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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-11
LHRtE HODIENCES
 HEAR, ,DR. KIRK'S
 OPENING LECTURES
Baltimore Presbyterian Di- vine Speaks on Events of Today Relative to Past
 and Future

The series of lectures being delivere st the First Presbyterian church by pr. Harris E. Kirk of Baltimore on world events of today, with their relation to the past and future, is attracting large au- diences.
 The series began Sunday evening and will be continued through the week Sat urday excepted), at S:3O in the afternoon and 7:a in the evening and will close Sunday evening.
 These lectures inaugurate a policy on the part of the "Old First Presbyterian to make the church an educational as we'll as a religious center, say the OH cers. There is no charge for admission
 The subject of pr. Kirk's lecture last night was "The Staleness of the Years This, he explained, is the literal trans-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-11
1616 Third Ave.

Kidney and bladder troubles don't disappear of themselves. They grow upon you, slowly but steadily, under mining your health with deadly cer- tainty, until you fall victim to in curable disease.
 Stop your troubles while there is time. Don't wait until little pains be- come big aches. Don't trife with dis ease. To avoid future suffering begin treatment with GOLD MEDAL Haar- lem Oil Capsules now, Take three or four every day until you feel that you are entirely free from pain.
 This well-known preparation has been one of the national remedies of Hol- land for centuries. In 1896 the govern
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accidents policy must cover the full bene- fits. according to the act. The employ CTS had been advised. he said. that if this passed the premium rates on lia- bility insurance would be increased to Ss on the s1Oo. compared with the present rate of s2.53 Under the existing law, he safe. employers had the option of two classes of insurance. one of which cov- cred losses up to s1O,O00 at a premium of S2.25 on the sloo and the other with haoil- ity limited to 5000 with premium or 5S cents. Under the proposed act there would be no limit to the liability, hence the greater premium
 How many banks would loan money 10 the employer who carried no in- surance? How many merchants or whole sale dealers would extend credit to them?" asked Mir. Burr. That portion Of the bill certainly ought to be changed haC said
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entertainers overlook no opportunity. The act is entitled "Superstitions." Harry Bond is the undertaken. silly Watson, the negro employe and Minerva Allen the maid. Wilson proves himself a most capable blackface entertainer.
 The mind reading dog features an elab- crate animal act presented by Worm wood The animals in this act are among the most clever ever seen here.
 Flo and Ollie Waters are singing and dancing comediennes and proved very popular.
 The Pathe News pictures show Roose- velts funeral. American soldiers march ing into Germany and President Wilson in France.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-11
Forty Neutrals Barred
 From Becoming Ci'
By Associated Prss

New York, February 10.-Forty of neutral countries who had d first citizenship papers in the States were forever barred fri citizenship through an order issl today by Supreme Court Justice caneelling applications for secon, made by aliens who declared bef' boards that they did not inten' come citizens, and hence could called In for military service. Tn of these men will be filed with partment of labor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-11

Today's the last days shd Anita Stewart in "virtuous wi production that has set a nev in attendance figures during I ing at the Trianon in Birmingh
 Due to the great popularity mand for this production 1t , over for two more days, conclt day.
 Tallulah Bankhead, grandday Senator Bankhead of Alabama CT with Tom Moore, will be 2 at the Trianon Wednesday in a Week.
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Will you be at the Tutwiler today at the luncheon hour? If not, you'll miss the treat of your life, for the table d'hote luncheon at 75 cents a plate is the most tempting of meals. The beautiful Tutwiler orchestra is play ing all the new music from the Broad way successes and the occasion is real ly a social event, and don't forget .he Saturday afternoon tea dansant. Adv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-11
BOMBASTIC ORATORS

