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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-19

ernoon. More than 40 delegates and a
 number of visitors were present Tke following officers for the coming year were elected; Mrs Alex Smith of Avondale, president; Mrs. R. N. Me- Gill of Birmingham, first vice presi- dent; Mrs. David Park of Pratt City, second vice president; Mrs. G. H. Ste venson of Bessemer, secretary; Mrs. J. 8. Willingham of Birmingham, treas urere; Mrs. l.. s. Handley of Birming ham was elected honorary vice presi- dent At the conclusion of the cleo tion salad course was served and the body repaired to the negro mission maintained near old Jonesboro for a tour of inspection.
 The district convention of the Chris tion Endeavor society of the Presbyte- rian church met in the evening with 200sdelegates qualifying and more than 300 visitors. State Superintendent Decker presided over the meeting and reports of delegates to the convention at Mobile were read. A musical pro gramme was rendered after which an ice course was served in the base fnent
 The Bessemer Board of Trade has
 been petitioned by the Commercial club of Helena for assistance in ob- taining a new depot for their town
 from the officials of the Atlanta, Bir- mingham and Atlantic railroad. George H. Stevenson, secretary of the local board, appeared before the Helena
 board yesterday and assured them that Bessemer would render all services possible in the matter. The only pro- vision for a depot at Helena is an old discarded box car
 One of the prettiest affairs of the spring was that given yesterday aft ernoon when Miss Frances Coburn en- tertained the Tuesday Bridge club at the home of Mrs. T. Bryan Waller on Fifth avenue. There were three tables of bridge. The first prize, hand made lingeries, was won by Miss Cecile Freeland, while the consolation, silk hose, fell to Miss Edith Williams salad and ice course with sandwiches was served. The hostess was assisted in serving by Mrs Waller and Miss Mary Reynolds. Those present were Miss Zelna LeflSovits, Miss Cecile Free land, Miss Edith Williams, Miss Min nie Jackson, Miss Rosebud McWilliams Mrs Joe Little, Mrs. Elvee Falkner, Mrs c. R. Kuchins and Miss Ethel Gillen. The next meeting will be held with Mrs. Elvee Falkner
 lHe SliVer tea Will De gwen by the m mbers of band No of the Wom- ans Missionary union of the First Baptist church Thursday afternoon from to o'clock at the home of Mrs J. c. B. Gwin. 2301 Clarendon avenue
 The following announcements have been received In Bessemer and will be of interest to the friends of the con tracing parties: Mrs Sophia Kaut- man 9nnOllncpS tha m afria Oa Of hor daughter. Esther, to Mfr Harry Kar- tus on Monday, April Is, 1917, Mem phis, Tenn" An enclosed card states. At home, SIP Eighteenth street, Bes- semer, Ala"
 On Thursday evening the groom's parents MT. and Mrs. Sam Kartus, will entertain at reception at the Bes- semer Hatikwah club rooms in con- pllment to MT. Kartus and his bride.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-19

The Needlecraft circle will meet at the home of Mrs F, H. Ansley at 2:SO o'clock this afternoon. All members of the circle are urged to be present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-19
PISTOL DI1EI AT STEEL, PLANT

An unidentified white man, tres passer on the property of the Tennes- see Coal. Iron and Railroad company near the steel plant, was shot once early yesterday morning in pistoi duel with one of the special officers of the T. c. l. The wounded man. was ordered to halt by the guard and, ac cording to the police, he turned and fired on the officer. The officer re- turned the fire and knocked the re- volver from his hand. The man made his escape The revolver used by the trespasser was found by the guard following the shooting. The pistol was covered with blood
 Police headquarters was notified immediately of the duel between the unidentified man and the guard. All of the hospitals in Birmingham and Ensley district were notified to be on the lookout for the wounded man. but at a late hour last night no clue had been found to the affair. It is thought by the police that the intruder was a German spy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-19

Funeral services over the remains Of Henry E. Fason, aged 57 years. q brother of Dr. John Fason of Ensley. who died at his late residence tt Parktown early Tuesday morning, were held from the residence at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The de- ceased is survived by his widow, sew eral children, one sister and two brothers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-19
PERSONALS

Mrs. R. P. McTyiere entertained the members of the Womans Missionary society of the First Methodist church yesterday afternoon at her home on Arlington avenue
 The Woman's Christian Temperance union will give silver tea Thurs day afternoon from to 5 o'clock at the home of Mrs. G. G. Neal. J. E. Haffner will make an address at 4 o'clock on ''The Flag
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-05
No Men To Be Sent
Abroad For The
Present
NAVY TO GET
BUSY AT ONCE
All Plans Work e d
Out on Three
Year Basis

