davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06
Woraderfpal Showing
 Made By AEHaeFica

 Iris a far cry from the woeful mis- G management which characterized our conduct of affairs during the Spanish-American war to the ef- ficiency being shown by the Amerl- can government today.
 The lessons of Germany have not been without their effect on the American people. Although we may regard German ruthlessness on land and sea with horror, we must acknowledge that their plans are car ried out with marvellous precision, thanks to a system which makes no allowance for mistakes.
 The average American citizen would not have believed five or ten years ago that his government, known the world over for it's leisurely and often careless way of transacting the public's business, would have been able to accomplish so much in such a short time and with a small percent age of errors.
 We have, in fact, made wonderful showing, of which every patriotic American citizen may well be proud. The transportation of General Per shing's expeditionary force to France was masterly achievement, a tre- mendous undertaking, fraught with the utmost danger, in which not a human life or an animal was lost.
 When Congress gets through dis cussing the food control measure and war taxes, and enacts this muct deed- ed legislation, there will ye few op- portunities for the chronic fault find CTS to charge the government with tardiness in war preparation. We made some ghastly mistakes during the Spanish war, but in re- membering them it is comforting to know that their repetition is inn possible. America is a co-ordinated nation now, in which every man, woman and child Is ready for service, and the machinery of government is running with admirable smoothness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06
I'm
 Mental Trairaimg

sN HE summer schools are now cen-
 4 ters of great educational ac- tivity and in many of them records of high achievement may be expected. These summer sessions mark dis tinct advance in culture progress, for they enable the young man or woman of limited opportunities to study and Hcatch up" under excellent instruc- ton and to Specialize" if he or she desires to do so in any branch of learning.
 Reports come from all parts of the country that the attendance at the summer schools this year is, as a rule, unusually large and the enthu- siasm on the part of student bodies and teachers runs high.
 The year 1916-17 was one of pros perity for majority of the colleges and universities. Even in sections ot the south where agriculture suffered the colleges flourished. What effect the war will have on enrolment this fall is problematical, but it may be assumed that there will be falling off. It is all the more important then thSt male students at the summer asssions apply themselves "inten- nlvely" and waste not minute of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06

From the New York World.
 IA Ma. WINTER always objected to l l\WlI being disturbed when engaged on c SV9 literary production. Many an- | ecdotes of this trait might be told by
 his friends who attempted to break in
 upon him in his retreat. On one hot July afternoon, 10 years ago, having an | important bit of work to finish, he dis connected the door bell, drew the cur tains and was hard at his task when he heard commotion on his front porch. The critic kept silent, hoping that his caller would go away. Presently he | heard another rattling at the side door, and then came long silence. When he was satisfied that the coast was clear, MT. Winter stealthily de- scended the back stairs to peer about, and was confronted by Richard Mans field crawling through the dining room
 window.
 There you are, you old sinnerl'' cried Mansfield in glee. "The stiller you kept the surer I knew you were at home. Why do you live in this of-the-way place? You can find just as bad homes up in New York. you know!
 Mansfield, who was sailing for Eng land the next day would not be denied So he spent the entire afternoon with his old friend and adviser.
 Once his work was finished, MT. Win ter, to whom physical exercise was ab- horrent, relaxed in the simplest pleas
 on the highest forms of dramatic art. he would sometimes listen with delight to a photograph as it reproduced nonsensi- cal passages of dialog from some ex- | travagant popular melodrama.
 1 All members of the dramatic profession were sure of an ardent supporter in MT. Winter-so long as he was con- vinced that they were impelled by high ideals and normal views. Of Ada Rehan,
 Ellen Terry. Henry Irving, Richard
 no critic endowed with genius has writ ten more eloquently or with greater un- derstanding and sympathy. But woe even to these if they invaded the realistic
 Scandinavian or Teutonic drama which he abhorred, as Mrs. Fiske discovered when she appeared in Ibsen plays, and also as Julia Marlowe found when she took up the dramas of Hauptmann and
 Sudermann. The critic would not tol- crate in the theatre erotic plays or clinics of morbid emotions, and he launched his bitterest invectives against them. The taste and acting of Mrs. Patrick
 Campbell were his pet aversions. Of
 this English star he wrote in 'The Wal let of Timer
 Tn reviewing the professional pro- ceedings of Mrs. Campbell the observer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06
Optimistic in Geneva County

