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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12
THOUSANDS HAVE KIDNEY
 TROUBLE AND DON'T KNOW II

xidney disorders are the most com mon diseases that prevail, they are almost the last recognized by patient or physicians, who usually content themselves with doctoring the effects, while the original disease constantly undermines the system.
 A Trial Will Convince Anyone
 The mild and immediate effect of Swamp Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy, Is soon realized. It stands the highest for its remark able results in the most distressing cases
 Symptoms of Kidney Trouble.
 Swamp-Root is not recommended for everything but if you are obliged to pass your water frequently night and day, smarting or irritation in passing brickdust or sediment in the urine. headache, backache, lame back, dizzi- ness, poor digestion, sleeplessness, ner- vousness, heart disturbance due to bad kidney trouble, skin eruptions from bad blood, neuralgia, rheumatism, lum- ,bago, bloating, irritability, wornout feeling, lack of ambition, may be loss of flesh, sallow complexion, or Bright's disease may be stealing upon you, which is the worst form of kidney trou- ble.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12

The Decatur lodge of Elks has elected the following officers: Judge O. Kyle, exalted ruler; Joseph W. Frahn, leading knight; c. B. Tindall, featuring knight; Capt. J. A. Wales, loyal knight; P. J.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14
ROLE OF THE SUBMARINE
IN WARS OF THE FUTURE
Military Expert Urges Upon Ger
many the Necessity Of
Larger Fleet.
.r.!sn Correspondence OF The s,ar,

Foreign CORES yondeuce % The Star
BERLIN. November 4. 1911.
Col. Gadhe one OF the foremost public
lists on matters military ana tactical. pub
fishes an article in the Eerliner Tage-
blatt under the title submarines to the
Front" il, which he advocates the build
ing by Germany OF a great feet Of SUD-
marines. His argument Is that In
naval war between Great Britain ana
Germany the operations would be con-
lined to the limited area OF the North sea,
in which case submarines would play a
more important part even than the giant
dreadnoughts. He says:
1T IL now Impossible to imagine a naval
war In which submarines would NOT play
an important role. Immediately upon
mobilization each party, except III cases
where their coasts lay too Tar apart,
would send its submarines to watch the
prevent the departure Of his big battle
ships Submarines would be used for
coast defense, to patrol harbor entrances
and river mouths and to blockade narrow
waterways. Finally. working in conJunc-
ton with battleships submarines would
be one of the principal weapons OF or
Tense upon the high seas
Against the submarine the large bat
tieship. III spite 0; its heavy defense
armor mighty armament and high speed,
is In q. very poor position 1t is hardiy
able to see it's enemy. whose small perl
scope lis visible only internationally above
the water and when II does discover
perscope its only chance is to run. ana
even this means of escape would often
fail in case of a simultaneous attack
from two or three submarines coming
from different quarters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14
"L'EVADEE" INTERESTS PARIS.
Believed to Be Story Of Life of
Auth0ress.
, c,rrasnondenee OF The Star

Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.
PARIS, November 4, 1911
just an the literary talent of Marguerite
Audouy was revealed to the world last
year by her candidature for the Goncourt
prize, SO again this year the prize has at
tracte1 attention to another brilliant au-
thoress, Nine Annie de Pene. This writer
has submitted q work entitled 'LEva-
dee" which is at present first favorite.
She is the niece Of Henri de Pene, who
was a famous journalist, and her style
is limpid and charming.
..LEvadee," which IS stated to be more
or less an account OF fits authors own
life, Is the story OF young Provencal
woman who has obtained n divorce. and
who comes to Paris TO try TO create po-
Sition for herself
The book describes her struggles, her
failures and successes. and her final self
abnesation Rosine Ioisy. the heroine
becomes a pianoforte teacher. then secre-
tary to an authoreSS. and ultimately an
authoress herself. The priest who figures
IN the story is sincere friend of hers,
and when he realizes that his feelings ex-
coed near friendship he disappears. She,
meantime, has fallen in love with an
author, and her affection IS reciprocated.
Rut In the end she sacrifices her happl-
ness In order to avoid breaking the heart
of another woman who has been attached
to the author for fifteen years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Case of Lewis Hooff Is Con-
tinued by Judge Barley.
RIXEY CASE ALSO DELAYED
Chamber of Commerce Appoints
Committee to Attend Rivers
and Harbors Congress.

