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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29
ALABAMA MUST RAISE S3OO,OOO
 OF Y. M. |. A. FUND

Atlanta, Ga. October disappointment of an executive committee of 21 men to direct the southeastern military dis trict's campaign to raise it's part of a S35, ,000,000 fund to be solicited throughout the country for the Young Mems Chris tian associations war work at home and overseas, was announced here to- night The campaign will be waged from November Il to November 1c This districts share of the fund is
 $1, ,5000 000 which is to be divided among
 seven states as follows
 Georgia, $350, 900; Alabama, $30O, GOO; Ten
 nessee, $500, 900; North Carolina $40OOOU;
 South Carolina, $20O 0O0; Mississippi, SlOO, : GOO; Florida, $75000., The executive committee for the dis
 trict as announced includes the follow
 ing:
 Tennessee: w. R. Cole, James I. Vance Nashville; J. J. Gray Rockdale Alabama: J. T. Horne, Tuscaloosa;
 John D. Rather, Jr., Tuscumbia R. S.
 Munger, Birmingham. North Carolina: A. J. Draper, P. C.
 Whitlock, N. H. Spier, Charlotte.
 South Carolina: Allen Graham, Green vile; John A. Adger, Belton; ). A. Har- din. Columbia. Mississippi: LeRoy Percy, w.. B.
 Kretschmar, Greenville; J. Calvin Wells
 Jackson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29
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"The Garden of Allah"

The coming presentation of that mas sive and gorgeous drama "The Garden of Allah" which on it's fifth tour will open at the Jefferson tomorrow for limited engagement of two days with a matinee Wednesday, causes all those who nave seen it to reflect on the lengths to Whlch ambitious and wealthy producers will SC In providing rich and ornate scenery ana electrical effects that create illusion. NC production brought to this city Tn many years has offered such elaborate ano baa1,t,f,,l backgrounds as will be seen in ..The Garden of Allah.
 Prominent in the cast and company or no will be MT. William Jeffrey, Howard Gould, Sarah Truax, Albert Andruss, James Mason, Lee de Valery, Tnaddeus Gray, Pearl Gray and the Abbott family of five
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29
LYRICS WAR PRICES
 EFFECTIVE THURSDAY

War prices at the Lyric will go into effect next Thursday night. November l.
 and the admission figures thereafter will be 15, 25, a5. 55 and s5 cents. instead of 10, 20 90, 50 and 75 cents. Ever penny of the difference between the old and new prices goes into Uncle Sam's war chest for our boys over there," said Manager Monte 6emon, in announcing the change. This Is an easy way to do your bit"
 The new matinee prices will be as
 follows: Gallery, 15 cents; balcony, To cents; crchestra, unreseryed, z5 cents
 orchestra, reserved, 35 cents; boxes. oo cents. The nigit prices, as stated above, will be: Gallery. l6 cents; balcony. 2s cents: orchestra. unreserved. 3b cents; orchestra. reserved, 8 cents: boxes. W cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29
4OS NEGROES LEAVE. |BESSEMER MONDAY.
Farewell Ceremonies Held for the Departing
 Drafted Men

