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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05

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oligarchs is no more really democratic
than the tory group. With one or two ex-
ceptions they belong to the same social
class, meet daily in the same clubs and
drawing rooms and have the same ideas
and ideals Lord Crewe, the present sec
retary of state for India, is as great an
aristocrat as Lord Lansdowne, who was
the last tory foreign minister. Sir I'D
ward Grey, the liberal foreign minister,
is as highly connected as Mr.. Balfour.
Mr.. Asquith, the prime minister is a
great lawyer; Winston Churchill is tie
grandson of duke, and Herbert Samuel,
postmaster general, Is a member of a
great Jewish banking family. The liberal
cabinet contains only two men who have
sprung from the people; Lloyd George,
who forced himself to the front by sheer
brain power, and John Burns, who was
given post in the vain hope that his ap-
pointment would conciliate the labor
forces.
The tory party can match these cases
by that of r. f. Smith, one of it's rising
young men, who was described by the
late Justin Mccarthy as ''the son of no
noe in particular" Bonor Law, its leader.
who was a successful bushes man, and
half a dozen others. 1t has always been
the policy of the ruling class in England
TO "co-opt ability whenever 1t could be
found and the co-opted members have
soon been absorbed and their humble
origin forgotten.
The same porcess is going on now and
is FASTENED by the decay of democracy
1t is no longer possible for an able man
TO make a reputation in the house of COM
mons as tribune of the people," His
best periods are cut short by the guillo-
tine and, no matter how enthusiastically
he begins, he must soon lose all hope
when he sees his efforts brought to naught
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05
No Mosquitoes There Now

From the Washington Post.
"One of the most striking features of
the present condition of the Panama canal
zone is the absence of mosquitoes, which
at the beginning of the work by the Uni
ted States were great menace to
health" remarked Capt. A. B. Delaney Of
New York. Before the United States
took over the canal, | visited Panama, and
1 became thoroughly informed about the
Panama mosquito. On a recent trip there
| went into nearly every section of the
zone in lowland and upland. and through
out the rainy season, and l failed to dis
cover single insect.
Il remember that on one occasion my
company sent me to Panama on a wreck
ing expedition. We had on board our
vessel a pet cat which had been aboard
the ship for long time. She was just
an ordinary ship cat and knew all about
feas. But when we got to Panama, the
cat soon gave evidence of being uncom-
Portable. We discovered that the mos
quitoes were annoying her. Finally in
desperation the cat jumped overheard
and committed suicide to get rid of the
mosquitoes. She simply could not stand
the Panama mosquitoes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05
Queen Maud's Troubles

Meanwhile there is a rod in pickle
awaiting another of King Georges Sis
ters-Queen Maud of Norway. Last year
the newspapers of her adopted country
took her severely to task for making
most of her Christmas purchases In Lon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05
She Ddrkened Her
Gray Hair
A Kansas City Lady Darkened Her
Gray Hair and Stimulated Its
Growth BY n Simple
Home Process
She Tells How She Did 1t

Mrs. A. Biggam, a well known resi-
dent of Kansas City Mo-, who dark
ened her gray hair by a simple home
process, made the following statement:
ANY lady or gentleman can darken
their gray or faded nair stimulate its
growth and make it soft and glossy
with this simple recipe. which they can
mix at home. To half pint of water
add ] OF. of bay rum. small box of
Barbo Compound and 4 OF. of glycer-
Inc. These ingredients can be pur-
chased at any drug store at very little
cost. Apply to the hair twice a week
until the gray hair Is darkeneo suf-
ffciently, then every two weeks. This
mixture relieves any scalp troubles and
Is excellent for dandruff. and falling
hair. 1t does not stain the scalp, Is not
sticky or greasy and does not rub off.
1t will make gray haired person look
10 to 20 years younger"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05

