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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
OLD FAVORITES ON
 PROGRAMME TODAY
Postponed Programme for "Ten Thousand Day" at
 Capitol Park

A record breaking attendance is ex- pected at Capitol park this afternoon at I o'clock, when the fourteenth com munity "sing" will be held The wealth CT, which prevented the giving of the regular programme last Sunday. prom ises to be more kind today. and many thousands will no doubt avail them selves of the opportunity of hearing the splendid programme that has been arranged.
 This particular occasion has been designated "Ten Thousand Day" The plan is to have at least 10000 persons in attendance to sing the old favorite songs that have been selected. These songs are: The Doxology," "Ameri- ca" "S'wanee River" "Old Black Joe, '' Onward, Christian Soldiers and pos sibly one or two others that will be chosen during the afternoon. A selected chorus will sing Sweet and Low" and "Juanitap with orchestra accompaniment Mrs. O. L. Stephenson will feature the programme in two so- prano solos.
 The programme follows: Overture, "Starabela (F1otan), Bir- mngham Philharmonic orchestra, Philip 1 Memoli, director.
 Gal Doxology. (b) Invocation, The Lords Prayer in unison. l Cal Salute to the flag. (b) America.
 Selection "Traviata" (VerdD, or- chestra.
 'Swanee River" (Foster), everybody. (a) Intermezzo from "Cavaleria Rus ticana" (Mascagni). (b) Spring Song | (Mendelssohn), orchestra. "The Last Rose of Summer" (F1otaw), Mrs o. L. Stephenson, soprano.
 "Old Black Joe" (Foster) everybody
 Sweet and Low (Barnby), selected mixed chorus.
 Pulcinello 'Humoristic" (Aletter) orchestra.
 Onward, Christian Soldiers" (sulli- | van), everybody.
 Plantation songs (Lampe), orchestra. l Lowering the flag.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
We'll Known Madison
 Farmer Commits Suicide

Huntsville, September S.-(Special.) ) Buddy Stone, a we'll known farmer Of the Plevna precinct, committed sui eide by hanging himself in his barn yesterday When found his knees were touching the floor. but his neck was broken and he had apparently jumped from a platform, as the rope had broken his neck. Stone had been ill poor health for sometime. but had been working his crop up to the day before his suicide.
 The Volunteers of America will hold their southern council in Huntsville September 29 to October l. Two dele gates each from Alabama. Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Louisiana will attend. The organization has recently opened a home in Huntsville.
 The annual short course for the boys of the pig and corn clubs of Madison county came to an end today after being in session three days Ex traordinary interest was taken and it was reported that the boys have wis ibly improved farming methods in this county. Their fathers have begun to sit up and take notice and watch the methods employed by the boys. On Friday the boys had practical dem onstration of vaccinating hogs and g hogs were treated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09

R, B. Waller, Yolande ............,. { J. w. Crook, Yolande ................ / H. B. Huff. Yolande ........... : T. w. Moore, Yolande ............ < Jess Howton, Yolande ....,.......... .: j. K. Couch, Yolande .............. .1 k. 1T Franklin, Yolande ........... .. J. F. Keeton, Yolande .......... . B. S. Carpenter, Yolande .......... 4 $. c. Avery, Yolande -.,.............. :. Gus McGhee, Yolande ................ / Dope Shoemaker, Yolande ...... :. A. w. Miller (colored), Yolande... :. E. l.. Elliott, Yolande .............. Z B. G. Entil Yolande ................ :; J. M Rowe, Yolande .........,.... :. Tom Lavender, Yolande ............ :: sam Parsons. Yolande ................ i l.. c. Carroll, Yolande ............. / A. Logan, Yolande ............,..... Z c. A. Parson, Yolande .............. :. Frank Crawford, Yolande ............ :; C. E. Sterret, Yo1ande .............. :. Albert Griffin, Yolande ........... :. D. c. Chambers, Yolande ........ :. Tom Henson, Yolande ................ :; Rob ert Dollar, Yolande .............. / Will Riley, Yolande ................. :: F. M. Maxwell, Yolande ........... :. 70. E. Herring, Yolande .....,...... ;; J. E. Ross, Yolande .........,........ |.
 J. W. Hinesly, Yolande .............. :.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09