we were just as parochial in our ideas of war. considering our time Bombastic orators would get up on public occasions and roll out a lot of stuff about how we licked the Eng fish, Mexico, the Spanish, etc. and some brother in the corner would shout amen
 Business men said War is so ex- pensive-anyone is foolish to think of it. And yet consider the many wars we had. They were all more or less little family affairs-summer holidays The nearest approach to real war we ever had was the civil war, and I wish we could forget that. It was just 9 family affair, too. We had to Se awakened Inv this war
 FINAL PICTURE
 When you contemplate the final picture drawn by Isaiah. you are re- minded of going into deserted ban quet hall in the middle hours of tn" morning where it is still and cold. anF the fumes of dead cigarettes and stale. ness pervade the atmosphere.
 "The sins described here. you wjI' note, are the sins of the idle rich. Thc poor haven't time to be so very wicked.
 The human race may be divide into two classes-the sheep and the shtDherds. All of us democratic pec ole are sheep. We get together an7 select a leader, he is the shepherd That is democracy. There will alwaye be leaders and sheep. Isaiah was 2 shepherd, but his sheen would no obey, and they came to disaster Wha. about us?"
 In conclusion Dr. Kirk spoke brief ly of the tendencies of the presen4 age, putting up the question of the propriety of some modern customs |" do not condemn these" he said. "' merely put the question before you. Do you think they are. in the strictest ethical sense right?'"
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PERSONAL

Mrs. c. F, Bonner, daughter, Jessie Lenoir, and son, Dominic. Jr, are i'll with influenza at their home in Woo l. lawn
 Mrs. J. R. Hodges. who has been i'll several weeks at the South Highland ; infirmary. left yesterday for her home at Ashville
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-11
At the Lyric


 The Song and Dance Review is one Of
 the most elaborately staged and most lavishly costumed offerings which has appeared at the Lyric in sometime. This offering is the headline attrac-
 ton on the new bill enjoyed by capacity audiences
 The act Is featured by the clever danc- ing of young lady who possesses talent, enthusiasm and personal attractions. She entertains in several dance numbers and receives several encores. The song numbers are we'll selected
 Kharum. the Persian pianist, captivates his audience and was compelled to re- spond to many encores. Kharum is
 known as '"The Paderewski of Vaude- vile" His rendition of the sextet from Lucia with his left hand was clamvr- ously received as well many classical and popular selections and proved one cf
 the distinct features of the bill.
 Bond, Wilson and company furnish the comedy portion of the act and the num- Der is filled with laughs. The fun re wolves around the employment Of ne- gro in an undertaking parlor There is much field for comedy and this trio of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-11
FORNEY JOHNSTON CALLED

OTHeN JOnnSlOn or BlTmln SHaill- dl- torney. representing manufacturers and operators. about 57 of whom were present. and they representing concerns employing about 50,000 men, took up the argument for the employers. He said the employers did not oppose a compensation act The basis for the suggestion for the passage now is dis trust, he said.
 The drawing up of compensa tion bill should be approached with an open mind and with the view to get ting the best bill possible. The pres ent bill forms a good basis upon which to build one suited to conditions in Alabama. What the employers want. he said. was a good bill fair and just to all. with the lowest premium rate possible.
 Mir Johnston disagreed with Chisf Justice Anderson over the question of appeals. contending that nowhere in the bill was the right of appeal pro- vided
 The man who works only one day or two days a week is not casual employe. Mir. Johnston stated, and the man who works only few days would get the same compensation as the man who worked regularly and constantly
 In case of partial disability it is impossible to determine how long the payments will continue
 The passage of this act will force solvent employers to repudiate the act as he cannot stand the prohibitive in- surance rates, and he will put it up 1 to the employees to reject the act and play fair with him. The result will be that neither employer nor employe will come under its provisions. The only difference. in fact, between the present compensation laws and compensation acts. MT. Johnston said 1 is that at present the compensation is paid by the employer, whereas under l the compensation act they pass the awards on to the public
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-11
THIRTY DAYS MUST ELAPSE