Special Correspondence OF The Slir.
ALEX ANIRIA, Va, November II. lall-
Following arguments for continuance.
Judge l.. Z. Barley II the corporation
court this morning continued the case or
Lewis Hooff former secretary. and gen
eral manager OF the defEnct Mercantile
Railway Building and Loan Association.
VI til January - next. Hooff immediately
renewed MS bond III the sum OF $1,000
for his ap.ea taice III court 1t that time.
The principal ground for the postpone
mem was set forth In an affidavit signed
BIZ HooT. v.hca sets forth that the re-
port Of the expert accountants. VINO are
now going over the affairs Of the insti-
tuition has not Vet been completed, ana
81 will ne several weeks before 1t lie COM
plated Arguments for continuance were
made By Hooff's attorney. John l. JET
fries. Norfolk, Va, and Lewis IL. Machen
nj This city Commonwealth Attorney
samuel c. Brent opposed q continuance
Nine indictments are penang against
IIooff in connection with the collapse OF
,he institution, being returned September
T., last The Mercantile Railway building
and Ioan Association went into the hands
ri receivers January l. last, about two
weeks following the collapse Of the Vir-
einta safe Deposit and Trust Corpora
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14
SCIENTIFIC SLEUTH.
Solves Mystery Of Uncanny Murders
flver Te1enhOne.

A prize story. entitled The Message
nv Samuel Hopkins Adams. appears In
our next Sunday Magazine. This one Is
sneciailv notable because IL introduces
chester Kent a scientific detective. who
will be leading character in the serial
ming in the first issue OF December. Mr..
Adams has made national reputation
with his mystery stories. and into those
he has contributed TO our SUNDAY Maya
zine he has put his latest and best ef-
forts.
The Message" Is a criminal story.
wherein the main and only witnesses nec-
essary to send q high-class malefactor to
fail are mysteriously killed when using
|a telephone. There is something uncanny
IA the regular and apparently unsolvable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14
Experts Work on Books.

Tn to the present time it is not known
what the shareholders OF this institution
w;u receive The experts are now work.
ing day and night over the books OF the
association. Hundreds had deposits with
this concern. many Of whom live in aa-
joining counties
In the same court today. In the case CT
G. Harry Yohe. special receiver. aga MS
rho Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust COR
poration, a demurrer 10 the deciarat on
eled was sustained, and leave given
nIaintir 70 amend the declaration
After hearing arguments Tor post
pnneYoent. made by Attorney James H.
/. atom. Judge Barley. III the corpora J, n
court. Yesterday afternoon postponed t'-e
roaring OF the arguments for the an :
fer Of C. Jones kixey, the indicted hea 4
ot the Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust
C',rporatioa from the asylum at Staun-
ION 10 the institution AZ Marion, Va. foi
the criminal insane, until JANUARY j.
next.
The motion for a postponement was op
posed by commemorative Attorney ..
G. Brent
The arguments on RixeS's transfer were
slated to have been heard November =
I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14
Unsigned Notes Are Good.

THAT note" said he. sis a good one.
It has evidently never been signed OF
course, 70 be technically correct every
note should be signed In pen and Ink, but
since the law OF 1890. which states that
note is good as soon as 1t leaves the
Treasury. whether signed OF unsigned or
even with a forged signature. the banks
have been saving labor by ;-fiixing the
names OF the presidents and cashiers
with rubber stamp.
The Treasury delivers the sheets OF
notes to an express company. and as soon
AS the notes are delivered to the express
man the bank becomes liable for them.
Or Course tho express company has
insured the bank against loss And the
law distinctly states these unsigned bank
notes are good. However. it may be that
sheet OF notes was Shipped wheen the
bank clerk was stamping them
Just what an unsigned note can come to
was shown In one OF the departments of
the Treasury this morning. 1t was told
that Kid Curry. dime novel style of
hold-up man. looted a national an once
and got pile of unsigned notes He
signed them u B. Dam"-and collected
on them, at that.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14
BLOW TO BOXING IN ENGLAND
Moran and Driscoll Restrained From
Holding Bout at BIRMINGHAM.

BIRMINGHAM. England. November IL.
a magistrate in the police court yestsr-
day ruled thai the proposed contest hs-
tween owen Moran and Jem Driscoii for
the lightweight championship NJ England
would be a prize fight within Tho mean
ing of the law and therefore 'llegai. IL,
bound Moran and Driscoll TO keep the
peace.
This decision is regarded in sporting
circles as practically equivalent 20 a
death blow to boxing In England unless
Il Is reversed by higher court to which
an appeal will be taken Immediately. Tho
fight was to be held IN December tee .
purse of $1,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14
Prizes to Be Awarded.

