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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-18
JEWISH FESTIVAL
OF ROSH HASHANA
IS COMMUNICATED
Houses Of Worship Crowded
With Devout Jews i'm OBJ
servance of New Years
Day Activities

''Rosh Hashana," or the Jewish
New Years day. was observed by the
several Jewish congregations of the
city yesterday with appropriate serv-
ices and exercises. At the Temple
Emanuel the festival was attended
by an OVERLOOKING congregation and
DIR. Newf1eld preached sermon on
"True Life" which was very edifying
and instructive. The choir rendered
special music. including that Of the
ritual. Attending the services were
quite a number of soldiers of the Jew
ish faith from Camp Mcclellan, who
them to attend the New Years serv-
ices.
Services were also held at the Knes-
seth Israel synagogue yesterday morn
ing and evening, with Rabbi Jacob
Mendlessohn officiating. The Orthodox
Jews will continue the New Years ac-
tivities during today.
The Rosh Hashana holiday, or New
Year, is one of the big holidays of the
Jewish people. Commemoration of the
establishment of the world. 567S years,
and its observance is general through
out the world as well as in Birming-
ham. In addition to attending services
the devout Jews abstain from all la
Dor AS a consequence the business
houses of the Jewish people were
closed yesterday. The Orthodox Jews
will maintain the celebration through
out today.
Soldiers who came over from Camp
Mcclellan were entertained yesterday
prior to their return to the camp,
Ell and Knesseth Israel synagogue be-
ing in charge of the entertainment
The hottest of holy days with the
Jews will be observed 10 days later,
starting at the setting of the sun,
Tuesday, September rs. Yom Kippur,
Day of Atonement. to be celebrated.
This holiday will continue all
through Wednesday and not only will
there be abstenajon from labor but
also strict fart will be observed
Business houses will again be closed.
1t is Israel's Sabbath of Sabbaths and
the holiday is taken as a day that ex-
.piates sins between man and his
Maker. but for the sins between man
and man the condition precedent to
atonement is the redress of the injury.
Humbling themselves before God in
sincere penitence, in abstaining from
all worldly pursuits and pleasures. by
day of devout devotion. fully feeling
the grief Of sin and the beauty and
holiness of the correct life are the
ways of effecting atonement.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-18
BARRETT REPEATS
He HAS PROMISED
NO APPOINTMENTS
Says Stories Are Circulated
by Desperate Politicians
to Strengthen a For
l0rn Cause

Anyone who says that I, either by
word or implication. by myself or through
another, have committed myself to any
man or men as to appointments should
be elected president or the city com
mission states that which is absolutely
false
This is the way DIR. N. A. Barrett
characterizes the statements being made
by his opponents that he has promised
certain municipal appointments in event
of his election.
These reports are lnade purely FOR
their supposed effect upon the campaign, :"
he continued, land are part OF the
campaign methods used by desperate pol
itlcians to strengthen forlorn cause
With the beginning of the third week
prior to election, increased activities are
in evidence at the Barrett campaign
headquarters, 612 jefferson County Bank
building. Rallies will be held this week
in Avondale North Birmingham and
Pratt City. at which prominent speakers
will address the voters on the issues If
the campaign and fitness of the men
who seek the office.
Many are calling at headquarters each
day, it is stated. and volunteering their
services In Dr. Barrett's interest.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-18
Camp Gordon Prepared
for 1884 Draft Men
From Three States

Atlanta, September F.-Preparations
are being made at Camp Gordon for the
reception of 1884 select men from Geor-
gia, Tennessee and Alabama, represent
ing the second contingent to be ordered
out for service with the Eighty-second
division of the national army.
The first of these drafted men will
arrive Wednesday, The men will re-
port at intervals for six days. when it Is
expected the last of the second contin-
gent will be in camp.
The preliminary physical examinations
will begin the day after the first men
arrive The army doctors have pre-
pared to examine an average of 500 men
each day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-18
SAFETY COUNCIL
Next National Convention May Be
Held in Birmingham

