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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-05
Dutch Regulation General

The Hague. May 1.-The government bill providing for an increase of life say Ing apparatus on vessels. which the min ister of commerce will shortly introduce. will apply not only to Dutch ships but to all foreign vessels embarking pas seneers at Dutch ports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-05
Levee Engineers Are Encouraged, But People Are Warned That Danger Of Break Is By No
 Means Past
WEATHER BUREAU PREDICTS
 RISE OF ANOTHER FOOT
One Small Leyee Reported BrokenSunshine is Only Remedy Grand Total 000 People Are Being Cared For Funds
 Are Birmingham Contributes Liberaly

New Orleans May "A half dozen hours of sunshine in the lower Mississippi valley today little relief from the tense anxiety the past few days Threatening clouds gathered at throughout the day but the flood gates overhead held drenchng rains which for month have been adding the already volume o menacng flood waters piled high against the levees.
 It just breathing spell however and the new hopes knded today may dashed to naught tomorrow. The eng neers who yesterday almost hopeless today said the prospects saving the remaining evees favorable But the danger Is not past
 Another Rise Predicted
 The weather has scheduled still another the river the present record smashing stages which ob from the Red south The crest with it's accompanying increased danger of destructive expected Baton Rouge and points south of there for another week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-05
Thousands of People Move

Approxinately 1000 people have moved out of Pointe Coupee parish to- the refugee camps on the east side of the river More than 1900 of them are being cared for by the Baton Rouge relief depot.
 Resides the thousands who had already moved out of the vast flooded territory south of the Alsatia erevasse of three weeks, ago, word was received today that more than 1900 had arrived yesterday and today at Jena and at high towns along the Iron Mountain railroad north of Alex andria, most of them having been brought in by boat from the lowlands of La Sale parish Several hundred others have been taken out of lower Concordia parish the past few days to Mississippi points across the river
 In the vicksburg territory the United States army relief depot has been feed- ing and furnishing supplies 10 approxi- mately 91,ooo homeless people, about half of whom came from the overfiowed north east Louisiana territory, the other half from the Mississippi territory, which was covered by the waters from the Beulah break in the east side levees The Baton Rouge federal relief depot is furnishing supplies to approximately 20 600 others, most of whom are stationed in towns in the hill section west Of the Bayou pes Glaices and Atchafalaya low lands. Local relief committees probably are caring for LOGO other homeless folk This latter estimate is guess and the number may be larger, though 1t cannot be much smaller.
 131, ,000 Destitute This gives a grand total of approximate ,,, ts1 0sn people whom the floods have dr;ven from their homes Some are finding work. others are making preparations to rent lands and begin new crops in the .ections where they have found refuge but large number of them will have to he frd end clothed for weeks to come.
 Relief funds are already getting scarce and appeals are going out for help. Los Angeles today telegraphed a snbstantial contribution; Birmingham, Ala. has sent generous amounts; Pen sacola. Fla, wired that the people there V ere raising money. and from differen: sections telcgrams came asking if the svmpathetic people in other southern states could help.
 The New orleans newspapers today printed fulf-page notices of an ''enlei- rency call" tonight for a mass meeting of the New Orleans business men 10 consider plans to aid the sufferers. I.e, this announcement be your Paul Re- were" said the call. and it was Before the hour for the meeting the mercha nfs bankers and business men of New Or leans crowded the Progressive Union building and the response to the de mand for funds and supplies was gen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-05
Another Rise Predicted

erous. Plans were adopted which will mean the raising of thousands of dol lars more next week by the people of New Orleans who thus far have been most generous In looking after the wants of those north of this city.
 To feed 100000 people, however, will require big sum each week and just now there is not near enough in sight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-05
Residence No Objection

