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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08

through the streets of Birming- ham singing, We'll Hang Fred Jackson to a Sour Apple Tree!" s
 This was one of the state ments made by Mir. Jackson in his address last night at Cap itol park before a large audi ence, determined that a man in every respect American, sup plant George Huddleston as representative of this district in Congress.
 Mir. Jackson's speech was without fiery animation. It was more in the nature of heart to heart talk. He was very earnest in the expression of his convictions, and very positive in discussing the record of Huddleston. The audience, practically to a man, was with the speaker. He was fre- quently interrupted by applause.
 STATEMENT CHEERED
 There was loud cheering when he de- clared that as a result of his record in press desire to hang him to sour ap- pie tree. They sang that song about Huddleston," said MT. Jackson, "and they sang it right in the heart of this city. And there was reason"
 In the beginning MT. Jackson discussed the war. the entrance of the United States into that war, and the preparatory efforts of the President and the Con- gress. He made it clear to his audience that in his opinion the United States could not have refrained from entering and retained its honor as nation. This sentiment was warmly applauded He then showed from the record that Mir Huddleston had not given the Presi- dent and the nation the support that this district required him to give.
 COMSTOCK SPEAKS
 c. D. Comstock. in other campaigns a supporter of MT. Huddleston, followed MT. Jackson. He explained that he had
  until he had convinced himself that the representative was not in harmony and accord with the war purposes of the nation. He then entered into thorough and keen analysis of the Huddleston rec ord from the beginning, where he voted against the democratic party on a party issue, to the end where he stood against the administration in it's necessary legis- lation for the prosecution of the war.
 Mr. Jackson expressed the belief that for the slackerism and pro-Germanism ir. Jefferson county, Huddleston propaganda is responsible He had previously shown that MT. Huddleston, after the passage of the conseription act, circulated his bitter anti-conscription speech through out the district and among the young men who would soon be subject to draft
 RECORD UNDEFENDABLE
 "No honest man supporting Huddle- ston" continued the speaker, will at tempt seriously to explain his record The man who would attempt to defend that record is either prejudiced or of questionable affection for his country. would like to ask the man who is sat isfied with Huddlestons record if he IS absolutely certain that he himself is a 100 per cent American"
 MT Jackson told of having interviewed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08
REVIVAL MEETING
Dr. Bransfield Preaching Series of Timely Sermons at St.
 Johns Church

Revival meetings are being held every night this week at St. Johns Methodist church, south. Rev. W. H. Bransfield. who is assisting the pastor, l.. F. Whit ten. is preaching a series of splendid ser mons Meetings will also be held r rvt week at 10 a. m. and p. m. Dr. B N
 fields subject last night was "Peac. .n the Midst of Wars" The church was filled to it's capacity, the congregation showing deep interest in the timely topic.
 The public is cordially invited to at- tend these meetings every morning and night. pr. Bransfied's subject Tues day night was the Prisoners of War; and he impressed the large crowd pres- ent by the sane and scriptural man. ner in which he presented the subject.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08
Kilby's Hypocrisy Revealed

A statement" is made in The Bir- mingham Age-Herald of August 2. pur- porting to be by Thomas F. Kilby, in which. among other things he says
 "Brought up in the Methodist church, my father having heen Methodist steward, I have. of cOurse, always been strongly Protestant in my re- lfgious views; but did not awaken to the social and political menace of the Catholic organization, which works chiefly through the Knights of COlum- bus, until sent my young son. Tom
 kilby. Jr., to n tutor who was n Catholic priest in AnnistOn. That was eight years ago, md the priest, in ad- dition to being n Catholic, was n Ger man, son of n famous Prussian gene ral md very scholarly man. It did not take me long. however. to learn thnt this man was not only tutoring
 my son in the studies assigned tO him.
 hut was installing into his young mind the principles of his own faith, as we'll
 as German propaganda, and indulging in language and practices around his
 home that would have had very de-
 cidedly unwhOlesOmc, effect on the hoy had I not taken him away. My sOn's experience cnused me to examine more closely into the question of state and church ns regards the Catholics and 1 Germany.'
 Did Kilbv tell about having sent his
 son to Catholic priest to school in his Sulphur Springs speech of last August. when he tried to somersault over on the anti-Catholic platform? Did it takeshim seven years to wake up: Isn't it the truth that it was four years ago when his son was being sent
 to Catholic priest for instruction Does anybody believe the hypOcrjti- | cal explanation given by him in his "statement?" Kilby was state senator from Calhoun county from 1911 to 1915. Did he ever introduce or advo- cate bill for the inspection of all private or public institutions? No. Did Kilby sponsor any such bill or try
 to get one passed while lieur-nant gov ernor and presiding officer of the sem ate from 1915 to this good hour? If so nobody ever heard of it. Did he at
 tempt legislation to overcome this recent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08