Yolande contributors occupy the place of honor In todays list of contributors to The Age-Herald tobacco fund
 As the plan for supplying the Amer jean soldier boys in France with smol1- ing tobacco becomes better understood the contributions increase steadily. Near ly thousand packages of smokes have already been provided for by Age-H Herald readers and as each package contains a weeks supply of smoking tobacco the readers of The Age-Herald have already made 1000 of our American soldiers happy for week.
 A contribution of 25 cents sends 45 cents worth of tobacco to one of our soldiers in France. The Red Cross carries it across the ocean and distributes it free. Each soldier will personally acknowledge the gift The list yesterday stood as fol- lows:
 Amount previously acknowledged. .s20O, ,S1 L A. Winter. 9O5 Georgia street,
 Birmingham ................,......... 1.0O O. J. Tuck, Yolande .............,.... .25 J. G. E. Jones, Yolande .......... .25
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09

work, which consists of many things and every known variety of what consti- tutes labor.
 For instance, we always start off with physical drill. That is, a battalion is placed on the parade ground shirts and hats are removed and then the instruc- tor goes to it for half hour There is nothing like a good physical drill at the hands of a West Point graduate to settle good breakfast Tn fact, that Kind of drill is liable to settle most anything, as the Birmingham boys here will con cede.
 Following the physical drill lengthy rest of two minutes is usually graciously allowed by the command Fall out--fall in again in two minutes" After the period of rest, which Is usually just long enough to wipe the precipitation off your face With a towel, and then the whistle is heard and the same old war Is on again.
 Two hours of; clase and extended order drills will usually Hollow, to be followed sometimes by two more hours of gallery practice. The drills are on the parade ground, and the sun is real hot However, the men are now so hardened that in- stead of seeking the shade when it is quite close, they will sit on their launches right in the sun whenever they are not drilling. At the rifle range the work is not less arduous. Sighting a rifle in a prone position at rapid fire is no cinch.
 At 11:30 o'clock or some minutes later We usually return to the company street, where we are dismissed until 11:55 0 clock for mess formation. This is one formation you can miss. If you miss it you lose your dinner, therefore your at tendance at mess formations is not com- pulsory. At 12:55 o'clock in the after noon the war. begins again with an hours practice at throwing hand grenades, or bayonet drills, or small arms practice on the company street, or getting. ons the parade ground and shouting commands at another student 100 yards away.
 The remaining two hours or more of the afternoon are taken with hike through Chickamauga park with a full pack That means carrying about SC pounds of equipment, and six or seven miles stroliing up and down hills with this load is generally supposed to harden the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09

plan for waterway development recently launched by Secretary of Commerce Red field when he sent Walter Parker to Alabama as his personal representative to investigate the use of the Alabama rivers to relieve the transportation con- gestion in the country. It is proposed to employ an expert to make the necessary survey of conditions and recommend a practical plan of development It is thought that large corporation, financed in the cities most affected, will be formed to operate boat and barge lines, and the cities will be urged to provide municipal Wharves. Immediate temporary arrange ments will be provided to meet the pres- ent necessity and a permanent scheme developed for the future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
STUDENT OFFICERS ARE RAPEDL YLEAPNElNG TY4A 7 WAR IS THE REAL THING
Outlines of the Days Work at Oglethorpe Show Just What the West Point Men Are Doing to the Rockies to Keep Them Busy and to Keep Time From Hanging Heavily
 On Their Hands
By RICHARD F. Luss1ER

