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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-18

| how helpless she is to watch their little
minds lest esime may enter there, and
can YOU wonder If IL does? This family.
mother and al, were carried to the Boys
club where the juvenile court has charge
OF helpless and neglected children. The
mother earned her board during her
three weeks stay at the home in help
Ing to sew ard care for her own until
they could be clothed, nourished and
homes found elsewhere for them. To
| oldest daughter was placed hv the court
in the Mercy Home Industrial school, The
youngest was left with the mother, after
she had been given employment. Three
We're sent TO the Mercy home. and the
oldest boy is at the Boys club until a
Eome is found for him.
A call TO the same district reveals
more trouble, more wants, more filth,
and-what are we TO do? Have we not
"a charge to keep" In our city's slums
Is it not time more of us were knock
ing at the doors of the poor to see for
ourselves the need of every mothers
interest In all mothers heartaches9 The
door oponed To view scene not so
distressing, but one that needs care
and co operation.
Miss Rumph's report follows: House
conditions little better than above.
children sent to kindergarten were
given bath which so startled the par
ents they refused to let them go again.
on their way home from the kinder
garren the mother was seen to open
the children's clothes and examine the
skin TO see II any harm was DONE
Again she finds "a family of four
chldren-with father and mother and
three sisters-in one room in tene-
ment house. They cook, eat, sleep.
wash and iron all in this room. Mother
and daughter work in a factory; father
works at night-sleeps in aaN. chill
lren stay at day nursery" part of
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noarished ana when he died he was
worth million francs.
After a while the French leech trade
was ruined not only on account of the
great decline in the demand, but on
account of the accessibility of other
source, of supply brought about siTi
the reYed facilities of transport,
fast ains bringing them in short
time from Turkey. Bohemia and Dali
malta and to more limited extent
from Algeria and Russia.
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| was nudged, and soon we were back
in the cafe. After the laughter had
died away | innocently asked what he
had said as he retired.
Ny friends again laughed. FINALLY
the theatrical man said without par
teal Of embarrassment, indeed MS
matter of course. lie told You TO 60
to hell and eyer pother him again.
It was the D and last time saw Au-
gust Strindberg. and his invitation was
quite in TIC key of his own Inferno -
1t served me right this reception. Why
should | boz his shy student with my
reportorial sstions?
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lung with newspaper to cover cracks;
pieces of boards and scraps of old mat
ting Covering holes in floor; windows
boarded up and patched with pieces of
tin. Scarcely any furnishings: sanitary
conditions terrible; children filthy And
this is home-with mother and six
children. We must not ask the, cause
of this or from whence they came: We
must see that home means more The
mother peeps ever the heads of the chill
dren to see what happens TO them as the
Kodak is pointed on them. Think of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-18
PILES CURED AT HOME
BY NEW ABSORPTION
METHOD

II YOU suffer from bleeding itching
hind or nrotrudtne piles. send me voiir
address. and | will toll you how to cure
Yourself at home by the new absorp-
tie,n trea tment, and will also send some
OF this home treatment free for trial
with references from your own locality
IL requested. Immediate relief and per-
but tell others of this offer. Write to-
day to Mrs. Nj. Summers. Box p Notre
Dame. Ind.
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FROM Lie.
Willie Chumpleigh: Dye know, Miss
Gladys | hadn't been talking to your
father more than a couple of minutes
when he called me brainless IDIOT"
Miss Gladys: Indeed, Indeed, l won
der what caused the delay?"
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A Safer Theme

FInm TIC Whshl0Btpn IIeTaId
Colonel, we want you 10 address an
audience Of ladies' future voters
"Al right RI talk TO them about rear
ing children
Colonel, this Is very fashionable au-
dience | doubt II there's a mother in
1t. Couldn't you make few we'll chosen
bridge2"
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Dachshund Travels Well

From the New Y ork Times.
Never was a passenger treated with
more consideration than a toy dachs-
hund which arrived here on the North
German Lloyd liner George Washing
ton The dog is the property of Miss
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-10-31
CONVENIENT IN SEWING ROOM
Handy Apron VIII savo Time for the
Woman Who Has Much Of This
Work to Do

