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BAPTISTS OF SIAIE i '-,s i '' - State Missions and Educa tional Work Discussed WORK AT EVERGREEN Progress of Orphans* Home of Espe cial Interest to Convention—Del egates Pay a Visit to Marion Selma. November 18.—(Special.)—State Thissions, educational work and the Bap tist orphanage at Evergreen formed the principal features of the second day's session of the Alabama Baptist state conference Wednesday. The work of the Baptists of the state, which is being done at the orphanage at Evergreen was the principal feature of the night session and seven of the lit tle Inmates of that institution appeared before the conference and sang several songs and recited a poem. Talks on the work which is being ac complished were made by Dr. Reynolds, superintendent of the institution; Miss Dunn ,a member of the faculty, and the Rev. J. G. Dickinson of Evergreen. The session of the conference Wednes day was hold in the Broad Street Pres byterian church because the furnace In the First Baptist church had to be re paired. A general discussion of state mission work consumed the majority of the time of the session. Early during the session Harry D. Strickland of the state mission board, told the conference of the plan of establishing on a large scale this year at Pelham a school for the training of rural and young minis ters. This school he proposed to have taught by well known ministers of the denomination for two weeks and the great benefits which would result were wic^ly discussed by various members of the conference. Mr. Strickland figured the holding of this school would cost the state mission board about $6000. Nearly all of tli© delegates who discussed the question on tho floor favored the plan as advanced by Mr. Strickland, but many did not see where the money was com ing from. Mr. Strickland was most en thusiastic over his plan and told of the great work which had been accomplished in that direction on a smaller scale dur ing the past few years. The question was finally disposed of by the adoption of a resolution as fol lows: “Resolved, That it la the sense of this conference that the state mission board be instructed to move forward along th« lines proposed by Brother H. L. Strick land as fast as it may think feasible.’’ With the opening of the morning session of the conference the report, on the Ala bama Ministers' Benefit society was dis cussed. Following a discussion of this report the old officers of the society were re-elected for the year as fol lows: Dr. W. B. Crumpton, president; J. W. Elliott, secretary and treasurer. A1 12:30 o'clock about 250 delegates left or a special train over the .Southern railway for a visit to Judson college at Marion. The different, sessions to be held Thurs day promise to prove the most interest l?ig of the convention. The reports ol the several standing committees whlcl were made Tuesday afternoon will conn up for discussion as wT«dl as the select ing of a place for the holding of tin next convention. It was the opinion among the delegates tonight that Evergreen would probabl] secure the next convention, as holding the next meeting in that city* wouk awaken interest in and stimulate work ir the cause of the orphanage located there The temperance committee also will rank< its report tomorrow'. Method of Hastening Erec tion of Postoffice To Be Discussed This afternoon at 4 o'clock the gen eral meeting of the Chamber of Com merce will he held at which the subject of accelerating the erection of the new postofficc will be discussed. The meeting will probably be the most largely attended of any in several months ns invitations have been expended to all civic bodies in Birmingham to join in the meeting. According to reports to secretary Radcliff all will have repre sentatives present. Senator Frank S. White will address j the meting, and will advise with the members of the civic chamber as to the best methods to be pursued to secure the erection of the postofficc building at once. Among other speakers will l>e Dr. R. M. Cunningham, city health officer, and Truman H. Aldrich, postmaster. negroIbaptist CONVENTION MEETS Anniston. November 18.—(Special.) Strong pleas for peace and harmony by Rev. John W. M. Goodgame of Bir mingham and Rev. I. L. Simpson fea tured the opening session of the forty seventh annual session of the Alabama Baptist state convention, which began here this morning at the Mt. Zion Bap tist church, of which the Rev. J. M. Coleman is pastor. More than 1000 no gro ministers and delegates from all portions of the state are present at the meeting. U. S. TOLDOFTHE CLOSURE OF SEA Washington, November 18.