If. at any time within seven Years after
the death OF Mr.. Pulitzer. the executors
shall lie satisfied that the school Of jour
nalisn, established at Columbia, IS a
success. it is directed that Ir. Pui.tZer's
additional gift OF 100000 lie paid over
and in this connection the VIII outlines a
number Of novel prizes 10 be awarded an
nualiy including:
For the bert paper on the future de-
velppmcut and Improvement OF tae school
OF journalism. $1,000
Gold medals costing 500 for the most
disinterested and meritovious service rem
dersd by any American newspaper during
the year.
For the best history OF the services
rendered 70 tho public by the American
press during the preceding year. 81 uV1.
rive annual travelling scholarships OF
Sl.JD each.
For tho best example OF a reporter
work during the year, the test being
strict accuracy, tersencss the accom-
iAsAmsnt 81 some public good coaamand-
Ing public attention and respect, S., 0Ou
For tho American novel published dur
ing the year which SHALL best present tie
wholesome atmosphere OF American life,
5000.
For the best book Of the year upon the
history of the United States, 5000
For the original play. performed in New
York. which shall best present the educa-
tional value and power OF the state In
raising the standard OF good morals,
taste and manners, M,B0
For the best American biography teach
ing patriotic and unsefish services 70 the
people. 5000.
II by reason OF the determination OF
the executors OF the estate or OF the fail-
ure OF the advisory board OF tho School
OF Journalism TO agree on tile plan az
prizes the 100000 is to revert to the
trustees OF Harvard University for INC
es,a adjustment or school OF Journalism.
and hall OF the sum is TO be used for
prizes and scholarships. as described in
the will.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14
"Chinaman.'
ron the London Chronicle

From the London Chronicle.
On the subject OF surprising modern
words Il lie notable that the Oxford
dictionary finds no earlier instance OF
"Chinaman." in the sense Of native
of China than 1854 when Emerson SO
used il. The previous word was Chi
nese," from which tho plural 'Chineses"
was formed by Milton and his cotem-
porsries, and the false singular .'Chtnee"
by modern Americans. But "Chinaman''
in another sense, that of dealer in
china was in use long before 1854
The Oxford dictionary gives three in
stances of It from London directories
of 1872. 1901 and 1919. but does not
notice that in 1853 one :John Crowther,
Chinaman." was gazetted bankrupt
"Chinawoman" In q similar sense goes
back to Ben Jonson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14
UNSIGNED BANK NOTES
ARE WORTH FACE VALUE
Several Thousand Dollars
Worth Are in Circulation,
But They Are All Good.

should you find an unsigned ten or
twenty dollar bank note in your pay en-
velope don't break your neck trying to
get It back TO the cashier-the note is
good. despite the fact that the spaces for
the names OF the president and cashier
are blank. The supposition is that sew
erai thousand dollars. represented by the
notes OF national bank in this city, are
circulating around the country without
the signature of either Of the two officers
required by law and custom. One Of
these notes was shown to the president OF
the bank today. lie said it had been
signed once. but that the ink had washed
off or worn off. People in the Treasury
Department were of the opinion that the
note had never been signed
However. It is q perfect,y good note.
and is worth the SO it stands for. Willis
J.. Fowler OF the Office Of the controller
OF the Treasury handled the note with
considerable interest when 1t was shown
to him today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14

Vile. II is conceded that the only value
~ the stock is for rating purposes.
Their. is nov $f,l.0n worth Of stock out
standing. il IS said.
The chamber of commerce al its meet
ing last night appointed the following
committee 10 attend the eighth annual
OF the National Rivers and
Harbors Congress which Will be held in
Washington December 'i-S next: }. W.
Nav. j. Louis Loose. j. NJ Duncan. c. S.
L. Burke. Il. $ Jones and George 8
French
4. u. Brockett was appointed delegate
to the American Roads Congress. which
viii be hello in Richmond November %
% next. Mr.. Brockett also was appoint ed
a delegate to The National Municipal
League, which VIII be held IL Richmond,
beginning TO-DAY and ending November Il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14
Upset Bid Withdrawn.

