The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-20

had future with the firm IL he
would stick. The only trouble was
that Jim made up his mind that he
could subsist on an exclusively liquid
diet.
One evening he went out with few
of his pals to celebrate an event of
no Importance. A debate started.
Even the judge, when the matter was
later brought to his attention, could
not discover the subject of that de-
BATE.
One of the boys became abusive and
started to back up his contention
with his fists. AS a matter of self
defense, Jim hit back and knocked
him down. Little damage seemed to
have been done, so Jim and the com
pany took trail for the next oasis,
leaving their argumentative friend to
the tender mercles of the barkeeper,
who promptly led him to the door.
A choice assortment of plain and
fancy drinks and a straight left in
the jaw are sometimes calculated to
undermine the constitution of the
strongest The elected one got no
further than tho second doorway
when he collapsed in the snow. There
he was found some hours later and
monia set In and he died.
The mills of the gods grind slowly,
but they grind exceeding small.
Jim was accused of assault and
placed under arrest. When the man
died, the charge was changed TO one
of murder. It seems almost incred-
ible that such a case could result in
the conviction of a man for murder.
yet that is exactly what1occurred. and
Jim received a sentence from ~
years to life.
Seventeen years later the girl with
the Salvation Army bonnet heard of
Jim and steps were taken to secure
a Communication of sentence for him,
In his day Jim watched the passing
of the iockstep and the prison stripes
and witnessed brutality give way to
a saner era in prison reform. In the
end 1t was the girl with the Saliva
tion Army bonnet who finally helped
him out.
The governor in a great state set
aside a certain number of days for
considering cases brought up for par
don and during these days suppliants
were given a chance to plead their
cases. Jim's name was called and in
a minute he stood before the COVER
nor.
II have been in close touch with
him." the girl with the Salvation
Army bonnet spoke quickly, Il will
pledge his complete return to respect
ability"
The governor listened and as he
listened he ran over the pages which
lay before him in a folder. When
he saw that the committing judge
tl,a gtK sot ~
favored the petition, he said tone
lessly, Granted"
Down in the crowded tenement dis
tricts of a great city, the girl with
the Salvation Army bonnet has car
ried its message to countless mill
lions. So simply and sincerely SO
truly has it stood for faith. old as
the eternal hills. No matter how dis
reputable a place might be- the girl
with the Salvation Army bonnet al
ways comes and goes, unframed and
unmolested. Drunken men salute her
respectfully, just as they salute al
most unconsciopsly the power of the
service she represents.
There is friendliness, protection and
a bit of cheer wherever the girl with
the Salvation Army bonnet appears.
Even in the most notorious dives that
rim tHe euBeS OL Ileli 3 hllCHeH, men
honor its message.
The girl with the Salvation Army
bonnet will tell you more horrible
and terrible incidents of the days
back yonder when the open saloon
played it's deadly part in wrecking
humanity.
Let us revert back and look in
upon certain scene one Saturday
night. when the swinging doors OF
the saloon had ushered in a crowd
of men bent on spending all their
hard won wages by the time they
left in the morning, the proprietor
and his wife were busy and silent be-
hind the shiny top bar with profess
sional taciturnity.
The doors gently swung open few
minutes before midnight. Two Sal
walton Army lassies in their uniforms
entered and began to offer the War
Cry" to customers. The proprietor
and his wife appeared oblivious of
their presence. The customers bought,
laughed, put questions about religion