it. The private member of the house
of commons had his full chance of
discussion and amendment, and he could
use them as a lever to forward the for
tunes of other measures in which he
was interested. Under this system, too,
1t was impossible for a government to
overload it's programme as is done
today, for only one big measure could
be discussed, under these conditions, in a
session. Moreover, the lords also ex-
ercised their right of discussion and
amendment, and by theatime = bill be-
came law it was prettys thoroughly
what it meant In the intervals there
were chances for those small local bills
which are of SO much Importance In any
state.
What Is the condition now? The house
of lords is robbed of it's power of re-
vision The commons, by jamming
through a bill in three successive ses-
sions can pass it into law over the heads
of the lords without the chance of q
comma, and the result is that what the
party machines desire now is not indie
pendent members of parliament but
voting automata.
No bill has the ghost of chance of
passing, or even of getting a reading,
which is not what is known as gov
ernment BILL" by which is meant that
it has been officially fathered by the
cabinet This body before a parliament
tary session begins. meets and decides
what the legislation of the session shall
be- The bills are drafted and approved
by 1t, and then presented to parliament
They might as well receive the royal as
sent without that formality, for the dis
cussion which takes place on them is
nothing more than farce
As matter of fact, only few lines
of each really important bill are dis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05
HrLAIRE BELLoC
Picturesque Fighting Liberal
ecopyrigh 1913 by Curtis Brown.

+ tCopyrigh 1913 by Curtis Brown.
London, January Especial )-"Eng-
land Is the most democratic country In
the world, and in no other country in
the world Is the will of the people better
expressed through its legislative assem-
bly, than IN this" These words were
used to the writer some years ago by a
famous English politician, now a men,
her Of the Asquith cabinet He was
eomparing legislative methods in England
with those in vogue in the United States,
and at the time he spoke he was pro-
badly right. The British member of
parliament was then a real representa-
tive of his constituents, and he had some
chancs of initiating legislation for their
beneft. Today he Is a mere voting ma
chine to carry into effect the will Of
the cabinet, handful of men not in
cluding the king, and he has no more
choice OF initiating pushing through
legislation than the humblest voter who
helps to return him to parliament.
The fact that England today is an
oligarchy ruled by small group of poll
ficians and, although 1t looks like a
paradox, this state of affairs is due to
the destruction" as a branch of the
legislation of the hereditary house of
lords. Instead of placing more power
IN the hands of the people this demo-
cratic measure has placed all the power
In the hands OF the politicians.
In the old days when the lords were
= real power 1t was necessary if really
democratic measure were to be forced
through the upper house, to have the
driving power of public opinion behind it..
That meant full and free discussion in
the house of commons and the passage
by that chamber of the bill in its most
perfect form, free from any crua.tie
and imperfections on which the lords
might seize as an excuse for defeating
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05
Fairy Tales

From the Yonkers Statesman.
"Why don't papa ever tell me fairy
tales, mammal" said the little boy whose
mother had just told him one.
"Oh, my son." replied the mother, 'it
keeps your father busy telling them to
me-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05
GEORGE LANSBURY
Radical Former Member of Parliament

by the power of the party machine. A
parliament of Tom Taylors, who can vote
but not talk, is the ideal of the success
full English politician today.
Evening star., 1913-11-23
ARMY NAVY.
Army Orders.

MAJ. James H. McRae, sth Infantry,
10 detailed for service In the adtutant
generals department
Lieut. Col. John B. Mcdonald. 4th
Cavalry. is detailed for service in the
inspector generals department. vice
Lieut. Col. James B. Erwin. relieved.
Lieut. Col. Mcdonald will proceed to
Honolulu, Hawaii territory. for duty.
BY direction OF the President, and
upon the application OF First Serst.
Oscar Blue, Troop L. I'd Cavalry that
soldier will be placed upon the retired
List
Leave Of absence for one month. on
surgeons certificate Of disability, is
granted Capt William r. Doores. Coast
Artillery Corps
First Lieut.. Albert B. Dockery, cav
airy. VIII proceed to places in the state
Of California for the purpose Of max
ing special inspections of certain or
CARNATIONS Of the organized militia of
California
BY direction OF the President, and
upon the application Of Master Signal
Electrician George J. Kelly, that soldier
Will be placed upon the retired list
The Following assignments Of acting
ordered:
Acting Dental Surgeon ]. Craig King,
to Fort Myer. Va
Acting Dental Surgeon William 8.
Rice. to Texas City, Tex
Acting Dental Surgeon Harry c.
Peavey, to Fort Williams, Maine
Evening star., 1913-11-23