Because the court refused 10 act at
once upon an upse, bid Of s4,,sn for stock
OF The Charlottesville and -Albemarle Rail
way Company Of charlottesville. Va, the
bid was withdrawn yesterday afternoon.
Judge Barley. however, viii take the mat
ter up Thursday.
OF the Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust
Corporation, the par value Of which Is
$31.O5O. The bid was made by Attorney
Charles Walker and Fred Twyman OF
Charlottesville. The old bid. 1854. was
made by w. o. Watson Of Charlottes-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14
Ink Wore Off Notes.

The president OF the bank from which
the unsigned Washington notes issued
looked at the vacant spots where the
signatures should be. and gave way to a
bored expression:
oh" said he that's nothing. We is
sed twenty thousand dollars or more Of
this series. and every one was stamped.
but somehow or other the ink wore off.
The Treasury ought to engrave the
names OF the bank officials on these notes
the same as they engrave the signatures
of the Treasury officials.
And with that he went TO q desk, linked
a rubber stamp and damned 1t down on
the note very hard
Sec" he exclaimed. how faint that
ink isl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14
The Missing Finger Bowls.
from the westln,nster Gazette.

rVA Ut NSsflNnstFt Vsleffn-
Canon Teignmouth-Shore was frequent
IL a guest at Marlborough House and
other OF the royel residences. and when
At Osborne on one occasion he noticed
the absence of finger bowls and asked sir
John Cowell, the master o. tho house
l.oid. whetFtg there was any Particular
reason FOR this
Sir John explained that IN old DAYS
when there vas certain Jacobite Gle
Eent even III the vicinity OF the court
II had been noticed that on The King
being given after dinner some Of those
present used 10 pass their glass over the
finger bowl. and Il was discovered that
thus they drank ITO the king over the
water" and the temptation TO do SO was
removed by the abolition Of tho finger
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14
German Consul Seriously Ill.

NEW YORK. November l4.--Rudolph
Frankson, German consul general in the
United States. is seriously Ill at his home
here today as the result of a stroke Of
apoplexy. Mr.. Frankson came to this
city in 1909.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14

Man. Willie they tell me thew got
a ,hree-leggit calf up AZ Jeene sam
sons. ,
DO We tell me. He'll be awfu PROOF
ABBOTT it,?
..Prood, Man. he's prooder than the
auld coo hersel'. Punch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14

r. A. Jones, a business man OF South
HID, Mecklinburg county. Va. was struck
by a train at that place Saturday and ia
tally injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14
Council to Attend Lecture.

Announcement was made that the mem
hers of Alexandria Council. No ;. Fra
terna! Order Of Americans, and members
of the Junior Order of United American
Mechanics will attend the lecture which
will be delivered here November 81 next
By J. u. Eggleston. state superintendent
of public instruction.
\ meeting Of the committee named by
the school board and the committee from
the chamber of commerce appointed to
arrange for this lecture Will be held this
week in the rooms OF the chamber of
commerce.
z. NJ. Petit was elected a member Of
the chamber of commerce. In addition,
considerable other business OF importance
was disposed Of.
A charter has been granted by the
state corporation TO the Washington Film
Exchange. Incorporated in this city, with
a maximum capital stock Of 5000 and J.
minimum Of $1,000. the object OF which
Is 70 manufacture kodak films
Officers arc w. J. Miles. president, New
York: Arthur Lucas. vice president; Jo-
scph q. narentette, secretary, both or
Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14

n you want work read the want col
a1mns OF Tho STAR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14

manner In which their end is drought
about and only i man of kent's superb
talents could pos IDLY unravel il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14
Police Court Cases.

r. A. Smith was fined so in the police
court this morning on d charge OF run
ming a gambling place. The nine other
players, with the exception Of two. for
feited their collateral. by failing to APP
pear. One OF those appearing was ac-
quilted and the otter fined So Rha Num-
ford, on whose complaint the place was
raided. testified that he lost about Sc or
81 in the game.
The ordinance providing for the extern
sion OF the city limits will be taken up
and passed. it is thought, at the meeting
of the city council which will be held to-
night. In addition there are 4 number of
other matters of importance which are
slated to be considered at this meeting.
Local talent including some well known
drama entitled Just Plain Folks" at the
Elks Home. The proceeds will be for the
benefit Of the Alexandria free kinder
garten.
The funeral of Mrs. Annie Iyles. who
died at her home III Fairfax county yes
te-day. will be held at $50 o'clock tomor-
row afternoon from Sharon Chapel, Fair
fax county. Rev. ". r. Watson, pastor
tt rst Eaptis. Churca If this city.
officiating.
Odd Fellows was held last night. at which
time the golden rule degree of the order
was conferred on two candidates and
several applications for membership were
received.
Samaritan Lodge Meeting.
Samaritan Rebckah Lodge, No. a6. Odd
Fellows, will hold an important bupsiness
meeting at 40 o'clock tonight at Odd
Fellows Hall. North Columbus street.
John Beckiey, colored. charged with as
colored WAS ACQUITTED III the police court
today.
In the circuit court for Alexandria
county yesterday Judge Thornton APP
pointed Edmund Clark "A justice of the
peace TO All out the unexpired term Of
the late Justice /. G. Burrell
a decree providing for temporary ALL
mony and counsel fees was given in the
corporation court yesterday afternoon In
the case of William +. Armstead against
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14