T have just come from Geneva county" said pr. William NJ Smith. and the crop prospects are fine They are counting on bumper food crops. The watermelon growers madesa killing. Cot ton is showing up well and so far the boil weevil has failed to appear, yet if the cotton crop fails. number of the oil mill men say they are independent of cotton seed and can run on full time grinding peanuts. On. the whole, tfp people are optimistic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06
MEETING THE TEST

From Tennyson's Maud" Tho many light shall darken, ano many shall weep For those that are crushed in the clash jarring claims. Yet Gods just wrath shall be wreak'd on giant liar; And many darkness into the light shall leap. And shine in the sudden making of splen- did names. And noble thought be freer under the sun. And the heart of . people beat with one desire.
  Let it flame or fade. and the war roll down like wind, We have proved we have hearts in . cause, we are noble still, And myself have awaked, as 1t seems to the better mind: It Is better to fight for the good than to rail at the i'll; have felt with my native land, I am one with my kind, l embrace the purpose of God. and the doom assign'd. 7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06
Foursh of July
 I'm Other Lands

A MERICA'S Independence Day GA was celebrated in Rome, in Paris and London. And it was not Americans alone who took part in the festivities. For the first time in history Italians, Frenchmen and Englishmen had drect interest in the Fourth of July. They realized what it means to the American peo- pie, as never before, and what it means to the world.
 Paris, that most delightful of cities, who bears herself bravely amid wars alarms and retains all her graces de- spite the sufferings and hardships of a struggle which has been waged literally at her gates for almost three years, celebrated the Fourth of July with an enthusiasm which knew no bounds. The presence of American troops in France, the first of the great army which this country will send to Europe to battle for democ- racy, was an added inspiration to the French, who combined with their ob- servance of the Fourth a national welcome to the Americans, whom they regard as their deliverers. It was indeed a great day for the Stars and Stripes, honored and re- spected around the world, the lofty ideals for which it stands hailed as ushering in new era for humanity. There was time when foreigners declared that the national emblem of the United States should be the dol- lar mark, but that time has passed. No other nation ever had such a glori- ous mission to perform as America has undertaken in Europe and none ever set forth with more exalted mo- tives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06
THE HOPEFUL YOUNG

From the Philadelphia Record.
 The fussy old gentleman asked the chance travelling companion: Have you any children. sir7"
 'Yes, sir; a son."
 Does he smoke?"
 "Ah. sir. he never so much as touched cigarette"
 50 much the better. sir: the use of tobacco Is poisonous habit. Does he frequent clubs?'
 '"He has never put his foot in one.' Allow me to congratulate you. Does he never come home late?"
 Never. He goes to bed directly after dinner"
 "A model young man, sir; a model young man. How old is he?'
 Just six months"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06
HOTEL LOBBIES
Kirk Jackson Get. Acouainted

T amh beginning to be able to find my way about Birmingham without a guide said J. Kirk Jackson, the we'll known Montgomerian whom the Amer lean Trust and Savings bank transplanted from sister institution in the Capital City to be its vice president, but l am afraid some of the newspaper boys are unwittingly giving me another fellows job by referring to me as the secretary and treasurer of the Alabama Bankers association That honor belongs to my good friend Henry Bartlett of Montgom- president
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06
QUITE TRUE
6 Knoxville Sentinel

From the Knoxville Sentinel.
 One of the attractions of the church fete was a fortune-tellers tent
 "A lady took her 10-year-old, red- headed. freckled son inside. The wom- an of wisdom bent over the crystal ball
 Your son will be very distin- guished man if he lives long enoughr she murmured in deep. mysterious tones "Oh, how nice" gushed the proud |4nother. And what will he be dis |tinguished for?" For old age" replied the fortune teller slowly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06
The ouiete.t Fourth

