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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-25
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AUGUST Prices Prevail
Only 81. Days Left
August Sale August Sale
of Wash
Goods

We guarantee to save you
money on these goods. Prices
are positively lower than any
where in town.
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What About Alabama?

What About Alabama?
Were complete census to be taken of
the mining camps of the Birmingham
district the number of white boys and
girls up to 16 years of age, who have
never entered the doors of a school
room would be found to be very large.
Attendance is seldom made compulsory
in the more remote camps or even in
many of those closely adjoining Birming-
ham, ~
If the entire school system of our
counties be so arranged that it may in
clude some of the fundamental living
conditions of the pupils. such as this in
structlon in gardening, untold benefit
Will result.
The United States Commissioner of
Education, Hon. II. p Claxton recently
said in Louisville:
1T seems to me quite simple. Let us
put into these schools teachers who
know city or town agriculture, who
know how to cultivate soil in the way
to get the largest return from 1t in such
things as will be most useful on thu
table and in the pantry.
During the fall and winter months
this teacher will teach the principles of
horticulture and extensive and intensive
agriculture to the children in the schools.
In February he will encourage and as
sst the children In preparing the soil
in their back yards or on a vacant lot
(adioining the school) He will help to
select seeds and will show them how to
plant.
There should be some form of school
work for the children during the sum-
mer with especial reference to agricul-
ture. Care of chickens, pigs, cows,
should be taught About every home
there should be flowers, fruit trees and
crane vines
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-25

studied law IN the evening until she was
admitted TO the bar Incidentally sho
writes verse.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-25
Home Gardening In Mining Camps
NJ ETHEL ARMIES
Author of Story of Coal and Iron In Alabama"

white children were remaining iliterate
while her negro children were being
educated, has stirred the state to Wig
orous protest, and to action in some
quarters.
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To Our Tenants

1.-The company is pleased to continue
its plan of offering prizes for best kept
premises, vegetable gardening window
boxes and vine planting in the various
locations.
.fhe results which have been accom-
plisheo in this work have Dsen snch as
to be copied in a great many places, and
has been productive of much good.
1.-The work in past years has added
greatly to the beauty of the residence sec
ton of our cities and II is believed that
the care taken will be continued The
success of the contestant does not depend
upon the size of the house or grounds
and q small home has Just the same
chance as larger one. The work done
TO improve the appearance. and the taste
shown In the arrangement and the care
throughout the season, are the things on
which the judges base their decision.
THE growing OF trees and shrubs
and the planting OF vines to cover up
unsightly spots and to form screens
for yards. etc, are very desirable
Much of this work is permanent In its
character and makes the care of the
grounds easy from year to year.
Vegetable gardens, properly taken
care of, will add great deal of pleas
ure and profit to any home. We de-
sire every employee and every one oc-
Cupyiik Oht Va THO ipiipuNS . ilphStSs
or on land leased from the company. to
enter the contest. The only condition
is that one who has taken first prize
in any class cannot compete for prize
In the same class.
''In addition to the cash prizes which
we are giving, a certificate of award
having the signature of the president
OF the company will be presented to
the winners.
I'm judging the different premises
the judges will pay particular atten-
ton to the general condition of the
grounds. The care taken of garbage
and refuse will be especially consid-
cred. There Is no greater danger to
the health of our people than the flies
which breed from any decaying refuse
The flies are a carrier OF germs which
cause typhoid fever. dysentery and diar-
Thoea of infants Summer complaints
--cholera infantum). Consumption and
serious eye diseases may also be con-
tracted In this same way. The proper
care OF the premises Will serve very
largely 10 destroy this dangerous pest
.'If there are not sufficient entries in
any one class the prizes will be award
ed accordingly by the judges and only
for meritorious work
Each local company interested has
its own individual plan, according to
its means and opportunities for en-
couraging the homo gardening plans.
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mer with especial TtItTtnC6 10 dBTiCul-
ture. Care of chickens, pigs, cows,
should be taught About every home
there should be flowers, fruit trees and
grape vines.
Wise for Both Child and Parent
Children working in this way. in CO.
operation with nature. may contribute
more TO the support of the family than
they could by working in the mills or the
mines.
parents and children will have good,
wholesome food.
.sThe programme is very simple. Had l,
as commissioner of education $4,000 a
year with which to employ small group
of men and women to work out the de-
tails of the plan, in few years the
character of school work could be rev
olutionized and the vexed problems of
child labor and economic conditions Of
the people living In manufacturing, mill
and mining districts, be solved.
Alabama need not wait. With the CO.
operation of the mining companies large
and small Of this district with the states
public school system, the plan OF the
United States commissioner of educa-
ton could be put into effect here.
The truck garden movement will be-
come more extended and of wider service
to the miners.
ut saves the miner every way you look
at it, said one mining man. 1T gives
MIN wholesome food TO begin with 1t
reduces his commissary bill 1t prevents
his getting the dusty, germ-laden fruit
and vegetables sold by passing hucksters.
And it makes his yard a slightly place
and his home worth living In"
A Progressive Company
The Cleveland Cuffs Iron company of
Ishperring Mich. has found the plan of
giving prize awards for home gardening
exceedingly successful
The company issued the following letter
to its employees early this last spring:
ITO Our Tenants:
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-24

