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The Washington herald., 1913-08-31
Advocates Adoption Of Plan by Which, at Additional Cost Of
900 Annually, Country Would Have Depend
able Force Of 121 900 and 81 900 Reservists.

in business and imagine that anything
is possible II 1t is sufficiently endowed
with cash. Several OF our large uni
versities also are teaching the improba-
bility Of war. All reference to war, 50
I am informed, Is being blue-penciled
out OF the school books used In Wis
consin. Peace is being accepted as a
permanent attitude of mind. Like the
flood Of Noah's day, war Is never to oc-
cur again-with wars raging in all quar-
ters of the world-and nothing Is to be
feared In the time to come. Well, can
only say that soldiers will be IN the
trenches, II they are needed, while the
professors and the peace society
prophets are at home hunting for the
errors In their premature prognostica-
tons"
What" asked, would be q reason
able preparation for war?''
There are 1900 fighting regulars in
the United States. We should have dou-
BILE that number of men for the infan-
try, cavalry, and field artillery. Appro-
priations for the support of the army
would thereby be increased S13,2O0oo0 an
nuaIly. This is the only nation Of i'm
portance in the world without an ade-
quate law for reserves. We should en-
list a man for two years service with
the colors and for three years with the
reserves. If that policy were adopted,
We should have seventy-five reservists
for every 100 active men at the end of
five years enlistment. Paying each re-
servist $50 a month would cost the na-
tional government about s., $4,000.
Thus at an additional cost Of $14,Soo,-
900 a year We should have a dependable
army OF 121.000 active men and 81, 900 re-
servists. They could defend the coun-
try while the militia and the volunteers
were being trained and seasoned for
battle
Copyright. lsls. by James B. Morrvw)
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31

energy, found Mills blind and bleeding
under the tree. Hayes, as heretofore
noted, had two bullet holes of his own
at the time, but was ignorant of the
fact. He had Mills taken TO a hospital
station.
II don't know how looked" Gen.
Mills said TO me, but I am sure
wasn't a promising case in the opinion
of the surgeons DIR. Brewer, under his
voice, informed some one that 1 was
mortally wounded. An assistant surgeon
cut away half of my mustache. He can
let it grow again. I heard him say, IT,
and he emphasized the word, he wants
to- BY and by I was put on
stretcher, where l was expected to die
any moment"
A ship brought Gen. Mills to the gov
ernment hospital at Norfolk. In six
weeks he started for New York, stop
ping on the way in Washington. The
sight of his right eye was gone. His
left eye was I'm a bad condition. Gen.
Corbin took him to the White House
and introduced him to President McKin-
ley. Later, while Mills was receiving
special treatment in New York, which
eventually restored the sight of his re-
manning eye, President Mckinley ap-
pointed him superintendent of the Mill
tary Academy at West Point. Corbin,
Adjutant General OF the Army. objected.
Mills. he said. was only a captain.
We'll. we shall make him a colonel
temporarily" Mr.. Mckinley answered.
Nations VIII Continue to Fight.
Since 1904 Mills has been a brigadier
general He has seen service in this
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31

I country and in the Philippines. and
has also been president OF the Army
War College. As member of the
General Staff, which will manage the
next war when 1t comes, he is on
cially known as the chief OF the divi-
sion Of militia affairs. Seven officers
are helping him in his work with the
organized militia of the country. They
are planning, as Gen. Mills states the
case, to shorten possible wars and
thus to save lives and money. IF
soldiers were professional and selfish"
he said TO me, they would want to
proiong wars, because the chance for
promotion in that event would be
much greater"
You are not one OF those optimistic
persons. then. who believe that wars
between nations are overT" / said.
1T does not seem TO me that any
one who has read history and has even
an elementary knowledge OF human
nature" he replied, can accept an
opinion so delusive and academic. The
world is getting better. or. perhaps,
more rational and. normally, is less
subject than formerly to sudden bursts
of savagery. The explanation. of
course. lies in the fact that the in
dividual man. ordinarily, is better than
was his great-great- -grandfa ather. But
the millennium is ages away in the
future. So long as human beings are
selfish, greedy, and ambitious. nations,
at times. will have the same charac-
terisfiCs.
we must not go too far in our faith
about and our enthusiasm over human
nature and imagine that covetousness.
meanness, and love of power have van
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31
MARY WILL BE MISSED.
Radiant Rny of sunny Sunshin,
Leaves Charlotte In Gloom,