WASHINGTON. April 5.-By the
time congress acts on the war res
olution" all plans for assembling all
the nations forces TO strike az the
imperial government OF Germany
will be ready .or presentation by the
president,
All plans are on a three-year war
basis.
Army legislation, based on selec.
tive conscription OF the country's
young men as AIidly as they can be
equipped, oficcrcd and trained. is
considered probably the most i'm
rortant
All men except those exempted
such as married men. mechanical
experts. scientists. etc.--will be ex-
pected 10 come under the cOlors.
The government will have some
desighAtion-a button, probably
which will be given 10 those ex-
empted and otherwise serving tho
country, but who are not under
training This is the same scheme
followed by England to protect those
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-05

o'clock and "Patrla" at 100 gao.
$50 and e10 o'clock
william s. Hart, the western char
actsr actor, has but a slightly dif-
ferent role In the square Deal Man
TO be shown In the Orpheum screen
next weak. from that he played In
essssA Written by J @. Hawkes.. who
has drawn II al directly from his
plAins '-TAs square Deal Man" tells
s az, 'S 81: . % ior slip W" Of tI Gr
thereby Winning hts greatest STAKE,
OF "tAok o DismondE' from the
management OF his roulette wheel 10
that OF a prosperous ranch. Hart
as the square Jawed western Eamb-
Ter displays vtrility and quiet force
fulnnss. for which his work r. dis
tinctiva Mary MacIvor II his lead
ing woman, The Hart picture r. SUP
plemented By the twelfth episode or
"RatTiA" With Mrs. Vernon Castle
Chief among the vaudeville acts Tor
HuasArs. and Maurice samusls a. Co.
In "A Day AZ Ellis Island.
Tt looks like simplicity Itself 10
naturally says David wRrneid. who
IL snthralling large audiences In the
DStroit opera house mis- w. --ltth
Ma exquisite m bsfs 6hc.0u at- inv
isvAbie old music teacher In The
Music Master" There must be some
thing more than mere nsturalness
for naturalistic actors frequently fail
90 get across the footnghts Even
when you cannot ind q flaw in their
imp~rsonations you feel that they
ought 10 be reinforced nv some other
narneless quality The test or really
great acting o. spontaneitv or sim
certify. or whatever you choose 10 call
g. and % achieve that quality N is
rot sufficient for an actor 70 know
how another man would act under
given circumstances he must know
how he would act himself Great
acting IL a purely personal matter
IN a hense Every great actor PLAYS
himself however diverse HE role
Mechanical acting simply does not 70
thru We have our mechanical act
ors who arc ornaments 20 the profess
sion but when audiences examine
their ir1nreFsions honestly they al
NIT that however greatly they admire
these actors they are not genuinely
touched by their work n acting
soph be taught. the correspondence
schools would add II 20 their list 81
now 90 Increase your salary and
then everybody ny simply following
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and neither had quite senSsd the
fact.
Robert was engroSsed In his bust
Ness. n seemed that all I had was
at empty heart. loneliness, and a
great yearning for the expressaOn
OF something-love. perhaps; and
always The children.
So now az the end Of our Talk.
which ended az all others had end
ed. BY his having his own way, not
coneeding anything, l stood on and
looked At him with q certain de-
tRchment. felt bis complete alb
sorption in himself and his faith
in that self. In his ultimate socceas.
But what OF me-
knew instinctiVely mat any emo
tional expression OF my inner feel
inKs would be rapugnAnt 10 Rubert
40 controlled them. and sstd IN a
tone I might have used about any
small matter
so ! am 10 know nothing OF
what interests your
In so far as business goes. no.
Very we'll. shan never ask
again for your condolences" replied
and commenced TO talk about the
coming marriage of Holland Ian
sing and Tod Freeman.
They should be very happy
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LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME
BIZ THORNTON ". BURGESS.
RObby Coon Gets a Terrible Shaking.
,-a.x~,~h, tsiG NV T w BurGrssA