months the city of San Antonio had
f%orty-nine cases with nineteen deaths.
The conditions at the "maneuver
division site were not the best. The
men constantly lived amid either dust
or mud. 1t rained continually Cor days
after the men began to arrive. After
the rain ceased and h mud dried
there came dust. The natural condi-
tons We're conducive to typhoid fe-
Yer. II was incubation and improved
methods of sanitation in the camp
that prevented an epidemic.
Perhaps cne-fourth of the men ar
rived at San Antonio inoculated. The
remaining three-fourth were given the
prophylaX after their arrival and it's
effect was allnots instantaneous.
Major Russell was sent abroad in
1905 to study the tests being made in
England and on his return in 1909 he
began making tests here by order Of
the war department. At that time it
was decided to vaccinate only yolun.
teer troops and in time of war.
Major Russell had such success in
1908 and 1910 however, with volun-
1ary subjects that he recommended
that inoculation for typhoid be made
compulsory in the arlnq. His recon-
menoation was not acted upon how
ever until 1911 when the troops went
mi camp at San Antonio.
The o%ne-fourth Of the troops which
Went into the camp %inoculated had
subjected themselves to it voluntari-
~. An order was issued with the
movement of the troops to compel all
10 be inoculated. The result is best
told in the figures furnished for the
Year 19l1-thirtv- nine cases in con-
tinental United States.
Major Russell SAYS II is within the
reach Of everybody to be inoculated
every three or foul years, that the
serum can be procured so as to make
the cost of incubation not more chan
So if done by a private physician and
but a few cents if done by a health
officer.
The time is here when typhoid all
mos can he eradicated by preventative
measures" said Major Russell. The
cost OF these preventative measures
is so small that the plea of cost has
no weight"
incubation can be made on the
legs as we'll as on the arms.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-24
AMI Sc MENTS
Louise

The Schuberts' greatest musical at
traction, Miss Louise Cunning in The
Balkan Princess" vii! be the Offering
at the Metropolitan tonight.
The Balkan Princess is an Eng
lish importation. having had one years
run AT n Prince Of Wales theater in
London. from which source prior 10
IT'S New York production, It's charm
vas first scented through the witch
ery of its coaxing melodies. which pre-
coded il TO this country in the from
of orchestral selections.
The company numbers nearly a hum
dred ana aside from its musical
charm, The Balkan Princess is said
to he eailT con1parisoned and to con-
tain sufficient comedy for 2 half dog
en- ordinary musical shows. Miss
Cunning is supported by a metropolis
tan cast. several Of whom have been
the features of independent Starring
tours. Included in this list are Mark
Smith. who will be remembered as
the salesman in The Travelling Sales
Teddy Webb, for many years
OF T!Eoli company fame; Harold
Crane. HarrE r. Cribbon. Harry Lew
ellyn, Fritz Macl%n, Geraldine Malone,
Amy Leicester. Ethel Intropodi and
seventy others.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-24
THE CHANGE. OF SENATOR
LODGE.

