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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-15
ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS
 ASSOCIATION NOTES

One of the saddest things happening at the dispensary is the frequent com ing of patients who think they are only slightly i'll. but who prove to be far gone in the fatal direction.
 Nothing therefore is more necessary than for even one to learn how slight ly sick one may seem and yet be a tu- berculoss victim in the early or in- cipient stage
 Freduently there is no cough, no sputum. no fever to speak of, no tu :. bercle to be discovered. How then can the disease be identified? It is impos- sible except by the most patient and experienced physicians. There may be TO sign recognizable by the patient himself or his friends beyond weariness on slight exertion or perhaps a ten dency to sweat or very slight irrita- ton Of the breathing surface and vet the dreadful bacillus may be the cause. one of the chief lessons of all thjs Is that since tuberculosis is the most common and the most fatal disease of civil civilization everybody should be on the watch, wisely but not in a panicky or silly way, lest he or she should be threatened.
 People of Birmingham should know that since $10O a month of the city's appropriation was taken from this as- sociation the monthly deficit has in- creased by exactly that amount There are two ways of remedying this dis aster: CD By the city restoring what 1t has taken; or CD by 100 more peo- pie voluntarily enrolling as sustaininp members paying $1 a month, without cost of collection by the association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-15
UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT Estimated That 150,000 People Saw
 Local Film at Majestic

"A Fortunate Accident completed it's weeks run at the Majestic theatre un- der the auspices of the Chamber of Com merce last night. It had a good week timated that 150,000 people saw the film that was made in Birmingham and the characters portrayed by Birmingham peo- pie.
 The film has proved so popular that Sec retary Radcliffe said that it was probable that 1t would be held over for another week. and have a run in one of the mo- tion picture theatres in the heart of the shopping district. It is not yet known whether or not this will be done, but there is a great demand for it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-15
B. R.. l.. & P. co. MAY
 GET NEW TYPE OF CAR


 The solution of the pay-as-you-enter system desired here by the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, and which was denied by the city commission on account of the mixing of negroes and whites. will be solved by modern pay-as- you-enter cars such -as are used by the Tidewater This is said to be the basis on which the city held up the fight waged against the efforts of the company to in- stall boxes for fares
 The new owners of the Birmingh ham Railway, Light and Power company have recently purchased and placed in opera ton at Memphis a number of the modern pay -as-you-enter cars. The company of- ficials have in at this time a request tor a number of the cars for the Birmingham system which appropriation is expected to be approved during the next few weeks. The statement is made that the city would not offer any objection to the company in itiatng the pay-as-you-enter system if the cars were of the Tidewater type.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-15
EVIL IS SPREAD
 OVER ENTIRE CITY More Officers Put on Dis orderly House Squad MIR. LANES STATEMENT Others Interested in Problem Discuss Situation. But Mrs. Searight
 Says the Reports Are
 Exaggerated
MIR. LANES STATEMENT

That characters who formerly lived in qhe segregated area are oYerrnning the residential districts and are beyond the control of the police and detective de- partments. was indicated yesterday by Commissioner of Public Safety A. O. Lane when he ordered Acting Chief Martin Egan to place more officers on disorderly house work.
 Officers Moser and Garner. who have been very active against the disorderly houses for several weeks, and who have succeeded in making scores of arrests, practically admitted yesterday that as fast as they broke up a. house its occu- pants moved to another part of the city.
 It it now proposed, according to the orders issued by Judge Lane yesterday afternoon to Acting Chief Martin Eagan, following a conference with Mrs. Wilson Searight the head of the welfare depart ment, to utilize the remainder of the plain clothes men in the police department with the exception of Officers Brannon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-15

business largely concerning the recent meeting, every report showing success. Mrs. Oscar Hundley presided and also expressed her appreciation of the splen- did cooperation of the members of the association in attending to the details of the meeting. It was announced that Mrs. French commenced the series of lectures Saturday morning on "Parlia- mentary Law" with quite a good class in attendance The lectures will be con tinued next week on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
 The resolution offered by Mrs. Jacobs and adopted was as follows:
 Whereas, the suffrage conference held in Birmingham March and 10 was of undeniable benefit to the cause of suf- frage. for women. and whereas, the public sympathy and interest manifested was most gratifying to the suffragists, there fore be it
 Resolved That we do hereby express
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-15

owner who owns the canal and passes it's vessels by right of ownership ac- eording to treaty. Owning both war ships and canal it could pay tolls to nobody but itself. which would be con centrated nonsense.
 Three minority reports on the toll repeal plan were presented from the committee today Representatives Doremus of Michigan and O'Shaugh- messy of Rhode Island. democrats. de- clared they would see no reason to reverse their position advocating coast wise shipping exemption, while Repre- sentative Knowland of California and Representative Laffertv of oregon pre- sented separate reports attacking the repeal plan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-15