1 Bessemer, October 2S.-(Special.) | One of the largest crowds ever seen on the streets of Bessemer gathered l this afternoon on Third avenue to 1 witness the farewell ceremonies for
 the 40s negro men drafted for the na-
 tiona1 army, who will leave Besse- | mer on Monday morning at 1235 o'clock on special train for Camp Dodge, Ia.
 l Maj. Thomas T. Huey, chairman of the local exemption committee, was assisted by Ray Tillman, clerk of the board; George Ross, W. S. Welch, An drew C. Mitchell, Chief of Police Tom Benton, John Egan, George Bowen and others, who helped in calling the men and tagging them with their sleeper and berth numbers. After the men were all tagged Major Huey gave them final instructions before leaving, put ting one man in charge of each 48 men. The men then marched in body to the N o. Nelson Settlement House on Eighth avenue, between Twenty third and Twenty-fourth streets, where an interesting programme was rendered, talks being made by John T. McEniry, Mrs. F. B. Hill, N O.. Nelson, Rev. MT. Mallett, while an in teresting paper on What Negro Wom- en Can Do to Help in the War" was read by Mrs. Croft Scott. Two of the
 kindergarten children gave several recitations and sang several songs. The meeting was presided over by May Reese Johnson and Mrs. F. B. Hill and Mrs. M. P. Reynolds of the local Women's Christian Temperance
 union and the Mothers club presented
 the men with comfort kits.
 The business men of this city will give a barbecue for the men leaving Monday at Il o'clock on Twenty first
 street between First and Second ave-
 nues, which will be roped off for
 them.
 The report of c. L. Lemon & Co., who
 have audited the city books, will be read
 in few days, and Mayor B. c. Jones
 states that to the best of his Knowledge
 there will be shown a balance of $30,000
 over expenses for the past year. The
 money has been applied on the floating
 debt and other indebtedness. The mayor,
 in keeping with his retrenchment policy,
 has made number of contracts with the
 corporations in regard to the upkeep of
 the railroad crossings and approaches and streets leading to private roadways. Chert has been secured for the improve
 ment of number of crossings and
 streets, under these agreements.
 CHURCH HAS GOOD YEAR
 The board of stewards of the First
 Methodist church will hold meeting Monday night at the church, at which time the affairs of the church for the past year will be closed.
 The Pastors Helpers of the First Methodist church will hold a social and business meeting Tuesday afternoon at 8 o'clock in the parlors of the church, at which time the election of officers for the coming year will take place. Cir cle No. 1 will be host and an interest," ing programme has been arranged for the occasion. All members are urged to be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29
Searching for Germans

Atlanta. ctoberN2S.-Another search here and in cities and towns in Geor- gia today had failed tonight to reveal the hiding place of three of ten Ger mans who escaped last week from the prison camp at Fort McPherson, ac- cording to an announcement at the local offices of fYie department of jus tice Five of the fugitives were cap tured while making their way to- ward the southeast Georgia coast and two were arrested in Atlanta. The men still at liberty &nclude Lieut.. Hans lerg of the Germany navy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, October 2S.-For Alabama Fair Monday; Tuesday rain and colder
 Georgia: Fair Monday; Tuesday prob ably rain and colder.
 Florida: Fair Monday and Tuesday ex- cept rain and colder Tuesday in north west.
 Mississippi: Probably rain and much colder Monday; Tuesday fair, colder n southeast.
 Tennessee and Kentucky Rain and much colder in west, fair in east Mon- day; Tuesday rain and colder in east fair in west.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29
AMERICA MUST BE WORTHY OF VICTORY, SAYS DR. BARNWEL[ Why Does God Hold Back Triumph He Had De-
 creed? He Asks FIGHT TO GIVE WORLD SOMETHING NOT OURS We Kill More Children, Ruin More Girls, Than the Germans Have
 Killed and Ruined, Rector's
 Indictment Charges k

God has willed the triumph of eur cause in war, but 1t is not enough that our cause be worthy o1 tr1umph-we must be worthy of our cause, declared Dr. Middleton g. Barnwell. rector of the Church of the Advent, in his sermon yes- eerday delivered in observance of the Presidents proclamation that there be n nationwide dny of prayer for the arms of the allies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29
TWO PROGRAMMES OF PRAYER

Here then we have two programmes of prayer; two great groups of nations, Protestants and Romanists and Turks: Church of England and Japanese, all praying to their respective Gods in their respective ways for results that are dia- metrically opposed to each other. Which, ever way, therefore, the tide of battle turns, there are going to be hundreds of millions of Gods children disappointed; !; who believe that God hath turned a deaf ear to them, whose faith in the efficacy of prayer will receive the greatest shock of their lives. God sits on His throne and the prayers of German wives and American mothers rise to him. Both are asking victory for their husbands and their sons. Humanly speaking, the granting of both prayers is impossible, even for God. Here the inquiring mind must stop, and wait to see what God will do.
 And so the query naturally arises 'Ir God already knows all of this, what is the use of praying? If God knows that we are going to win, then we are going to win anyhow, minus the money and men; minus the sacrifice and death. 1 will not buy my liberty bond will not give my son. These sacrifices are use- less, if the issue is already determined.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29
QUOTES PRESIDENT