II has been frequently stated in
This column that the essential reason
why the Republicans of tbs. west
should support Theodore Roosevelt in
preference to any other candidate
holding the same views and represent
ing the same fundamentals Of party
policy, is because Roosevelt could Sc
cure support in the eastern states
which even Senator LaF'ollette could
mot. 1t has been stated repeatedly
that the man who can defeat presi-
dent Taft for the nomination must he
n who can secure a portion Of the
Taft strength In the east. This is an
essential policy in practica! politics.
il vas necessary to secure such a can
didate or permit President Taft to be
reno,ninated and leave Republicans in
the west, n especially in North Da-
kota, to support an objectional can-
didate or remain silent.
Events are proving that the claim
that Roosevelt would break the Taft
strength in the east was not unbound.
ed. The most pronounced instance Of
this kind WAS the announcement Of
Senate Lodge of Massa chusetts tina,
he had quit the president and Joined
the fight for Roosevelt. Senator
Lodge is not the political ideal Of
North Dakota; his views . on many
public questions are out Of harmony
with those of the west. But his sup
port of Roosevelt will have no effect
upon the Viewg Of the latter who is
certainly western enough TO suit the
most advanced western demand. 1t
is. therefore, interesting to look brief
~ at what Senator Lodges change
e for him personally and what
its effect upon the Roosevelt cam.
paign will be.
1t is true the senator was the close
personal friend of Roosevelt during
his term as president. The friendship
was probably rs much intellectual as
political. IT will be remembered also
that Senator Lodge has been pretty
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-24
FOUNDERS OF THE NEW
REPUBLIC.

The baa: republic Is 3 I.odis!-.he
la.ges. ANA csos- ~populous q me-"
all. WIN her people united ana her
,~er-:-oria! integrity guaranteed hE th=
rre4- powers. cAi.a enters the family
- free g~oye-.-.erts under primary
conditions ths. no one coC!d nave
though, possible q ~atta.nn2ant when
fhn war Of freedom broke QUIZ. %
course. unity ana integrity are no'
al the forces ~Decessar: 70 bring
about the transition from oriental ar-
,ocracv 10 occidental democracy. from
a d~eadened sense of nat!ona! Ike 20 3
Keen participation in affairs If STATE.
China must have = potential ard en-
Ii.h;ened leadership, such as is sug-
sested in the personnel of ,he pro-
-~isionai regime-Yuan Shi Hal. sun
Vat Sen. WI Ting Fang, Tenr Shao
VI. and their associates. The reVniu-
ZION these men have wrought and
,heir mastery Of h situation thus
created sends US back 70 the A'neri-
can revolution for u basis Of conpa7-
i.o'.
AID. indeed. in face If our high APP
nra isAment Of the deeds If the fore
f.the.s We are sturDped to find IL
An .rican his.ory a precedent for the
ac.ion Of sun Vat Sen, n in the
our ~ ~yictor". laws down IN. office
e first president of the Chinese re-
l~r,iIic in favor of another. one whom
n holds 20 he better qualified than
hi:.selt 20 unte the FIVE peoples
-iHuotius, Chinese, Mongolians. No
t.. mnadans. and T~ibetans, hut Tar
t.rs all-Snd make the great state
a. Chung Iina Minkurn," otherwise
tho republic Of China. Tho world
cHnnor successfully challenge the Just
ness Of the great tribute paid IN the
resolution Of the national assembly
IN accepting Or. suns sacrifice. as
follows:
Such an cxarnpi. Of purity Of pur.
pose and s~elf-sacthce IS unparalleled
in history. II was solely due % his
nagnanimity and %TnodestH tha, north.
crn China was won over"
The altered attitude Of the foreign
lowers toward the designers Of a re,
publican form Of government denote:
= shift Of Judgment az 20 the capacit:
If these men TO govern. u fact tina,
goes far to explain the agreement
calling for = strict observance o.
neutrality b" tbs powers and The
guarantee of territorial integrity
which has pu, an end to speculation
with respect to parceiing gu, China
Truly, the change that has come owe
thc erstwhile empire Of the Son OF
Heaven in the last few weeks is li.tle
short of marvellous. Less than a veal
ago the outside world only vaguel,
dreamed Of 400, 900. 900 people and
100000 square miles ~ the ear;h's
surface throwing OFF the yoke and
coming under a constitutional repub-
liz
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-24
1E.r<nrd cnrr.n.N


