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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13

The judge was right. But the de- mand just now is for subscriptions to the three billion issue Spirited cam paigns are needed in New York, Bos- ton, Philadelphia and Chicago and many other great financial centers.
 Few people are too poor, in these days of high wages and prosperity on the farm, to subscribe for bond. Uncle Sam needs the money, and be- sides, this investment will pay. Every man and woman should mani fest his or her patriotism by sub scribing without being urged.
 According to a recent dispatch. Captain Guynener was buried with military hon. ors in Brussels and his grave was heaped with flowers from German aviators. That is more like conducting warfare on NAA5AlNtN PAd1Aos
 * *
 All except unavoidable railway journeys are discouraged in Germany. because of coal shortage. Still, you will notice that the Kaiser continues his junkets, without being able to accomplish much
 * <
 One drink of bar whisky will cost 25 cents in New York on Christmas and New Years A mere trifle that. to the people who expect to pour champagne libatlons.
 We are told that the slang of today will be good English tomorrow. Do you expect to see the time when college pro- fessors will address each other as 'dddoY
 There is no getting around the ring of sincerity in the congratulatory message sent General Haig by General Pershing, who meant every word of it and then some.
 m * Stiil, there is nothing to prevent poor devil who is doomed to live and die in flat from admirng the fat hogs and sleek cattle at the State Fair s; *
 The farmer has become such an impor- tant and indispensable person that ''rube" comedians have to be careful how they satirize tiller of the soil.
 * < Another Kings favorite recently died in abject poverty. It is becoming more and more unlucky to scrape an acquaintance with crowned head.
 A Philadelphia paper says jokes have survived for 200 years. A joke of that age Is regarded in some circles as a mere fledgling.
 While Miss Ruth Law Is looping the loop in her airplane, does 1t ever occur to her that life Is brief and fun of trouble?
 A new type of dam looks like gigan- tic pipe organ in front Millions of gall Ions of water can play on 1t with im- punity
 Kerensky is said to be student of mob psychology. He will find plenty of ma terial at hand in and around Petrograd.
 
 If you see lengthy biography In the | newspapers these days the subject of it is more than apt to be baseball pitcher.
 There is no use trying to fool ourselves The house of Hohenzollern is not yet tottering enough to notice. | *
 War bread has no terrors for the mar ried man whose wife Is an amateur ir making biscuits
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13
CENTRALIZING MONEY POWER
Ry HorLAND

abolished soon after Congress, in Presi- dent Lincoln's administration, author ized the creation of a national banking system. There were at first not many applications for charters under which banks could operate as national institu- tions. The state banks held aloof At first it was found necessary to organize new institutions and these speedily es- Stablshed some competition with the state banks. especially as long as the state banks had the right to issue their own notes as circulating medium. Congress at last was very reluctantly persuaded to impose a tax of 10 per cent upon state bank notes, not for the purpose of gain ing any revenue but solely with intent to compel the banks to withdraw their cir culation.
 The Washington authorities at that
 time were persuaded that If two or three
 of the larger state banks of the country.
 especially two in New York, could be induced to take out national bank char ters then the example thus set would be speedily followed by many other state in- stitutions. But in order to do this it was necessary for the law to be so modified
 as to permit the Bank of Commerce of New York and the American Exchange
 bank of New York to become members of the national banking system, while still retaining certain advantageous fea- lures contained in their state charters. { Thus tempted, these two banks, then 1 among the leading institutions of New l York, did become members of the na- tional banking institution. and the ex-
 ample thus set was speedily followed by i many others
 4 Probably 1t was this precedent which i Congress had in mind or of which it was l informed, which led that body to author 1 ize the admission of state chartered in stitutions into the federal reserve sys- I tenn while stiil retaining advantageous ] features that were contained in their |, state-given charters. Probably had U ! not been for this permission, the Quar- anty Trust institution would not have l felt justified in applying for membership in the federal reserve system. In other parts of the country state-chartered in stitutions which are of importance were l among the first to apply for membership in the federal reserve system. Ihe largest state chartered bank in New
 York city, the Corn Exchange bank, early applied for membership and was q gladly received into the federal reserve
 family. Now, it Is thought probable that. H following the example set by the Guar anty Trust, many of the larger state ' chartered institutions throughout the United States win apply for membership
 and when this Is done 1t will be especially
 gratifying to w. F. C.. Harding or the federal reserve board at Washington
 who has been earnest and consistent from the beginning in his appeals to
 state-chartered institutions to come into the federal reserve system We are
 about, therefore. to see established real , concentration of substantially all the banking strength of the United states, z under the control of the federal reserve board at Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13
THE i.ITxE Q, HIM