"Wednesday was the quietest Fourth Of July ever witnessed in Birmingham" said Martin Eagan, chief of police. Accidents, mishaps and trouble were almost entirely absent from Birmingham on the Fourth this year. This speaks well of the con duct of the people and is a thing for the city to be proud of It was indeed sane Fourth"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06
Where Food Will Tell

T will tell you where victory will perch" said David B. Grace Lord Kitchener said the side would win that had the largest and best equipped army. Lloyd George says victory will come to the side that has the food. It seems to me that this Is a war where the pig pen is mightier than the sword"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06
A Nemsnaper pistinction

q am an inveterate newspaper reader said Brown Parks "and I see the big dailies from all parts of the country but The Age-H Herald has style@that Is all It's own I think it's makeup the finest in the land. When you pick 1t up you know you can turn to certain pages and find just what you are after I cer- tainly think it has a distinction in the newspaper world that is enviable."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06
MILITANT EDITOR

From the Atlanta Constitution. The Sedgwick Pantagraph must be
 the top of its editorial page: "The Sedgwick Pantagraph. Harold Allegro, Editor. sued every Thursday"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06
"Hands It, to Age-Herald

You must hand 1t to The Age-Herald," :" said Jake Weinstein. Last week bunch of us were coming south from New York and began to buy papers from Washington to Atlanta, but believe me, while we found plenty of pictures and feature stories, it was only when we got an Age-Herald that we really got the news"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06
PINCH HITTING WORDS

PINCH HITTING WORDS This queer word, "ween." Is often seen, At divers times; It is. indeed, A word we need In making rhymes. Then this word "eke," We never speak, At any time; But oft, I ween In prose 'tis seen And eke in rhyme.
 Cleveland Plain Dealer And then there's "wis." A cinch it is, A word to nurse. Without doubt It oft helps out A halting verse.
 Macon Telegraph. Tn reading books I found "gadzooks, Which serves to fill line; A quaint old word, Not often heard, But used in verse, looks fine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06
Look Forward to outinr

The Realtors are looking forward to the outing at West Lake on Saturday with the same glee that the average Sunday school pupil awaits the annual May picnic,' said Bob McDavid, the affa- ble secretary T really had no idea they were going to take so much interest in It. There is going to be big crowd and a lot of fun
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06
couLpN,T RE DONE

T saw a distressing sight today" "Tell me about it.
 "A man who must have weighed 300 pounds was trying to make meal off one lamb chop"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06
When age Is in the wit is out.
 Much Ado About Nothing.

BEGINNING THE DAY Lord, grant that I shall not slip. What perils there are, what depths ihto
 which to fall! How worse than death it were if, after having seen the golden glory, should sink into the naire! Gracious God. lay hold on me ana lead me by the heavenly vis- ion. In Jesus, name. Amen.---H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06
Birmingham Always has Surprises

T always enjoy visit to Birming- ham," said George Traylor, a leading citizen of, Atlanta. T have many friends in the Magic City, and 1t Is truly well named. Although I have been coming over for years. I always am surprised at Its enterprise and steady growth"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
NO sINECuRE

When you start to write column And your mind a perfect blank, And you have no more ideas
 Than you've dollars in the bank, And the weathers rather sultry
 And you're far from feeling prime. Most assuredly in no mood to
 Write a joke or bit of rhyme, Then 1t is col. conductor
 More than earns his weekly pay. And if anyone should ask me,
 That's the way I feel today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06
DELICATE SITUATION

"Is your cook wasteful?'
 "she wastes an hour or two every day talking over the telephone to her gentleman friend but don't see how the local food conservation committee is going to prevent that" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06
srRoNE CHARACTER

"Is that Miss Blobbit sensible girl?''
 T presume SO At least, have never heard her express a desire to become movie queen"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06

Washington bureau. 2o7 Hibps Duild- ing
 European bureau, Henrietta street, Covent Garden. London.
 Eastern business office, Rooms As to 50, inclusive. Tribune Building, New York city; western business oIIlce' Tribune Building, Chicago. The D. V. Beckwith Special Agency. agents Tor foreign advertising,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06

The Age-Heraid Is the only morning and Sunday newspaper in Birmingham carrying the Associated PreSs dls- patches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06
A FINE POINT