Huddleston when conscription was an is- sue before Congress. He declared that after Huddleston had expressed his ir- revocable conviction that conscrption was undemocratic-"stat slavery''-he concluded that Huddleston thought him or anyone differing with his own views an idiot.
 He asked me if I had a right to or der the son of my neighbor to go to France said the speaker. T told him that I did not. But that the Congress, in defense of the country, had such q ri ch
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08

" dlscovered social and political men, ace about which he now talks? If not why not?
 Did or did he not contribute to the building Of the Catholic church in An niston?
 A LIE NAILED ,,. me iast issue Of weekly paper. pub nsned Tn Aurora Mo-, called "The Menace,"- printed dastardly lie when II said the Catholics raised s25O,0OO to de1eat kllby and elect Brandon, who is a Methodist steward, Sunday school su- perintendent and Shriner-Mason. The Brandon campaign committee has no siush fund to pay over to a foreign pa per prostittting 1t away from its avowed purposes to his own ends
 Another lie circulated which should re- act upon it's beneficiary, MT. Kilby. is that the Catholics of Mobile have fur nished $1O.O00 to defeat Kilby and elect Brandon.
 KILBY AND LABORING MAN
 kflby Is now at this late date chuckling union labor under the chin-another sud- den conversion. Does he deny the ap- polntment or the committee at the last session Of the legislature that killed the bill for two weeks nay day?
 KILBY AND THE CONNECTS r Kilby tells the laboring men now that if they elect him governor he will re- move the convicts from the mines. Will he? Then why did he not make an ef- fort in that direction while senator for four years and then as lieutenant gov ernor?
 KILBY A HOPPER From the patron of a Roman Catholic school while not candidate for govern or to loud-mouthed enemy to Roman ism sounds too much like political cla, trap and demagogery to me. Iris any, thing to be elected. I am Methodist steward and a Ma son. believe with my whole soul in the principles of both and put faith in no man who tries to adopt them for political purposes.
 Kilby leaves the impression he is a Methodist; am informed he is an Epis- copalian. F. D. M'ARTHUR. Authorized and paid for by F. D. Nc | Arthur, 515-16 First National Bank build ing, Birmingham. Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Weather Forecast Washington, August 7.-Weather fore cast for Alabama and Mississippi: Fair Friday local rains and thun- dershowers.
 Tennessee: Fair Thursday; Friday To- cal thundersh0wers and not so warm. Georgia: Fair Thursday and Friday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08
MANY RESPOND TO
 APPEAL FOR KNITTERS

Again the women of Birmingham showed their patriOtism by the prompt response yesterday to the appeal for knitters to make swent- CTS for the boys in active service.
 Over 100 women called nt the knitting department of the local chapter of the American Red Cross at LOveman, Joseph & LOeb's and received material for the making of these much needed garments.
 Hut many more are needed in order to fill the request of head- quarters for 2OOO sweaters to be completed by August 1J.
 The knitting department will be open aH this week and those wish ing to enlist In this service, thnt has for its purpose the comfort nnd well being gsof our brave soldier boys. can secure material between the hours of 9;3O and 4: :3O o'clock.
 The time is short for the ful- filiment of the assignment, and the local chapter is anxious to conn pIete it on time.
 They need your help. Won't you join in the patriotic service tOdayf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08
Senator Bankhead's Record
 On Labor Questions
By HUGH w. ROBERTS