—Premier Asquith's statement to the British Par liament yesterday regarding' the clos ure of tlie North sea lias not been com municated formally to the American government, it is understood here to have been merely a repetition of fact'; communicated to the state department a fortnight ago regarding danger of navigation in the North sea and a fur ther notice is deemed improbable. PERSONAL ✓ - 31. L. Bailey, manager of the Hotel Hillman, received the sad tidings of the death of a maiden sister, whom home was at Plaltsburg, N. V. Fire Damp Indicator From the Scientific American. A new fire damp indicator was re cently demonstrated in London. The device is adapted to indicate the pres ence of lire damp in coal mines. It is based on the well known principle of catalytic combusion resulting from placing platinum black in certain ex plosive gases. The device is in the shape of a torch with two differential thermo-electric couples connected in series with a sensitive galvanometer. Each thermo-couple* is embedded in a bead of porus material, one of which beads is impregnated with platinum black so that, in the presence of lire damp it will become heated above the other and generate a termo-electric cur i rent, which will deflect the galvanome ter. In order, to make the platinum black as sensitive a* possible, each bead is healed by a resistance coil to the required temperature. As both of the beads are heated alike, there is no deflection of the galvanometer under normal conditions. I t-.. .. .-—:: 1 . ... f' . ■■■■"''■ 1 1,1 ll" "" Balmacaans The $15 $Q.95 Kind at Suppose you come in today and see them. If you expect to buy such a coat now is your chance. We have just received a special lot of these Bal macaan coats, and they are the best we’ve ever seen. They come in plaids, mixtures, etc. Mil itary collars or plain collars. Materials are all wool and all colors; Q C worth $15.00, at % l r--' „ ' • : ' . , .. .... , HELPING A WOUNDED COMRADE | ^ — ~ =—= rT7^ This picture show* Belgian soldiers helping a wounded comrade from the firing line. BBMRK | ■--- —-i Bessemer, November 18.—(Special.)—J. H. Evans, a machinist for the Woodward Iron company, was run down and seri ously injured by n switch engine on the Woodward line this afternoon about, 0 o'clock at the Woodward crossing at Brighton. Mr. Evans .who lives ill Bright on. was on his way home from work and was walking up the track when a switch engine struck him. cutting both legs off below the knees. Dr. Donald of Brighton was one of the first to reach the scene and he attended the wounded man. Ja cobs ambulance was immediately called and the injured man was hurried to tliei Elizabeth Duncan hospital, where lie un derwent un operation. Mr. Evans is well known in this district. He is reported to be resting well tonight. Mrs. Nancy Wells, 66 years ol' age, died last night at the home of her son-in law, M. W. Hill, at Sloss mines. Tile funeral look place this afternoon at 1 o'clock from the Pleasant Valley Bap tist church, the Rev. J. II. Hallman of ficiating. Interment was at the Pleasant Valley cemetery. Funeral services over ethe remains of Gray Huffman, who committed suicide last night at ills home on Arlington ave nue, between Nineteenth aiuf Twentieth streets, wi re held this afternoon from the family residence, the services being con ducted by the Rev. George Stoves, pas tor of the First Methodist church. The deceased is, survived by his widow, one daughter, Miss Dorothy Huffman; ills mother, two brothers, Cleve and Roy HufTman of Birmingham, and three sis ters, Mrs. Gecll Cowan, Mrs. Eugene Rar den and Miss Dorothy Huffman of Besse mer. Interment was made at Cedar Hill cemetery. The following gentlemen act ed ns pallbearers; W. P. Golson, Thomas T. Huey, F. B. Buck, John Harris, James B. Houston and Dr. J. S. Winters. A postal was received tills morning by Henry Firstbrook from bis brother-in law, James Gillespie, who for several years was bookkeeper for the Bessemer Gas company in Bessemer, but who left a short time ago for his home in Eng land, to join the army. On reaching home Mr. Gillespie applied for service in the expeditionary force to go to France, and as he was an old soldier he was given Ills old number. 