A new chapter Of information is
opened il the volume now being writ
ten, and devoted 20 the indictments
OF !hhor -ea for the carriage or use
OF dynamite as an argument in our
industrial disputes. ~ the dictograph.
The oictosraph. IS We understand il.
is az instrument which repeats 70
persons in n room VIVA, is said by
persons II another COR In his case
i. IS reported that the dictograph was
attached 20 ,he under side Of = desk
in the principa! Office Of the Internal
tiorai Association Of Bridge ara
Structural Iron Norkers-the orEari-
cation ot which j. j. Mcnamara was
an ofice-. Indeed. The desk Is said 10
." me one used BY him during his Of
:lcial career. Th@ ~dic-ocraph having
been attached TO th.s desk. and the
wires conducted 20 the floor below.
what Vas said AZ OF near the desk was
heard IN 'he !oorl below. The az
u HIaeat Was Z recent and Of course
Il sec!et occurrence. and the purpose
was 70 ascertain what the responsible
mex o. ,his -Eariza;ion said 70 each
other II regard 20 this dynamite busi-
:.ess.
W. are free 20 ssv ,hs, Nc = = 10
!aAgs'neris. The oId rule was that al!
is TAI: ~ love and WAY. and this ap-
pears 20 ts me case also in the dis
roNe!T Of c!irre. whether fair or nor.
spying Ct or s!.d or another is a
necessity n Nay and II the discovery
q rr!T:@. B. the confession IF the
~Hatas. supported ~ outside en-
!GsEre. This Office had beer used 20 ar
range FOR these dynamite explosions
IN various rsrts - tne cou.try and
i vas Therefore 2 place 70 be watched
N some to.:t! or other rs the gents
Q? ne law WHO Wy. engaged in an
fartn!C- these laH,ess ard rnurd4rous
transactions. Tte only absolute rem.
edv r.! TIE ~dictosrs?h is for r73en TO
hehaV" themselves. ard not 10 90
tfoSe things. or 70 ccrso-: with those
"nn CO things which require rs use.
II" OLD praHHr IS thst We he not
ga mo temptation and the h.stor"
q mankind eTe-y !itcle while shows
70" wise ara humane mis- PRAYER *.
These dynamite explosions die not &c.
going I'll q once. Sore daring and
-aHati" mind tr!ed his method and
got away with =. as ~. say. meaning
th@l fe vas 10Y caught. What h. Gid
hC:s. upon he peaceful activities Of
men where NJ made the lavless ex-
pertinent Nike = stroke ct lightning. 4.
fanatic mind WHO ~sUGdenly finds thai
lightning & d. his disposal. even il the
lightning is artificial. is bound 10 go
further with il. He SLOWLY and care
foll% lets other meu into his secret
CAKES some Of them into il without
any doubt: and thus little by little
men who would never have under
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-24
DlCT0cRAPH AND Dynamite
ITS USE DISCLOSED 4 DANGEROUS CONDITION AND IS ITSELF
DANGEROUS IF UNCONTROLLED.