Ahhuhant my OF sunny eun8nlne
Leaves Charlotte In Gloom.
From the Charlotte IN. c. Obserrer
Miss Mary Dunn, one OF our excellent
and popular nurses in the hospital, left
for her home near Wake Forest, where
she will take a much-needed vacation for
two weeks During her absence she will
be sadly missed. for she is a glorious bun
die Of animated sunshine and fiings the
radiance OF brighter cheer over every
scene in which she moves. AS spring
would miss the beauty and the perfume
OF its blooming flowers; as the woodland
would miss the caTolings of its merry
sOngbirds, which entwine every twig with
a wreath OF song; as the mountain brook
would miss the melody borne in its rip
pling tides as they go singing their word
less songs on their journey to the sea:
as the sky would miss the gIistening radi-
ance Of those twinkling stars that en-
broider the fabric of darkness with the
glittering stitches OF glistening light and
make a sparkling robe for night to wear,
just so will this brilliant jewel Of the
hospital be missed by every old soldier
who admires her so highly for her noble
qualities.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31
Great Magazine.

From Judge
Bingle-What do you think OF the
Monthly Megatherium?
Jingle-Great magazinei Fine fictionI
I've just read the opening seventy pages
about what it will contain during the
next few months, and shall get right at
the following seventy pages about what
it already has this month.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31

SUGGESTIONS FOR TRANSFERRING THESE PATTERNS.
HE window method perhaps the simplest and particularly
successful when the material thin such batis lawn handk
chief linen the plan the sheet Of and the material
together and hold them the window and sharp pencil
the design the fabric lay the material the pattern
table other carefully the design with
well pointed pencil the design also be transferred heavy material by
transfer carbon be placed between the pattern
and CLOTH using sharp pointed pencil to clean line
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31

TWO CUFFS ARE GIVEN.
TOR the benefit of readers who prefer patterns
r work by instead Of tracing the design this
the methods which have suggested, have arranged
supply patterns of any Of the embroidery designs which
featured, for 10 cdents EACH
These transferred by the hot iron which
the method that has yet been devised for eectng
perfect transfer Ali that necessary lay the pattern the
material and the entire surface with hot iron
perfect transfer Will result.
The patterns supplied either in blue yellow that they
be used light dark oooed material In ordering
what color Is desired
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31
ChiIdren Depriyrd of the Fact..

Gus peace societies in the country"
asked.
"Only that the members are mostly
dreamers who see visions Of an ideal
state of matters instead Of the stern
probabilities OF life. s-re OF them, like
Mr.. Carnegie and Edwin CHM, OF Bos-
ton, have been fortunate and capable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17
Ensley Citizens Protest
To the public:

TO the public;
There will be a meeting of the cit1 :
zens of the Birmingham district. Tues
day, October 81, 1913, at 500 O'Clock at
the city hall, EnsIey to discuss the
question of the Southern Bell Telephone
and Telegraph company and the Peo-
pies Home Telephone company OF your
city.
1t is an alleged fact that the Bell
Telephone company has no franchise
and has never paid one cent for the use
of our streets and avenues 1t Is also
a known fact that the franchise grant,
ed the Peoples Home Telephone COM
pany stipulated that if they ever sold
out the money was to go to the city
of Birmingham.
We have some of the best legal tall
ent who advise US that if the citizens
and public get behind this question we
can recover a large amount of money
for our city from the Southern Bell
Telephone company for a franchise
Also that we can make the Southern
Bell Telephone company go back to
the 81 rate for business phones, where
as we are now paying $6, as this raise
was made under false representation.
We are also informed that we can
recover the money paid for the Peo-
pies Home Telephone company.
Come one. Come all.
Help us thrash this question out
AS citizens and taxpayers who pay
60 per cent on their property when the
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
company, the greatest monopoly in the
world. pays about one fourth what we
private citizens pay for taLxes.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17
'BAD" ACCIDENT TO
TOY BALLOON MAN