The National Safety council, meeting in
New York during the past week, heard
Birmingham presented as the next meet
ing place for the annual convention OF
1918 by Blanks Everett and Fred 3.
Shireman, sent from Birmingham by the
Chamber OF Commerce.
The committee which was named to de-
eide the matter of meeting place for
1918 will report in December.
I'VE believe that we are going to get
the convention. We had every encour-
agement offered us and we feel that tnere
will be only two cities in the running.
St Louis and Birmingham. In fact, this
is the status Of the race at the present,
said Blanks Everett last night.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-18
SENSE Of BALANCE
IS ALL IMPORTANT
IN AVIATION WORK
Major Jones Explains Some
of the Tests That All
Candidates Must
Stand

Maj Isaac Jones of the regular
army medical service. told the JEFF
ferson County Medical society and
large audience of guests at the Tut
wiler last night all about the tests a
man must go through to become an
aviator.
In the first place he must pass the
mental and physical examinations re-
quired of an officer in any other
branch of the service.
But in addition to this such candi-
dates must be tested for their sense
of balance" 1t was surprise to many
of the laymen present last night to
learn that there is an organ in the
inner ear which governs mans sense
of balance.
"As the body sways from one side
to the other" said Major Jones, there
is a fluid substance in this inner ear
cavity which flows over some tiny.
hair-like projections and these trans
nit to the brain the sense of the di-
rection of the deviation from equilib-
rum. Our tests are simply to show
WH6LAeT li6 Cdnuiudtc aSbo GO OtiASA
normal beings act when he is turned
around in a certain way so that this
fluid in the inner ear IS set in mo-
ton"
Some OF the interesting points
brought out by the moving pictures
shown and the actual examination OF
several candidates by Major Jones
were:
A man sitting in a specially con-
structed revolving chair and spun
around 10 times in 20 seconds, who
then opens his eyes will show the
eyes moving quickly back and forth
horizontally This eye motion will con-
tinue for 26 seconds.
Spun around five times with his
head and hands on his knees, when he
raises his head he will fall over in
the direction in which he was spin
ming
Spun around rapidly. when the chair
stops the candidate will raise his arm
straight up and three times miss re-
but on the fourth time he will bring
his finger back to the point it start
ed. III
Men who do not respond to these
tests in + is way are not fitted for
aviators.
A deaf and dumb man cannot get
seasick Seasickness is normal and the
man who makes his first sea trip and
is not seasick has something the
matter with his sense of balance.
Four per cent of the men so far ex-
amined in the United States have had
to be turned down for failure to meet
the balance sense tests.
Arrangements are being made for
the establishment Of a regular ex-
animation unit of the aviation service
in Birmingham where candidates from
this section of the south can come
to be examined.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-18
Congressman Tilson Is
Visitor at Ogleth0rpe

Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, September IL
Col John @. Tilson, ranking republican
member of the military committee OF the
House of Representatives, is visitor to
the training camp here today, with a
view Of securing first-hand information
concerning the various phases of The
work Colonel Tilson expressed the
opinion that there should be other train
ing camps following the present one. but
that the men selected should come from
the National Guard, national army and
regular forces. rather than from civil
life. Colonel Tilson will leave tomorrow
for Camp Gordon. Atlanta
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-18
Lists Closed in Race
For City Commissioners

Bodeker, Bodeker National Detective
agency; Jake Burger, merchant; j..
Ellis Brown, of Ensley; Prof. H. P. Bur
russ, school principal; Charles K Hall,
locomotive engineer; James NJ. Handy,
lawyer; S. w. Hawkins, printer; John
r. Hornady, incumbent; Dave Kelso,
state mine inspector; ]. r. Montgom-
cry, lawyer; Columbus Peacher, sales
man; T. e. Street, city detective; John
H. Taylor, real estate; ]. D. Truss, in
cumbent.
A lively scramble for votes will be the
order of the day from now on, and It is
expected that those commissioners who
are running to succeed themselves as well
as those who are new in the game will
become intensely active at once
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-18
WANTS AGE-HERALD
BY THE FIRST MAIL

Ulysses Lewis. Company b, One
fantry, Hempstead, N. X, writes to
The Age-HeraId under special de-
livery stamp as follows,
'Being a native Of Alabama and
Birmingham. Eve just got to have
the birmingham newspaper up
here with me. hence the months
subscription check enclosed.
s'The quickest you can start 1t
to me Will be too Slow
The Herald is now going to
hundreds of Alabama boys In all
parts of. the country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-18