our gfdteIUI HppTecIat.UH 70 a1T thOse whose cooperation was so cheerfully given, especially to the press. for ac- curate and full accounts: to the Board of Trade for arranging the mems lunch con; to the Trades Council for the help of its committed: to MT. John Shelby, for the use of Cable hall, and many other courtesies; to MT. James Bowron for pre- siding over the Jefferson theatre mass meeting. to Major Dodge for arranging and conducting the automobile ride; to all those merchants whose shops were decorated with suffrage colors; to those whose hospitable homes were opened to the visitors: to those broad-guaged wom- en- whether suffragists not, whose ef- forts resulted fin the lovely Country club luncheon. and to the general public. whose contributions of enthusiasm and money helped to make the conference the complete success it was"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-15
RUHAMA WINS THE
 S.S. ATHLETIC MEET
Baptist Athletes Score Ma jOrity of Points and Are
 Easy VictOrs

The track team of the Ruhama Sunday second annual indoor track meet of the Sunday School Athletic association last night at the Young Mems Christian as. sociation. The Ruhama team scored q total of fl points to 39 piled up by four other teams
 The points were divided as follows: Ru- hama, fl; Fifth Avenue Presbyterian, 2S First Presbyterian, '; Eleventh Avenue Methodists, G. and Southside Baptists g.
 Two Sunday school records fell before the onslaught of the premier athletes of Birmingham. Tine running high jump and pole vault were the two shattered. Chisolm of the Eleventh Avenue Metho- dists broke the high jump record by Tour inches, leaping into the air five feet and seven inches. Beatty of the First Presbyterians raised the pole vault rec crd from nine feet. two inches to nine feet and five inches. The summary:
 Mile Run-Claiborurne, Fifth Avenue Presbyterian first; Edwards, oSuthside, second Gallant, Ruhama, third
 1OO-Yard Dash-Gallant. Ruhama, first. Clairbourne Fifth Avenue, second: Chis- holm. Eleventh Avenue Methodists, third.
 SSO- Yard Run-Claiborurne FiNh Ave nue, first: Jones, second; Beatty, First Presbyterian third.
 2O-Yard Dash-oiallant. Ruhama, first ]. h1ngery, Ruhama, second; Kingsdal le Ruhama. third.
 4f0-Yard Run-Jones Ruhama, first. Robbins. Fifth Avenue, second; Roach, Ruhama third.
 W-Hard Dash-Gallaiu.s~R Ruhama, first kingsdale, Ruhama, second; Thompson, Ruhama, third.
 High Jump-Chisholm, Eleventh Ave nue, first; Kingsdale, Ruhama, second : Beatty, First Presbyterian. third.
 Pole Nault-Beatty, First Presbyterian n. first
 Shot Put-Roach, Ruhama first: Me Daniel. Fifth Avenue Presbyterian, sec ond; Kingsdale, Ruhama, third.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-15
SUFFRAGE LEADERS SHOW APPRECIATION Resolutions Thanked All Who Helped Make Con-
 ference a Success

Reports from the several committees having in charge the recent series of meetings during the visit of the national executive beard were heard at the reg,l- lar meeting of the Birmingham Equal Suffrage associa tion held Saturday at Cable hall. Mrs. Solon Jacobs presi- cent of the state association, presented a resolution thanking all who contributed to the success of the suffrage meetings. which was adopted. Among the other features were an address by Mrs. Felix Baldridge and a review of current events by Mrs David Grayson
 The meeting was well attended, the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-15
M'CORD AND. ROBSON
 HERE THIS WEEK
Hobson Will Spend Most of Week Here and McCord Will Appear
 Thursday
THE PARISIAN

There will be at least two candidates on the stump in Jefferson county this week Leon McCord and R. P. Hobson
 The latter on Monoay sneaks at Enslev on Tuesday at Avondale. on Thursday at Woodawn. on Friday at West End, on Saturday at North Birmingham.
 MT. McCord, candidate for the railroad commission, speaks at Johns at $ o'c,ock Thursday afternoon and at Bessemer at S:S0 o'clock that night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-15
Shall Reform Him

From the New York Weekly.
 Minister-You say you are going to marry man to reform him. That is noble. May I ask you who it is?
 Miss Beauti-It's young Mir Bond clipper.
 Minister-Indeed. did not know he had any bad habits.
 Miss Beauti-Yes. his friends say that he is becoming quite mtserly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-15
Nothing Like It

From the Washington Star.
 What makes an Englshman wear a monocle?"
 'Wel' replied Plute Peter, 'I have been told that diplomacy is something like poker game. l once taught an Englshman to play poker, and believe me. son, there's nothing like a monocle to prevent mans facial expression from slipping"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-15
RetOrt Acrimonious