The first Serious" accident of the 1913
State Fair occurred yestefday evening
about o'clock. For some time it ere
ated much excitement and there was a
long time before the real trouble was
discovered
The accident was nothing more~ nor
less than the blowing up or rather
burning up of several gas balloons. The
gas balloon man is located near the
main entrance at the rear of the grand
stand and he Is doing a thriving bust
ness, of course. Yesterday afternoon he
was busy filling up his little rubber sacks
with the gas that floats them when a
cigarette end or something got too close
to the works" and up in the air went
some dozen or more balloons with a
queer burst of flame and a very loud
report.
The small boys, whose day at the fair is
not complete unless they have one, con-
sdered the accident very serious until
the balloon man himself explained that
he had thousands more of the sacks
and could fill them at the rate of about
200 "a minute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17
GREAT EVANGELIST
breaches OF THE
MEN WHO co AWAY
Reviews Story of Man Who
Failed to Answer Call
of Christ
LARGE AUDIENCE
GREATLY MOVED
Citizens of Marvel Attend Meeting in
Body and Are Given Rousing
Reception-Meeting for the
Young People Tomorrow

There is a moment in your life in
which you build a throne or dig a
dungeon, and that's the moment in
which you say mo- to Christ or say
, yes to Christ" declared Gipsy Smith
last night before an audience of be-
tween 5000 and 1000 persons. MIR.
Smiths text was taken from the story
of the rich young ruler who went to
Jesus and asked him what he must
do to be saved.
The story was of young man of
Jerusalem. rich, gifted and of a high
station in life. who felt that all was
not right with him. He went to Jesus
to find out what he must do to OBJ
tain peace of mind. Jesus told him to
keep the commandments. The young
, man answered that he had done so
since his youth and that there was still
something lacking. Jesus told him to
sell that which he had and follow
him. The young man turned away in
, sadness.
He Went Away"
The evangelist stressed three words
of the story as of more portent than
any ethers-'he went away" "The
words want you to think of are three.
he went away" he said. 1T is the
old story of a false estimate of things:
the old story of choosing the earthly
and leaving the heavenly 1t is the old
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17
Mr.. LANG ENDORSES
MOVEMENT TO DROP
DISSOLUTION SUIT
Says Conditions in Birming-
ham District Are Far Bet
ter Than Before Merger
of the Tennessee Co.
To the Editor Of The Age-Heraid.

To the Editor of The Herald
AS o2e who is interested in the prosper
ity and progress of the state of Alabama
appreciation of the stand you are taking
In defending the presence of the United
States Steel corporation in our midst.
1t seems of late that it is the fixed policy
of almost every newspaper of any impor-
tance to attack every corporation that as
sumes any proportions other than that of
the small concerns of 20 years ago. So
many of our people fail to grasp the fact
that the day of small businesses in the
iron, steel and railroad world in the Uni
ted States is past. For, the United States
Steel corporation is nothing more than
the product of a system of evolution in
the business world, just as our present
state of society is the product OF that
iron bound law that makes for progress.
1t is plain to every fair minded man
who has lived in the Birmingham district
for the last 15 or 20 years. the marvellous
cifferenee between the plants of the Steel
corporation and what it was under the
old Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
company. Inc improvement at lfleif steer
mills, iron furnaces and coal mines, is
simply wonderful. That they are far in
advance of any other concern in the state
goes without saying. Their welfare work
carried on amongst their people, the good
houses being built for their worl1men with
the best system of sanitation possible be-
ing used in the new towns they are build
ing (Which should no longer called,
"camps') is indeed gratifying to every
one who has the welfare of our working
people at heart.
had the pleasure of visiting all of their
plants during the meeting of the Mine
Inspectors association a few months ago
and T am sure there is no better equipped
and up-to-date. mine anywhere in tho
country than their new mines at Dooena,
No. 13 and Bayview. only a few miles
from the heart of Birmingham. And I
believe it is the duty of the business men
OF Birmingham. and every fair minded
citizen of the district, to join the opera
tiv es of the Steel corporation in bringing
pressure to bear upon our representatives
in Congress to use their best efforts to
stop. what is evident to every one ac-
quainted with the condition here, a coadi-
tion of affairs at Washington, which is
unsettling and disturbing the prosperity oil
the district. ROBERT LANG.
CarnsaX October 16 1919
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17