Theodosa Garrison, in McClure's Mag x3qnE men a-plenty have passed the
 ~ door, But M never ss'as ny two eyes aaw before 2 The like q him. The drummers and fifers woke the town.
 The lads were leanin' from roofs and trees, And tie girls came swarmin' up and
 down.
 The like O bees. I stood by the hedge to watch them pass,
 Laughin' and lookin the way they The sunshine glintin' on steel and brass.
 The like O flame
 And himself looked down as looked rwas first he went in the marehin' iine' And tho is fight of his eyes might i'll cup The like O wine. A proper lot are soldierin' men Plenty I've seen of them. all and trim; But faith, I'll not be seein' again The like Q himl Tfe's fit for ladies in sil<en gowns. i And we'll know, if he turns to sec There's fifty girls in as many towns The like q me. An welll the hedges are cosnin' xreez,~ I'm walkin' out with rerrx end Tirz < Walkin 4and wishtns I'd never soon s' FRS kS }'a' x 4x x S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13

BEGINNING THE DAY--o God, ;s my heart is drawn by the cries If little children, Thy heart IS dr"s'h by my cry. For Thou art tehaeFeE than |. Any love that ! have Is put vague reflection of that great love which Thou hast. Lord, iSno" that Thou carest. Amen.-H. M' E'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13
Oh, Well. What's in n Namef

While at the fair on Thursday aft ernoon President Brown brought Al G. Field, the noted minstrel, into my box and introduced him to me, Mrs. Hender- son and an Age- Herald representative" said Governor Henderson. and after greeting us most cordially turned to the member of the editorial staff and said; T want to thank you for sending that lovely young woman to interview me. think she is so bright and clever and ap-
 preciative. I think her name Is 'Dotty
 Dimple.' Mrs. Henderson spoke up ano said: That isn't at all bad. Her name is Dolly Dalrymple and l am sure Dotty Dimple is the diminutive.' Well, tht laugh is on me- said Al, but remember make my living by making people laugh.' /"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13
Ragged rwenty-rhree Planes

T heard a young chap just reaching his majority tell modestly how he had brought down 23 German airmen," said McLane Triton. Tt was al dinner I re- gently attended in New York. He was a splendid specimen of Canada's best young manhood. As timid as a girl, yet brave as a lion, quietly telling about bagging over score of Bosches with as little excitement as though he had brought down that many quail"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13
Let s Have No Lack
 of Financial Aid

1 10 EGINNlNG tomorrow a snort lQ0 canvass will be made for funds to finance the Birmingham Philhar- monic orchestra, which has proved to
 be most important factor in the
 city's community singing. During the
 summer when the Sunday "sings"
 were held in the open air the thou Isands of people who participated greatly enjoyed the programmes, al- though the orchestra was not added until the autumn approached and in-
 door performances became in order. 1 At the Bijou theatre the music
 sounds even better than it did in Capi- Itol park and the crowd that fills the
 house from bottom to top not only
 sings with zest and with telling ef-
 feet, but evidenced by the spontaneous
 applause which greets each orchestral number the audience has made rapid progress in it's appreciation of the lbest in musical art.
 ! Community Director Robert Law
 renee is training the everybody" chorus to sing familiar hymns, patri- otic songs and southern airs, and they Eare sung will. In this way the funda- mental idea of community music is being carried out. It is not expected that any considerable number of the linen and women forming the great body of singers be musically educated.
 Many of them have had choir experi- ence, no doubt, but as a rule they are Inot supposed to be able to read at lsight. No matter, they have voices land a love for music and after Mr. Lawrence has rehearsed them a few minutes to put on the finishing touches, so to speak, they produce a mighty volume of tone. And a char acteristic of their singing which heightens the appeal is the heart that lis in it.
 The orchestra plays only standard Imusic-lnusic that is at once cultural and popular. On each programme two or three light pieces appear, but nothing that is mediocre or trashy" ]"
 Artistic merit is invariably required. Neither MT. Lawrence nor any one connected with the community side of these delightful Sunday afternoon laffairs receive one dollar, but as 3 majority of the members of the or chestra play for living, several thousahd dollars will be needed tc keep up the organization for the : thirty Sundays the Bijou is rented and paid for by the city.
 MT. Lawrence has asked all per
 sons who attend the "sings" to bring donation this coming Sunday. Many :. of them will be able to give literally Those who can will make substantial l contributions, but small amounts vii n be appreciated, too, for they will hell
 materially in swelling the fund.
 The Sunday concerts are free to thu
 public. No collection is ever taken i. and it is not probable the appeals vii
 be made oftener than once a year ' After Sunday canvass will be mad 2 among the public-spirited citizens 0 = Birmingham for subscriptions to ali lin an enterprise that has come to b
 recognized as great civic asset. r With reasonable encouragement tn
 Philharmonic will, in comparativel
 short time, develop into one of tn
 really notable symphony ochestras Q v this country-an orchestra of whic
 all Birmingham will be proud. " i: <
 ,h =
 a Buy a New Bond to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13
Draft Hits Field Minstreis