He called attention to the clause which specifies the method of proced- ure when the employer defaults in the payment of installments. In that event Q days must elapse before any stops ran be taken. At the end Of 50 days he beneficiary may apply to the court who on five days notice may require he employer to give bond to secure he award. Companies running hand O mouth, little companies and some pig ones too. could pay the weekly 'nstallments for a while, then close Town. sell out and leave their injured 'nploye with no remedy whatever. Thousands of companies, Mir. Burr said, would not take out insurance.
 He insisted that insurance should be compulsory or require the employer O prove his solvency if he elects to rarry his own risk
 He pointed out that the bill ahol- shes the common law defenses placing he employer at disadvantage whether he accepts the act or not.
 Referring to attorneys lien against he award. Mir. Burr said the 20 per 'ent lien was against every install- uent and put the lawyer in the posi- ion of an installment house collector nd puts the high-class lawyer out of 'usiness.
 He said the schedule clause was am piguous in that it stipulates that the injured workman shall receive 60 per 'ent of his wages at the time of the injury without specifying whether lay, week or monthly wage, in some nd in others weekly and still others ronthly. Other states he said. had jyed definite basis of compensation vhereaS this bill did not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-11
PARALLELS AND SMILES

Tt was just this way with Isaiah. He had no trouble getting the ordinary people to listen to him. But he had to draw parables and similes and use the most ornate and flowery language of which he was capable to gain the ear of the Sadducees and Pharisees.
 "The very fact that Isaiah was man of sterling integrity. genuine passion and unselfishness should have warned the people that a great change was coming That was the condition in Israel and Judea.
 Anyone can understand the where- fore of the world war now. We have read and studied a few things since it's beginning. But what would we have said five years ago if someone had told us that Germany would soon overthrow the entire civilized world in great attempt to gain supreme power?
 50 was old Isaiah greeted with in- difference. The prophet wanted t0 warn the people of the coming Of Assyria--of the devastating. trying eS- neriences for all. He wanted to show that it was no accident. God could easily prevent it. But he let it fall on them as punishment. Isaiah did not prophecy. He simply drew up the bill of indictment. and the Syrian hordeS executed justice. for the people would not awake from their lethargy. I want you to realize just what the prophet was up against The people had never seen or heard of a nation like Assyria. They were familiar with tribal war. That was taken for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-11
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l4lI0n Of paseage from DRniol. fha authorized version of which is "Oh, Lord, revive Thy work
 Now you know that the success ot a speaker in moving his audience is large ly due to the receptive capacity of the audience. If the audience wants to hear what you have to say, and you get the depth of their receptive capa- city, you make them believe what you want them to. If you don't, you don't, and that's all
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Anita Stewart-Triano|

and that's another picture want to miss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-11
GADSDEN MAN SPEAKS

O. R. Hood Of GadSden Salu ne WAS sent down here by Etowah county manufacturers to represent them, that
 one of his employers was frank enough to tell him he was to work for the adoption of a bill that would put him out of his job. He said he and those he represented wanted a compensation act one that is fair just, reasonable
 The purposes of compensation act are threefold
 l. To, shift from the injured employe or the dependents of a deceased one and onto the public at large as far as practicable the loss sustained by req son of the injury or death.
 g. To fix just and proper amount of compensation for injuries or death.
 g. And most important to fix simple and efficient method of settle ment.
 Every manufacturer and operator in Alabama MT. Hood said. Is in favor of a just and fair bill, unless 1t be the small, irresponsible operator who hasn't much at stake and they would
 be disappointed if the legislature did
 not pass one but 'hey want one that
 will be~a real benefit to them and the employees.
 Are you going to pass this bill merely because the representatives of the Federation of Labor. who are here in the attitude of distrust of their em- ployers, demand it?" asked Mir. Hood And that is what they are doing. They have given no real, substantial reason | for the immediate passage of this bill. except that they fear if it goes ovsr | 1t will be defeated"
 Referring to the clause authorizing | settlement between the employer and ! the emnloye. with the approval of the l court Mr. Hood said. would be q i source of litigation in which attor- news would always get the maximum ! allowance of 20 per cent l This bill, he said, includes every erl- 1 ployer of labor in Alabama, except the | farmer. and his labor engaged in farm 1 ing operations, domestic servants and 1 employees of interstate barriers. It in-
 cludes the little peckerwood sawmill, as it is called, every county, every mu- | nicipality, every school district. every | cotton gin. Other states exclude those | employing less than five persons. That
 provision should be included in this | bill.
 '"The farmer is excluded from the provisions of the act. but his employe not engaged in farming operations comes under it, and he may get an award in excess of the value of the farmers farm and all his property"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-11
TIME TOO BRIEF