Mafter-"HOW's your appetite today,
SIR
Guest--"BuIIy good. Stuarts Dys-
pcpsLa Tablets make me eat like a
: horse"
Z Appetite makes the glands of the mouth
open and saliva flows very freely-hence
the term "Mouth Water" This is the
first digestive juice 1t has an impor-
tant office to perform as all starchy foods
ere partially digested by it because one
of its ingredients. ptyalin is almost an
instant digestive of starch. This process
reduces the starch in foods to sugar.
The appetite causing a free flow of
saliva aids the stomach by its ability
10 mix the food eaten with mouth juices
. which enables it to more readily do its
+ work.
, Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets go into the
mouth like food, are eaten, then dissolved
Z and fluidized by the saliva. This mass
then goes into the stomach and there
: quickly readjusts the stomach juices so
. that in a short time food is not offensive
I. and mans appetite comes speedily back
to him and he is hungry in n healthy,
normal way.
sia Tablet the very moment you feel a
. loss of hunger. The quick return OF
appetite to you will convince you quickly
that your stomach has been out of order
I and that Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets were
the means of restoring it's normally
/. healthy condition.
Every druggist carries Stuarts Dys-
pepsia Tablets and no matter where you
may be you can always obtain a box
anywhere for 80 cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17
STAID EDITOR GIVES HIS
IMPRESSIONS OF GOTHAM
ny c. NJ. STANLEY

New York. October 16.-(SpeoialD
To the man making his first trip
the most impressive thing about
New York is the magnitude OF ev-
erything. From the hippodrome
where troops of cavalry execute
maneuvers on the stage to Ho-
boken where the Imperator, the
worlds biggest steamship docks,
it Is the size of everything that
thrusts itself most obtrusively on
your consciousness.
y y y
The next thing that impresses
you is that Broadway Is over-ad-
vertised and Fifth avenue does not
get its just share of publicity.
Broadway has the recommendation
of being a main artery. but as for
beauty it is not in Fifth avenues
class. Broadway is garish with its
millions OF electric lights, while
Fifth avenue has a subdued ele-
ganee and refinement evident in
every foot of its length.
incidentally broadway" is a
misnomer to a man from Birmine-
ham, because at no point is 1t as
broad" as Twentieth street. 1t
might also be added that all the
streets here are narrow and not to
be compared with the spacious
stretches of Birmingham streets
and avenues.
y y y
Another Impression that forces
itself on sthe visitor is that he
would not live here for all the
money stored i'm Wall street. With
surface cars changing, elevated cars
rafting, thousands pouring into
the subways. automobiles dashing
around at such rate that they
would be under continual arrest in
Birmingham, and people hurrying
in every direction. it seems more
like a community of large sized
ants than of living. breathing, emo
tional human beings. If you are
down near the Battery at the eX-
tre.le end of the island, you think
everybody in town must be on a
holiday down there. Coming on
uptown to the financial district
it looks like the whole population
of the state might be there. In the
stock exchange it looks as though
there had been an escape en- masse
from Matteawan asylum.
Go on a few blocks and the
scene is the same. City Hall park
and Brooklyn bridge approach be-
ing worse than ever. Proceed up
town mile after mile and 1T is al
ways the same. Herald square,
Times square and clear on for miles
there is a never ending stream of ,
humanity, automobiles, street cars,
policemen and everything you can
think of that would add anima-
tion.
x * i.
one striking thing is that ev-
erything is apparently fool proof"
If you get in front of street car
or automobile policeman is there
to protect you. If you go into the
subway. there are so many guide
rails and signs that you cannot
possibly go wrong.
Y. y. y:
And by the way if you want a
vision and auricular demonstration
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17