If his residence in the south is to be the only objection to he mentioned against him it may be no objection at all. That is the only criticism that had been made of his advaiabilty. Most of that has been suggested by the people of the south themselves. If the north and east does not hold this against him the south cer- tainly should not be influenced by it. Can such thing be imagined?
 Senator Penrose of Ohio, in an interview given out today in advocacy of the can dldacy of Governor Harmon, emphasized the fact that the issue between the two great parties this year will be the tariff. He declared the democratic partys tariff record is good, that the man who leads the party must fight on the tariff record of the party and that Governor Harmon is admirably fitted to make the best use of the tariff record that has been made by the party.
 Why?
 The interview has caused considerable comment among democrats In Washing ton. If the fight is to be made on the tariff record of the party and man should be selected who can make the best use of the record why should the man who made tbe record be overlooked?
 Certainly the man who worked out the problems, whipped the party into line and kept 1t in harmonious action against great OiuS, LIE man Nhp rnhDtd llrt itt- ord and accomplished results when the task was looked upon as hopeless and impossibe should be the man best equip ped and best able 10 make the best use of the party's record
 Senator Pomerene's position is correct but leading democrats are wondering why the man who made the record should be ignored when it comes time to use that record in q national campaign.
 There is great rejoicing in Underwood camps over the victories of the present week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-05
Situation at New Orleans

Situation at New Orleans
 New Orleans, May 1.-The Mississippi river gauge at New Orleans tonight regis tered even 21 feet, a fall of three-tenths of foot during the 24 hours ending at : clock This decrease in the great volume of flood water is only temporary. for to- nights mark is to be buried by one foot, according to the latest warnings of the weather bureau. The crest of the flood Is due to reach New Orleans the latter part of next week.
 The work of blanketing the three-quar- ters mile stretch of the evee below Ely sian Field avenue, where some alarm was caused by damage done to the enlbank- ment by orswf5sh and sand bers, is pro- gressing satisfactorily and the engineers tonight expressed the opinion that there was no more danger at that point.
 At several other places in the city gangs were kent busy repairing the banks in low places where water caused by wave wash had displaced the sacks of dirt used in topping the levees St Louis street was partially flooded when the bags placed at the outer edge of the wharf gave way, permitting steady stream of water to flow through. This was soon checked, but considerable seepage exists there.
 Serious at No Place
 At St. Mary street, in the upper section Ol lDt CiASs Slllllldi IOtidliioHS but at no place is the situation considered serious
 Some difficulty has been experienced in getting negroes to work on the leyees Orders were issued Friday for the police to round up all idle negroes and order them to apply for employment. The po- lice were busy tonight gathering in all those without work.
 The situation at Harahan, just above the city, where a weak spot oz serious proportions developed Friday, was re- ported tonight as progressing satisfac- torily. A large force of men is engaged in the repair work there
 Similar reports also come from Bonnet Carre, 20 miles north of New Orleans, where the levee began to slough.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-05
North and East Ready

The north and east Is ready and anxious to support him for the nomination but desired first that the south show it's will lingness 10 back him. It was proper that the south should take the lead. The north could not put him forward. Now tho north is convinced that the south Is willing to stand behind him and the thoughtful practical east and north are willing to welcome him and to support hln. This Is not mere speculation. IL is not the fancy of q man who would boost Underwood without the support Of fact IL is the result of actually expressed sentiment of representative men from the north and east. Since Georgia and Flori- da took their places in the Underwood column and Mississippi and North Caro- lima are expected to fall into line within the next NO weeks, there Is a definite demand for Underwood in many other sections of the country.
 States that were about to instruct their delegates for one or the other of the other candidates have hesitated and it Is almost certain now that some of them will elect uninstruoted delegates. There is an- other reason for this disposition. Wilson is falling far short of the support that had been so loudly claimed for him. Op- position Is developing to other candidates in the field. Underwood Is the only man against whom no criticism has been di- rect,d. His record is clean. brilliant and aenepf a ble
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-05
Country Suddenly Awakens to Fact that Underwood
 Boom Means Business
SOUTH IS NOT AFRAID
 TO ASK FOR RIGHTS
Action of Georgia and Florida Has Convicted People South Is Ready to Shake off Timidity-Re-
 joicing Over Victories