September II being just q days prior to
october 8, election day, the entrants into
the race for city commissioner who
failed to file their petitions yesterday
the last day-are barred for four years
from getting into that fascinating pas
time-city politics.
George B. Ward, incumbent; Arlie Bar
Der, commissioner of public safety, and
DR.. N. A. Barrett of East Lake are the
contestants for the presidency of the
commission. There are 10 aspirants for
the four seats on the board as associate
commissioners, as follows:
John B. Bethea, real estate; George H.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-18
Southern Club

The board of directors of the South
ern club met last night for the pur-
pose of voting the issuance of $4,000
second mortgage bonds with which
to retire existing mortgages and
floating Indebtedness. To the forego-
ing effect the action of the board was
unanimous
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-18
PERSONAL

Joseph Houppert, one Of the best known
engineers on the Frisco, left yesterday
for a two weeks vacation trip. He will
visit Chicago, Detroit, Saginaw and
other cities in the lake region.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-18
Radcliffe Elected

William c. Radcliffe, former secretary
of the Birmingham Chamber of Com
merce, now resident Of Worcester,
Mass, was Friday elected executive Sec
rotary of the Worcester Red Cross cans
paign. and will enter upon his duties at
once.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-18
MASONIC NOTICE

Special meeting Of King solomon
lodge No. 400. A. F. and A. NJ. ia called
for Tuesday, September is. Mt p. M.
for bullotinG and work.
G. $. WRIGHT. w. NJ.
j. S. WHITE. Scc'y.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-18
TODAY'S EVENTS
At the Theatres

At the Theatres
Lyric: Keith vaudeville. Matinee at
8 o'clock. Night performances, 1880 and
0 o'clock.
Bijou: Superior vaudeville and feature
pictures. Continuous performances, to
II p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-18
HELM PLEADS FOR
THE COAL CONSUMER.
Tells the Trade Commission
They Have Rights
NO PAID ATTORNEYS
Local Operators and Miners Sur
prised to Learn of Mr.. Heflin's
Sudden Activity in the
Coal Matter
NO PAID ATTORNEYS

J. Thomas Helm. representative in
Congress of the Fifth Alabama district,
yesterday urged the federal trade com
mission, while considering the plea Of
Alabama coal operators, to consider
also the welfare of the consumers of
coal.
According to telesraphic accounts Of
his speech, Mr.. Heflin, in urging the
consideration of the case of the people,
emphasized the fact that operators
have had in Washington presenting
their cause. paid attorneys.
Local operators and officials of the
miners union, when appraised of the
fact that Mr.. Helm had thrust him
self into the situation, were surprised.
Miners have Joined with operators in
asking for revision in the price scale
as recently set by Inc President. No
one, however, authorized an Interview
last night.
WHAT HELM SAID
Mr.. Heflin, before the trade commits
sion, said:
MIR. Chairman: The coal mine own
asking for larger profits on their coal,
and while I want to see the coal mine
owners and the big coal dealers of my
state get a good profit for all of the
coal that they mine or handle. I am
not willing to see them hold up and rob
the coal consumers of Alabama.
Goal mine owners and their attor-
neys have been and are here, urging
that the government allow them to
charge more per ton for coal at the
mine than the President has said was
a reasonable price. l want to say a
word for the coal consumer. If the coal
mine owner is permitted to take adj
vantage of the embarrassing coal sit
uation produced by the war, and is
allowed to fix an enormous price on
coal. thousands of coal consumers in
Alabama and other stases are going TO
suffer this winter, and when your board
considers what will be satisfactory
price and profit to the coal mine own
ers, / beg you to keep in mind the
rights and the welfare of the thousands
of unorganized coal consumers in Ala
bama and other states, who have no
paid attorneys there to plead their
cause.
THE GENERAL BURDEN
This is the time when every citizen
must do his part in bearing war bur-
dens.
Some do not seem to understand
this. They seem to think that those
who represent the government ought
to give them free hand to pillage
and plumber the people. 1t is all right
for the business interested to have Its
attorneys present it's case, but those
who are honored and trusted by the
people to represent them at Washing
ton ought not to become the special
friends of certain interests to the neg
left and injury of the mass of the peo-
pie at home.
80 1 beg you, Mr.. Chairman, and
those associated with you to see to 1t
that the coal consumers are treated
fairly in this matter of fixing prices
on coal"
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-09-01
ZOPPI CELEBRI