of inferno, go into the subway
All that is needed is the red lights
Imagine thousands of people pour
ing down into the little holes in
the street to the depths below and
then four tracks with trains run
ming both ways in a place built of
steel. The rush and hurry. the
lights, the quick stopping and
quick starting trains, the rattle of
the steel, the speed at which the
trains go-it is enough to awe even
the bravest heart. But they get you
there and do it quickly and that is
what New York seems to want.
y y y
And yet how different Is the inn
preston when you go to the, mar
velous public library, the superb
Metropolitan museum, the embryo
cathedral of st. John the Divine
on Morningside Heights. Surely
here is where one sees New York
at her best. The library and mu-
scum are institutions of which
nation may we'll be proud.
x x 4
Central park extends from Six
tieth street to One Hundredth and
Tenth street, so city blocks. Who
shall not say that d city which has
Suen q park mas not also a heart
which is in the right place? Inn
agine riding for miles and miles in
the heart of a city in a park as
rustic in places as Red mountainl
And the ponds and lagoons and
hills and rocks are relieved by
such things as the zoo, where ev-
cry sort of animal In captivity is
exhibited. The museum, too. is in
the park.
y x y
There are more automobiles on
Fifth avenue late in the afternoon
than one would think had ever
been manufactured I'm the whole
world. Automobile bus lines on
this avenue are always crowded
but If you get on top YOU will get
we'll shaken up.
y X X
Fifth avenue and what il con-
tains is worth everything else in
New York all put together, wheth-
er you look at it from a sightsee-
Ing standpoint or any other stand
point.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17
PICKPOCKETS ARE BUSY
AND MAKE RICH HAULS

Mrs. H. NJ. Abererombie of 1885 North
.Iwenty-first street was relieved of her
pocketbook containing about SO on fair
grounds car between the fair grounds and
Birmingham.
]. NJ. Powers of 302 North Fortieth street
lost his watch to one of the light fingered
gentry.
To lend little variety to piekroclSeting,
Timer of 22lS Eleventh avenue, north,
at Eleventh avenue and Twenty y-second
street last night about $50 o'clock. The
haul of the negro was rich one as Mrs.
Timer had her goldwatch, a large roll
of bills and several very valuable pieces
Of jewelry in the gold mesh bag which
the negro secured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17

Piebpockets are everywhere on the
crowded street cars. according to the local
detective department and a warning is
sent out to the public to be particularly
careful today and tomorrow.
Yesterday there were several losses re-
ported to the police.
J. e. Carter of 1910 Huntsville avenue
had his pocket picked on a South Ensley
car at First avenue and Nineteenth street.
Mr.. Carter's loss was well filled pocket
book
One of the high officials OF the Masonic
order had his pockets picked at the cor
ner of Second avenue and Nineteenth
street of a wallet containing s135 and some
very valuable Masonic papers. reward
is offered for the return of the papers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17
Appetite HO! tiO!
IT'S a Great Joy
stuarfs Dyspepsia Tablets Are the
Hest Appetite Makers Dyspeptics
and stomach Sufferers Can Use

Appetite is very largely a series of sig
nails from the stomach. When one has
u rousing appetite at the sight or smell
of food the stomach through it's conneo-
tion with the mind of man is asked wheth-
er the food seen or smelled would be
welcome.
The stomach IL healthy says yes and
at once our mouths water and we are
hungry from desire-keenly, ravenously
hungry II the stomach be sick then we
have no appetite and are actually nause-
uted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17
PRESIDENT TAKES
HAND IN SENATE
BANKING SITUATION
CONTINUED from Page one,

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improved by amendment. that the heaf=
ngs had brought out valuable points
and that the attempt to picture me a.
fighting the President was as false a
it was ridiculous" He said he had tried
to maintain an open mind so that hz
might arrive at an independent and
correct conclusion.
The hearings are nearly ended.' he
added, and ] think the minds of mem-
bers are clearly drifting together. Had
we proceeded in haste | think there
would have been created a breach
which would inevitably have resulted
in long delay and possible defeat of any
remedial legislation"
Senator Reed has believed a report on
the bill could be obtained during the first
week in November and also was reported
tonight as fayoring action during the
present session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17
Orpheum-Children's Matinee

In order that every one of the thous-
ands of children in Birmingham may
see and enjoy the monkey jockey and
bicycle rider in the cage of death, as
we'll as other features of the Orpheum
production this week, there will be spe-
cial children's matinees this afternoon
and Saturday afternoon. This became
necessary on account of the great de-
mand for tickets. as all the children
are out of school this afternoon and to-
morrow afternoon