6466, and was enrolled in "The Buffs," Hast Kent regiment, the old est regiment in the English army. Mr. Gillespie served seven years In the line in India, Africa and in the Boer war and then five years in the reserves. The card was mailed at Havre, France, nnd in stead of a stamp had the letters "O. H. M. S." (on his majesty's service). It came from France to New York and to Besse mer as if it had a stamp-on it. A large crowd gathered at the First Presbyterian church tonight to hear the sermon by the Rev. J. A. Bryan, pastor of the Third Presbyterian church in Bir mingham. Mr. Bryan's subjoct was “Mis sions in the Birmingham district." On Thursdav night the Rev. Robert Lee Bell of the Handley Memorial Presbyterian church, Birmingham, will lecture on mis sionary work. The loral Presbyterian church is holding services every even ing this week in observance of home mis sion week. RUSSIAABSOLUTELY “DRY;” REMARKABLE CHANGE IN PEOPLE <Coatlnued front Pago One) decided to take every opportunity to dis cover more about the use of vodka. “At the end of the eighties there came faming in Russia followed by agrarian troubles. 11 saw a crowd of peasants de mand from a landlord all the grain and fooodstuffs in his granary, and I noted that every man who was taking part In this Incident was a drinking man. while their abstemious fellow villagers hod suf ficient provisions in their homes. “At Samara I decided to do more than passively disapprove of vodka. At this time I was an alderman. Many tenants in my houses were workingmen. One night a drunken father in one of my houses killed Ills wife. Then I decided to fight vodka with all my strength. "On the supposition that the government was selling vodka for revenue, I calcu lated the revenue received from its con sumption in Samara. I then Introduced a bill in the city council providing that ,the city give this sum to the Imperial treas ury with a request that the sale cf vodka be prohibited. This bill passed. Th« money was offered to the government, but the government refused it. "It dawned upon me that Russian bu reaucracy did not want tile people sobei because it was easier to rule autocratically a drunken mob than a. sober people. "That was seven years ago. Later I was chosen mayor of Samara nnd sub sequently elected to the Duma on an antivodka platform. In the Duma I pro posed a bill permitting the inhabitants of a town to close the local vodka shops snd providing also that every bottle of vodka should bear a label with the word ‘poison.1 At my request the wording of this label. In which lbs evils of vodka were set forth, was done by Leo Tolstoi. This bill passed the Duma, but In the imperial council was amended and finally tabled. Emperor Impressed "I then begged an audience of Em peror" Nicholas. He received me wltli great kindness and listened to me pa tiently. He was Impressed with my re. cltal that most of the revolutlonarj and Socialist excesses were committee by drunkards. He promised that in voulu speak to nis mi.uster on nuance concerning the prohibition of vodkn. "Disappointed at failure of my hill. I had abandoned my Heat in th • Duma. It was evident the bureaucracy had ob structed tlie measure. Minister of Finance Kokovsoff regarded it as a dangerous innovation, depriving the government of 1,000,000.000 rubles (9500,000,000) yearly. "While I lobbied In Petrograd the I.’rnperor visited the country around Moscow and saw, the havoc of vodka. He then dismissed Kokovsoff and ap pointed the present minister of finance, M. Hark. 'Mobilisation precipitated the anti* vodka measure. The giaml duke, re membering the disorganization due to crunkenness during the mobilization of 1904, ordered prohibition except l.i clubs and first-class restaurants. This order, enforced for one month, showed the Russian authorities the value of I abstinence. In spite of the depression of war, the paralysis of business and the closing of factories, the people felt J no privation. Savings banks showed nn j increase in deposits. There was a boom I in the sale of meats, groceries, cloth- | ing. dry goods and house furnishings. I "The HO,000,000 rubles a day that had | been pnid for vodka were now being j spent for necessities. The average working week increased from three anti four days to six, the numerous hol idays of the drinker having been elim inated. The working day also became longer and the efficiency of the worker was perhaps doubled. Women ami children who seldom were without marks showing tlie physical violence of j tlie husband and father suddenly found j