The campaign committee behind the senatorial aspirations of Capt Frank s. White, has circulated through the mali5 a publication attempting to criticize the record of Senator John H. Bankhead in respect to labor.
 At the conclusion of the publication. under photograph of Captain White, appears the following: Paid political ad- vertisement by Frank s. Whte.' h. cluded in the address is the following unsigned statement: Senator White has no knowledge of this publication. After what is alleged to be the record of the candidates, there are pub lished many striking statements. One of these follows:
 Evidently he Captain White) feels
 proud of his friendship and connection
 with labor as shown by his biography in the Congressional Record. He men
 tions his connection with the United Mine Workers of America along with his
 family Baptist church and democratic
 party"
 The White statement of the Bankhead
 labor record shows that Senator Bank
 head voted for thei immigration bill after
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08

Jackson campaign manager. This ques- tion was delivered to MT. Jackson. Were you not a member of an alliance opposed
 to the union miners?" MT. Jackson read
 Pointing to the button of the loyalty
 league on the lapel of his coat, MT. Jack son exclaimed: This is the only alliance belong to. It is not inimicable to union
 miners. It is inimcable to no one unless he be a stacker or traitor or a lover of Germany" In great confusion the Huddlestonian retired while the audience roared with laughter.
 In conclusion MT. Jackson expressed himself as being confident of victory for the loyal and patriotic people of the dis trict He promised, if elected, to rep resent labor-but not labor alone-and capital and everybody.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08

concluueQ that 1uQdleS1On thought nm or anyone differing with his own views an idiot.
 He asked me if I had a right to or der the son of my neighbor to go to France," said the speaker. "I told him that I did not. But that the Congress, in defense of the country, had such a right"
 LABOR QUESTION
 MT. Jackson went thoroughly into the labor question. He referred to the fact that it was Huddlestons boast that he represented labor, and declared it to be necessary that this district send to Con- gress man large enough to represent all the people.
 He told of his own connection with labor. He stated that unlike Huddleston he had invested his money in an in- dustry which gave employment to oth CTS, that no labor was paid higher wages that no labor was better satisfied, and that no labor was more expressive of it's satisfaction and appreciation of what had been done for it. At this juncture one man,s evidently employed by MT Jackson stood in his seat and enthus- astically waved his arms.
 The speaker declared that he had dealt with labor. He declared a familiar ity with union labor. T met union la bor" he added, when union labor was building my house. As has pub lished in The Age-Herald, Huddleston protesting warming affection for organ ized labor constructed his house with nonunion labor.
 ALWAYS KICKING
 They say that Huddleston helps la bor,' he continued. What has he done for labor except soft-soap labor and talk it to death? Why, labor, if it de- Vsjdes a representative in Washington should send a man of influence and pop ularity. Some days ago the daughter of a blacksmith, a warm, personalf friend of mine, returned to Birmingham from Washington where she is employed She h,sked her father for whom he intended 10 vote. He said Huddleston. She then declared that Huddleston was the most unpopular man in Washington-that he was always kicking-that he just couldn't fit He is always kicking. He reminds me of a steer I once owned. He was always kicking. So I sold him. The man who bought him tried to get along with him for week, and failing completely. turned him into beef"
 CAMPAIGN LETTER
 Mr. Jackson read from the campaign letter of Huddleston.
 Here is what he says" continued the speaker: Are you in favor of the con- scrption of labor for the benefit of great corporations?' Why if he is honest, or has other purpose than to excite your pejudice, did he state the case in that language? Had he asked me if I fa- vored the conscription of labor, of capi- tai, of everything and everybody for the prosecution of this war against German brutality, I would have answered. I am. Are you? What has Huddleston done with the exception of making such dastardly statements as the foregoing?'
 Just before MT. Jackson concluded, a man who had twisted uneasily in his seat from the beginning of the address. and especially when the speaker turned his artillery against Kaiser Bill, slipped a written question into the hands of the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-06
HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL
DID DAMAGE TO FRUIT
More Than 0 Inches or Rainfall
Reported From NortheaHt
Logan. Corn Patches
Washed Away