The war has put many new gray hairs in my head, said Al G. Field, the famous minstrel-farmer. T want to do my bit and am not complaining, but merely stating fact that it seems as II every man drafted out of my show was in some team from which he could not be spared. It has kept me busy with re- hearsals and practices ever since have been out this fall. I surely enjoyed the afternoon outing at the fair on Thursday. The railroad transportation men have however, been mighty good to me in helping the show to get from place to place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13
MAN FOR THE JOB

"Ever had any experience in farm work?"
 Not exactly" answered the agricul- tural recruit, but I'm first-class au- tomobile mechanic and driver Got tractor?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13
"old Folks, Day. at Church

pr. A. c. Williams, pastor of the SIX teenth Street Baptist church, colored, IS going to have an "old folks day. and preach to them a special sermon Sunday morning. My people are going to ar range to bring those who cannot walk In automobiles, and then give all of them dinner at the church." he said yesterday Then in the afternoon at 2:3o the old folks are going to sing the old negro melodies as they did in slavery times. Our white friends are cordially invited to be present and hear the concert. The choir win also give . number of choice selections. Dr. Frank Willis Barnett will deliver 9 short address"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13
Captain NIinneeerode Moves

T am bird of passage just at pres ent, said Captain Minnegerode, who made himself so popular while stationed at Tuscaloosa with the citizens and the university faculty and student body. We army men are being shunted here and there. am ordered to report at Camp Wheeler at Macon. The men are grad ually being licked into shape at the train ing campsts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala Bostoffice as second-class matter un- der act of Congress March B. 4st'' ~~-~-~----~-~~-~>>~-~~o~~ Daily and sunday Age Herald, year So.s.o Daily without Suiiday .t.-.,,,.''' 0'so Daily Ana Sunday, per moheh- al..l ..o a', sunday Age-Herald. per annumt -'eS eS Weekly Age Herald. per anhum.' No communleation Will De puoils'iee p,iaale't without its authors name Ns5oS s1|' manuscript will not be returned e.,,v ,'sa stamps are enclosed for that pui p'-o' Relnittances. can be made at eaii ,'5t,,. gti not he responsfbIe for money sen. through the malls. Address.
 THE AGE- HERALD,
 Birmingham, Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13
ADRIFT WITH THE TIAA..lS
MAYBE

 To practice strict economy Requires a steady nerve; Tis difficult to plod along Life's way and never swerve From that straight path wherein were set Determined to stick to 1t, Which may be why, both you and l, Kind friend, don't always do it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13
LARGE EYE

LARGE E4E Young sappington has married girl who weighs 200 pounds "Whew!' And he says she is the apple of his eye" That fellow must have cyclopean eye
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13
FN HOTEL HOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Mrs. Henderson ,o sneak

am looking forward with great pressure to speaking at the Church of the Advent on Sunday afternoon in the in terest of missions said Mrs. Charles Henderson, the wife of the governor and the state president of the Woman's aux lhary of the Board of Missions of the Episcopal church. T have always been greatly interested in mission work and am doing what I can to interest and en- thuse the women of our church to have a share in the spread of the gospel"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13