Lot No. s-California Wool Blankets,
covered with best silkoline. Down
Comforts, covered with
French sateen. Regular "a 1M
price, $500. Observation-Disclosures. 'DAto Il
Lot No. ..-Ali-wool Plaid Blankets;
pink. blue. gray and tan. Down Com
forts. covered with best Sg mn
French sateen. ............. +oSoWW
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-02
Canton's CITY of the Dead.

In Canton. about eighty miles from
Hongkong. there is place known as
the City OF the Dead There are l94
small houses. in each of which corpse
Is lodged. at the rate Of S25 for the
first three months and then at a re
duced rate until the geomancers EN-
ployed by the relatives of the dead
person decide when and where the
corpse shall be buried Silk or paper
lanterns and imitation fruit are hung
from the roof; there are screens in each
room between the door and the coffin
tea. fruit and any other kind of food
which the dead person liked when on
earth are placed on an altar before the
coffin each morning. There are card
board servants standing about to wait
on him with pipes or cardboard cups
of tea There are also two handsome
paper females placed there to guide his
spirit Oh the way to heaven
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-02
JEFFERSON DAVIS
MEMORIAL DAY

The General L. S. Ross Chapter,
u. d. c., will meet in commemoration
OF the birthday anniversary OF Presi.
dent Jefferson Davis Saturday after.
noon at Carnegie Hall. The meeting
will be held at 4 o'clock and the fol.
lowing program will be rendered:
Bible Reading-Mrs. Walter Higgs.
Piano Solo-Miss Willie .McDougald.
Eulogy on Jefferson Davis-Mrs.
Risien.
Song: my Old Kentucky Home
Miss Mary McInnis.
Reading: The Real Jefferson
Davis"-Mrs. Mcdowell.
Song-Selected.
Reading: "The Last Days of the Re.
bellion"-Miss Watkins.
Piano Solo: "Dixie"-Miss Clara
Mawhlnney
The program has been arranged by
the chapters historian, Miss Lily
Wilson. All members are urged to be
present. An invitation is extended to
all Confederate veterans to be present
on this important date in the South.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-02
History of Smallpox.

That terrible disease. smallpox. ap-
pears TO have been first described by
Rhazes. an Arabian physician who iv-
cd about the year 900. but there is no
reason to doubt that II has existed in
the east from the remotest times So
far as we know. it never originated
spontaneously. but is always produced
by contact mediate or immediate
with person already affected 10y II.
II appears TO have been introduced In
Europe in the times of the crusades
and spread slowly into the more north
ern regions In 1888 II appeared in
Iceland. where it was so fatal that the
country was almost depopulated by it.
From Spain 1t was carried to Mexico,
where 1t is said to have destroyed
2.OOO.o0O or 100000 people. 1t spread
rapidly all over the new world. and
whole villages and tribes Of Indians
were carried of by it.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-06-02
Saved by a Dream.

A farmer nving at Lapford Eng
land. dreamed thrice in succession
that he saw pit dug in one OF his
fields and some of his property east
into ii. At the third time of dream
ing be got up, dressed and went out.
He heard the thud of spade and
caught sight of man digging by Ian
tern light The digger fed al his APP
proach 1t was a grave upon which
be had been at work By its brink
lay huge knife. On his way back
the farmer met one of his maidserv
ants. She had had a quarrel with the
man to whom she had been engaged
she said. but be had prevailed upon
her to meet him for the last time N
2 o'clock that morning, when he had
something TO show her. This Is
what he had TO show you" said the
farmer. leading her to the grave
London Taller