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Mrs. O. G. Simpson of Tuscumbia, a del- egate to the United Daughters of the Confederacg convention, is also the guest of Mrs Rountree.
 The ladies of the Southsde Baptist church will serve luncheon today and Thursday at 1922 Fourth avenue. Lunch con will be served for the Daughters of the Confectionery from 12:30 to 80 and from that hour until 3 o'clock luncheon will be served to the public.
 A delicious menu has been prepared and the ladies having the luncheon in charge expect a liberal patronage from the pub lie.
 Mir, D. C. Behrens left today for Gull man on account of his health
 Henry Luhrman and wife will sail by the North German Lloyd on the steamer Barbarosa June 27 for their fatherland.
 The Highland Book club will meet with Mrs. Walter Sessions on Crescent avenue this morning.
 The last regular meeting for the pres ent school term of the South Highlands School Improvement association will be held this afternoon at the usual time and place.
 MT. and Mrs. c. C.. Snder and little daughter, May, are spending some time in Charlotte N. C., with relatives.
 Mrs s. M. Mosby is the guest of Dr. and Mrs StocSard in Atlanta.
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Miss Etta Hays has returned from Eu- rope, and is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. N. H. Sewall.
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street-Delegate, Mrs. E. w. Christian, Mobile.
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ond>nermanent cure in the ynaioritv cs cases, when all other remedies fail.
 Complete External and Internal Treatment for Every Humor of Infants, Children. and Adults consists of Cuticura Soap (26c to Cleanse the Skin Cuticura Ointment (50c.) to Heal the Skin, and Cuticura Reso!vent 56c tor n the form Chocolate sod thronehont tSe World ottsr prys Sso Corp. Sole Props. Boston. Mass.
 n3- Mailed Free. CuticuIa Book on Skin DNeasee
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Mrs. A. l.. Dowdell of OpeliSa is the guest of Mrs. J. A. Rountree.
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HIeuC du OTQ IuSCHIlC relief in the most dis dressing forms of itch ing, burning, scaly, crusted humors, ecze- mas, rashes, fnfiam- nations, irritations,
 and chafings of infancy and childhood. permit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-13
ECZEMAS And Other Itching, Torturing Humors Cured by Cuticura.

Warm baths with Cuticura Soap and gentle anointings with Cuticura Oint-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-13

Ask the soda fountain boy for PEP-TO-LAC. It looks good--tastes good-is good Contains no "dope" or heart -stimulant. cents.
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$4,000 brass beds for
$l2.40