Mir. Burr stated that the commission ad four years to prepare the bill and hat he was informed they began the "tuai draft of it on December 2. 91S. and that it went to the printer n January II, and that it was unrea- onable to expect the people to study and understand all of it's features I three weeks
 Mir. Burr insisted that the bill needed evision and amendments in a number f important sections and clauses in he way of requiring definite notice f injury, definiteness as to limitation time within which suit may be prnught
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-11
REVIEWS FORMER FIGHT

He reviewed the history of the fight TOUT years ago for com pensation act and it's ultimate defeat and asserted that delay in the passage of this bill would bring the same fat Q to it. This act framed by a commits sion. including the chief justice of the supreme court, the attorney general and other able men, he thought would be satisfactory to everybody.
 He said workmen's compensation acts had proved satisfactory in 97 states, and predicted that the adoption of the pend- ing act would result in benefits not only to labor but to employers as we'll
 The laboring men are not represented here today, he said, in conclusion. as are the employers, but they are watch ing the actions of the legislature on a compensation act.
 J. w. Altman stated that he appeared specially as attorney for the Alabama. Federation of Labor. but he felt that he represented the people of Alabama the people who came down from Birming ham. that he did not feel antagonistic to the employer, that the Federation of Labor was a body of conservative men, and not antagonistic to the employers He said the pending act was not sat isfactory to labor, but that it was better than existing laws.
 He said he had been informed that the liability insurance companies, the original opponents of the bill finding they could make no headway, notified the employers that if it were passed would have to advance premium ra tes 300 per cent. He charged that the cas- ualty companies opposed the adoption of any compensation act,l because they knew that in time the state would take up the insurance field and put the cas- ualty companies out of business.
 J. G. MCGOWAN SPEAKS
 J. C. McGowan of Chapman said he was not sure he opposed a compensa- tion act, but. he feared it would breed accidents. He suggested an amendment limiting benefits to one year, and deny
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-11
ADJUSTMENTS

Gus Hills Minstrels
 A good, old fashioned minstrel show was presented at the Jefferson last night by the Gus Hill organization, with the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-11
URGED AMENDMENTS

He suggested that the legislature adopt joint resolution referring the bill back to the committee for amendments wher- ever needed with instructions to report back on the first day of next session. He paid Chief Justice Anderson high tribute as man, lawyer and a jurist. and said it would be an injustice to him to pass the bill as it now stands.
 He pointed out number of sections which he said were defective. vague or ineffective, among them the method of procedure and attorneys lien.
 The minimum of S65o week was taken from the Minnesota act but they did not take the SIP maximum but fixed it at Sl750 a week, he said.
 Other states exclude from the bills employees injured through their own will full negligence. A drunken chauffeur may run over an emDankment or dash the machine against a tree and is in- jured. He gets compensation. or If he
 be killed, his widow gets the benefits. The public is not required to pay for crimes. If a man is sent to the peni- tentiary the public doesn't pay his wife anything while he is confined.
 Just because some gentlemen have suf
 fcient trust in the legislature are you going to pass a bill that is going to impose hardship on the people of Ala bama?" asked MT. Johnston. Put 1t over and your committee get to- gether with MT. Altman, myself or some others representing the differing views can get together and work out bill that will he a real compensation act, fair tn hrI-k in the St1teb
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-11
Compensation Act Argued at Capital For Six Hours By Various Interests

ing compensation to employees who leave their regular jobs and take up something else. He said Alabama had lived 100 years without a compensation act and he thought she might get along few months longer without one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-11
JUSTICE ANDERSON SPEAKS

