, The ar
list gave to the face, and especially
to a pair Of sparkling eyes and mys-
terious half-bOrn smile which have
puzzled the world for centuries to In
terpret.-Detrolt Journal
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-14
OUTLAWS SC0RN OF DEATH
Globe Trotter's Testimony Proves
That RaisuIi Is Something More
Than the Ordinary Bandit.

"Raisuli, who Is giving the allies trou-
ble." said globe trOtter. sis brave
man. anyhow. In Tangier once saw
Raisuli. fat and magnificent in silks
and jewels. enter shooting gallery
where a Tunisian was practicing.
1.-THE Tunisian was an excellent shot.
He broke glass balls. rang bells, splin-
tered pipeStems and penetrated BULLS
eyes without number. At each shot a
polite murmur of applause arose. The
man was pulled up with triumph.
"Raisull exclaimed in loud voice:
In a duel this gentleman wouldn't
shoot so we'll
"'We'll see about that growled the
Tunisian, and he challenged Raisuli.
Ten minutes later they were on the
field.
They were to fight at twelve PAGES,
each to fire one shot. Lots were drawn
as to who should shoot first. and Raj
suli lost. He took his stand before the
Tunisian calmly, and the latter lifted
his weapon, took careful aim, and
missed.
"Raisuli smiled. What did tell
your he said.
"And he thrust his pistol in his
belt and he strobe away humming a
song"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-14
BECOMES A MOTHER AT 62
Wisconsin Woman Welded to Young
Man Has a Baby In Her Old
AGE.

Milwaukee, Wis.-"Fifty-elght years
old? My dear boy, they said that
about me four years ago when went
to Kenosha with Albert to be married.
where our friends could not make too
much Of a hubbub about n dispar-
ity in our ages. They said then that
he was twenty-five and ! was fifty
eight. What of it? Love knows no
years."
Thus spoke Mrs. Balone ManzIe. a
mother mt sixty-twO, or thereabouts'
ms she fondled the baby girl which
some time ago came TO their home In
Milwaukee to gladden. the declining
wears of the mother and to rejoice
the heart Of the youthful husband.
And II was q real motherhood thar
Mrs. Manzke portrayed as she played
with her own baby, mother with her
hair showing the advance Of years In
Its suggestion Of gray.
Four years ago the couple went
from Zion City to Kenosha to be mar
ried. The husband Is an expert chem
list In q Milwaukee laboratory which
speclalIzes on perfumery.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-14
TRAINING TODAYS
BOYS AND GIRLS
Shall You Let Your Children
"PIay SOldier7"
ARE DRAMATIC BY INSTINCT
lmpersonatlng Pirates and Robbers
Not Necessarily Harmful and Anti
MIlitarlsm 10 Not Encouraged by
Forblddlng Military Toys.
BY sIpoNIE M. GUTENBERG.