orary vice presidents. Miss Mary Frank.
principal OF Petworth School: Dr. Rebec-
ca Stoneroad. Mrs. Catherine Lofiier; re-
cording secretary. Mre- Edwin A. MooerS:
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Harry Rud-
diman: treasurer. Mrs. Edwin Finckei:
members of executive committee at large.
Miss Frank. Miss Tracy. Miss Jaquette.
teachers OF Petworth school.
The following committees were
named: Entertainment-Mrs. farrell,
chairman: Mrs Mooers. Mrs. Fincke!.
Mrs. Noetzel. Miss Ladson and Miss
Harding. Reception committee-Mrs.
Ellis. chairman. Mrs Painter, Mrs.
Lund Mrs. Andrew Ioeffier. Mira.
Charles Loeffier. Mrs. N.chol. Miss Nc
Mshon and Mrs. Unger. Printing and pub
| scltyscommittee-Mrs'.O Omar Neley. chair
man. Mrs. Shlrk and Miss 9. =. HolmeA
| Refreshment committee-Mrs. Timothy 8.
| Tincher. chairman: Mr.. Stevenson, Mrs.
Allendale, Mrs. Charles and Andrew
| Loeffier, Mrs. Kildare. Mrs. Franklin :
Gardner. Mrs ] r Gaskins. Mrs. Harry
Ruddiman, Mrs O. W. Stose. Mrs Man
key. Mrs. L. {. Shorey. Mrs. Ernest
| Knapp. Mrs. George G.. Seibold. Mrs. l..
| II. Shipley. Mrs. j. r. Handy and Mrs.
FELTON,. Adjustment and equipment CON-
mittee-- Mrs. William R Loney, chair
man. Mrs. Coleman. Miss Alden. MrA
Walker. Miss Craig and Mrs. Painter.
Evening star., 1913-11-23
PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION
ORGANIZED IN PETWORTH
Mrs. William T. GUIDE Elected Presi-
dent-New Body to Raise Funds
for Project.

The Petworth Playground Association
was organized recently IN the kindergar-
ten room OF Petworth School DR.. Re
becca Stoneroad. director OF physical cui-
ture and school Fairgrounds. spoke about
the District school Fairgrounds and their
equipment
The object OF the association is to pro-
vide funds for vacation playground. and
TO promote Its use for a neighhorhood
center OF recreation.
Rev. DR.. Haggerty. pastor OF Petworth
Methodist Episcopal Church; Mr.. Suter.
chairman OF the Petworth Citizens AS
citation school committee. and Mrs. VIII
liam R Loney, chairman OF the Parents
League playground and school center
committee, also addressed the meeting
commencing the idea of vacation play
ground for the community. and urged that
every effort be put forth for its success
Officers Of the Association.
The following officers OF the association
were elected: President. Mrs. William +
GUIDE: vice presidents. Mrs. William R.
Loney and Mrs. Thomas E farrell: hon.
Evening star., 1913-11-23