Washington, May tspecial1- This week has been one of supreme triumph for the people who are press mg the claims of oscar Underwood for the presidency. It was expected tha. Alabama would unanimously indorse the candidacy of her honored son. This vas considered as q matter of fact by the entire country. When Florida and Georgia followed with their decisive in- eorsements the country suddenly woke to the realization that this Underwood boom means business and that he is | most formidable possibility.
 A large section of the country had aot been convinced that the Under wood movement was anything moro than local sentiment The ability and the availability of oscar Underwood had been generally admitted but many who looked on him with favor doubted that the south could be depended upon to stand behind one of her own men. They feared the habltual tllhidity of the south
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-05
Action of States Convincing

Tho action of Georgia and Florida has convinced all people that the south is ready to shake off this timidity, that 1t is not afraid to ask for it's rights and that 1t has faith in it's imcompar- able leader. That other southern states will follow those that have already act ed is now generally conceded. Missis- sippi will express its choice for Under wood Tuesday and North Carolina will follow suit 10 days later. In other. words, Underwood is now certain of 1os delegates from the south. More than this is confidently to be expected. now that the ice has been broken and the people are assured that Underwood is something more than fayorite son.
 A most remarkable feature of the strong development of Underwood pos sihllity is the absence of antagOnlsm. Expressions from all sections ot the country indicate that the people are pleased and encouraged with the ad. Vances that are being made by the hoa- ored leader of the tlo,Se democraey The north and east Is watching the rlAe of this brilliant youne man from Ala baina with interest and pride.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-05

Will the big Morgan Sea dyke. holding back a wall of water 40 feet high, hold Will the threatened levees at Baton Rouge, at Grand Bay, at Labarre Seotts Point and above and below New orleans be impregnable? M
 The engineers say they hope" so, but no guarantees are given nor can guaran- tees be given in the fact of the terrifying force of the Mississippi's flood waters. While the engineers are battling and hop ing against the greatest odds they have ever confronted in the flood history of the lower river warnings are being broad casted to the people in the fertile valleys on both sides of the big stream to get their cattle to high ground and prepare themselves for a nasty exit.
 Sunshine Only Remedy
 The only remedy perhaps, is sun shine, and this the people are hoping for and praying for. An hours sun shine now is worth the labor of a htln- tired levee workers an entire day. To- days sunshine and absence of rain per- mifted the thousands of laborers ein- ployed on weak stretches of the leyee south of Torras to work uninterrupt- edly, and tonight encouraging reports came in from all points up and down the river
 No other breaks occurred on the Mis- sissippi today, but on the Bayou Des Glaices, in east central Louisiana, where the great volume of flood water from the disastrous Dog Tail crevasse near Alsatia. Is hourly getting higher, one break was reported in the leyees and at Simmsport official reports to the engineers stated a serious crevasse was expected at any hour.
 On the Atehafalaya river from Mel vile north the leyee situation became more threatening and several thousand people deserted their homes in that ter ritory and are rapidly getting out their live stock and a few household goods.
 The crevasse waters from the break at Torras have spread over the entire upper half of Pointe Coupee parish and are slowly creeping up on towns fur ther south. One week more and the waters from that crevasse alone will cover all of Pointe coupee parish, part of west Baton Rouge parish and sections of St. Landrey parish.
 The Torras crevasse then will join it's forces with the flooded Atchsfalaya, which already has overfowed terri tory 25 to 30 miles wide and 50 miles in length south of the La Tania crevasse of five weeks ago.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-05-23
Killarney Stew,

Three pounds of lean mutton-that
from the scrag is best, and you can
use the bones for soup; eight sliced po-
tatoes, one sliced enion, salt and pep
per and chopped parsley. Put on the
mutton, cut in small pieces with the
sliced onion and enough cold water to
cover it, and stew very slowly two
hours, or until tender. Strain the
gravy into a bowl, and set in cold wa
ter to throw up the fat. Put a layer
Of potatoes, sliced thin in the bottom
of saucepan, cover with meat, pep
pered and sailed, sprinkle with pars-
ley, more potatoes and more meat I'M
til all are in. Take of the fat from
the top Of the gravy, strain it over
the meat. Cover closely and simmer
until the potatoes are broken to pieces.
Half an hour after the boil begins
should suffice.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-05-23
Women Travellers Expect Much,