Grand Beds-Ornamental and massive. too
These Brass Beds have continuous posts heavy
filters. head and foot boards that look nice. alto
gether it a very desirable bed very desra BILE
price Choice Of two Sizes #. I'M and it. 6 in.
Such large saving in price should taken advanta
of-Third Floors kann, Sons Co.
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sickness and invalid insurance to whose
funds he contributes when he is we'll and
to whose benefits he has a legal right
without charity when he is sick: there
tuberculosis is discovered he puts himself
under medical care and has the best
chance possible of being restored speedily
to health and. meantime. is not the CEN
ter of infection for others. While he is
helpless his family Is provided for and his
illness is not aggravated by anxiety for
them.
Advocates Are Many.
Not only German, but also French
English and American authority of the
highest rank is cited as favoring this as
the only effective method for providing
funds for the contest with the white
plague. In Germany more rapidly than
in any other country tuberculosis has
been reduced. That nation alone has a
complete system of hospitals and homes
for its tuberculosis patients.
THE Supreme Court Of the United
States has already in the two cases of
Holden VS.. Hardy and Curt Miller VS.. the
state of Oregon declared fundamental
principle which logically includes compul-
sorry insurance. The court has more than
once affirmed that whatever Is necessary
for the public health. safety and welfare
is the proper object of state and national
legislation.
public health and welfare then 1t may I'M
uuestionably be made part of our state
and national legislation. We already have
a compulsory poor law to provide for the
victims of tuberculosis after they become
helpless. Why should we not make COM
pulsory laws to prevent the spread and
fatal effect of this disease?
1.-The highest legal authorities declare
that the Supreme Court Will never stand
In the way of the general sentiment of the
nation to secure the only adequate. COM
prehenSve and successful methods of
dealing with tuberculosis We have only
to convince the people and their demands
will be heard in every hall Of legislation
and before the final judicial body of the
nation
Other papers presented to section 5
which were received with great interest
were those Of DIR. Julius B. Ransom OF
New York and Ellen n. La Motto OF
Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore:
DR. Livingston Farrand of New York
recommended campaign for a national
board of health. He said that hospitals
in advanced cases are the greatest pres
| ent need in this country.
DR.. Ransom. speaking of tuberculosis
in its relation to crime. said:
The tuberculus prisoner represents
the general social order. A realization
Of this fact and special work in this d.
rection are essential to the well-being
of the community at large. The necessity
for law making mandatory the exam
nation of every prisoner admitted to ev-
cry penal institution is absolute
Koch in Limelight.
Discussion Of great interest to scientists
was carried on In section .. DR.. Robert
II was his tuberculin that seemed to he
near the center of the scientific battle
and 1t did not escape entirely unscathed
DR.. E. L. Trudeau Of Saranac Lake, N.
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T.. presented paper of highly technical
nature. He reached the conclusion that
koch's idea of producing an "immunizng
tuberculin.' and another theory well
known to scientists, but too technical for
the average lay mind. are not satisfactory.
DR.. E. Meissen of Hohenhonnef also
spoke of the Koch tuberculin.
The old tuberculin test after r. Koch
Is delicate reagent. both for tuber-
culin infection and tuberculous disease.
1t is not quite without danger and Is
too delicate for clinical diagnosis in gen.
eral. and should be employed only in
cases in which the local reaction can be
observed"
Prof. DR. X. Hammer of Heidelberg,
Germany. advanced tuberculin as a reme-
dy for consumption. In summing up his
paper. he stated:
'Tuberculin properly. used is a harmless
remedy. The physician prescribing it
must be well acquainted with the technic
of its employment and must have sufficient
experience to be capable of Judging the
signs of reaction.
"Tuberculin can be used in ALL even
in the most advanced, cases of tuberculO-
sis. In these recovery cannot be hoped
for, but many disagreeable symptoms can
be eliminated. Recovery is to be expect
ed in cases of the first stage. also in
cases of the second and sometimes even
of the third stage.
More Criticism of Koch.
DR.. Koch was again brought into the
discussion in the afternoon when Dr.
Charles F. Dawson Of Newark said that
DR.. Koch's statements concerning 1.-The
unity of human and bovine tuberculosis
are not we'll founded.
1T would seem that while Koch's
statements have failed to create converts
to his theories, they have served to call
the attention of the whole professional and
lay world to the great prevalence of cat
tie tuberculosis. and to the question of
its transmission to man. The agitation
has. therefore. been productive of an i'm
mense amount of good coming as they
did from such an eminent authority. by
stimulating scientific men in all countries
to study tuberculosis in all its aspects"
Again. DIR. Nathan Raw of Liverpool
criticised the discoverer of the tubercu-
losis germ in a speech in which he stated:
Our great master, Robert Koch. In his
last authoritative lecture in 1901, said
that human and bovine tuberculosis were
distinct and separate diseases. and that
bovine tuberculosis, If conveyed to man,
could not set up generaliZed tuberculosis
in the human body
prolonged and careful experimental re-
search has demonstrated beyond doubt
that the contention of Koch was right
when he affirmed that human and povine
tuberculosis were not identical, but 1t has
been demonstrated that the great sci
enlist was in error when he said that bo-
vine tuberculosis could not be communl-
Gated TO the human.
"Koch's .tuberculin r. or the new tu-
berculin, has in my hands proved of little
value in the treatment OF pulmonary tu-
berculosis. although It is of the greatest
possible service In treating all infections
~ hovine origin. When we consider
that 1t Is prepared from human tuber-
Gle, it is what we would expect II nv
theory is q correct one, as it acts by pro-
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fund. work!ngmen are too proud to accept
this help and would continue TO spread