Leave me alone! I've never done
you any harm, so leave me aloue
sobbed Bobby Coon rs he climbed
a tall tree In the Green Forest with
Buster Bear scrambling UP after him
and growing all the way. For q
minute or two Bobby wished he had
stayed on the ground You see be
had forgotten that Buster Bear
could climb quite as we'll as he
could. Now he was in a tree and
Buster was below him and II looked
very much as II Bobby had trapped
himself.
Suddenly he remembered that
Buster couldn't go out On little
branches "a he could becaure Buster
was too big and heavy. Bobby look
ed about him and fear made bis
eyes quick 10 see. One branch reach
90 over almost 10 the top OF slen-
der young tree growing near. II he
could get over into that tree per
hAps he could get back TO the
ground and run for his life. Any
way II was worth trying Out along
the branch went Bobby as far a. he
could. and then with HIS heart IN
his mouth be jumped for the slender,
young tree. II was good jump,
and ne caught hold OF a branch Of
the young tree Then he turned
To see what Buster Pear was about.
Now there h nothing slow about
Buster Bears wits. The moment he
saw BOBBY run out On hat branch
he knew just what was In Boboy's
mind.
Huh" grunted Buster 10 himself.
III he thinks ne can catch me nap
ping with such An old trick as that
h. will have TO think again"
He waited only long enough TO
make sure hat Bobhy would jump
for tho other tree, and then Buster
went down faster than he had come
UP. fou see be jus, dropped for the
last half OF the distance SO BY the
time Bobby Coon was half way down
The slender tree Buster Bear was at
the foot OF IL waiting for him. Poor
Bobby. At first he thought he was
no better OF than before There was
no other tree he could reach from
this one Now all Buster would have
to do would BE- 10 climb MP and get
him. Bobby was about ready TO give
up in despair
But Buster didn't climb up. He
didn't even try lie just stood there
AZ the foot OF the tree and EroSled.
very gruwl p~-1a a khivsT OF fright
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One Woman Story
~ CAROLYN sGEeHEA

They seldom Ne 10 each other; but
| found out that they often did lie
TO theh wives. The reason OF thia
/ suppose. IL because the avera %
woman n so constituted that she
cannot stand the truth: thst Is, she
will nag md and faslt II told the
trwth Rexily believe the ordi-
nSry. the usuai. woman. would pre-
ner that a man De 10 her. even when
she knows he is lying. rather than
have him tell her an unpalatable
truth. n 10 the wife who makes al
ArAnias OF her husband
rhink NJ tfts time that Rober;
and were playing az cross pur
poses, he wrapped no IN hts profes-
sion, ] unhappy because OF fancied
neglect where none was intended.
30 we two lived together, and be
cause each was an individual,
wrapped in a sheIi. Neither could
realize how great were the changes
In Che other. Bach was the pro
duct OF a nature readtusted 10 Ger
tain conditions OF environment.
Each bad reacted to the changes.
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j, S, READY FOR ACTION
MOMENT SOLONS VOTE
NATION INTO WORLD WAR

not actually in the army from being
dubbed "slackers."
Under the three-year basis plan
Il is the intention OF the government
10 train men In increments OF 500,
900 until there are sufficient TO beat
Germany.
No men VIII be sent TO Europe
Immediately; probably none will go
for At least six months; the pres.
ent regulars believe they win be- the
hrst expediionary force. leaving the
newly trained men a. hume guard
until the second increment Of 800
600 II trained.
The maximum and minimum age
limits OF men for the hrst h expect.
ed to be Is and %.
Pending the raising OF Americas
army this government IA making
preparations 10 ship unlimited sup
plies to the Allies-includinE not
only money, but particularly food
and munitions.
The greatest problem Is admitted
ly getting the supplies to the En-
tente ports.
Hence the big problem before the
navy. according 20 navy oticers. IL
creating effective means OF combat.
ing the U-boat
Naval cooperation between the
United States and the Allies has al.
ready been planned. but details are
necessarily secret.
The national defense council
President wilson's advisory war cab
inet-Ls in daily session. method
cally working out details of mobili-
iEing resources. plans for economic
ing In all these resources. and means
OF Fastening supplies for the army
and navy-and the Allies.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-05