Non pochi uomini zoppi hanno
lasciato, non ostante la loro infer
mita, un nome che 10 storia ricor-
da.
II noto, insigne-secondo il
punto di yista-uomo di State
francese Taueyrand che ebbe tan
ia parte nellie vicende dell 'epoca
napoleOnica ,aveya appena un an
no quando da una disgrazia fu re-
so zoppO per sempre. Astuto, gran
de ingegnO, mente politica scaltri-
ia negli intrighi pid raffinati nei
pi6 abih sotterfugi, 81 ebbe dalla
prima moghe dell 'imperatore, Giu-
Seppina, che 10 cOmbatteva aspra-
mente, l'appelativo di sciancato
maledettO. -
Anche lord Byron Walter Scott
erano zoppi.
L infermita di Walter Scott fu
prodotta dial calcio di un cavallo
quando il grande romanziere era
quartiermastro nella cavalIeria leg
gera di Edim
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-09-01

Italia L..
Due ombre, attorcigliate ALA
corda, risalirono in fretta. Nella
barca il sinistro mormorio stranie-
70 81 fece pid concitato, quasi con
vulsO.
Laura ripet6 il suo grido
Italia l..
Dele torcie, in alto, su torrioni
del CASTILLO, uno scompiglio affan-
noso di uomini in armi, e la fanci-
ulla impavida spettrale, presso il
vecchio muro in rovina.
Dalla barca, prigionieri 81 era
no lanciati in mare. Uno di essi
avanz6 verso la spiaggia, trema-
va di rabbia, di sdegno e di ferocia
biascicava bestemmie, stringendO,
ira lie dita ossute, un pugnale.
-Ital...-ripet6 ancora la fanci-
ulla, mentre sospinta afferrata,
Parma lie era confccata mel cuore.
Poi un tuonare di colpi, uno
scandagliare di luci, dali alto del
CASTILLO, risyegliato ALA caccia del
fuggitivi.
E presso il vecchio muro in ro-
vina, Laura Massimo, due fan
tasmi, votati insieme ALA patria,
ricOngiunti "dalla stessa mano sa-
crilega" mel rifugio dell Infinite.
CARLO DE FLAVIIS.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-09-01
IL DUCA DI SASSONIA-G GOTHA
Ell CAPELL VERDI

Tn sovrano allegroccio-nella
ricca teoria di principi tedeschi
pazzoidi degenerati-fu Augusta
di Sassonia Gotha Altenburg,
AMIGO di Napeoleone |, il quale
condusse la pi1 folle vita che 81
possa immaginare. Aveva la ma
MIA del travestimenti dele par
rucche variopinte: cambiava il CO.
lor del capelli come avreb-
rebbe cambiato di camicia.
Non aveva che ola sceglie-
re mel magazine dele sue parruc-
che di lutte lie sfumature: azure,
viola, porporine, ecc., ecc. 81 vestl-
va volontieri da prete indiana, da
pontefce greco, da rabbinO da...
donna. Tn giornO 10 scrittOre
Jean Paul Richter trov6 in casa
sua una DANA velata con lie brac-
ella nude cariche di sbraccialetti e
in posa motto 1anguida, che gil
porse la mano da baciare. Jean
Paul baci6... Allora la DANA, scop-
piando in una risata Omerica, 81
Scopri il viso; il pOvero scrittore
nonch6 consigliere aulicO, fu cosi
mortificato di trovarsi dinanzi la
faccia rubiconda del suo sovrano,
mbellattata tempestata di nei
di tatfeta, che abbandOn6 la citta
e non Vi fece mai piG ritorno.
Anche Goethe, stance dele bur-
lie del sOvrano, 10 abbandon6 e
con lui l'abate Boggler che serbia
va rancore al duca Augusta per
m certO clavicembalo cui tasti
legati a 'un serbatoio d 'acqua face
vanO far la doccia al disgraziato
suOnatore.
Per vendicarsi, il duca Augusta
Ordin6 al pittore Grassi di dipin-
gergli ] ritratti del tre, disertori
-coi capelli.. verdi. Questo mat
tacchione di sovrano diceva che
capeli sOno una Vegetazione deb
bono esser verdi naturalmente
gil altri colori non sOno che una
corruzione della natura | singo-
lari ritratti furono eseguiti, e per
venti ami Boggler, Goethe E Rich
ter illuminarono della loro aureo-
La verde il CASTILLO di Gotha. Poi
per misteriose vicende, sparirono
e ricomparvero pi6 tardi a m asia
pubblica a Parigi.
La Casa regnante di Sassonia-
Gotha 10 seppe e mand6 un suo II
caricato a ricuperare / tire ritratti
al prezzo di dieci franchi cin-
quanta centesimi l'uno. E. nj
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-09-01