the contagion If they were asked to go to
charitable institutions. There remains
only one method for providing for this
enormous cost and that is the way of So
cial insurance.
But the methods of industrial insur-
ance in the United States are not on a
proper foundation. Some of the most
popular forms do not provide any sick
ness insurance. The mutual benefit socie-
ties are una BILE to carry their invalids Ion
ger than a few weeks.
There remains nothing but some form
of compulsory sickness and invalid insur-
ance for other systems usually fail II
We turn to the German methods we md
that they are complete and adequate.
In Germany every workingman has
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Infection of Utensils.
DR.. j. Woods Price of Saranac Lake
N. Y. contributed one of the rare papers
free from terms too technical for the lay
mind. His subject was the possibilities
of Infection From Table Utensils at Sana-
toria''
He said. in part:
Forks. spoons. teacups and milk
glasses in constant use by advanced
| tuberculous patients were used in these
expo riments.
ION the first day thirty forks and
twenty-five each of spoons. tumblers and
teacups were chosen Immediately after
ordinary good washing but not steriliza-
ton. and cleansed with sterile per cent
sodium bicarbOnate solution by means of
/ sterile cotton swabs. and the waslings
distributed among fifty-six guinea pigs by
simultaneous injection. No knowledge of
the intended experiment was conveyed to
the hospital nurses or maids. All pigs
were killed in fcrty-one days and found
to be free Of tuberculous infection.
ION the second day. several months
later. five articles of each sort. inme-
dlately after use and before washing of
any kind. were ceansed as described
above and the washings injected subcu-
taneously into guinea pigs, two pigs to
each five articles. These animals were
killed also in lorty-one days after inocu-
la;ion. and all were found to be tubercu-
washings from the milk glasses, which
developed no LESSONS whatever.
while the sterilization of tableware
used by cOnsumptives is not to be dis
couraged. the danger of infection from
that source. when II is not possible, does
not seem to be great.
DR.. Hrdlicka of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition headed an interesting group. OF
speakers who contributed papers on tu-
berculosis in certain population groups.
namely Indians. Jews. Irish, Scandina-
VANS, Italians in the United States and
negroes.
John r. Mohler and Henry j. WASH
burn. both of the Department of Agri-
culture. reviewed the recent investiga-
tons on tuberculosis conducted by the
bureau of animal industry.
DIR. Alfred Hess of New York announced
that certain experiments with CONNER
cially pasteurized milk showed that in
practice milk Of that nature cannot be
relied on for protection.
This condition" said he, lis a men
ace to public health
Themes and Speakers.
There were several hundred other
speeches and papers today. Prominent
among them and their topics were the
following:
Farm Colonies by Elizabeth W. New
comb, Stony Void Sanatorium. New York
"A Five Years Inquiry Into the Home
Conditions of Poor Consumptives in the
West of London by Drs. j. Edward
Squire. c. B.. physician Mount Vernon
Consumption Hospital. and E. B. Hubert.
resident medical officer of ST. Marylebone
General Dispensary.
Results of a Plan of Administering Re-
Continued on Eighth Page.)
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action: whether the infection is an awak-
ened dormant one or of recent contrac-
tCn: whether the human organism can
resist the attack-in short. all the bio
logical properties Of the infected organ
ISM.
Each of the seven sections of the con-
gresS. at their sessions this morning. con-
tributed much to knowledge through the
discussion by renowned scientists of meas
ures that promise success to the world
movement against the ravageS of tuber-
CuloSis More than a hundred speakers
were on the programs of the several sec
tionS.
Work in Various Sections.
Great interest centered around the work
of sections Nos. 1 and I. In which DR..
Robert Koch. German scientist and dis
coverer of the tubercle bacilli, actively
participated. His address on the relations
of human and bovine tuberculosis was
perhaps the most notable of the day. This
joint session brought together probably
the largest group of medical men.
At separate meeting of section 1. DR..
W. H. WEIGH presiding. the subjects, I'm
lection Through the Skin and Sources
of Infection" were taken up.
Section ,, of which DR.. Vincent Y. Bow
ditch is president had under discussion
the Specific Therapy of Pulmonary Tu-
berculosis, dwelling particularly on tu-
DeTCullH anu It's derivatives.
Joint tuberculosis in it's different re-
lations occupied the time of section 3, of
which DR.. Charles H. Mayo of Rochester.
Mimi, is president.
Pulmonary tuberculosis in children of
tuberculosis parents and the transmission
OF the disease through family associa-
ton formed the topic of half-dOzen
addresses before section 4, Dr. Abraham
jacob of New York presiding
The Social Control of tuberculosis"
through health and public relief depart
ments of the national, state and municipal
governments was a plan advocated at
the session of section j. Edward 7. De-
vine OF New York presiding.
discussion on statutory control of tu-
berculosis was led by Dr. Marshal L.
fr1ce; secretary of the Maryland state
board OF health. at the session of sec
ton 8.
The Pathology and Bacteriology of Tu
bertulosis of Animals formed the topic
OF several addresses before section 4.
Social Insurance Plan.
After presenting figures showing the
enormous losses TO large cities through
consumption Prof. Charles Richmond
Henderson of the University of Chicago
presented to section ; of the international
congress on tuberculosis this morning a
strong recommendation that social in
surance be established in America, mean
Ing thereby that national system of
compulsory laws for the prevention Of
tuberculosis be enacted He said:
"All the present methods of meeting the
great cost OF tuberculosis are inadeouate
The danger is national. the burden of care
should be ia tiOnal
IF we turn TO private charity We dis
cover, first, that il is entirely Inadequate
TO meet this enormous expense and sec
ond, If il were able to supply sufficient
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AMERICAN METHODS
BEST IN THE WORLD
Continued From First Page.)
action resulting in expressions of Sratlh-
cation over the showing made
DIR. Detre Explains.