work for the season, and is continuing
the study OF Browning. The bi-weekly
meeting was held Friday afternoon
with Mrs. Augustus Knight at the
Kenesaw. The president, Mrs. John II.
Stokes. presided. The literary inter
pretation of Count Guido Frances
chini." psEt five, .'The Ring and the
Book" was given by Mrs. Knight. The
poem was read by Mrs. Stokes Mrs.
Engle. Mrs. Wood and Mrs. Thompson
After the study hour the hostess served
decorated In the club colors, red and
white. Mrs. Wood served the Ice and
Mrs. Engie poured tea. Members pres
ent were Mrs. Bare. Mrs. Briggs. Mrs.
Engle, Mrs. Pitcher. Mrs. Stevenson.
Mrs. Sunny, Mrs Stokes, Mrs. Tasker.
Mrs. Q. T. Thompson. Mrs. 4. H.
Thompson. Miss Weiss. Mrs. Williams.
MRS. wood. and two guests. Mrs. Clark
and Mrs. Turpin.
Evening star., 1913-11-23
Meat forms uric acid which clogs
Kidneys; causes Rheumatism
and irritates Bladder.

If you must have your meat every
! day, eat it, but flush your kidneys
with salts occasionally. says a noted
} authority who tells US that meat
} forms uric acid which almost
J paralyzes the kidneys in their eff
J forts to expel it from the blood
! They become sluggish and weaken.
! then you suffer with dull misery in
I the kidney region, sharp pains in the
back or sick headache, dizziness,
your stomach sours, tongue is coat
ed and when the weather is bad you
have rheumatic twinges The urine
gets cloudy, full of sediment, the
! channels often get sore and irri-
Evening star., 1913-11-23
Takes Charge Of Fathers Body.

Lawrence B. Burford. whose father,
William E. Burford, was found dead on
the river bank. near the foot Of 23d
street. Friday night. came here from
Baltimore yesterday and had an under
taker take charge Of the body An
autopsy performed yesterday afternoon
showed that death resulted from heart
disease. The body will be inferred in
the cemetery at ST. Johns Church.
Beltsville, Md, as requested in the let
ter written by the real estate dealer
three years ago.
Evening star., 1913-11-23
|LESS MEAT If KIDNEYS HURT OR
| YOU'RE BACKACHY and RHEUMATIC

tated, obliging you to seek relief two
or three times during the night.
To neutralize these irritating
acids, cleanse the kidneys and flush
off the body's urinous waste get four
ounces of Jad Salts from any phar-
macy here; take tablespoonful in a
glass of water before breakfast for
few days and your kidneys will then
act fine This famous salts is made
from the acids of grapes and lemon
Juice. combined with lithia, and has
been used for generations to flush and
stimulate sluggish kidneys, also TO
neutralize the acids in urine, SO il no
longer irritates, thus ending bladder
weakness.
lad Salts is inexpensive; cannot
injure, and makes a delightful effer-
vescent lithia-water drink. Agent,
O'Donnell's Drug Store.
Evening star., 1913-11-23
Robbed of Handbag and Money,

Margaret Copper Of Falls Church. Va.
Yesterday afternoon complained TO the
police that she was robbed OF her hand
bag containing s6.75 in cash. Q check
of the East Falls Church Bank for $3.50
and a Communication ticket She said the
handbag was taken from a dentists Of
fee on F street The police were told
that il was taken by an unidentified
white man.
Evening star., 1913-11-23
WARNING TO PARENTS,

It Is risky to feed raw milk
and cream to children or inva.
lids unless you are sure that at
tho farm which produces ( he
milk the utmost cleanliness 10
observed at all times. particu.
larly during milking: that the
employees are thoroughly healthy
and cieanly persons. that the
cows are free from diseases,
that the water used for rinsing
is OF undoubted purity. and that
the milk Is quickly cooled and
kept cold and covered until de.
livered to you.
Raw milk often produces tu-
berculosis. scarlet fever, also
typhoid and other intestinal dis.
eases.
We can guard against infec-
tfon by properly pasteurizing
milk or by home pasteurization.
Properly pasteurizing milk
(and creamy by keeping 1t at las
deg. +. for thirty minutes does
not affect its nutritive value
nor It's digestibility.
The best system is to pasteur-
ize the milk after It has been
bottled.
You can home pasteurize raw
milk by heating 1t to near boil
ing, then cool, and keep cold
and covered until used.
Most indigestion in babies IL
caused by milk too rich In
cream.
Society for Prevention Of Sickness.
{. sEAtiHEA. sserstsu
Evening star., 1913-11-23