perbo maeStOSO IL caStellO anglo
inO con le sue ample torn lie fall
de granitiche piantate nellie ondeI
azzurre. Magnifco CASTILLO che
dominava La rada deliziosa in cui.
nei secoli lontani, j Cesari di Ro-I
ma, trasportati dale trireme, ST
abbandonavano voluttuosamente
al loro sontuosi lascivi OH estivi.
Ora il CASTILLO era ben guardato
ben difeso, dalla fOrza armata;
per la custodia del prigionieri au-
striaci.
Come negli altri ami, anche in
ouelIa torrida estate di guerra, lie
due famiglie avevano chiesto RI
storo ALA pittoresca sOlitudine del
mare pienO di fascinO di mlstero.
T'utte dome due vecchi, piu
bianchi pi1 taciturni nei loro
tristi abiti di Iutto. Erano fratel-
Ii: vissuti sempre insieme nella
vasta casa paterna, anche dOpo lie
nozze. celebrate nello stessO glor-
no. Ed avevano serenamente I'M
biancato, carezzandO l'ultlmo so
gno della loro sOave feliclta faml'
Hare. Nei cuori del loro fgliuoll
Laura MassimO, vissuti lnsleme
dalla primissima infanzia, era
sbocciato un idilliO tenerisslmo ira
sformato poi, con gil ardori della
giovinezza, in amOre puro me-
stinguibile.
E Ii ayrebbero sposati presto
ouei due ragazzi, nella prosslma
estate, offrendo lOro, per la luna
di miele, tutto il primo piano della
villa, rimodernato abbellito per
i prediletti colombo in amore.
Invece quelle camere piu rlden-
ii, pid fresche pid festoso neIla
luce del nuovi addobbi, erano III
maste vuote; ermeticamente chlu-
Sc, come un sepolcro.
| due vecchi per6, con lie mogh
in gramaghe Laura palhda, mu-
IA e dolente, avevano avuto la for
"a ed il coraggio di tOrnare, come
tutti gil ami, al mare. PortaVano
su volti mel cuore l'orma oil una
rafica distruggitrice.
ImponevanO, ALA spenslerata
folla del bagnanti, una riverenza
ouasi mistica nello schianto del To-
70 lutto acerbo. Massimo era NOR
to in guerra.
Anch 'egli richiamato allie arml,
era partito impavido e sereno CO.
me tutta la forente giOvlnezza
dell Italia in armi, per la grande
conouista redentrice. Lo aveva
ucciso il piombo austriacO, ma a
tradimento, mentre il giOvane, do
30 una asprissima lotta di trlncea
in prima Inca, era state cOstretto
ad arrendersi con pochi altri no
mini. scampati miracolosamente
all 'eccidio. E su di essi, dopo a
verG denudati derubati, lie belve
nemiche, avevanO fatto fuoco,
freddandoli tutti, memo un capora-
le del bersagheri, SOpravissuto
poche ore per potter gridare al
monde la Incredible infamia.
Oh che mai raccontava di nuovo
il misero bersaglfere mOrente, Sc,
frugando fra lie carte del cadaverl
RI Q del prigionieri austriaci piu
volte 81 era letto 'l'ordine supe-
riore'' di fnire i feriti / prigi-
onieri possibilmente colpendoh al
viso, quando fosse necessario ed
opportuno utilizzare i loro indu-
menti?
Quella morte, su le due famiglie,
pi1 unite mel muto e invincibile do
lore, grayava ora come una bruna
ombra di gloria. Da questa ombra
il palIore di Laura riceveva rifessi
paurosamente spettraH per quelli
che paventayano la chiusa angoscia
della sua anima infranta. Non pi-
angeya, come gil altri. Forse per