Camp Warden Mclean, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, September Especial )-well. the war is on again!
 That is the popular expression of the candidate officers as they are aroused ' from their Harveyized cots at 5:15 o'clock in the morning. And every time the first sergeant in our ompany-Sergeant Welch-blows a shrill blast of his whistle and it Is especially shri1l when you are tired out from 8 long hike-the inevita- able expression Is used-the war Is on again--the same old war-only trifle harder
 One of our officers, Lieutenant Hoban, on hearing a party of students say that the war was on again, smiled grimly and said: Yes, and it's tough old war. You can remember that against the Germans. They are to blame"
 But starting at 5:15 o'clock in the morning and going until 10 o'clock at night is a tough old war. It is not a grind, for the very simple reason that the men here win not allow it to become a grind They are not that kind of men. It is hard, of course, but that s only part of the great game the greater part of the world is now playing-and we just grin-for that is what a fellow can decently do.
 At 5:15 o'clock in the morning we are awakened forcibly, If not already up. As "a rule we are up for the simple reason that all the barracks possess some stu dents suffering from incurable insomnia That Is for some inexplainable reason they will get up about o'clock in the morning and prance around when they might be getting 15 minutes more of ex- tra rest.
 CLEANUP PERIOD
 Quickly dressing, for the first sergeant s whistle is never idle, we assemble at 5:25 o'clock. Dismissed after reporting present we proceed to make up our ccts clean the barracks, wash up, clean our guns, study, and perhaps loaf around a few vagrant minutes while awaiting the breakfast call at o'clock. After break fast we have nothing to do until e.45 ocloclz, when we fall in for our regular
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
HUMANE SOCIETY
Activities of the Society Shown in
 Recent Report

The report of the Humane society for May. June, July and August has been made public by Mrs. William N. Wood, president of the Humane society
 The reports show that 142 complaints have been investigated, 159 horses and mules inspected 300 dogs electrocuted. six arrests for cruelty, $50 in fines imposed and many other services rendered in be- animals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
Accidental Death

Assistant Coroner John R. T. Rives pronounced the death of Lewis Brough to be accidental. yesterday. Brough was injured in an automobile accident at Eutaw recently and was brought to St. Vincents, where he died He is said to have been man of considerable prominence in Eutaw.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
TUSCALOOSA

Tuscaloosa, September s.-(Special.) When the students of the University of Alabama return to the campus September 12 they will find a promising squad of huszies in their second week of football practice. While a majority of last years varsity are now reserve officers in train ing to buck the Hindenburg line, there was a group of new men with prep school records. Around this Coach Kelley will build his 1917 model machine. He says it will be as good as any of them.
 From last years squad are Boone, at halfbacl<; Syd Johnson, at guard; Rowe, guard; Little Red" Brown, who will try for quarter; Big Red Brown, a 215- pound tackle, and Stowers. Nolan and Herring and others of last years subs and scrubs. Among the new men, Felix Blackburn has had valuable experience at end at Marion Military institute, and was the captain-elect at that school. Little Red" Brown. fleetfooted soc- cer star from Vivian. broke into the game a bit late last year and had a hard break with luck. He is expected to star this season In all there were 25 men to answer the call for the prelnai- nary practice in advance of the opening of the university.
 A Warrior transportation meeting will ho ha1l i,, 1o1n q +O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09