was confined to her room and Miss Win
ston received for her. Considerable bust
ness was transacted. the most important
measure being the pledging of $35
toward the support of a probation officer
for the Juvenile Court. A musical pro-
gram was given by students of the
school. Miss Thode and Miss Howard
each sang twice and Miss Winston. who
goes abroad in February to complete her
musical studies. played two Chopin num-
bers- buffet supper was served In the
dining room.
Evening star., 1913-11-23

Mrs. Emma Sanford Shelton. District
president: Mrs. NJ. ]. Hull. delegate to
national convention: Mrs. e. 8. Henry
and Miss L. 8. weightman.
Mrs. Shelton gave an account Of her
trip to the worlds w. c. 7. U. conven-
tion, at Brooklyn. N. Y. The speaker
hero December z, at Columbia Theater.
at which Mrs. l. NJ. N. Stevens and
Mrs. Mary Harris Armor will speak.
The national convention at Asbury
appropriated $4,000 to be devoted to q
campaign Of education in favor Of q
"Saloonless Nation in 1920"
Mrs Hull reported the national con-
gathering Of that organization ever held.
The national treasurer reported total re-
ceipts for the year $113.799.e6. Dis
bursements, $94.116.s6. Balance on
hand, $19.643.69.
The present paid-up membership OF
the national union totals 26s,646, show
ing a gain Of $4,000
Evening star., 1913-11-23
SUNSHINE SOCIETY.

SUNSHINE SOCIETY.
The board Of managers of the Dis
trict Sunshine and Community Society
held its bi-monthly meeting Friday aft
ernoon at the Raleigh Hotel Owing
to the absence from town OF the state
vice president, Mrs. G.. L. Peckham.
presided. The society will hold It's
next open meeting Friday. November
2s, $3.50 pm. at the Raleigh Hotel.
to which all club members are cor
daily invited.
Evening star., 1913-11-23
sUNFLowER BRANCH. D. s. G. s.

|SUNFLOWER BRANCH. D. s. c. 8.
The Sunhower branch Of the District
Sunshine and Community Society. Miss
Eva Jackson, branch president, met
Tuesday evening for it's first regular
monthly meeting OF the season. The
occasion was In the nature Of a re-
union OF old members and was held
at the home of the branch treasurer,
Miss Mary Wild. 1923 9Th street north
west The early evening was spent
by the members telling vacation ex-
perfences and later a buffet supper
was served. Those present were Mrs.
Wild, Mrs. Bayliss Miss Eva Jack son.
Miss M. Jane Moore, Miss Clara Phelps,
Miss Mary Heck and Miss Clara Ham
acher.
Evening star., 1913-11-23
LOUISA ADAMS CHAPTER D. Ar.

LOUISA ADAMS CHAPTER, D. A. r.
Louisa Adams Chapter. L. A. r., was
entertained at it's November meeting by
Miss May Hustled at her home on Fair
mont street, the regent Mrs. George
Wallace Jones. presiding. After the
followed of plans for the winters work.
and appointment Of committees Mrs
William E. McConville read a paper on
Louisa Adams" Refreshments were
served by the hostess, and a social hour
followed.
Evening star., 1913-11-23
WoMAN'S RELIEF CORPS.

WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS
The members of La Fayette Corps, No.
10. met Friday night at the residence Of
Mrs. Mary E di Marco A large COM
pany was entertained by dancing. sing
ing and music. An oyster supper was
served Another social evening which
has been so pleasant a feature of the
corps during the year, will be given early
next month.
Evening star., 1913-11-23
H. w. BRANCH, D. s. C. s.