A very convenient apron to don
when In the sewing room is made of
white lawn and white dotted swiss.
This is cut IS inches long and 81
inches wide. The swiss is placed over
the lawn and both cut rounding on
the lower edge. About nine inches
from this edge the swiss is cut away
in a sweeping curve toward the waist
line and the edges are bound with
narrow bias bands of lawn or narrow
satin ribbon In some pretty light
shade This forms two openings like
pockets, for the upper part of the
swiss Is caught into the waistband
with the lawn; this band, by the way.
may be of ribbon matching that which
binds the apron. In this deep pocket
can be slipped the spools of thread,
scissors and pieces of material on
which you are working. 1t solves the
problem of sewing on the porch, for
in 1t are held all the necessary mate
rails. and 1t can be taken off and fold
ed with the work inside. IL you wish
to discontinue your sewing for a lit
tie while.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-10-31
WILL SHOOT REBELS
Court Martial Orders Death OIL
DIaz and Associates.
Four Others Get Prison Sentence
Public Censures Manner of
Conducting Trials.

Vera Cruz = General Felix Diaz,
leader of the recent revolt here, and
Major Zerate, Colonel Antonio Migoni
and Lieutenant Lima, officers under
Diaz in his attempt to overthrow the
government, were condemned to death
by court-martial.
Lieutenant Camacho, Captain May
en-, of the rurale guard, and Captain
Hermilio Martinez were sentenced to
ten years imprisonment each, and
Gabriel Ramos, customs collector, and
Herman Arostegui, censor of tele-
graph, were sentenced to two years
imprisonment. Nine other officers
and civilians were allowed to go free.
The court-martial, which was pre-
sided over by General Davila, sat il
secret session from 2 o'clock Saturday
morning until 3:35 o'clock Sunday
morning. The sentences caused &
sensation. A great crowd, including
relatives and many friends of the &C
cused men, assembled outside the
| building where the court sat ant
waited for hours the findings
General Davila refused to acknow
ledge the orders of the district judge
to suspend the proceedings in the cas-
of General Diaz and Major Zerate
General Beltran, military commando
of the zone, accepted writ of hsbea
corpus and suspended the executions
leaving the prisoners temporarily a
the disposition of the district court.
1t is thought probable that Colone
Migoni and Lieutenant Lima will b.
shot without much more ado.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-10-31
CLOSING IN ON TURKS.
Allied Armies Continue March of Con-
quest Toward Capital.

Allied Armies Continue March OF Con-
quest Toward Capital.
London-The switfness and eff
cheney of the onward movement of the
armies of the allied Balkan states is
making Europe open her eyes. From
the north and all along the line from
Greece on the south they are crowding
back the boundaries of the Ottoman
empire in Europe The often predict
ed and long delayed day when the
Turk will have his back against the
wall seems at hand.
The two pivotal points of Turkey g
defense on the north were Adrianople
and Uskup. The Bulgarian army in
the East has defeated the Turks al
Kirk Kilisseh, which is the strongest
outpost of Adrianople. and appears to
have almost invested that fortress.
The Servian army in the Wes
walked into Uskup without opposition
The Turkish garrison there withdrew
on the railway toward Saloniki. How
far it intends to retreat, and why, ar,
questions. The only answer to th'
last question is that the strength ant
supplies of the garrison did not justif,
an attempt to make stand.
Events about Adrianople are ever
more important. The Bulgarians ap
parently are proceeding successful,
with the investment of the fortress
The Turkish army which was defeated
at Kirk Kilisseh did not fall back upol
Adrianople, according to latest re
ports, but took the road to the south
where it could connect with the rail
way to Constantinople.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-10-31

Washington, d. C.-The cause of
temperance has found a new ally in
the moving picture show, members of
the District of Columbia Excise
Board are inclined to believe, after
receiving reports from its saloon in
spector to the effect that proprietors
of drinking establishments are COM
planning of falling off in business.
1t is said a number of proprietors
place the blame on the moving picture
theaters, asserting that the heads OF
poorer families, instead of dropping
into the corner saloen after dinner,
take their wives and children to 9
scent theater.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-10-31
EAIIlEa s 5Ss I3Ea w sgss ExlUa
CHOOSING q Hat.