themselves in an und earned of pan* cUfo. There were no blows, no insults and no rough treatment. There was bread on the table, milk for the babies and a fire in tlie kitchen. “I decided to seize this occasion for a press campaign, so far ns this is rt possible thing in Russia. I organized d< legations to present, pretltions to the I proper authorities for prolonging this new sobriety for tlie dural ion of the war. This step found favor with his imperial majesty and an order was is sued to that effect. A similar campaign to remove the licenses from privileged restaurants and clubs was successful and strong liquor no longer was avail able anywhere in Russia. “Th© second month of abstinence made the manifold advantages so clear to everybody that when we called upon his majesty to thank him for Ills re cent orders ho promised that the vodka business of the government would be g:ven up forever." TURKEY TO BE ASKED TO EXPLAIN FIRING ON AMERICAN LAUNCH (( oitlattMl from I’*Kr Our) tlie wide latitude which the navy reg ulations give to naval officers. Both the President and Secretary Daniels Uaye absolute confidence In Captain Decker. The following statement about him was Issued today by the navy department: “Capl. Benton G. Decker, now com manding tlie U. S. S. Tennessee In Turkish waters, is an officer with an excellent record during his service of 27 years, since graduation from the tlav^ academy, to which he waa ap pointed from Illinois In 1886. He has had considerable experience in duty similar to that which he is now per forming In Turkish waters. He was in command of the United States scout cruiser Chester during the war be tween Italy and Turkey. “During this war, the Chester spent considerable time In Tripolitan winters looking out for the Interests of Ameri cans. These duties were well performed by Captain Decker, who had similar duties while In command of the Ches ter In Sail Domingan waters during a revolution several years ago. Captain Decker was promoted to captain July 1, 191S, and was ordered to duty on the staff of the naval war college, from whioh duty lie was detached to com mand the Tennessee In August last, when that vessel was sent to Europe to relieve distressed^ Americans In the war zone.” One effect of the Incident, It Is be lieved In diplomatic circles here, will be to emphasize to the porte the anxie ty of the United States for the safety of its subjects In Turkey, where con ditions have been uncertain for many months. Ambassador Morgenthau early last summer asked for a warship. Since the outbreak of war, some Turkish officials have threatened to execute three English or French sub jects for every Mussulman killed in bombardments by the lleet of the allies on unfortified towns. Americana have feared that if such a threat were car ried out, on account of their similarity of speech and appearanos they might he thrown Into danger. NEWS DF ENSLEY The condition of George Guthrie, who v.u.s kicked on the head by a mule on Tuesday morning at No. 8 mines of the Tennessee company, is still very se rious but hopes are entertained for bis recovery. Young Guthrie Is about IT. years of age ami was mail boy at No. 8 mines. Tuesday morning he entered the stock yard to get a mule to ride to Wylam and while there was kicked in the forehead by a mule. His skull was fractured in three places. A lecture will be delivered by the Rev. s. j. Winchester this evening- at 8 o'clock at the Knsley city hall. Mr. Winchester will use as his subject, “Give the Girl a Square Deal." The meeting will bo for men only. The F. S. C\ club, composed of the young people of Fairview, has been organised with 20 chatter members. In addition to the social feature of the club a study circle will he arranged. It Was decided to hold the meetings on each Tuesday evening. The following officers were elected; Miss ljouiac Hontlet, president: Miss Belle Acton vice president: Miss Nellie Uentlet secretary, and Miss Nannie Little ti easurer. The Knsley High school football team defeated tin* University JligJ school football team of Birminghar: yesterday afternoon at the Knsley parto bv a score of 14 to o. The game we fast and hard fought. Knsley made firs touchdown in the first quarter aftci several end runds and line bucks Gin | gory carried tin* ball over. Knslc:’ failed to kick goal. In the second hal Knsley made another touchdown b: line plunges, Ponder carrying the bal over. Knsley again failed to kick goal Neither team scored In the third