A FINE POINT "some of these dramatic critics are pretty sharp fellows"
 "I don't doubt it."
 For instance, here's one who takes a tragedian to task for using his hand kerchief freely while playing Hamlet" :" Maybe the actor had cold" That's just it. The critic contends there is nothing in Shakespeare's text to indicate that Hamlet had a cold"
 PROGRESSIVE "why did Mrs. Dubwaite resign from the literary club?"
 "she said her fellow members had no breadth of vision"
 "Yes?"
 Mrs Dubwaite thinks 1t waste of time to study Browning. when such up- to-date topics as the food problem, woman suffrage and birth control de- mand hearing"
 A CLOSE IMITAToR why did you discharge your office boy?"
 He was too ambitious to succeed me-" T wouldn't consider that fault Tt was in this boys case. The minute I stepped out of the office he settled himself~in my chair and propped his feet up on my desk"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06

No communication will be published without its authors name. Rejected manuscript. will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06

Daily and Sunday Age Herald, year $500 Daily without Sunday .......... 500 Daily and Sunday, per month. .'9 DalIy and Sunday. three months. 2OO Sunday Age-Herald. per annum. 2.OQ Weekly Age Herald, per annum. .25
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06

Entered al the Birmingham, Ala, postoffice as second-class matter un- deA act of Congress, March 3, 1879,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-12
Charles Page in the Fraudulent Role of Injured
Innocence "pV "'oos Icouos,,


publishers the
OF
The
publish all
Oklahoma account OF
brought
denial
1t
while 1t is
the there
.
who dsrepuabe Denver and promoted sh
widows and unframed
has had
other individual in this state not
his tracks and enable
is a
Atkins by crooked methods
expected to
World
his
publications ebb he doesn't believe what he reads in them
Is
proceedings by
not
might be disposed or Ana
Mr. andt IS
had The World
In Tulsa browbet pp
known pha-
accident wealth
hap i'm
thief fraud lived than Charles rage Ills
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-12
JACKSON BARNETT
BONDS
Oklahoma's Wealthiest Indian
Invests $640,000 in Lib
erty Notes.

WASHINGTON, June 11.-Jackson
Barnett, reputed to be the wealthiest
Indian In the United States, today
subscribed SGi0,000 to Liberty loa1
bonds thru his guardian, Carl j.
CHornett of Herryetta, Okla. Sec
retary Lanes ruling that Barnett
who Is II ward Of the government
might subscribe opens the way 10
many Indian subscriptions
Barnett son of n Creek chieftain,
derived his wealth from oil lands near
Tulsa Okla, which he at first In
dignantly rejected declaring the tract
fit only for coyotes and jackrabhits
and in no wise suited to an Indian
who merely wished t. fish and nunt
rs he pleased The discovery OF oil
and the lease of Ear rletts land made
the Indian millionaire. lie had
$i55, ,S95 cash or deposit May last
but he was unable to handle his II
nancial affairs and n guardian was ap-
pointed for him.
Barnett has never accepted more
tnan sl25 "A month OF his income and
shows little interest in the size or ms
fortune. Last year he paid ali income
tax estimated at $4,000.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-12
TEXANS INDICTED ON
CHARGE OF SEDITl0N
One Accused of Drilling Com
pany for Forcibly OppOs-
ing Registration.

DALLAS. June 11.-Fifty five per-
sons. mostly members OF the Farmers
and Laborers Protective association,
were charged with seditious conspiracy
against the United States government
in indictments returned here late to-
day by the federal grand jury for the
northern district OF Texas, Some OF
those Indicted already are I'm jail.
Names are being withheld pending ar
rest OF others.
The firs, count of the conspiracy
Indictment alleges the defendants con-
spired and agreed among themselves
and with various persons unknown
to oppose by force the authority OF
the United States in raising an army to
prosecute the war with Germany
Another count charges that In a
certain section OF Texas man, VINO
is named in the indictment, organized
and drilled u company OF men IN mih-
tary formation with the intention of
using force to defeat the selective draft
bill.
An those indicted, and otheS persons
in various sections of the state who
will be dealt with in local courts, am
other count recltcs, armed themselves
and prepared in various other ways to
oppose officers and agents of the gov
ernment
IL is alleged in the sixth count that
the men indicted conspired TO destroy
railroad tracks and bridges as well
as telegraph and other means OF com
munication ito RESTRAIN commerce be-
tween the various states at time
when a state of war existed between
the United States and Germany
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-12
MURDER SUSPECT COMMITS
SUICIDE NEAR CRIME SCENE
Georgia School Teacher Leaves Note
Saying Girl Also Killed
Self.