Yes you do" answered Malcolm
Stuart.
Again | answered, Il don't know 4"
Then why have you spent these
long summer days down here prac-
ucally in my company. Msrgte7"
That startled me. but I answered.
You know very well. Malcolm. Mol
lies broken leg kept her here and 1
did not want TO leave her alone"
"sophtstry. my dear. Mollie and
her broken leg would never have
kept you away from your husband
had you loved him. Neither does a
perfectly happy woman try to com
NIT suicide. Margie, know you,
dearest OF courageous women, !
know you have never acknowledged
even 20 yourself that you loved me,
Tut also know I have been to you
what no other man could be.
II have entered your life at points
which give me a unique place IN
your thoughts. Long ago you would
have sent me on. OF II II you had
not loved me-"
Ny tagging conscience came TO
my relief
You must not talk to me like this,
Malcolm"
Why not? You are a WOMAN
woman who can indulge in the luz
airy OF facing facts. have been
facing them a long time. Truly |
had determined to ship out Of your
life. to let you go back to the con.
vsntionAl existence which il 40 irk-
some to you. Then all al once Il
came 10 me had no right to do this
without leaving the decision 10 you.
u raust be for you TO choose.
"MsFgis can make YOU happier
than you have ever been in your
With me you can live always
In a land OF sunshine and flowers
you love 30 well The Saliva can
follow summer all over this earth
Margis. could you not And Joy in
living IN a place where II would al
ways be sunshiny afternoons?
You deserve more from life than
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observed They have loads OF
money"
Money does not always mean
happiness. Robert SPONTANEOUSLY an.
swered.
mo. perhaps not hut ostsn-
times the lack OF Il mesns unhapp,.
ness- / retorted.
Speaking Of money. dear, can
you get time 20 look AZ that Lot on
the corner Of Hampton and CART.
nsr-sts. tomorrow have made an
ofrer Tor H. II they accept / shall
build We have rather outgrowr
these quarters. and II get II, IL wiIl
be q bargain"
Ties. TN look az H." replied
wondsrfnE why he thought II neces
sary. Evidently he had already de
cidsd, and onoe more without con
sulttng me.
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The Confessions of q Wife
Cupid Grants No Excuses.

, you have been getting. Margie, and
I can give n 10 you. I can give you
every wish OF your heart except con
ventional propriety. II you come
with me. dear. II will mean the
world lost and we'll forgot You
have no blood relatives that would
grieve and think | could make up
10 you for all the things you might
miss In your new life.
HAS your old life been so happy.
hargie, that you can conceive moth
ing more blissful or fuller OF con
tent."
All the time Malcolm Stuart was
talking. Se hai been leisurely walk
ing along the board walk. heard
his voice almost In a dream, for l
was going over our acquaintance
and friendship carefully and won.
dering II really did love him. Was
this beautiful comradeship between
US love? II II were. was ] name.
less thing, Ar 10 be clAssed With III
those Women that had been Dick :
paramount
"All my preeonceived IDEAS about
life were tumbling about my head.
Had ! been unconsciously encourag
ing Malcolm Stuart. for I can tell
you. little book, that not until Nal
colin had said 10 me. You love me, -
had | ever once dreamed ~ such a
thing-and I could only say now to
myself az well as to him. Il don't
know"
Again heard his voice. "Margie.
! dear Margie, did not intend TO tell
you this. for strange az II may seem,
| too have conscience. Had you
attra cted me as most pretty women
attract man. | should have had no
compunctions long ago in PsSirS VIVA
To come with me. bal ySa are MORAN
ordinary woman, my dear. in fact
you are 80 extraordinary that l can
hardly tx your type.
In some ways you are the most
courageous being | have ever known
and in some ways you are very
much afraid In some ways you are
all softness and in some ways you
are as hard as nails. You do not
lie TO yourself. dear, and so you
must have been unconscIously low
ing me. But now that you do know
you must know give you the
credit OF having the courage TO take
what belongs 10 you
You seem very sure that love
you. Malcolm. but do you realize
that not once have you told me you
love met"
"Margia, they told me would and
you here
turned quickly and faced Dick
He bent and kissed me and intro
duced him To Malcolm Stuart
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Chapter Ii