TN TIMES of peace many of us can
i visualize the horrors Of war clear
IL enough TO make us oppose every
thing that encourages milltarism. But
with half OF the civilized world bleed
Ing, the horrors are before the minds
Of all OF us constantly. and we are
moved to do something more effective
than shutting our eyes. We realize
the Importance Of intoxicating In the
young u type Of patriotism that Is free
from aggressiveness or jlngoism. Con-
fident of our patriotism, we turn our
attention to n crusade against mill
tary" toys and the playing Of soldiers
by the children.
There Is, OF course, no use In over
stimulating children In these plays.
Nothing Is to be gained by urging n
more lively interest in details of mill
tary campaigns or in making the chill
dren more familiar with the instru-
ments Of destruction. But neither Is II
wise to forbid TO boys the playing. Of
soldier.
When boys play soldier II is in re-
Spouse to twQtfacts which cannot be
entirely removed. The child, at GER
tain age, will not only initiate what he
sees going ON around him, but he Will
dramatize all the activities of which he
learns. This instinct is there II the
child is normal. and any outside regu-
lation, TO be effective. must consist not
of rules regarding what may or what
may not be played, but 1t must take the
form of selecting all the ideas that are
10 enter the child's mind. This Is OBJ
viously an impossible task. With all
his devices and resources, the father OF
the Buddha failed in his efforts to keep
from the child all knowledge of suf-
fering and death. Nor can we hope to
keep our children long in ignorance of
suffering and death, or war and muir
der. or robbery and other crimes. And
whatever they learn they will incor-
porate in their plays just as certainly
as they have an opportunity TO play
ut all.
ForhIdding certain types Of play Will
not modify the natural impulses to
initiate and to dramatiZe. Neither Will
it destroy the child's natural interest
in the unusual and In the dramatic
On the contrary, forbidding is one of
the surest ways of arOusing interest,
one of the surest ways of tempting TO
action.
But even IL we could prevent the
children's participation in these mimic
paradings and warnings. 1t Is very
doubtful whether 1t would be worth
while to do so. The injury that may
come from playing soldier has been
exaggerated. The fact is that children
do all their playing, at least during
the years before adolescence, entirely
without prejudice. They are alter
nately Indians and Puritan Pilgrims;
they impersOnate the parish priest or
Captain Cook with equal sincerity and
abandon. When they enact a stage
robbery there is no moral implication
In the assignment of roles, and us
they view the drama of life from the
unsophisticated level of three to four
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-14
TURNING LIGHT ON THE SUN
Scientific Explanation That at First
Seems a Little ParadoxicaI to the
Average Layman.

Some Of the scientists connected
with the Smithsonian institution in
Washington have been throwing light
on the sun. ParadOxical as this may
seem, 1t is not more paradOxical than
their discovery that the sun is not n
burning ball because it Is TOO hot 10
burn!
They explain 1t in this way: At 5000
DEGREES centigrade, almost all chemical
compounds can neither exist nor form.
Without chemical compounds you can
not have combustion. Thus, wood is
a chemical compound. When 1t burns,
the combustion is merely the process
OF oxygen and other mir elements unit
ing with the elements in the wood,
which in turn are rcarranging them
selves into new compounds. At 6OOO
degrees of heat, matter can exist only
in its basic elements, such as carbon,
potassium and the like. nor will the in
tense heat permit these elements TO
unite to form cOmbustible compounds.
Therefore, the scientists argue, the sun
Is too hot to burn.
What then, they ask, causes its
heat? Here the wise men fall to quar-
reling, some asserting that radiOactiv.
ity Is the secret of the suns warmth,
while others maintain that the heat re-
suits from pressure brought about by
the contraction of the suns mass about
its own center of gravity. The latter
theory boasts of the more adherents,
but ii is by no means established as n
fact. Indeed, when submitted TO the
test of mathematics, there seems to be
fatal objection, for, by a long and
complex calculation the cOntractiOnists
estimate the suns age at 100000
years; but as geology tells us the earth
Is older than this, the sun would then
be younger than the earth, an obvious
impossiblllty.-RObert F. Wilson, in
st. Nicholas.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-14
Black Bear Died Of Indigestion.

Ell PasO, Tex.-"Big Tom," the 500
mound black bear which amused thou
sands of children in Washington park,
died of acute indigestion following the
eating Of a black felt hat.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-14

feet, every character has his proper
place and is worthy Of fair presen-
tatiOn.
The perfect naivete of the child in
adopting the character which he Is,
for the time being, impersOnating Is
shown by the answer that little Fran
els gave when his prim Aunt Sabrina
discovered him dancing about the nur-
sery without a scrap Of clothing on.
"Whatever are.yOu doing in this state,
child?" asked the aunt in a tone that
was meant to EXPRESS reprOach as well
as dlsapproval. %DOn't you see?" re-
turned Francis, pointing to his ankles,
which were Orname1ted with bits Of
colored sxorsted. II am one Of the
Early Sea People" Francis had not
invented the character he had mere
" adopted him from the boOk, they had
been reading in school.
The question Of the moral erect Of
jmpersOnating the soldier Is very much
like the older question Of what hap
pens TO the actor who takes the part
of the villain in the play. Should the
chlldren's play be quite without its
villains or bad fairies7 Then 1t is In
complete and not sufficiently true to
life to he interesting, TO be satisfying.
On theSOther hand, II the evil spirit is
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-14
Commander Of French Army Does
His Work as Methodlcally
as Banker.
HAS LITTLE Time FOR REST
Days Work Begins at Seven In the
Morning and Continues Far Into
the Night, With Little Let
Up-Master Of Details.
Nv LINCOLN EYRE.