ROME. Ga. June 1.-THE body Of
Dallas Lovelace, county school
teacher and justice Of the peace of
Floyd county, was found today near
his home at Fosters Bend twenty
miles from here, near where on Sun
day Miss Mary Kerr, 20 years old,
daughter of w. n. Kerr, a well-to do
farmer. was found shot to death.
Lovelace died from pistol wound.
a coroner's jury verdict today charged
him with the murder OF the young
woman
Officers said Miss Kerr formerly
was a pupil in Lovelace's school. Ac-
cording to the testimony Of "A negro
woman he shot and killed Miss Kerr
Sunday while holding her in his arms.
Officers declared that at Loveace' 3
home they found a note from Love-
lace which read:
you will never find me alive. |
will do the same thing she did" They
interpreted this as a claim by Love
lace that Miss Kerr killed herself.
Lovelace was about 30 years old
and leaves "A widow and three chill
dren He was a candidate for the leg
is!ature at the last election.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-12
.SLACKERS TO BE
SEIZED AT ONCE
Governors Instructed to Begir
Rounding Up Unregistered
Eligibles.

WASHINGTON. June 1.-THE pc
riod of leniency ended tonight for men
between the ages of q and 80, inclu-
sive. who failed to register for the
army last Tuesday.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
sent to the governors of all the states
message asking them to inaugurate
from tomorrow vigorous. aggressive
and effective enforcement of the penal
clause OF the selective service law
against "all who have by their failure
to register brought themselves under
those provisions
When the provost marshal general $
office closed tonight 80 states had sent
in complete returns. They showed n
total registration of 6,35S,3SS, com
pared to census allotments totalling
7,063.4S2. The returns during the day
about kept up the percentage of pre-
vious reports and predictions as to the
grand total that would be shown by
all the states ranged from 100000
to 9,25O,000.
In the 33 states reporting, the white
registrations were 4S17.9S0; colored,
S30,5S6; aliens, iS2, 2,439, and alien enc
mics, 5S,304. The possible exemptions
indicated were 3,439,527.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-12
Hunt for Murderers Continues as
SorroWing Friends Bury Baby Keet

SPRINGFIELD, Mo, June ~
Baby Lloyd Keet whose life was the
toll exacted by abductors. was buried
here today.
Thousands of Springfield citizens
were at the St Pauls Methodist
Episcopal church. where the services
were held. and in the corteSe that
followed the little white casket to
the Maple Park cemetery. GRIEF Tor
the stricken father and mother had
overcome the lust for vengeance that
manifested itself Saturday night and
Sunday morning when ten thousand
persons, parading the uptown streets
demanded the lives of the six persons
they suspected of completely in the
crime.
Mother Bears Up Braycly.
j. Holland Keet. the father, and his
wife bore up bravely thru the ordeal
of the afternoon, but Mrs. keet gave
evidence as she appeared at the
church and at the cemetery OF her
sorrow, and altho she has recovered
partially from the prostration caused
by the finding of the baby's body, she
was under the guardianship of physi-
clans at the funeral. The baby's
grandmother. Mrs. Kate Keets, was
unable to attend. Her condition was
such that 1t was not dared to permit
her to leave her sons home in Mead
owmere place.
The services were pronounced by the
Rev. w. A. McClannahan and were
simple. Several hymns were sung and
prayer offered. Then the body was
taken to the cemetery.
But the holding of the funeral did
not stop the police and county at
tnrneys from going ahead with the
search they are making for those who
threw little Lloyd into the old well on
deserted Crenshaw farm eight mile!
southwest Of hero. At the same time
floral tributes were pouring into the
keet home today in great numbers
Paul O'Day, prosecuting attorney ol