But for an interesting, discriminate
ing and all-round exacting proposition
the lady patron is doubtless the win.
ner. She must always have a parlor
floor room, with bath, fronting the
street; plenty of closet room. The
room must be large enough to accom-.
modate couple of box-cars she calls
trunks. She will use three times as
many towels as man; keep the bell.
hops in perpetual motion to answer her
calls, and make more complaints
about the temperature of her room in
one day than man would in month.
Hotel World.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-05-23
Home blun|
7 Helps Y |
STRONG PLEA FOR PARKWAY
Los Angeles Newspaper Condemns a
Proposed Plan as Not In inter-
ests of Economy.

W. H. Humphreys Of the Los An
geles board of public works has gone
on record as favoring narrower drive
ways in strictly residential districts,
and would lessen the street width and
widen the parkways of many now ex-
istent. This from a purely economic
view OF the matter, says the Examiner
Of that city. Narrow streets cost less
to build and less to maintain than
wide ones and when there are to be, or
are paved such initial cost and up
keep is no small expense.
But there is another side to the
question, the esthetic view of the
matter. How may We have beautiful
streets with but a narrow green rib
bon along each side from IS to SO
inches wide? Such a paucity of park
way does not in the least influence the
appearance Of the street. All that may
be said for 1t is that street trees may
be planted therein, though they can
not remain in vigorous health and
beauty except for their youthful years.
1t may be possible for a tree to sur
vive for many years under such hard
conditions, but what about them in
30 or rs years, at the time when they
should be most impressive. The
trunks will then have filed any or
binary parkway from curb to walk.
Shall we then cut them out or shall
we cut large half-circle out of the
pamoOf cidaUoIk opd oIc0 Dorrory III N
driveway three or more feet on each
side by moving each curb toward the
middle of the street? Would 1t not be
better to start right and have fine Wig
orous, healthy trees for all time and
rest assured of their enduring cen
turtles, to the continued Identification
Of our city? When shall We correct
admittedly wrong conditions? Do it
now.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-05-23
Raspberry Sandwich,

One egg and its weight in butter, sug-
ar, -four and ground rice. Melt the but
ter first, then add sugar, egg and
ground rice with the flour, beating the
egg first, of course. Place on plates
and bake quickly and put either fresh
crushed raspberries or jam between
the two layers. Cut into diamond
shaped pieces before 1t cools or it
will crumble. Any jam may be used
but raspberries make the piece de re-
sistance when freshly crushed. Used
for afternoon teas in Ireland.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-05-23
TO SERVE FOR DINNER
SOME SUGGESTIONS THAT WILL
BE FOUND OF VALUE.
Subject IL always In Order" as
Every Housewife Knows, and
Practical Advice Is Not to
Be Regarded Lightly.

The following entrees are designed
as suggestions for the busy women
who ask every day, What shall l
have for dinner?"
BrochetteS of oysters, sweetbreads,
liver and bacon, or even very small
tillets Of veal always look more elab-
crate than they are and please every
one. Place on the skewers and broil,
or bread and fry on the skewer, In
deep fat, and serve still on the skew
er, the diner using a fork to remove
the food, piece by piece.
To serve escalloped artichokes, sal
sify and similar vegetables: After
boiling as usual, trim and season and
place on scallop shells or individual
baking platters and cover with cream
sauce. Sprinkle with bread crumbs
and melted butter and brown in oven.
Potato and meat balls: Take two
thirds minced cold meat and one
third mashed optatoes, season with
salt, pepper and chopped parsley.
Bind with egg yolks. Flour the hands
and shape into balls, roll in flour and
fry.
Various ways of cooking kidneys
beside making into stews are as fol-
lows:
Kidneys with bacon-Slice the kid
neys and broil with the bacon and
serve with sippets Of toast.
Veal kidney saute, with onions
Slice the kidneys and fry quickly with
butter. When done, dish and cover
while frying the onions. Serve on
platter, kidneys in center and onions
for garnish.
Veal kidney minced on toast-Slice
the Kidneys and blanch until tender,
then mince with a fourth as much
ham as kidney. Cook cup OF mush-
rooms minced in veal stock, or white
sauce. Mix all together, season and
serve hot.
Macaroni is growing in popularity
in American homes. Perhaps the fol
lowing combinations will be a vel
come change from the ordinary "au
gratin macaroni."
Macaroni with minced hancock
the macaroni as usual, then mix with
cold, cooked ham chopped fine. Add
pepper and enough white sauce, or
stock, to moisten, and bake.
Macaroni with pork sausage-Cook
the macaroni and drain. Fill bak-
ing dish with layer of it and then
layer of the sausage. If the latter
is encased, skin and slice it. Add
white sauce and bake twenty mir
uteS.
Macaroni with faxed fish, oysters, |
tomatoes, maitre d'hotel butter, or in |
croquettes or timbales, are other well |
liked styles.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-05-23
A TEXAS WONDER.