Psalm 122-6:. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. They shall prosper that love l Thee"
 l The Presidents proclamation whereby today has been set apart as 8 day of prayer for our nation, is document of 1 lofty sentiment and noble character T, Woodrow Wilson, President of the Unit I ed States, gladly responding to the wish expressed by Congress, do appoint Oc- tooer 2S as a day of application and prayer for all the people of the nation,
 to observe the appointed day, according to their several faiths, in solemn prayer that Gods blessing may rest upon the high task which is laid upon us, to the end that the cause for which we give our lives and treasure may triumph and our efforts be blessed with high achieve ment." We are called to pray not for personal, or even for national triumph but just to pray for the triumph of our cause, for the establishment of liberty and Justice throughout the world, even
 though we ourselves should be sacrificed
 for the attainment of that end
 And yet in the minds of most men
 such prayer is the same as a prayer
 for the success of the allied armies We
 do not see how our cause can possibly
 triumph until the German legions have
 been shattered and driven back Most of
 US, in our prayers as in our lives, get
 away from the ideal and abstract and
 come down to the definite and concrete
 We dream of happiness, but we ask for
 the things which will make us happy
 We dream of the triumph of ideals, but
 we pray for the victory of our men,
 through which that triumph will be real
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29

Bailey, Mrs. Amanda D.-Aged 60 died yesterday afternoon at the fam fly residence, 1909 North Twelfth A avenue. Funeral services over the remains will be held Tuesday morn ing at 10 o'clock with interment in Elmwood cemetery. Survived by two sons, A. c. and J. Bailey; three sis ters, Mrs. H. w. English. Mrs. w. A. Bennett, Mrs. w. N. McAllister; one brother, G. w. Burkes. of Pratt City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29
At the Lyric

l Trnprecedented attractions in vaude-
 vile feature the programme to pc pre- scented at today's matinee. The vauoe-
 villa sensation, the four fighting Can i adians. all wounded, from IS months
 service in the trenches of France. VIII
 be presented a+ l In addition to this attraction the last and most thrilling of the episodes or l the wonderful war pictures, The He- treat of the Germans at Arras," will be shown. The fighting Canadians will present some trench entertainment. Tuesday ma tinee they will hold public reception and souvenirs will be given.
 Other attractions on the new bill 1n- clude Howard and White. in "The Cad al,outs" Dell and Glass, eccentric mu- sical clowns; Yelling and Elaine, sing- l ing and dancing, and Victoria trlo' slnglng girls.
 At Loew's BijOu
 Rare entertainment with the variety that always adds to the charm or vaudeville programme. is on the Dill at Loew's Bijou for the first hall or the week. In addition to the five star acts there will be a wonderful crook feature picture, '"The Man Trap Loew's current events will depict stirring scenes at homes and abroad and new comedy reels will be shown William Schilling and company will present the legitimate triumph of vaudeville, ''The Cash,@ telling vivid- | ly of the Injustice of mans written law. The playlet is strong in dramatic action and has a fitting climax. The other acts are Al Harris and Graca Lyman, in comedy songs and bur- lesque boxing match; Leonore Simon son, noted prima donna; Adeline Lowe and company, revue of acrobatic feats; and Gordon and Gordon in athletic stunts and contortions. Herbert Rawl- inson will star in the picture feature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29
FROM IDEAL TO CONCRETE

But do you not see that you have gone beyond what God has clearly ordainedY You have fallen into the old error that led us astray in the first path that we tried to follow. You have jumped from the ideal to the concrete again. You have felt principles and come to person. alties. say that God knows on which side of this struggle righteousness is going to triumph. I say that justice and liberty and brotherhood and mercy and kindness and love; that these things are dear in Gods sight, that they must tri- umph. This and this only is the victory that God hath determined. And here is the crux of the whole matter: He hath not yet determined your worthiness to share in that victory.
 1 believe in predestination, up to a point. I believe In 1t so far as principles are concerned. I believe that God loves truth more than He loves lie, and that therefore in the long run truth Is bound to triumph. But it does not follow that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29