Il. w. DINA4NSI1s -. o. - .
The hospital and welfare branch Of the
District Sunshine and Community So
ciety met Friday at the residence Of Mrs.
Sanford A. Taylor, president. Commit
tees were appointed to visit several hos
pitfalls, with the view Of helping patients
in the free wards. A committee to dis
tribute flowers. fruit. ETC., was appointed.
Meetings will be held on the second Fri
day Of each month.
CULTUS CLUB.
The Washington Cultus Club met Tues
day at the home of Miss Julia Karr, in
Bethesda. The president, Mrs c. K.
Berryman, presided. Mrs. c. r. Nesbit
contributed the first paper sketch Of
Frederick the Great Mrs. Wilkinson read
an essay on 'Lessing." Mrs. Syme led
the Current Topics" Nineteen mem
bers responded to roll call with quota
tions on Ancestry"
THE PHILO-CLASSICS
The PhiloClassics Club has resumed
Evening star., 1913-11-23

NORTH CAPITOL w. c. T. Z.
North Capitol W. c. T. U. met Monday
night with Mrs. Wilder, wife of the
superintendent of Rust Hall. over fifty
were present. Four candidates were
taken into the union. The newly elected
ofncers were present: Mrs. r. r. Moore.
president: Mrs. J. G. Roberts, vice presi-
oent; MRS. Charles w. Burnett, corre-
spending secretary: Mrs A. w. Bentz
recording secretary, and Mrs. e. j. Phil
lips. treasurer
Reports were made by the new SUPER
fntendents of departments.
Every member was urged to take the
off1c1al organ. which resulted in ten new
subscribers The guests of honor were
Evening star., 1913-11-23
OUR FLAG CHAPTER, D. A. r.


Our Flag Chapter D. A. R., met Fri
day at the home of Mrs. Isaac Pearson,
17s6 Lanier place, the regent, Miss
Prather. presiding. The state regent S
circular letter was read and indorsed
the chapter voting to pledge $21 for a
probation officer for the Juvenile Court
Miss Duncanson gave a short paper on
"Washington's. Wtll'' and other old
manuscripts which she had seen at
Fairfax Court House on a recent trip.
when the regent and herself were the
guests of Mrs. John S. Bukey, regent
of Magruder Chapter, D. A. r. The
business session was followed by a
small tea
The chapter entertained the pupils of
the night schools in the Thomson
building Tuesday evening. The pro-
gram follows: Piano solo, Miss Ewing;
violin. Mrs. Duff G. Lewis; reading, the
chapter regent: vocal solo. two numbers,
Mr. Echols; address, Patriotism and
Education" Mr.. Wayne Sareka, secre-
tary 7; M G: A. The exercises closed
with the singing of America Miss
Prather, regent Of Our Flag Chapter, had
charge of the entertainment
Evening star., 1913-11-23

MARTHA WASHINGTON CHAPTER,
D. A. r.
The November meeting of Martha
Washington Chapter d. A R., was held
Tuesday evening at the residence Of
Mrs. Gustavus Werber. the regent, 1853
Q street northwest, Miss B. E. Nabers
presiding.
new office. that of chaplain. was
created, and Mrs. j. H. Millsaps elected
to fill H. An appropriation was voted
toward the payment of the salary of
an additional probation officer of the
Juvenile Court and also one for III.
beautifying of the grounds of Continental
Hall.
A paper upon the history and person
ality of Martha Washington was read
by Mrs. Blanche Tyler Bea.on. Con
tralto solos We're given by Miss Lillian
Chenowith, and several piano selections
were rendered by Mrs. Dorothy Baxter.
Refreshments were served by the hostess
and. social hour was enjoyed by the
| many members and guests present
CONSTITUTION CHAPTER. ID. A. r.
Constitution Chapter, D. A. r., met
Tuesday evening, November IS. at Madi
son Hail. 310O r street Owing to a
painful accident. Mrs Winston. hostess.