From the Louisville Herald.
 "sir, have the honor of meeting your peerless daughter"
 Well, if she is peerless that's none of your business. I can buy her an earl or a duke any time she wants one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-15
GOVERNMENT VESSELS $ NOT SUBJECT TO TOLL UNDER
 SIMS BILL, SAYS ADAMSON

Washington. March 14.-statements that government vessels would be com pelled 10 pay tolls if the Sims bill re- pealing the exemption clause of the Panama canal act were enacted were characterized today as "monstrous per versions of the truth and the most foolish folly enunciated since fools Were discovered by Representative Adamsoh, chairman of the House in- terstate commerce committee.
 Such vessels are not mentioned In the canal act nor in the Sims bill and ought not 10 be- the statement con- tinues, 'They are owned by the same
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-27
POLITICAL SIDELICHTS

Wouldn't it be funny If the Col
onel and Penrose met and talked over
old times.
Frank Dershem's campaign for
reelection in the Seventeenth seems
to have become mouldy.
j. Wood Clark, an time Cuff
fey man, was elected chairman of the
Indiana county Democratic commit
tee.
Evidently the House did not take
kindly to the Bryan economy plan of
adding an assistant at $4,500 to his
staff.
Bryan and Mccormick seem to
have the same ideas of economy.
One thing is certain and that is
the Colonel and Penrose will not meet
if Finn can help 1t.
-Penrose's visit to Pittsburgh when
the Colonel is there has made even
seasoned politicians sit up and gasp.
Chairman Morris appears to be
torn between his desire to get re-
venge on the old Democratic organiza-
ton in Philadelphia and common
sense.
Mitchell Palmer always could be
wise. He went golfing when Bryan's
new assistant bill came up in the
House yesterday.
-Ziba T. Moore says that Phila-
delphia Progressives are with Roose-
welt in his stand on Perkins.
Chairman DIETRICH will be endors-
ing the Colonel next.
Its going to take something more
than marching club to hold the
home town this year.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-27

thought an impenetrable blockhead at
school, but still maintained his repu-
tation at the university: the other was
the pride of his master, and the most
celebrated person in the college of
which he was a member" Yet the
man of parts was buried in an OBJ
scure country charge at an annual
salary of $500, while the "blockhead"
in the space of a few years accumu-
lated for himself a large fortune and
became one of the leading men of his
country.
AS 1t was then, so it is now. HUI
man nature doesn't change much in a
century or two. The law of compen-
sation has it's own way of bringing
about the equation that constitutes
each human life, and at all events
the scholar is often too much welded
to his books to take time to apply to
practical things the knowledge he
has so laboriously acquired. ''The first
shall be last, and the last shall be
first" does not always apply, but quite
frequently enough to make 1T the
rule rather than the exception.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-27

with the head of the Department of
Highways and Public Works, has taken
up with the proper authorities an un-
expected condition that has arisen in
the construction of the river dam.
In the building of the dam it has
been necessary to go to bed rock so
that the breast might be firm and
strong. Here and there. however, have
been discovered deep pockets which re-
quired unusual engineering devices to
overcome. This has made necessary
increased expenditure. which will be
provided for by the City Council in
order that the work may not be inter-
rupted.
VI course. 1t would have been pos
sible to complete the work and create
deficiency account without action now.
but the wiser course has been pursued
in making provision for the emergency
at the present time and in the proper
way. Public confidence is always re-
tanned by straightforward conduct of
the public's affairs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-27
ROAD REPAIRS
-HE cost of finding out whether
Auditor General Powell is right
i in withholding payment of au-

-HE cost of finding out whether
Auditor General Powell is right
i in withholding payment of au-
tomobile license funds for road
repairing expenses is far greater than
most people realize.
Road repairs that could have been
made for $4,000 this year will cost
from S4,O00,000 to $6,000,O00 next
year. In other words, the money that
the State Highway Department ought
to have at this time for highway main
tenance will not do anything like the
work next year that it would have COW
cred had it been available this year.
Nothing goes back so rapidly as a
road once 1t begins to break. The
highway that could be put in order
at small cost this year will require a
vastly larger expenditure next year.
Indeed, it will be remarkable IL 1915
does not find the roads of Pennsyl-
vania in worse condition than ever
before. This, however, is due to no
fault of State Highway Commissioner
Bigelow. Firm in the belief that the
automobile license fund of more than
100000 was at his disposal, Mr..
Bigelow organized his forces and pre-
pared to spend the money on the re-
pair of those vast stretches of road
that have been taken from the town.
ships by the Legislature and turned
over to the Highway Department as
part of the State system. Then came
the legal snarl that put all his plans
awry. The whole repair force has
been disorganized and engineers who
should now be directing gangs of
workmen are on furlough.
Meanwhile not a stroke of work is
being done on the roads and they are
going from bad to worse. The bor-
ough and township officials have no
authority to make repairs and the
State Highway Department cannot get
the money the Legislature unques-
tionably meant it should have. The
condition is, indeed, unfortunate.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-27
FOURTH OF JULY, 1915