aiken such nefarious work as an orig.
NAL proposition are in it up 10 their
eyes. Lead US not into temptation"
Everybody can see for himself how
the murderous practice grew. and one
reason why il grew was because these
men were without a single safeguard
against II except such as was furnish
cd by their own manhood or are for
those whom they loved. They were
irresponsible in law-thev did not ex-
IS. in !~aw-aobody and nothing had
;he right TO call them TO account. not
even their union associates. except 70
continue them IN Office or 80 pu: them
out q Office. This was the sole re-
straint upon them. and This vas pure
gree q matter Of public or statutory
right. They had tremendous powe.
and they exercised tremendous pow
or. All they did went with the men
behind them. even in This work Of
blowing Up buildings. There was no
watch upon them from. behind. no
sense q leea! responsibility anywhere
and their own feeling probably was.
~ least in the case Of the more dar-
ing spirits. that ii MADE practically
10 difference what they 6id 50 long as
no r caught them al il. We say
mat this is unfair TO The 1ner ther.-
selves. both those who serva in these
unions as officers and those who are
merely members. II LEAVES them with
cut, hose proper and necessary safe
GUARDS By which all corporate activity
IS surrounded. and by which society
1xes responsibility for Inc errors and
abuses of power. This power is there
vi'hou, 4 shadow of doubt. Samuel
Gor10ers reports that he has in his
American Federation OF Labor an
"spproH!nnate paid membership" Of
o06.000-2.0ot.000 mature persons.
mainly men, divided among all the
Nocaticns of ctr day. ard without a
single legal responsibility attaching 90
them or 20 him, as We understand il.
except such as attaches 10 every
American citizen as an individual.
They are q corporation. hut they are
not incorporated: they nave all the
power Of united effort. bu. are with
out legal responsibility as 10 the
whole hody or as TO the various
branches; and il is with and under
This sense q legal irresponsibility for
the u~ndoubted power actually exer-
Hisec b. them hat thesa dynamite
out!aees got going and went on.
REGULATED power is q very good
thing: but unr"gulated power. like
The sweep Of the river from Niagara
Falls down through the whirlpool. is
q wholly dangerous thing. In the
case Of men of A certain kind il goes
70 their heads: whereas if they were
raced Up by known and definite leea!
responsibility they would resist the
temptation and remain safe and use
ful members of the community.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-24
Curious CONVERSATIONS
(Taken from Exchanges.)

Massachusetts is believed TO lead ali
of the states in its percentage Of mo-
tor propelled vehicles.
Pulverized street rubbish and coal
tar have been found 10 make good fuel
~briquettes in Amsterdam.
Intoxicating liquors have been made
from the sap of the birch. the will
low. the poplar and the sycamore.
The worlds largest bird of prey is
the bearded vulture. From tip TO tip
Of wing it measures nine or ten feet
In 1903 the fish catch in CANADIAN
waters was worth $4,000 900. The
money invested in the fisheries that
was nearly SIG, 900, 900.
heavyweight hundred acres Of land
Detroit have been given up to
bird attraction and bird protection.
A motor pillow for throwing up
on a battlefield to afford pro-
to soldiers is a recent inven.
ton.
Interesting tests in Germany have
shown that pens made of tantalum
outwcar those made Of steel or gold.
Northern European forests consist
entirely Of white and pitch pine
of which nearly seventy per rent is
Deep diving shows the progress in
submarine vessels. The Sal
went down 1i1 feet recently off
Island and remained at that
depth twenty minutes.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-24
SERUM coNQrERs TYPHOID
New York American

In continental United States there
are approximately $4,000 regular
troops. During the calendar car 1911
there were only t~hirly-nine cases of
typhoid fever among the troops.
From the typhoid bacilli q serum
has been made which. when q person
is ~inoculated With it, will. ninety-nine
times Il OF a hundred. render the
person immune for at least three
ed in 1911 with the serum or pro-
phyiaX. This for the low
per centage (.65) of typhoid in the
arn1y-all but n case TO 1900 men.
The results obtained by the use of
the typhoid prophylaX or serum. are
indeed remarkable" said Capt. Albert
G. Love of the army medical corps and
assistant TO Chief Surgeon General
Torney. '-As wonderful as have been
the results. the end has not Yet been
reached. Next YEAR will see the SER
UNI perfected SO that the period Of i'm
muni-y will be longer than three years
say, five years
What has been done in the army can
he done everywhere. according to Chief
Surgeon Torney. and he is backed up
by Major Frederick +. Russell. the ty-
phoid fever serum expert of the medi-
cal corps, and Lieutenant Colonel j. r.
hedn. assistant to General Torney.
There is absolutely 10 reason why
typhoid fever in the United States
should not be reduced at least 80
per cent" said Major Russell.
If municipal authorities would in
sist upon incubation against typhoid
as they do vaccination against small
l'oN. the reduction of typhoid cases
would he material" said Lieutenant
Colonel kean.
In the "maneuver division camp
at San Antonio last YEAR there were
1000 officers and men. They were in
camp from March 10 to July 10. There
was but one case Of typhoid fever, non
fatal. during the period.
In the volunteer ami at Jackson
Vile. Fla. in 1895 for the same length
OF time there were 1919 officers and
men. l..29 cases Of typhoid and GAS
deaths.
And While the troops in camp at San
Antonio had but one case in four