Special Correspondence OF the New York
World.)
ParIs.-From a stan officer who has
been on duty at the headquarters OF
the Army OF the Meuse since the great
come back" at Thinumont, Dounu-
mont and Vaux. have obtained de-
tailed account OF the daily life OF
General Nivelle. who now has CON-
mand OF Frances fighting forces. ]
nm assured that the manner In which
General Nivelle carries out from hour
10 hour his colossal task differs but
slightly from that Of other army COM
manders. No matter what may be go
ing on in the front lines, the man who
controls thousands of soldiers must
regulate his life as precisely as the
man who runs n great business enter
prise in New York.
Thus General Nivelle burns no mid
night oil-not after midnight, at any
rate. He gets Il good six hours sleep
and walks into his Office at head
quarters. which is situated In the
municipal building of village 20 miles
behind the trenches. at the stroke Of
seven. having partaken of the tradi-
tonal French first breakfast" Of cot.
fee and milk and bread and butter.
Sitting down in n stiff-backed arm
chair ut the big table which he pre-
fers 10 desk, the general prepares
10 receive the report of his chief Of
staff. The room in which he works
has another smaller table, three or
four plain wooden chairs. and a filing
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-14

cabinet: nothing more, except maps,
which are everywhere.
There are small scale maps of every
front. large scale maps of the Verdun
zone. maps showing batteries and
maps showing infantry positions /;
maps made from airplane reconnais-
Sance and ordinary staff maps. and,
most interesting of all, maps giving
the whereabOut of every German unit
belonging TO the crown princes army
all the way from Verdun back to the
Rhine.
To Business Right Away.
The chief Of staff, briefly saluting
his superior. plunges laconically into
his typewriter narrative of the
nights dolngs.
THE y sector was calm. but near
by in Y there was brisk artillery
bOmbardment. Shells fell thickly on
the - position, but our batteries
shut up the enemy without great
trouble. A patrol Of the 'steenth bat
vi bIlkuuC
in seven prisoners, from whom we as
certained that the heavy howitzer To-
Gated by our airplanes in the -
wood was destroyed by three shells
from our No. - battery Of 240 mil
limeter guns. We brought down an
airplane at five o'clock this morning
over DouaumOnt; the pilot is now be-
ing Intercepted. We have had 326
wounded and o. dead In that engage
ment at - yesterday. There is an
epidemic Of typhoid In the - can
Torment, but only four cases so far
Judging by the direction Of his fire,
the enemy Is planning trench raid on
Hill No. -. The til division
asks for 10000 75-mllllmeter shells.
and an increase IN the wine ratlonment
Is asked by the til brigade" ETC.,
etc, etc.
An hour Is consumed In the reading
Of the report, which is constantly In
terrupted by comments and brief in
structiOns from the general. Then he
sends his dispatches from great gen.
eral headquarters to other headquar-
tiers. He then devotes a scant Is
minutes TO his other correspondence
communication from the minister of
war. from members Of the government.
from deputies and senator's, from
simple 'pOIlus" who violate the regu-
latiOns by addressing their big boss,
direct. and from friends and family.
Meantime the table Is loaded down
with the days ~dossiers"-bulky rec
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-14
LINCOLN PEW LEFT,
CHURCH IS REBUILT

Gettysburg, Pa.-The old pew
in which Abraham Lincoln wor-
SHIPPED on November 10. 1863
In the historic Presbyterian
church here. stands undlsturb-
ed today. while all about It
workmen are tearing out the In
terror to make way for new fur
nlture and trapplngs.
During the battle the church
was used as n hospital. There
are many bloOdstains on the
woodwork. These are TO be re-
moved. The church Is 176 years
old.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-14
Hungry Convict Surrendered.