More than four inehs. ~ rain
f.H iu Guthrie bst~ern SATURDAY. an'
saaday ulsls ~ e,ne psfnia IN enc
county tha eaneo ina'oaini more than
i've snrher iu iho norsheasi part ~
IN. county hail "a much damage ~
fn.h trees rni corn Nor" fhan half
tle peach and I-ar crop has been
damaged fho hsayy hall s'ripp"d
many - M frso.. the fioa-i 81 fa.o
fu Sunday niria ~asboi ouf ~isis
ii, ~ ~ corn % this ne'Fhi'nrssssa.
esd Froi wrnnsf today
some bail fon In Guthrie bui hi'ie
d,mase frnn thal asur,o - rsls'si'd
MANY osiiara vsr- fiied 9TH ~afsf
ths ion~ hos.i basetusuf waa fiof<issi
ana many old rDofs aious hfis'f'a--
streets fsiiei - aho.i ihs fierri Con
slsrabIs dsn.4re ai.rg that I'm y
ftf-Yr4e-i
Tho ouo fhinr thai xas riort.asil
i.slps.l s tbe var fsriens
Tho Cottonwood river - 70 bai no.
aiafninxiy -.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-06
DOCTORS MAY Be
DRAFTED INTO ARMY
Oklahoma Must Furnish quota
OF 200 Doctors 1900 Are
Needed BY tho Army and
Navy Al Once

onb two Logan county doctors have
enlisted IN the army nr RucAs trom
Guthrie and Dr n G Richmond from
Marshall Richmond " ia France
Thousands of doctors and surgeons
throughout the country viii be uraod
to enroll Tor service to meet the grow
inr demands of Tho army aud nav
under plan decided upon today At :
meeting here of practically all state
comnlltecs of thc rcnera' medical
board ~ ihe ceupcil of defense n f.
expected that 1000 viii respond 10 ihe
call by Julv ! and coo moro before
the end of The year
State committees after oansasslng
ihoir home conditions are 20 nafss
twice The nnmbcr of mes IN the auota
u each state and hall viii he expect
I'd 10 answer the call MediOh men
Who decline commissions viii be call
"a On personally by The state commit
toes for an explanation and n they
persist In declining their names viii
be referred 10 the hoard here which
will again appeal i0 them
Major John - Mclean. SECRETARY M
the general board In announcing the
state quotas which are 10 be appor
toned among counties by the state
committees. said that tho cyics must
provide mos of the doctors a. country
communities could not spare MANY
The quotas include Arkansas. 800.
Louisiana. 200, Oklahoma. 100. Ten
nessce. 200. Texas. iS0
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-06
SEOIT|0N BILL IS
AGREED TO IN SENATE
Severe Penalties Fixed For Dis
loyal Utteranccs and Actions,
Amends Espionage
Act

Washington. May 6 proiracied
controversy over the sedition bin 20
severely pcnalize disloyal acts and
utterances and interference with Lih-
erty loan sales and the army draii
ended late Saturday in adoption OF the
conference report on the measure ~
vote of is TO 2s The House II ex-
pecied to agree 10 the report this
week
Opponents of The measure who heve
oontended that freedom Of speech and
the press would be curtailed lost their
fight 20 strike out clause giving tfc
postmaster genera, authority 10 with
hold mail believed 70 violate The
espionage laws and 10 restore the
France amendment excepting from
tho law truthful statements made
with good motives
Tue bin Was initiated a year aga
and provides maximum penalties -
twenty years Imprisonment and
sio 600 fine. or both. Tor a vide vari'
~ of disioyai acts u amends N
espionage act and. with the woman
SPY" bin recently passed. completes
the cycle % legislation urged by ihs
Department of Justice a. necessary
70 cioshe the government with powei
10 deal With sedition and disloyalty
and prevent mob violence. which has
resulted from the departments In.
ability to secure convictions Of per
sons making disloysi utterances
An1her section of the bill. whic,
was the most vigorously attacked IN
the Senate. provides that n the post
master general deems any mail vio.
iative Of the espionage laws -
amended by the bill. he nay withhold
II from addresses. Another clause
provides for dismissal q federal EN-
rioyes committing any diso'yal art Or
|uttsring dsiloyal remarks.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-06
Six MILLION MEN IN
GERMAN ARMY NOW
Three Million or These Are Now
Concentrated On the Western
Front Reserves Total
2 Million e