Chief Justice John c. Anderson of he supreme court. who drew up the pill. appeared before the committee by equest for the purpose of explaining ts features and how the system of 'ompensations provided in the bill was prrived it.
 He reviewed the development of the common law, from the earliest Eng fish history down through the adoption If Magma Charta, the Gladstone act md then the series of compensation acts in 3S states of the union.
 He said the Minnesota law was fol- lowed because it came nearer harmon zirg with conditions in Alabama than lid that of any other state; that be- Fore drawing up the act the commis- sion had received and lisened to dele 'ation from the Federation Of Labor, who wanted law modelled after he Ohio law. but under the constitu- tion of Alabama such an act would be irvalid
 He said the commission did not deem he act they had drawn to be a model TT to be perfect, but, like all laws hey believed that it would be im- proved and developed from time to time
 At the conclusion of Judge Ander- sons statement the committees ad- 'ourned at 12:30 until 2:30 o'clock in he afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-11
w. L. HARRISON HEARD

At the afternoon session w. L. Har- rison of Birmingham, president of the Alabama Federation of Labor and na- tional organizer of the United Mine Workers of America, took up the argu- nent in support of the immediate pas sage of the present act.
 He stated that he and other representatives of labor appeared be- fore the special law reform commits sion and urged the adoption of a com pensation. act modelled after the Ohio law, but were convinced by the con- mission that the Alabama constitution would not permit the adoption of all the features of the Ohio act. In view of the restrictions of the state constitu- : tiou the laboring people gave their support to the bill proposed by the com mission. He said the act is not sat sfactory in it's entirety to the laboring people. but it is a step in the right di- rection and amendments could be passed to remedy certain defects He argued against any postponement be- yond the present session contending that to do so would mean it's death and the death of any other compensa- tion act. He said he and the people he represented wanted fair and just measure, one that is fair and just to employer and employe alike, one moceled after the ohio law preferably
 He opposed postponement, suggestnig the consideration of amendments at this time 70
The Brunswick news., 1919-05-02
BIG DANCE TO
OPEN BELLEVUE
POPULAR HOSTELRY TO GIVE
FIRST DANCE OF SEASON
THIS EVENING.

A large number of Brunswickians
have for some time anticipated the
pleasure of attending the season s
opening dance, at the Bellevue hotel,
and indications are that 1t will be
the most popular affair of its kind
ever given on the island Mr. Camp
bell who is in charge of the hotel
for the season, has refurnished the
BelLevue throughout, and made many
improvements with the view of af
fOrding guests every convenience Gus
tnmarily enjoyed at any first class
hotel, and we feel confident that any
of our Brunswick friends who tah
advantage of the facilities offered by
this popular resort will be highly
pleased with the environment.
Guests will be received beginnin
with the opening of the dance and
Mr.. Campbell states that he is no.
receiving requests for reservation
which give promise of all rooms be
ing occupied for the season befor
June first. The hotel will be opera:
ed on the American plan with a spe
cial shore dinner Icing served every
Sunday.
Among the many features and new
innovations it will be pleasing 70
learn that the bath houses have been
entirely febuilt, likewise an entire
rev equipment of California style
bathing suits together with hathine
accessories have been purchased and
are now offered to visitors desiring
a dip in the surf The management
of the hotel has also arranged where
by special sightseeing tours of the
island can be made, accompanied bv
guide who will fully describe the
many points of interest, historical and
otherwise including the battle ground
of Bloody Marsh" Old Fort Ogie
thorpe. the old Episcopal church, the
old mill, the popular fishing grounds
and the old oak tree under which Yves
ley preached. This, with the unexcer
ed roads possessed by st. Simons IS
land, promises to make the hotel a
popular hostelry and the tours an ed
rcational pastime.