Women cannot grumble this season
at. the unsuitability of models. for
styles are so varied that there are
shapes enough to go round and to set
on to the best advantage each indi-
vidua1 type OF face.
Some women have way Of select
ing their hats rather at random. with
out sufficiently studying effect Now.
1t takes time to choose properly. and
it needs a sympathetic friend or sales
woman One has respect for the WON
an who is courageous enough to ex-
press an opinion and is not only an
automaton paid to sell for some des-
potic manager. A successful milliner
is an artist; her assistants should be
artists, too-clever enough to under
stand that their clients are there to be
suitably hated.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-10-31
uaInry Waisrnz

White satin waists are exquisitely
dainty. but 1t is to be feared that
the daintiness of such waist will
be very evanescent. So only the wom-
an who can afford the somewhat high
cost of constant dry cleaning may in
dulge In white satin fall shirts-un-
less she cares to do them up" her
self. There is a special washable
satin that comes for these white
waists. but the best of tub satins
must be handled with extreme care
IL 1t is to survive even one laundering
and retain its pristine luster and rich
ness OF texture. Wash the washable
satin in soft water and suds Of pure
white soap. Wiring it not and rub
1t not, but rinse in several clear. COO
waters, and iron when almost dry
with thin muslin between the satin
and the iron. So only will you save
the luster and the texture Of the white
satin shirt
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-10-31
Save the Pins.

A good idea after buying a paper
OF new pins is to cut one line OF at
a time and not to dive into the whole
paper at once. A sewing basket
should have its pincushion well sup
piled With pins. and when sewing a
box should be near at hand into which
all the pins can be tossed in hurry.
says the Philadelphia Times. In this
way the floor will be spared its usual
pin collection when sewing days
come around.
A pin tray or small pincushion
should be on every girls or woman's
bureau, and the pins should be put
into these at night. when. perhaps,
a pin or two will have to be taken
out of the stock collar or belt. The
pins used in pinning on veil should
always be put back in the yelling
after 1t has been carefully folded W
and before placing in the hatboz
or bureau drawer.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-10-31

have an operation Iwould not listen to
that, and when friend of my husband
told him about Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound and what it had done
for his wife, was willing to take it
Now look the picture of health and feel
like it, too. can do my own homework,
hoe my garden. and milk COW. / can
entertain company and enjoy them. 1
can visit when choose, and walk as far
as any ordinary woman, any day in the
month. i wish could talk to every
suffering woman and girl Mrs DEMA
BErHUNE, Sikeston, Mo.
Murrayville, III have taken Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
for a very bad case of female trouble
and it made me q well woman Ny
health was all broken down, the doctors
said / must have an operation, and was
ready to go to the hospital, but dreadedit
SO that began taking your Compound
1 got along SO well that gave up the
doctors and was saved from the opera
tor" Mrs. CHARLES MOORE, R R
No. 8, Murrayville. Ill
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-10-31
robacco-ussr pies at ITO.

Chicago-Joseph Marski died here
Sunday, aged ITO years and two
months. He had been an inveterate
tobacco user all his life, but when he
was los years of age he decided to re-
form and quit tobacco. He has also
used liquor moderately all his life up
to mis- S5th year, when he decided to
abandon the use of intoxicants. He
celebrated his 10th birthday last Au-
gust, and the occasion was made much
of by his large circle of friends. He
was born in Posen, Germany, and when
40 years of age came to this country.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-10-31
ROOSEVELT IMPROVES.



He 10 IAN Right"
Oyster Bay, N. Y.-The quiet rou-
tine of life at Sycamore Hill was re-
sumed Wednesday by Colonel Rcose-
welt and his family as though it had
not been interrupted by the attempt
to assassinate the former president.
For the FIRST time since he was
wounded Colonel Roosevelt was unat-
tended over night by a physician.
There was no-one in the house except
members of the family and servants
and the Colonel spoke hopefully of be-
ing able, after day or two more OF
rest, to gradually resume his work.
Four physicians we're with the Colo.
mel on his arrival and after they had
dressed his wound they told him that
the one essential thing was complete
rest. If their directions are observed
it is believed complete recovery il
probable
DR.. Alexander Lambert and DIR
Scurry L. Terrell, who accompanies
Colonel Roosevelt from Chicago, YER
Joined in New York by DIR. Joseph A
Blake and DIR. George E. Brewer
After examination they said thu
wound was still wide open, spoke o
the possibility of infection, and addes
they were unable to say whether i
would be possible for him to resum
campaign work
/ Colonel Roosevelt said when hi
wound had been dressed that Their
was no longer the need of constant su
pervision of physicians, because h
was call right"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-10-31
Geese Invade Arlington.