THE Texas WONDER CURES KIDNEY
AND BLADDER TROUBLES, removing gray
ell, cures diabetes, weak and lame back,
rheumatism and all Irregularities OF The
kidneys and bladder in both men and
women, Regulates bladder troubles in
children. II not sold by your druggist.
will be sent by mail on receipt of 81. One
small bottle is two months treatment,
and seldom fails to perfect cure. Send
for testimonials from Texas and other
states. DR.. E. w. Hall, 1926 Oliver ST.,
st Louis, Mo. Sold by druggists. eel
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-05-23
MAKING A CITY BEAUTIFUL
Plenty of Trees Not the only Essen.
tIaI to Good Effeets-straight
Streets Wrong.

when art will make our streets as
beautiful as the woods and as elevat
ing as the mountainsides, then 1t will
be a pleasure and rest, and not a
weight upon the spirit to come from
the open country into the city" Sc
sang great writer and a great OBJ.
server Though this means, primarily
the carrying out of the writer's hobby
fully planted streets-there is much
more to be done before we have beau.
tiful streets.
Straight streets in residence dis.
tricts, especially among the hills, are
largely wrong, though If many were
contour lines We might easily endure
a few straight ones. In following a
straight street we are impressed with
its monotony except it be we'll planted
and f1anked with fine gardens. On
streets of series of graceful curves
the scene is ever-changing, and we
view both street and garden scenery
from every possible angle, thereby get.
ting all variations obtainable. 1t al
most constitutes a crime to cut can
yons through hills, for it will ever be
a source of regret to those of good
taste, clear down to the end of time
Nevertheless, We are progressing in
this respect, for many large subdi
visions of late have been laid out in
conformity to the contour of the hills
This means, usually, that landscape
engineers, rather than civil engineers
only, are planning this new work
Wider parkways are also prevailing,
still another assurance that the land.
scape gardener and horticulturist is
not without influence, even In cold.
blooded business deals.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-05-23
European Model VILLAGES,

The plan of garden cities" has been
taken up with great enthusiasm in
France and in many Industrial centers
efforts have been made to follow the
English example of establishing model
villages for work people. A big coal
mining company near Douai has laid
out splendid garden village and now
Is rendering more beautiful the ap.
proaches to the mines, masking the
unsightly shafts and engine houses
with rose gardens.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-05-23
Mexican PIaaue of Field Mise.

Manzanillo reports that a plague OF
mice has visited the fields in that sec.
ton Of Colima and almost destroyed
the corn and rice crops. The rodents
have gnawed away at a rate that
alarmed the farmers and they have
appealed to the authorities for some
means to exterminate them. Whole
fields Of corn have been moved down
and the farmers are at loss how to
check the advance of the mice to pre-
vent further loss.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-05-23
plan TO Brand Advertising.

Official branding of advertisements
thus guaranteeing their trustworthi
ness, is being considered by the AID
vertising Mems league of New York
at the suggestion Of E. F. Treft Of
Chicago. No details as to how the
scheme is to be brought down to q
practical basis have been prepared
but the idea of some system whereby
the brand of reliability may be placed
officially upon such advertising as is
found deserving has met with wide
spread approval from advertising
men.