Wa binsiun Mas j Nhat h r.
Farded n military ssrcis horc as 4
close and accurate erssuatr places
fhr prAsm fighting slreneih ~ Ger
many ou au fronts ~ training deisosa
ant IN reserve al eUao nN mem
rhle fogce the aulhostna hrru a
N'sle ns fnliuNf
ON iho western fn,m clodinr
thpsa ap.ah - ihe soeua of the proa
81, offenHee oodN
~ Finltnd n.eaiinr win the
Waite Cuani l0pnn
on the 8W a.an. iitainian and naa
Nan fronts enoeo0
rrpoia hes ln reserve for al fronts
0poOoo
THIS number Includes returned pris
onors - war. - lac"noni h,fiaihus
lnclud'nw IN" youngcai oiars.s call,si
in the coiors mon on tio sea coasi
fnri'noaslons. sailors and marines
All the frooli which sho had on
The Italian front u is declared have
been moved by Germany 20 the wess
ern theatrr For thia rearon fhe al
~ are not hooking for any ou-my
offensive against Italy Nor. q q
siatcd, ls Germany ~ any .-,aHi0n "a
undertake any offensive On any bui
the Western front
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-06
Famous Society
Leader, Noted
Woman, Dead

Sarasota. pa. May g Mrs Poi,
ter Palmer - Chicago Il dad ~
her winter home here
President william Mckinley AZ
pointed her ihe only woman mem
Der of the national commission for
the Paris exposition In 1900 As
reward fof her efficient service "a
this position she was awarded q
Legion 81 Honor medal By tie
French government
For many years Mrs Palmer sas
the undi-yufed leader ~ Chicsso
sociefy For years her eiai,ora.e
ball on each occsping Sew Years
eve was REGARDED ss the apex Of
chicsFos social season.
Mrs Palmer was born In Louis-
vile In 1859 a daughter q Henry
n Honore. q representative Of
Distinguished family ~ French
origin re<stent IN America since
co,onisl times.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-06
TOLD STORY OF ABRAHAM;
HIS ADVENTUROUS FAITH
Acting Chancellor Green Delivers
ON u RaecalaurcAte Address
To Large Audience PRO
gram Was Impressive

With al ihs traditional regatta and
ceremonial observed A. eollesA affaus
slncr ,ha Nldalu ANea. the Meshotisg
uulsersliY nffefod sumJar marulnR
"A the FIRST Methodist eharrh lis tifsf
event ~ she seventh annual sem
uenoomont woek she baoealaafsaf
ser,ise
The churgh waa beautifully dessr
aiad wilh rlnwrfa patriolic emblsins
and thr orange and white ~ iho la -
courRe THE acadrtnle pr0ee.slon ifa
b, the soNled chnlr singing NlsaHA
ana composed af faculty msmhv
rarhed 10 the cAps. g"wna and ha"i
~ iheis several dowseeR and 9faiaal
ing asnlnfH. came from the rhafee
lafiors 70 fssefved seats ~ lhe ffeat
1T ghe church Thahufu rsFxan
played GflrNs Morning on no ~
san a. prelude. n" choir sang 'he
'uurla rrnm Farmoru Mas Ia q
nat and Mr Perm Miles urlfflih aaas
pnncrcr's "ilow Long wiii thoi
Forget me
After ihs lnvpeaiiou hy Professor
stneiek and Scripture reading OY
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-06
BOY VETERANS OF WORLD
WAR ON WAY HERE
Pershlng = Men, Wounded In
France, Will Tour State. Tell
ing How To Win the War
May Come Here

n tho iooai council ~ defense win
sni busy. Catbrlo can secure speakers
recently returned from the roai wat
front
Ten United States soldiers from
General pershinrs eNpcdltianary
iorre lcft an eaateru port las, night
for Oklahoma a. spend week hero
holding patriotic meetings and mai
INK talks under the auspices of tha
state council 90 defense Tho soldlers
are part of a detail ~ nfty men. who
have just arrived 10 the United states
from rcrshinTs army 70 tcll the poo.
pie al home of conditions IA Europe
The soldiers who viii come 10 Ohla
homa are Private Louis y lionnc
sergt Samuel :. Blylh. Private Ray
mond Guyoiic scrTt Paul a uarer
stein. sergi Edgar McSff Corn
Charles Morrs, Corp Elmer Martin
end Private Robert Mou'rousfy
Chester wosifail. chairman u the
state patriotic speakers bureau is 60
detail tho men TO dlfferslf parts Of
The state. where county dceuse ,cun
la viii use The soldiers ir patriotic
meetings