quar ter. Knsley carried the ball to Its op ponents’ five-yard line but lost on i fumble. In the fourth quarter Hie Hir j minghum hoys came back strong am carried the ball to Knsley’s 15-yan line. They attempted a forward pas: which was incomplete. For Knsley, Ponder, Gingery an*1 Lewis did fine work, while Crews, .Jaf and Drenncn did good work for tin University High. Tho line-up was as follows: Knsley—Albert, left guard; Wagner loft tackle; Mandy, loft, end; Propst center; Bennitt, right guard; Hickman light tackle; Phillips, right end; Free man, quarter; Ponder, left half; Gin gory, right half; Lewis*, full. University—Smith. left guard; 11 Llliner, left tackle; Fox and Jaffe.v left end; Hulsey, center; Loy, rlgh guard; Orr, right tackle; Kiser, rlgh end; N. Ullmer, quarter; H. Drenncn left half; C. Drennen, right half; Crew* lull. Cook (Auburn), referee. Yesterday afternoon about 2:3 o'clock the Wylam fire department wa called to Seventh avenue and Thirty .second street to the residence *>f F*e Sawyer, which had cought fire from ; spark on the roof. Tho roof was bad !y burned, several hundred dollar: damagd being done. A social will ,be given by the Barac; claps of the Knsley Presb.vterlai church tomorrow evening at 8 o’clocl at the home of W. J. Abele. 3006 Ave nue K. An interesting programme ha been arranged. Deaths and Funerals Mrs. J. T. Collins, Jr. Funeral services over the remains o Mrs. J. T. Collins, Jr., aged 26 years, wh died Tuesday morning at the famtly reel dence, 2621 Madison avenue, were cor ducted yesterday morning at 11 o’clocl Internment followed in Oak Hill cemetan Tho deceased Is survived by her husbanc Joseph T. Collins, an attorney, he mother, a sister and brother. Daniel T. Tucker Funeral services over the . remains i Daniel T. Tucker, aged 89 years, who die yesterday morning In Jasper at the res dence of his son will be conducted th! morning from the private chapel of HI* Loy. Interment will follow In Eus Lake cemetary. Mrs. L. E. Amyurd Funeral services over the remains t Mrs. L. E. Amyard, who died at lit tesldence, 1703 South Twelth street, wl be conducted this morning at 10:3o froi the residence. Interment will follow 1 Elmwood cemetary. The deceased Is sui vlved by her husband and two children. Mrs. Annie B. Hartung Decatur, November 18.—(Special.)—Aft« a Ion* Illness. Mrs. Annie B. Hurtung die yesterday at the family residence in Ne Decatur. She was the wife of Henr Hartung. city clerk of New Decatur. H< husband and three daughters survive be Mrs. Hartung had resided tn New Di catur about 20 years, having moved liei from Shelbyvllle. Tenn. The funeral sc vices were held this evening at 7:30 o’cloc at the Westminister Presbyterian chure! New Decatur, and tho remains were taki to Nashville tonight, where they will I Interred in Mt. Olive cemetery. JOHNS Undertaking Co. Phone loot DRUG STORE TODAY Hagan-Dunlap's Handsome New Store Located at 3d Ave. and 20th St. The formal opening of the Hagan-Dun lap Drug company's new store on the corner of 20th. street And Third avenue wfH take place todav from noon to 10 p. m. The store occupies the corner formerly ocupied by the Gunn Drug com I payn, which lias been remodeled and beautified. Tbo company is composed of Claude Hagan, who for a number of years has been prominently identified with the leading drug stores of Birmingham, and F. S. Dunlap, a well known business n an especially experienced in the drug 1 fsiness. They have a corps of compe tent employes In every department. The store is plate glass, mahogany ami marble, and is beautifully a ranged. and convenient for service. It will handle a complete line cigars, cigarettes, tobac cos, drugs, medicines and sundries. It is announced by the management that a feature will be the !"• minute delivery service, and that every order will leave the store within lf» minutes after received. Souvenirs will be given away today, end an orchestra will render popular selections. TO SPEAK ON “VITAL NEEDS OF THE AGE’’ “The Vital Needs of the Age” will be the subject of Dr. Yufaka Minakuehi’s lecture to men at the Jefferson tlieatt next Sunday afternoon at -I o'clock, i.i this lecture he will deal with many »f the great world problems and suggest a solution. Dr. Mlnakuchl has made a deep lie l cession on the men of the city and iuir spoken at Howard college, Bir mingham college und the city college. 