z. R. Carpenter, Yolande ............ .25 J. C. Gilbreath, Yolande ...,........ .25
 w. M. H. Scott, Glencoe .......... .25 Grover Howton Yolande ............ .2 George Howton, Yolande ............ .25 R. NJ. Patterson, Brookwood ........ .25 F. L. Rackley, Yolande .............. .25 A. F. Hopewood, Yolande .25 W. w. Hosamer, Yolande .25 Dick Bayles, Yolande ................ .25 Will Kelly, Yolande ................ .25 J. A. Harlan, Yolande .............. .25 l.. D. Martine, Yolande ............ .25
 E. l.. Rosen, Yolande .............. .25 John Thomas (colored). Yolande.... .25 Will Thomas (colored), Yolande.... .25 J. M. Duke, 1862 Rugby street, >Blr
 mfngham ......................... 70
 Mrs. F. F. Ashford. Courtland..... 50 Miss Tate Ashford, Courtland ..,... .25
 Miss Sadie Ash, 2732 Highland ave-
 nue, Birmingham .................. 50
 Miss Cicely Eastwood S6o3 Cliff
 road, Birmingham .................. .25 | Ersl1ine Kicker, Palos .............. .25
 Roy Kicker Palos ..........,......... .25 Tom Kicker, Palos .................. .25 Margaret Frances Kicker, Palos,... .25 Roy l.. Smart, University of Ala
 | barna Tuscaloosa .................... .25
 F. F. Lamberth, P. O. box 694, Bir-
 nlnghafn .................,......-.. 70
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
FOR WRITING LETTERS

For writing letters, visiting friends and attending to ones toilet every min ute of leisure must be utilized, so that explains possibly why lots of the boys do not write as often as they might Their only moments of rest are after mess and then they naturally want to hang around the post exchange a few minutes to compare notes with a> few friends that they might chance to meet
 It is around the post exchange that, one hears how the Birmingham boys are do- ing One will come in and recount the trials and tribulations of another. For instance T. K. Byrne laughed with great glee the other night as he told of seeing Porter and Joe Walker digging ditches and putting up tents the first few days in the camp. Candidate Byrne is in the company commanded by Capt. Junius L. WaIthall, also well known gBirning- ham citizen and member of the Com munity club.
 Colonel Slocum, the commander of Camp Warden Mclean, visited our com pany last night and talked to the men. He stated that military training was a very serious business. That is obvious to all of us now.
 Lest we forget, there Is a shirttail formation at g o'clock at night No mat ter how dressed or undressed, the whistle is heard and the companies report Then it is to bed and sweet sweet sleep.
 The next morning the war is on again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
MARSH CHARGED
 WITH DISSIPATION

The exemption board for the Third
 division announced yesterday that it has 109 men over it's quota already
 qualified and ready to be sent off. Only one man, Gus Marsh, failed to report last week with the first per cent of
 the quota from this district. and he was reported to the government as a
 deserter. The next men will leave be- ginning on September 19, when 40 per cent of the quota will be sent. On Oc- tober ? another 40 per cent will be sent, and the remaining 5 per cent will
 be sent as soon thereafter as is possi- ble.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
FOURTH LECTURE
 ON MARTIN LUTHER

Rev. II. Reuter of the Zion Lutheran church will deliver the fourth of a series of lectures on the Reformation. Thursday evening in the Sunday school hall of the church. The lecture will treat of the life Of Martin Luther from his birth to his communication by the Diet of Worms. Seventy-four stereopticon slides will illustrate the lecture. and treat of the country with which the lec- ture will deal This year is the 400th an- niversary of the reformation and similar lectures are being given all over the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09

leg muscles of man or kill him. It has not killed anyone around here yet, and no one has yet yelled calf rope for the reason that when a student finds himseif just about giving up he looks around and sees the others hitting at the same old gait and he makes up his mind that if his comrades can stand it he can do it also.
 At 4:30 o'clock the boys return, tired but singing. Not in very loud voice, naturally but the main thing is they are singing Then We are dismissed and we have nothing to do until 5:25 o'clock when mess call is sounded Following mess come conferences and study periods between and o'clock Between and 10 o'clock the students can take a bath and prepare for bed. The lights go out at 10 o'clock, but there is no au- thentic incident of a student being up and awake at that time, so we do not know whether the lights go off or not at that particular time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09

More than 5000 workmen are killed and 3o00o0 are seriously injured each year in the industries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09

A Warrior transportation meeting will be held in Tuscaloosa September 13 to consider plans for the development of an adequate transportation system, includ- ing terminals and boats. The convention has been called in accordance with the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
Seaboard's Solid, Steel Train