Arlington. Or.-To the delight of
sportsmen, the geese have arrived
here and are still flocking in, and it is
evident that the season is open in full
blast The sky and islands of the Co.
lumbia seem to be alive with them,
and from the way it looks now this
season will surpass all former ones.
The geese do not seem to be aware of
the hunters that will arrive from far
and near in the next few days Al
ready several parties have been out.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-10-31
MUNICIPAL PHONE SOUGHT.
Seattle Council Authorizes Plans for
City's Own System.

Seattle Council Authorizes Plans for
Cip's Own System.
Seattle-The city council has adj
vanced another step toward the con-
struction of a municipal telephone
system and municipal street rail-
way.
An ordinance was passed appropri-
ating $1,000 for preparing plans and
specifications for a telephone system
to be submitted to the voters for their
approval at the city election next
spring.
Another ordinance was introduced
appropriating $780, 900 for the con-
struction of the north section of the
municipal railroad for which $500, 00O
bonds were voted two years ago. The
line to be built now will connect the
downtown district with Ballard and
will constitute the north half of 9
trunk line running from the northern
to the southern city limits
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-10-31
New COAST Ships ordered.

PhiIadelphia-A fourth contract for
construction of a fleet of liners for
Grace & Company, of New York, own
ers of the Atlantic & Pacific Steam
ship company, has been received by
William Cramp & Sons. One vessel of
the fleet will be launched probably by
November 6, 1918, while the other
three will follow before the end of the
year. The vessels, of 1000 tons ca
pacity. are to be used in the Atlantic
and Pacific Coast passenger and
freight trade and until the opening OF
the canal will make trips Wat Horn.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-10-31
Patriots Led BY Girl.

Chicago-Led by Christina Savics,
a 21-year-old Servian girl, 40 of her
compatriots, determined to return TO
their mother country to help fight her
battles against the Turks, stormed the
Desplaines-street police station Wed
nesday and demanded assistance in
collecting their wages for October to
date. The men have been working
for construction company in Wiscon-
sin and are said to have quit their en-
ployment without notice The ques-
ton of wages was adjusted and the
men will at once depart for Europe.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-10-31
Germany VIII Be at Fair.

Berlin-It is expected that the Ger
man government will soon announce
its decision to participate in the Pan
ama-Pacific exposition at San Francis
co in 1915. The appointment of q
permanent exposition commission is
not favored, but it was virtually decid-
ed during the visit here of Count Won
Bernstorff, the German ambassador at
Washington, that Germany, for politi-
cal and commercial reasons, could moi
afford to hold aloof. There is luke
warm feeling in big industrial and
manufacturing circles, however.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-10-31
On Pennsylvania Farm.

Here is one of the stories, says the
Americas Greeting. from the old mans
row in front Of the barber shop: One
man said back In Pennsylvania they
farmed the land where the hills were
so steep that when they planted pota-
toes one man had to hold them in a
furrow while another man covered
them up. When they dug them in the
fall they were simply allowed to roll
to the bottom of the hill before any
attempt was made to pick them up.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-10-31
Maintenance Of a MIcrohe.

A country school teacher was cash
ing her monthly check at the bank.
The teller apologized for the filthy
condition OF the bills. saying. Il hope
you're not afraid of microbes" mot
a bit OF It," the schoolmarm replied.
I'm sure no microbes could live on
my salary."-LippIncott
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-10-31
Lack Of Proper courtesy.

There used to be a time. not DO
very long ago, when II one borrowed
anything from a book to a shoe lace
one was expected to return it prompt
ly and In good condition With our
younger set one may consider 1t
miracle If one gets anything back un-
der six months II at all. Il forgot"
or ''I lost It," seem to be all the
apology that many young girls deem
necessary.-Exchang
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-10-31
Now Come. ths Golf Eak.r.