Pearson. E. s.-Aged 30. died Sunday morning at Il o'clock at his resi- dence, 3722 Main street, Brighton. Funeral services will be held from residence today with interment at Forest Hill cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29

truth will triumph in me. may live and die liar That does not thwart the triumph Of truth. It only keeps me from sharing in that triumph. God loves righteousness more than sin,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29
DEATHS

Sample. AIexander-Aged 70, died last night at o'clock at a local in- firmary. Remains are being held at Lige Loy's pending the announce- ment of funeral arrangements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29
BRANDON MAKING PLATFORM

William W. Brandon of TlAscaloosa is preparing his platform which he will give to the public during the next few days. He has not said what stand he will take on the prohibition issue,
 but it is probable th/ he will say something on the subssct when his for nal declaration is published. ~ He passed through Montgomery yesterday and when cornered by newspaper cor respondents said: Boys, don't sur
 mise. Wait until you have my plat form before you say am local op- tionist or prohibitionist. shall make public my platform as soon as pos- sible. It Is being prepared"
 MT. Brandon claimed to be immense ly pleased with the way things are going in the sections he has visited. Wherever he Is billed to speak he has a large audience. The old story about his removing the hinges from the door when he is elected governor and per- hitting all persons to enter his sano- tum sanctorium has started anew. It promises to rival as a campaign stoNy the yarn about his removing his silk socks during the famous debate with Stallings in order to prevent any charge that he was member of the silk stocking brigade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29

If God has decreed the triumph of the things we fight for, why does he hold that triumph back?" quered Dr.. 6arnwell. Tt may not be the only req son. but it seems to me to be a good enough one in itself-we are fighting to give the world sometNng that is not yet ours to give. We have thieves in the camp. There are those who prate of liberty who are tyrants in all their de- Ia iatlonshlps. There are those who talk of Justlce when dishonesty is their creed There are those who burn at the thought or Belgium's suffering who are callous 10 the pain and heartbreak of the.r nelghbor across the street. We kill more children every year in our factories than the Germans have killed in three years or war. We ruin more girls in America than the Germans have dishonored in northern Francer
 In the last analysis. said pr. Barn. well, God will hear all our prayers. The victory shall be Germanys and the vic tory shall be ours-because the victory shall be God S.
 pr. Barnwells sermon in full Is as follows
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29
MARTIN ID ENTER GOVERNOR'S RACE IS LATEST 4DOPE" Attorney General Makes Mysterious Visit to Mobile
 and Gossip Begins PLATFORM WOULD BE ENFORCEMENT OF LAW This and Not Prohibition to Be Made Issue if He Announces Candi-
 dacy-TeasIy Not Going
 to Run
By FRED T. eoRMLnY

Montgomery, October 28.-(Special) William L. Martin, attorney general, may announce his candidacy for gov- ernor within two weeks. It developed Sunday that he Is giving serious con- sideration to the coming political fight, and that he is being supported by law enforcement advdtates and that he IS determined to make decision within few days. If he should announce it would be with the intention of mak- ing law enforcement the chief issue.
 MT. Martin, in the event of his can didacy, will insist that prohibition is not an issue, but that the prohibition laws should be maintained and en- forced. He will contend that no law is effective unless authorities believe in it's enforcement, that prohibition has become fixed policy in Alabama as well as In the nation and that this state should place in the highest office person who will give much at- tention to the enforcement of this moral law.
 It became known Sunday that the attorney general spent the weekend in Mobile, but the purpose Is a sur- mise. It is common talk that he went to confer with prominent citizens who have backed his department in the en- forcemere of the prohibition laws in south Alabama. MT. Martin left the city without announcing his destina- tion CT the purpose in mind.
 Friends of MT. Martin claim he is giving more serious consideration to the campaign than he is to the &C., ceptance of the commission in the army which has been rendered him.
 TEASLY NOT CANDIDATE
 Charles B. Teasley, probate judge of Montgomery county, has been act ing suspiciously during the past month but it is now claimed that he has not had in mind the entering of his name as candidate for governor. He ad- dressed a letter to each fellow pro- bate judge in Alabama requesting the names of three prominent citizens of each beat in each county in Alabama.
 Several interpretations were put on this act First, it was thought that Mr. Teasley desired to put out feel CT to determine whether or not ne should be a candidate. Second, it was said that he had financial proposi. tion and not political proposition in mind. The belief becomes more gen. elal that the latter theory should be accepted.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-03
R. 7. KINGMAN