Leaving Birmingham T:30 a. m, Is a nice train to use on your next trip to Atlanta excellent dining car service and latest steel observation cars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09

 O s on tutes labor ncn 1 sta O
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-02

formed by a strong barbed-wire fence
about Is feet high placed around two
or three tents. All OF the prisoners
OF the regiment are placed In this
mill when they break any OF the
military orders. Guards are placed
about tho lot and the men who are
put In are kept under strict watch.
Each company is housed in a street
OF tents as shown in picture No. T.
These are inspected daily and are kept
spick and span. The street IA front
of the tents and the space between
them are swept each morning. Each
tent houses a SQUAD OF eight men.
Each man IS given cot and blankets
and is required to keep them clean.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-02
that faltered not. and walked out
with nary falter in his step.
But he was so years old.
MRS. WHITESIDES WRITES OF
WAR TO FRIEND IN TULSA
Wife of Millionaire Exempt Declares
MY Husband Is Eager 10
Re orr

A citizen OF Tulsa, who formerly re-
sided in Muskogee, and there knew
intimately James Il. Whltesides. mill
lionaire oil producer whose exemption
from the draft has created such flu
rore - In possession of some inter-
esting Pre- exemption letters from the
wife Of Mr.. Whitesldes. In the let
ters Mrs. Whitesldes states that her
husband has been drafted and that
his eagerness TO be off and away, while
it fills her with patriotic pride, also
causes her no little pique.
my husband has been drafted" she
writes, "and Is going to be examined
tomorrow. He does not intend to
shirk his duty, he will go with the
rest"
In another she writes to her friend
that her husband has passed the phys
teal examination and Is eager to be
off. 1t Is in this letter that Mrs.
Whitesldes speaks. OF her pique at her
husbands eagerness to leave home.
She mentions here that many OF his
friends are urging him to apply for
exemption on the ground that he
could serve his country infinitely bet
ter In the oil industry than In the
trenches, but that she did not believc
he would do so because he was gen.
uinely eager to go and that he didn't
feel he should ask to be exempted
when 10000 others had TO co.
The letters were written to Mr.. and
Mrs. j. r. Doris OF 219 West Fifth
street. in whose home Mrs. White
sides lived at Muskogee before she
was married to her millionaire hus-
band. The Whitesides have been mar
ried for abOu, two wears, previous TO
which time Mrs. Whtesides was bus
mess woman in Muskogee.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-02
UNCERTAINTY FEATURES
ACTION OF ALL GROOMS
That Is, All But Those Who Have
Faced Marriage License Clerks
Before

No psychologists need apply to an
swer this one. They would only mud
dy tho already far from pcllucid
waters and create additional obfus-
cation In the already obfuscated
minds.
The vexing question which the
force at tho county court clerks Of
flee wants answered is: why do the
applicants for marriage licenses al
ways act either as though they are
facing the riRors of prison sentence
or have Just robbed n hen roost?
The procedure seldom varies Either
the young man, sometimes with the
blushing object of his choice clingin z
TO his arm, sometimes alone. in which
case he is doubly Ill at ease.
Occasionally he makes n wrong
start and fetches up in the office OF
the county clerk, where he is In
formed politely, but none the less
firmly. that nothing but hunting
licenses are for barter and exchange
there.
In the proper office he usually
starts off like this:
Il dropped In to see about Ga fond
glance and bushes from the poten-
| tial bride II she IL along) 10 see
about" (here the prospective head
iol nouseHolu ~ coiilpellcu 10 hWhl-
| low his esophagus several times after
which he gives a masculine giggle and
is unable 10 proceed until the clerk
| informs him by the medium OF a
stern glance that this is no time for
| trlvialtics-that these are days which
call for strong men.)
Last week tho. the clerk swooned
away when n man went about the
business OF getting a license in a bust
nesslilSe way. He ordered 1t, saw II
wrapped up, paid for It with coin ex-
tracted from his pocket with a hand