So full of artIess jealousy is guilt It spills itself in. fearing to he split
 -Hamlet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13
ouT oF THE oRDINARY

whats the matter with Charley Dub song" sHe says he is suffering from brain fag.'' That's singular" awhy?" He and his tailor decided on Charley's wardrobe for the winter long ago. i've never known him to concentrate his mind on anything else.'
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13
A Good story on Frank willis Barnett

A HOOG StOGy OAA A AAAAAR ''A@@As -.
 sNothing during the Alabama State Fair has attracted more attention than the splendid work of Frank Willis Bar nett on The Age Herald, especially his stories about the great aviator, Ruth Law" said B. B. Burton. This re- markable woman has made deep im- presson upon everybody by her splendid exhibitions of skill and courage and her flights over the city have been truly wonderful. The other day party as- sembled about Miss Law and MT. Bar nett, Governor and Mrs. Henderson, "Buster'' Brown and number of others, and we heard Mir Barnett telling MISS Law about some of Birminghams big as sets and among other thing he said gra- ciously: You really ought to take an automobile ride and go up on Shades mountain so you could get good view of the city Miss Law, who has very keen sense of humor, laughingly replied: That would be awfully nice, MT. Bar net, but, you know, I've had quite few good views of Birmingham and the sur rounding country already from my air. plane.'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13
Praises aBciles of the Sixties.

At the Confederate parade Thursday said John s. Goldsmith, VI was greatly impressed by the numbers of lovely old ladies who were among the spectators. In every automobile and street car these .belles of the sixties were to be seen,. dainty, beautiful, fashioned and gra- cious It was a wonderful sight, and made ,one reflect upon the styles and fashions of other days and compare them to the present. The belles of the six ties wore bombazine and hoop skirts. and frills and furbelows and they had lovely figures, while the girls of today are so totally different that it is diffi- cult to contrast them. The belles Of to- day are the little, slim. willowy, unde- veoped type, and their clothes are en- tirely different in every way. Many com menta were heard on this subject during the reunion, and it really was quite mo- ticeable There is nothing so sweet, so touching and so beautiful as Lifes little old women angels and in their aristo- cratic, high-bred manner the 'belles of the sixties who attended the state re- union here of the Confederate Veterans made a deep impression"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13
BEYOND HIS POWERS

DO you think you could persuade the janitor to give us B little more heaty' asked Mrs. Duhwaite.
 My dear" replied MT. Dubwaite, in his most sarcastic manner, "if l were diplomat enough to do that would quite the hurndrum business in which I am now engaged and become a recognized figure in international politics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13
A FAVOR ASKED

A FAVOR ASKED I like to pick novel up And plunge into it's pages With such consuming ardor that No other thought engages My mind enrapt. Canst tell me where To find that kind of volume? 'Twould help me to forget the pain Of grinding out this "colyum.Y
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13
msn,ser os the Associated rress

Member of the Associated Press
 The Age-aerald is the only mofhlAs and Sunday newspaper in Birnlns nan .ail carrying the Associated Press ois- patches. .,,, The Associated Press is exclusiV@els @ entitled to the use for repupllca .io.. ,4 of all news dispatches credited 70 U or not otherwise credited in thls paper and also the local news puollsiieo herein.
 All rights. of republication oA spe served
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13
e3p,.Jk1ylk lkEI@aas1eH.

Rrovn will stay on his job for many years as presidsnt Of the fair
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13
masnlnglon gureau. ao1 AlbDs Buiia-

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 ing ..a strees. Covent Garden. London
 Eastern business office, Rooms 50, inclusive Tribune bulAuAAs, s,,.s ,, ayorif cirv, western business et14ce' Tribune BuMiing. Chicago. The ,, V Beckw,t Special Agency. agents Aot fol elgn advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13
USING THE TIME

USING THE TIME Have you ever noticed how many peo- plo talk all the time and never stop to think21
 "oh. yes" replied the philosophical man. T do most of my deep thinking while people like that are rattling along, because I know I won't miss anything if l don't listen.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13

cavallo. the bandmaster. is a gentle man in every way. There IS nothing pro- fassional about him. He realizes that whila he is a professional that he is also man. His band is made up of srme fine men, Evidently one of Span ssh extraction is humorist. ] over heard another member twitting him ahont having to live in Mexico. He wit tily parried by saying it is 2 live coun-
 t,.y Every morning when a Mexican ,rs i, as ,,p and goes on the streets he asks the first man he meets: Well. senor. who is our worthy President today?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13
A COAL BILL