In its actual form ii consists in the IN
oculation of the patients arm at three
different points at the same time-hrst
with Kcch's tuberculIn; second. with a
filtrate of n broth culture of human bacil-
lus: third with Nitrate of a broth cul-
ture Of bovine bacillus.
Within twenty-four hours. or a little
more the results of the three reactions
may he noted There can be read in
stantly which type of bacilli caused re-
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Infection of Utensils.

ducing an immunity and is exactly what
we observe in mmunizing cattle
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ExTINoU1sH BRISK BLAZE.
Firemen Have Work in Building in
F Street.

A large crowd was attracted to the
vicinity of 18th and F streets this morn
ing about $50 o'clock by the appearance
OF several companies of the fire depart
ment. called out because of 8 blaze on
the fourth floor of the building occupied
by the Hickman Dramatic School and
Brentanos book and stationery store.
The fire occurred in a room at the south
west corner of the building in which was
quantity OF lumber. carpenters tools
and rubbish.
Members of No. 16 engine company. the
first to arrive found a lively blaze Other
fremen were soon on hand. and by hard
and quick work succeeded in confinng
the blaze to the room. No damage re-
suited in any other part of the building.
1t is estimated that the damage to the
building will amount to about S150. while
only about S25 damage to the contents
of the room was reported
The building is owned by Henry Strong
of Chicago. The loss is covered by in
surance.
As the damage was confined To the
room used as the mems dressing room.
the performance by Mr.. Hickmans pupils
of The School for Scandal and Miss
Civilization" it is announced. will be
given this evening arranged. The
menS s costumes We're saved.
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ROYAL ARcANUM VISITATION.
Grand Council the Guest of Kismet
Council

Royal Arcanlm Hall. at the. corner of
PENNSYLVANIA avenue and I'd street south
east. was crowded last night by members
Of kismet Council of the Royal Arcanum
who were present 10 participate in the
Grand Council visitation and witness the
ceremony of installation OF the officers of
kismet Council for the year 1908. Mr..
John Reding. the regent of ksmet Coun-
ell. welcomed Grand Regent William W.
Chase and the officers of the Grand Coun-
Gil in a brief address. In honor of the
official visitation. the increase commit
tee of kismet Council presented a class
of twenty candidates for initiation. the
degree being conferred by handsomely
robed team Of that council.
The annual report of kismet Council.
submitted by its secretary. shows the
eghty-five members were admitted during
the year 1907. and the council sustained a
loss of six by death, the present member
of an address by Grand Regent Chase, In
the course of which he complimented kis
met Council on it's good work during the
past year. Mr. Benja min White. assisted
by Mr.. Charles J. James. Installed the
following corps of officers of kismet
Council for the year 1!hbS: Regent, r. E..
Hess; vice regent. J. c. Williams; orator,
Redding; secretary. H. G.. Brinkley ninth
termb: collector. Thomas NJ. Hayes
twelfth term: treasurer. l.. l.. Marceron
twelfth term): chaplain. NJ. Spanief:
guide }. W. Berkley (seventh term: war
den. John Blumer: sentry. Charles Hep
burn third term) trustees, j. X. Cook,
e. T. Davis and G. Generman.
The entert inment committee prov ded n
musical program. following which re-
freshments were served
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ALMAs TEMPLE ENTERTAINs.
Four Hundred Guests at Entertain
ment and Euchre.