-- He Harrisburg Chamber of
Commerce has arranged what
i promises to be a very sensible
and appropriate Fourth of July
celebration for next week, but 1t has
an opportunity to do something vastly
greater and more imposing next year.
The Fourth of July in 1915 ought to
be made occasion for a joint observ-
ance of the national holiday with a
dedication of the city's front steps
and parkway along the river.
This improvement will have been
completed long before that date and
the dam also will have been finished.
The whole river bank will be turned
into a park, with broad, paved walk
leading to series of steps ending in
the lake-like waters of the Susque~
hanna. These steps would serve
splendidly as vast grandstand for
the viewing of great water fete and
the calm water backed up by the low
dam downtown will afford a splendid
setting for boat races, a canoe parade
and all manner of aquatic sports.
1t is not too soon to begin to plan
for such a celebration.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-27
PROPER ACTION

IN all public Improvement work it is
the fair thing for the officials in
i charge to keep the public advised
of every important development,
inasmuch as the public is the inter-
ested party in all municipal enter
prises. Harrisburg has been particu-
larly fortunate in all its great under
takings of the last few years in escap-
ing large expenditures growing out of
unforeseen contingencies. 1t is there
fore a commendable thing that the
Board of Public Works. cooperating
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-27
THE "HONoR. MANI

n mUCH is being made by the
MI newspapers during these high
lVl school and college commence
ment days of the "honor men"
of the graduating classes. Brilliant
success always does attract attention
and 1T is right and proper that the
brightest student should receive due
praise. But the fact remains that
the valedictorian of graduation day
frequently fails to maintain his pace
e leadership and in many, many in
stances the big rewards of afterlife
go, If not to the tailenders, at least
to some boy or girl not especially
noted for scholarly attainments while
in school.
Budgell, co-writer with Steele and
Addison, in the Spectator notes this
fact
He was acquainted with two men,
he says. "one of whom was not only
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-27
WHY NOT A FOURTH PARTY?
[From the Philadelphia Inouirerl

[From the Philadelphia Inquirer]
The Pinchot brothers-Amos and
Gifford-haVe read the financial angel
of the Progressive party-Harveste
Trust Perkins-out of the organiza-
ton. True, as chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee, he has furnished
a goody portion of the campaign
funds. but in the opinion of the Pin
chot brothers-Amos and Gifford-he
is a burden upon the party. Their
ultimatum has been given-Perkins
must go.
But Perkins shows no sign of going
Indeed, so prominent a parsonage as
THEODORE Roosevelt, founder and COM
mander-in-chief of the party, says he
shall not go. GAS for reading him
out of the party, when that is done
they will have to read me out, too"
That is the Roosevelt ultimatum. Thus
does ultimatum clash with ultimatum.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-27
CORNER-IOAFTNG

HOLITELY, but very firmly, the
curb loiterer is to be logged into
action. Tonight the police will
hand out cards to those who con-
gregate on the curbs downtown to
move on or be arrested.
We suppose there will be a few
who will stand on their rights" and
make trouble for the policemen. But
the law-abiding persons will realize
that the order is just and proper. A
few blameless persons may suffer
slight embarrassment when the officer
of the beat presents them with move
on" cards, but in the main the order
will affect only the persistent street
and corner loafers who ought to have
been ordered to march on" long, long
ago.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-27
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Senator W. G. Sproul will sail for
Europe next week.
State Treasurer r. X. Young is
becoming golfer.
Montgomery Evans, president of
the State Bankers, is one of the oldest
bankers in point of service in Nor
ristown.
The Rev. T. w. Mckinney Is head
of the Coatesville open air revival
movement.
Congressman Palmer is fishing
and golfing in the Poconos.
William Finn is returning from
a trip to California.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-27

attached to the cars by couplings, but
each locomotive is equipped with an
arm on each side. which can be lowered
by means of compressed air controlled
from the cab and acts as a pusher.
handled and cars can be shifted and
cut out from trains with the least time
and trouble. The locomotives, of Bald
win-Westinghouse make have bar
steel frames and weigh twenty-five
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-27

T. r. is some busy person with the
difficulties in the Progressive party and
the indifference of the Washington ad-
ministration to his structures upon the
Colombia treaty and other breaks of
the administration. His typewriting
machines are going overtime
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-27

The administration has gravely de-
manded an explanation of Huerta con-
cerning the deaths of two Americans
in Mexico. Some folks can be excrucl-
atingly funny without knowing 1t
themselves.