PAINFUL SUBJECT l"count, would you love me just as much if I had no money?' .'How can you ask such question, my adored one?"
 "oh, it's due to idle curiosity, I sup pose"
 Please do not harrow my feelings SO. The thought of you being without money is more than I can bear"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13

When any of the performers wanted TO
 be presented to them they received them
 in the heartiest way. I heard the gov
 ernor questioning one of the eques- triennes about her daring stunts as Il ns was getting ready to tackle a proncno' But one of the pleasantest things was 10 overhear the pretty little Princess Cleo who was sitting at the feet of Mrs. lien derson, telling her about her dear ilteie airl that was back up in North Carolina
 at school. Just a show girl talking to
 the governors wife, but at heare Do'A women.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13

ran across another pleasant incident on the Midway. Ed Salter the puDnci.s
 agent of the Johnny Jones outflt' was having the time of his life showing q bunch of orphans through the shows. He couldn't have been happier if they had
The Washington times., 1917-09-18
MARSHALL DENOUNCES
WAR OBSTRUCTIONTSTS

NEW YORK, Sept. 1s.-UrEing a
deeper sense of American obligation
in the war and decrying the activities
OF those who would thwsrt the ac-
tivities of the United states. Vice
President Marshall addressed the
golden jubilee celebration of the Scot
tish Rite Masons here last night.
I'VE all know" he said, "that the
world cannot be made safe for mur-
der and arson and pillage and an
archy and everything for which the
syndicalist and thesL w. w.'s may
stand; and we know also that such
things as these cannot be made safe
for the world"
The Washington times., 1917-09-18
YACHT SINKS AT SEA.

NEW YORK, Sept. ls.-The palatiaI
yacht Union. until recently owned by
c. X. g. Billings, was sunk as a re-
suit of explosions Of her oil tanks
some time ago 16O miles east OF
sydney, Cape Breton, according to
statements made here by members OF
h"r crew, who have just arrived by
rail from Halifax. The members Of
the crew wore saved. hut one mem
Der Is suffering from burns.
The Washington times., 1917-09-18
Description

Furnished ~ Desired.
Just west Of 18th ct. Fireproof.
Strictly up TO date. Laige out.
sIde rooms and porChes. Su
pcrior service. Both car lines.
The Washington times., 1917-09-18
Lemon Juice
For FreckIes
eirisI Make beauty lotion ae
home for q few cents. Try ItI

into a bottle containing three ounces
OF orchard white, shake well, and you
have a quarter pint of the best
freckle and tan lotion. and complexion
beauttner. at very, very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and
any drug store or toilet counter will
supply three ounces OF orchard white
for a few cents. Massage this sweet
ly fragrant lotion into the face. neck,
arms, and hands each day and see
how freckles and blemishes disappear
and how clear, soft. and white the
skin becomes Yes! 1t is harmless
The Washington times., 1917-09-18
FINANcIER A SUICIDE.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1s.-Alfred R.
Conkling. a prominent lawyer and
fnancier. committed suicide early to-
day by leapins from the fifth story
OF his home.
The Washington times., 1917-09-18
Band Concert

AT JUDICIARY PARK AT 10 p.

AT JUDICIARY PARK AT 30 p. N.
WALTER F. SMITH. Second Leader.
March. Pathfinder OF Panama" ... SouEa
Overture '7Tancrcdi'' Rossfnf
Selection, Naughty Marietta" Herbert
Serenade for Flute and Horn It'll
Obligatos by Musicians Seel and SeidIer.
Descriptive Military Fantasia. Sweet
synopsis: Morning. the camp Rwakes.
marching to the front: battle; prayer;
victory
vaise Lento. ''Aaesnawr'' ........... .Curti
relecGon, wang .-.........-.......-.Mo Morse
March. National Emblem ......... Bagiey
The Star-Spangled Banner"
The Washington times., 1917-09-18
Don't
Suffer

send For Free Trial Treatment.
No matter how long or how bad
go TO your druggist today and get a
50 cent box Of Pyramid Tile Treat