That night after dinner com
menced 20 talk 90 Robert az | has
planned. begged him 20 giVe me
hs confidence. citing the afternoons
experience as a very good reason.
1 told him of Mrs. AuIhkny. how
she said that he had told Tim OF
his success In having Mrs. LAvson'E
case tried before . referee. and
how chagrined Was because | knew
nothing OF n. He listened quietly.
never once speaking until had An
ished. Then he said:
Margaret. you may a. well sst
the idea out OF your head that I
will talk business with you. | shall
never bring my once home; nor
discuss my clients or their Affairs
with any one. not even with you"
"But you do" I exclaimed.
Others know thinsu OF which /.
your wife, am ignorant"
That Is az IL may be. Whatever
the public knows. whatever Is pub
lished. you are AT liberty to read
and know. a. are others. But other
wise the Affairs OF my once. my
clients are not subjects for discus
sion"
have often wondered II Robert
could by any possibility have
known how his tones or finality
when we were discussing anything
affected me. would he have altered
his manner. As asual the calm. de-
termined tone in which he spoke
showed me plainly that he would
make no change in his treatment OF
ne: that was 10 know nothing Of
him or his business Affairs save
what others told me. or found out
by spying My cheeks flushed as
| thought Of the only time ever
had stopped TO that. yet unconsci-
orsIy registered a determination
10 do II again rather than TO be
shut out from my husbands life.
rather than not 20 know.
wonder II any one can under
stand the compiler emotions which
swayed me at this time. I WA
young. full OF life. dissatisfied I
had married the man OF my choice.
For the frst time our finances were
IT, prosperous condition. my
Homework, which still hated. WIS
made easy for me: yet, because OF
my innate jealousy. the feeling that
was neglected. perhaps for some
other woman, was miserable.
OFTEN when Robert was out.
would go 10 bed as he wished. only
e toss and tumble. sleepless. for
hours. would clench my hands,
and declare over and over that
wouldn't stand II. only TO get NJ
in the morning and go thru the
days routine Just a. had the day
before, and just a. ! would all the
days 10 come after.
had heard that som etimes men
beat their wives wondered how
Il would seem % feel that Robert
cared enough to beat ma. OF course,
I kngw BGeA -ss...-, s-----
Ious; yet they often REQUIRED. Then.
too. I felt sometimes that Robert
was not truthful with me; not real
lying that II he were not II was
my fault.
Robert. as I have said. sbhorred
lying. Decent men az a rule do.
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lN W. BURGEsS.

run all over Bobby. Why didn't
Buster hurry up and ret him All in
a fash Il came TO Bobby why Buster
didn't Hs didn't becau sc he
couldn't! That was the reason. He
couldn't climb that tree because IL
was too small for him to climb. He
II such a big fellow that he has 70
have a good -siSed tree 20 get his
arms around. Once moro Bobby be
gan To hope.
But Buster Bear isn't one TO give
up easily. No. sir. Buster doesn't
give NO until be has tried all the
things he can think OF. Now he
stood up and took hold Of that tree
almost as II he were going 10 try
10 climb H. Al FIRST Bobby thought
he was. bat IN a minute he found
out his mistake. Buster began 20
rhake that tree. MY. my. my, how he
did shake IL, He was trying 10
shake Bobby Coon Down
The very FIRST shake caught Bob
by by surprise. and be very nearly
lost hie hold Then he saw what
Buster was up 70. and he held on for
dear Liza He held on with arms and
legs and teeth. Back and forth
swung that tree and BOBBY With a..
II was worse, very much worse, than
the hardest wind Bobby ever had
been out In But he grinly held on
with claws and teeth, and over and
ever he said 10 hiucelf
7 won't let 90. won't let 60.
won't let go And be didn't
NeEt Story-Pster Rabbit Saves
Bobby Coon
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Margaret Bailentine. %. No. 100
Palmerave.. was injured about the
back and head Tuesday when her
electric coupe was struck by an auto
mobile ss II turned over after col.
Hiding at Csss and Palmer-aves. with
another car driven by Charles
Brownson. No. 1914 Kercheyal-ave.
Miss BaIlentine's injuries were
dressed at home.
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DUnhar.s Eight white Husaars And
Maurice Samueis and Company IN The
dramatic sketch. n Day al Etits ISL
and" will divide interest in the vau-
deville program In the OTphsum the
Nter next week The White Hus-
sars arc eight musicians. all IN white
and with a great variety OF tnstru-
ments. who provide q musical Attrao-
ton % acknowledged merit Paul
Dunbar owner OF this and a num-
Der of other acts that bear his name
r. with this organization. "A Day AZ
Ellis Island" is human interest
drama that recltes the dime ulties
which beset the immigrant Brlis
Seacon. a gifted Comedians. 10 the
added attraction. with Al rrsymorN
her pianist Miss 9eaton win present
a new series Of comic songa Others
on the program comprise IN. rhrss
Fishera acrobats. Jack and Anna
Bowen. In comedy exit and Vine
and Temple, comedians. sinKers and
dancers In line with the orphsum
continuous policy the vaudeville
shows will start at g. e:1o and Q
o'clock. The principal piotuFes 10 a.
company the vaudeville include VII
iiarn g. Hart in The Square Deal
Mar" and Mrs Vernon Castle In the
twelfth episode 81 ~Patrta" The Hart
picture will be shown at o. and Q