Four hundred persons attended the en-
tertainment and euchre given by the Al
mas Temple Patrol last evening at Ma
tional Rifles Armory. Frank F.. Gibson
was chairman OF the committee in charge.
Shortly after O'Clock the play was
started. Mr.. Gibson acted as timer and
John A. Ellinger. wearing red feZ.
was the announcer.
c. A. kneessi was chairman of the com
mittee which procured the prizes. The
members of the committee. ii was stated.
solicited donations from merchants and
other friends of the organization with the
result that, when the euchre began last
night about one hundred and fifty favors,
ranging from small ornaments TO an oil
painting. We're attractively displayed on
the platform Mr. Ellinger and DIR. {.
A. Stewart were general directors OF the
floor. Chester \. Samson stood at the
door. with Charles Bradley. During the
play Messrs. Simms, Hess. Hoover. Lea
man. Moore. Harper. Grey. Georges Eff
.erin. RObeson. Dierdorf. Hambly. Yea
bower. Mcpherson. Wells. Crooks. Walls.
Nyman, Rocker. Qulnter, Bernard, schu-
macber. Longacre< Stevens. Desio. Cnder-
wood. Repetti. Trunnell and Yetton acted
punchers.
W. c. Smallwood was chairman of the
ticket committee. Joseph Davies and
James Crosby wee in charge or the hat
boxes.
The euchre was given to aid i'm de-
fraHing the expenses of the patrol to the
coming meeting of the Shriners held in
st. Paul.
The list of those awarded special favors
Included Miss Alice Pfiuger Mrs. c. ID.
Harris Mrs. a. Bailey. Mrs. Henry Ross.
Miss \. Hoover. Miss Mary j. Boyd. Mrs.
Ella Is aus. Mrs. Taylor Wade Miss ire
land. Mrs. Matt Lewis, Mrs. Cha lies
Long. Miss Annie Long Mrs. Bradley
Mrs. Calle Wood Mrs John Blair. Mrs
King. Mrs. Paul Connor. Miss Sanger
Mrs. Mullen and Mrs. I.ottie Lockwood.
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Receipts by Charity Organizations

John JOY Edison. treasurer of the Asso-
ciated Charities. has received at S11 G
street. through the joint finance commit
tee. the following contributions: Mrs. II.
Snowden. 81: Mrs. Alpheus H. Snow. $25:
Mr.. August Schmedtie, $40: Mr.. Cha rles
RAY Dean. 81; Calvary Baptist Sunday
school Especial collectionl 500: Mrs. Car
oline G. Spalding, So. Mrs. Frank H. Bige-
low. $; Rev. Joseph T. Kelly. 81: Mrs.
Joseph J. Kelly. 81: Miss Elizabeth Ross.
81; Col. Archibald Hopkins. $40: Mrs. Car
rie l.. Mum. SO; Mr.. James NJ. Hoge. So:
Mrs. Ada Dorsey. So; Mrs. Walter Orr
Woods. So: Mr.. Fred f. Wright, So: Hy-
attsville Presbyterian Sunday school
Ghrough William S!edd Holton)S $6o5;
Mr.. Henry C. Sheridan. SIS: Mrs. S. c.
Mclaughlin. 81: Miss Florence p Spof-
ford. $5: Miss Albertine Stone. 81: Mrs
George F.. Stone. 81: Mr.. George +. Stone
81; Mr. ". +. Sunny, -; Henry Adams,
$lOO: Mr. Frank p. Mitchell. $l5.
For the purchase of food. fuel and
clothing for distressed families the Citi-
zens' Relief Association has received.
through the joint finance committee the
following contributions. which have been
sent to 81 G street and turned over to
Milton E. Allies. treasurer: Senator
George Peabody Wetmore $50: Mr. Ed
ward f. Droop. $40: executrices of J. w.
Easily by Rose l.. Easily, attorney. So
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Will of David K Hackman

There has been filed in the District Su
preme Court for probate the will of David
X. Hackman. 1t was executed April ~,
1906 and the testator died the 4th instant.
To half sister. Alice *. Leonard. lot
No. AZ. in square No. 511. together with
the improvements thereon and the house
hold furnishings of the premises ane de-
vised. All the remainder OF the estate,
both real and personal, goes to the execu-
tors of the will William j. Frizzell and
Turner n. Hackman. In trust. by them
to be sold and divided as follows: To
Turner X. Hackman, a nephew, 81, 500: to
Austin Lee Hackman. a nephew. $500: to
Franklin c. Hackman. a nephew. $500; TO
Emma Virginia kimbrough $500: to Al
bert c. Leonard and John II. Leonard
half brothers, $500 each; to Horace b.
Vondersmith. friend. $500, and to John
L. Nichols. another friend. $500. The re-
mainder OF the proceeds of the estate go
TO the half sister, Alice h. Leonard.
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Punished for Assaulting Woman.

Thomas johnson, colOred was today
sent to jail for two and half months by
Judge k.mbali OF the Police Court, in de-
fault of SO fine. for assaulting Susie
Byrd. colored. March 5 of last year. The
prosecuting witness Testified she went to
the johnson home the day of the assault.
looking for her husband. AS Susie Byrd
walked into the house Johnson. without
warning. knocked her down with blow
of his fist. According TO the testimony he
beat her. continuing the assault until
neghbors interfered. The wound inflicted
upon Susie necessitated hospital treat
ment
The warrant for Johnsons arrest was
sworn out shortly after the assault, but
he succeeded in Guiding the vigilance of
the police. until last night. when he was
taken into custody by Detective Rein
hardt of the fourth precinct.