Jefferson City. MO.-Frank Lester,
convict in the Missouri penitentiary,
surrendered after starving for six days
In Jefferson City. Lester was SEN
fenced from st. Louis for four years
ON charge Of burglary.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-14
auri.d 20 Minutes and Lives.

Lawrence, Kan.-After being COM
pletely buried at the bottom Of an H.
foot ditch for 20 minutes, Wayne
Richardson. u labOrer, was recently
rescued alive without apparent injury.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-14

Roller skating dates back to 1890.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-14
Woman stufs Sausage go Feet Lon!

Woman StuHB bauSdBe 30 FeeI IUHB'
Millersburg, 0.-Mrs. Emma Hersh-
berger, living near here. claims the
sausage-stuffing championship. She
completed a string q few days ago
that was 90 feet long and required
o6 quarts of meat to fill It.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-05-24
Local NeUs

Chas. Zahller was down from
Pendleton, Oregon, Saturday, closing
the sale of his place here to ID. A.
White of Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs.
White and son and two daughters
will move to their new home as
soon as Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Surber,
who have been renting the house,
find another house.
Mrs. F. L. Sheeler of Payette, who
has spent 8 years in Alaska, brought
out her collection of specimens and
pictures and gave a talk before the
Sth grade and High School ON Tues
day.
The Sunnyside school closes THU
Thursday evening with fine must
cal program.
D. D. Bollinger's mother, Mrs
Lydia Bollenger, died Thursday al
Fargo. Idaho. Mrs. Bollenger had {
paralytic stroke about a year ago
She was So years of age. The fune
raj services were held Sunday, Rev
L. H. Eby officiating. Messrs. ID. j
Wampler and H. Kaufman took the
ID. D. Bollenger family in theil
cars to the funeral.
Miss Elsie Schmid's horse tool
fright Wednesday morning at &
loose board in a bridge near her
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-05-24

home. In turning the corner a half
mile further Miss Schmid was
thrown out She was badly bruised
and one wrist sprained. But was able
to teach however. The horse ran to
the Childs home before stopping.
E. C. S. Brainard gave a very i'm
pressive address Sunday evening at
the High School assembly room. 1t
was a community meeting under the
auspices of the Army Y. M. c. IA,
for the purpose of establishing and
maintaining the work Of the Young
Mems Christian Association among
troops in the field. The commit
chosen to look after the funds from
Fruitland community are Rev. Walk
or, R. w. Richardson, Grant Fisher,
H. G. Gardner and Allen Kinnison,
with Rev. Walker as president and
H. G. Gardner secretary and treasur-
err.
H. r. Boomer shipped by express
thru the Fruitland express office, the
three head of cattle sold to the
Carnation stock farm a short time
ago. The expressage was i$247 so. Mr..
Ben Whealdon accompanied the cat
tie to Portland and will visit his
brother, Nathan Whealdon, who is
very i'll at The Dalles, Oregon, on
his return trip.
The Juniors had one of the best
times ever last Friday evening after
school when they autoed to a large
rG lth near Arcadia for picnic and
weenie roast Mrs. Spainhower and
Prof Albert chaperoned the class.
Friday evening the C. Els enter
taine6 tn Seniors, giving them a
hay rack ride to the 'land of the
sage brush" where they served q
hot supper cooked over camp
fire. About fifty young people en-
joyed the good time.
Miss Maggie Beeghley entertained
at fine dinner Saturday evening, a
number of friends and relatives in
honor of Mrs. L. H. Hbey's birth
tay.