&No man who knew r. T. Kingman of Hillsboro can
learn of his death without a pang Of regret, for Mr.. King
man was a man who. by the warmth Of his own affections,
ter where his lot had been cast, and no matter what his
station in life, he would under any circumstances have COM
manded a host Of friends. His nature gave and required
friendship. 1t was as necessary to him as food or air,
and friendship with him drew upon all the resources of
a big, fine, generous nature.
Mr.. Ktngman was a man Of wide information, and
he kept himself in touch with all the great movements of
the day, and followed them with close attention and abb
sorbed interest. He was a close student of public affairs.
and he had a passion for exact knowledge which induced
in him the habit of close study and painstaking investiga-
ton. This habit he followed in connection with everything
that interested him, SO that few men were better inform
ed than he.
For years Mr.. Kngman has appreciated the need for
the development of the agricultural activities of the
northwest along the lines of soil conservation and diversi-
fication, and by his example, his Information and his en-
thusiasm. he has contributed splendidly to the progress of
the movement for better methods. He has gone far afield
In search of information on this subject, and he has shar-
ed his knowledge freely with others.
But, while recognizing in Mr.. Kingman the public
spirited citizen and the progressive man of affairs, it was
as the warm friend that his associates knew him best and
loved him most, and 1t will be as the friend that he will
be most sadly missed. His genial presence has brought
cheer to many a heart, and many a heart will now be sad
dened by the knowledge that Dick Kingman has been call
ed from lie.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-03
What Is Going On In Germany
Excerpts from Newspapers Received from Teutonic
and Neutral. Nations.

Germany, and concerned also with
reparation for the war of destruction
that has been directed against us.
For years to come we must main
tain the existing state of dictatorship.
"Half-measures and a middle
course must be condemned most Of
all. Consequently, the sup
porters Of the colonial movement must
also demand the Belgian coast, to-
gether with the Belgian hinterland. II
we give up the Belgian coast our fleet
will lack important bases for its share
in the protection of our colonial enn-
.ptresf'
German offcer Keeps
His Poison Handy.
One Of the most 1ambouyant az
pressfons Of Germany ''ueber allesp Il
from a German administrative officiaI
IN Antwerp, as quoted in the Berlin
Lokaianzetger:
When the last German soldier
marches out Of Antwerp Che says) I
shall poison myself. To be prepared
TOR such q contingency I constantly
carry ~strychnine in my pocket. Of
death I have no fear, but / do not IN
tend to be subjected 10 the anti-Ger-
man fury of the Antwerp mob. What
fate more shameful can there be to a
German than to be trampled to death
In n streets by bestial barbarians
into whose thick skulls the idea will
never penetrate that the German oc-
cupation really means to them bless
ilgs unadulterated?"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-03
H FIGURES LOOK BIG

The net earnings of the United States Steel Corpora
ton for the quarter just closed came close to $3.50, OOO-
900. without making deductions for federal taxes. This
fact has been cited time and again Of late as evidence
that this corporation is reaping enormous profits out of
war business and out of prices enhanced by the war.
As q matter of fact, the figures prove nothing at all. One
hundred and fifty millions is a large sum for any of us
to contemplate who are in the habit of handling only
small change. But the fact that a corporation makes
q profit of that sum in a quarter is no evidence of any
thing in particular. Neither can we learn anything from
the bare fact that the Steel Corporation will pay into the
federal treasury this year approximately 5000, 600, 900 in
taxes, or 81 per cent of its earnings. That sum is also
q very large one. But whether either sum is too large
or too small depends on the size of the concern and the
size of its business.
For a small business to make any such earnings or
pay any such: taxes would be unthinkable. But when
q concern as large as the Steel Corporation does bust
ness it must do things on a big scale. If there had been
GO amalgamation Of the steel interests, and the consti-
tuent parts Of the present corporation had continued to
do business separately, and we had learned that one
member of the group had made profits Of ten thousand