A ball played by golfer at Weston
super-Mare struck skylark, 30 we
read, and cut the birds head on. You
should hear US tell our story OF the
golf ball which stuck in birds beak
In the middle of its flight. The bird
flew of with the ball to its nest. For
tunately for the player, the bird had
made it's nest in the next hole-Lon-
don Globe.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-10-31
Man to We'd Again at 80

Los Angeles-Robert Allen, of Po-
mona. a wealthy man known widely
throughout Southern California. OBJ
tanned marriage license for himself
and Mrs. Sarah Ashcroft, of this city.
Allen il s2 years old, but active as q
boy. He was divorced not long ago
from his second wife, and the bride to
be is his sister-in-law. She is not
many years younger than he. They
were childhood friends and school
mates in Derbyshire, England.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-10-31
No Maltese Cats in Malta.

There are a few OF the so-called
Maltese terriers in Malta. but they
are not OF pure blood. and the puppies
which the street hawkers offer for
sale to tourists are more or less mon
grel, with a strain Of the old breed
The Maltese cat does not exist in
Malta; at least not one has been seen
here OF the color called Maltese in
the United States.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-10-31

Common sense indicates that break
fast should be a substantial meal.
enough time should be allowed to eat
the morning meal at leisure and en-
Joy it. The manner in which some
people gobble down their breakfast Is
becoming only to an ostrich. 1t is
one OF the great reasons for the ex-
istence of what Ia sometimes called
American dyspepsia"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-10-31
GOOD TIMES AHEAD.
President Gray, of Great Northern,
Is Optimistic.

Spokane-Immense crops, with bus
mess conditions getting better every
day, was the report msde in Spokane
by Carl R. Gray, president of the
Great Northern railway. President
Gray arrived in Spokane Monday and
spent the day in conference with other
officials of the Great Northern and
Joseph E. Young. of Portland. presi-
dent of the Hill steam and electric
line in the Northwest.
"Our freight earnings for last year
were between SIS, 900, 900 and IS, 000.-
900 bette than the year before" de-
clared President Gray.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-10-31
Personal Investigation.

An old woman walked into bank
In Inverness, threw down her deposit
book, and said she wished to draw
all her money. Having got 1t, she re-
tired to a corner Of the room and
counted 1t . She then marched up to
The teller, and exclaimed: "Ay, thatll
doe, ma man; list pit it back again.
I only wanted to see If it was a
richt."-Dundee News.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-10-31

Kostrov. Russian poet. labored for
years translating Homer's "Iliad" into
his language and the highest offer he
received for 1t was s35, which dis
couraged him SO much that he threw
the manuscript into the fire. After
wards when he was famous in his own
country he did the Job all over again.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-10-31
After tho Battle.

The Comedian-"From the sounds
In your dressing room I judge that
you girls had hair-pulling time
The Rough Soubrette-"Not me. I
poked her In the eye. 1t wouldn't
hurt none to pull the hair she wears"
New York Globe
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-10-31
Quake EeIt in Georgia.

Macon, Ga--A distinct earthquake
was felt in Central Georgia at S:16
o'clock Wednesday night. No damage
to property or loss of life has been re-
ported. In Dublin. 60 miles southeast
of Macon, the shock was severe and
was accompanied by loud noise.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-10-31
SPOKANE GETS BIG PLANT.
Largest Storage Building in North
west to Be Erected.


west to Be Erected.
Spokane-The largest cold storage
plant in the American Northwest west
of Minneapolis will be built in Spo-
kane by E. H. Stanton & Company
The plant will be ten stories high and
100 feet square and will cost approx.
mately 100000.
1t will have capacity for 500 car.
loads, and its construction will in
clude the latest scientific achieve
ments in cold storage
1.-THE new storage-in- transit rate Of
the Northern Pacific for Spokane
which went into effect on October 10,
opens up tremendous opportunities fol-
this city as a storage CENTER" said E.
H. Stanton, president of the Stanton
company.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-10-31
From Gay to Grave.

After a good locker reaches the age
at which he censcs to be in demand
as an usher at weddings. he falls east
ly into the role of pallbearer at fu-
nerals.-Philadelphia Ledger.