11;s address Sunday afternoon will he Ids last in the city of Birmingham, The Young Men’s Christian associa tion orchestra will furnish the music a.ml this meeting Is free to the men of Birmingham. SEN ATOR WHITE IS GUEST OF ROTARIANS U. S. Senator Frank S. White was the guest of honor at the monthly meeting . ml dinner of the Birmingham Rotary club at the Tutwiler last night at 6GW o'clock. The senator made a »liort ad dress. Among the other speakers of the evening were Toni Anderson and Pas chal G. Shook. Considerable routine business win disposed of. including the election o' several new members, among them "W, \V. Crawford. ii IOK! HACK! H v< K! With raw tickling throat. tight chest, sore lungs, you need Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, and quick' ly. The first doge helps, it loaves n v*oothing, healing coating as •« glide? down your throat, you feel hotter at once. S. Martin. Bassett* Neb., writes ' I hud a severe couyh and cold am! was almost past going. T got a botib of Foley's Honey and Tnr and am glar to say it cured my cough entirely an my cold soon disappeared.” Every usei is a friend. Sold by all dealers. TEN KIILEDMN - DESTROYED BY FIRE With Doors to Fire Escapes Locked Ten Inmates Per ish In Flames—One Hundred Escape Varlnnna. Fla., \otcmlirr 18.—Tew (M'rwonN ndc Inirnnl to dewth here . early lotlii.v when lire ilentroied the main lmll<lln& of the I'lorhla Ueform > school, an Institution maintallied hy ' the stale for the training of south*. Approximately 100 student* escaped by climbing through u skylight to the roof and then making their way down the sides of the three-storv building on Are escapes. I The dead include two officers of the institution ami eight student*. All of the latter were tinder IT years of age. The list follows: Bennett Evans, instructor in carpentry Charles Evans, guard. Earl Morris* Joseph Woatherbee, Clif j ford Ulfforda, l.ouls Baffin. Louis Fernan des, Walter Fisher. Waldro Drew and Clarence Parrott, all students. According to a statement telegraphed Governor Park Trammell of Florida by Acting Superintendent William Bell, all the fire escape doors in the section of the building where the deaths occurred were locked and the keys were on the » first Moor when the Are was discovered. Governor Trammell lias telegraphed President \V. if. Milton of the board of directors of the school, asking for an in vestigation. it was understood tonight that the call for the meeting would he , Issued tomorrow. The Are Is thought to . have been caused by the explosion of an oil lamp left burning at the foot of the stairway leading to the second floor. When discovered It had made great head way and had cut off all means of es cape for the occupants, who slept on the second and third floors, except by the fire escapes. lion to Give Quinine to Children Febriline is Hie trade-mark name given to an Improved Quinine. It is a Taste b us Syrup, pleasant to take and does not disturb the stomach. Children take it and never know it is Quinine. Also especially adapted to adults who cannot take ordi nary Quinine. Does not nauseate nor cause nervousness nor ringing in the head. Try it the next time you need Quinine for any purpose. Ask for two ounce original package. The name Feb rlline is blown ;in bottle. 25 cents. THE MAN WHO ani)l l “Von .-nil'* *<•! »■ <iOnl» lumhrr nowiidayM hh you used to,” should tlsll our plnnl He trill change his opinion. ESTES LUMBER CO. TIIOHVrON ESTFA I Main 4flftR Pure California Wines f For Your Thanksgiving Fruit Cake and Mince Pie Full Quart.. I Half Gallon.. 66c l Claret, Sherry, Port, Angelica Take Your Choice, We Pay the, Government War Tax ; ' mmmmmmmrnmmmmmmmmmmmmm : Eugene Jacobs’ Drug Store (Formerly Jacobs’ Pharmacy) ; 1904 2nd Ave. r Birthplace of Cut Prices in Alabama j f mm———imm i --.i—- ■— : |-At Parker’s Seed Store— (In basement of Drug Store) A COMPLETE STOCK OF ; Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissus and Other Flowering Bulbs That should be planted now, of the beet quality, at cloae prices. FREE—Our Bulb Catalog* giving directions for planting all bulbs that should be planted now. Call or write for one. Phone 918. r SWEET PkAS—For best results these should be planted now. Our d catalog glees directions for planting. We can supply Sweet Peas, in v separate colors, and a choice mixture. Price, o*„ 10c; 4 ois., 35c; 1 lb., * $1.00. r GRASS SEED FOR LAWNS—Parker's Mixed lawn Grass. Rye Grass, Recleaned Kentucky Blue Grass. i Parker’s n drug, flower and seed store Phones 9122 and 919 1st Ave. and 20th St WOODWARD BLDG. ] j