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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05
WAR ECHOES

Louisville Herald: It was Lloyd-George who remarked:
 After weeks of trying to find solution am prepared to take a pledge never, po- litically, to touch liquor again.
 We commend those words to the consid- eration of the democratic party. We com- mend them more especially to the care ful and prayerful attention of candidates Bosworth, McChesney, McDermott, New man and Stanley-we place them alpha beticaly to avoid all suspicion or reproach of favoritism.
 Every last one of the harmonious quin- tet that began as a sextet and, for all we know to the contrary, will end as duet be he for one horn of the dilemma or the other or. as some seem to be, for both wishes the pesky, tempestive, fratricdal problem anywhere else but where it is right in front of him and all around him. A campaign of insincerity and make-b believe; erdemain; of down-right lying, too.
 Men who voted against county unit are now its dearest friends. Men who take one on the side, for the stomach's sake, are of a sudden aghast at the evil thing. These eleventh-hour converts are always the worst zealots ever
 But how steer clear? It's case of how fair charmer were away.
 And it's lots of fun for the gallery. Those who look on see most of the game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05
LABOR AND THE WAR

turers were known to be making enor- nous profits from war office orders. Lately wages have been rising faster than prices. They have increased 50 per cent in many trades.
 The condition of labor is now almost too prosperous, as suggested by the in- crease of drinking and the difficulty of keeping some of the unslSilled at their jobs full time. Unemployment has wholly disappeared. Indeed, such is the change for the better from normal conditions that one correspondent naively says it would not be a very popular thing for the government to force early peace and bring all this luck to an end
 The workers of the world obviously could make war impossible, provided they absolutely subordinated national and racial ideals. suppressed all con- trary emotions and thought and acted all at one time as workers. That they never have done. and probably never
 Fill do. For people have a pretty cofi- stant capacity for elemental feeling, wnatever their work happens to be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05
Wiping Out Typhoid

The American Medical association has recently issued report ot It's in- vestigation of the typhoid plague Tn this country-if indeed it can be called a plague any longer. The report shows most encouraging progress to- ward wiping out this disease which Tn the past has wrought such havoc to human life.
 Reports have been compiled show ing conditions in fifty-seven of the large cities of this country, compris- ing nearly one-fourth of the popula- tion of the country, and therefore show quite accurately the typhoid condition as it exists.
 It is found that now only ten deaths for every hundred thousand result an nually from typhoid. This is won- derful reduction in fatality. As an ex- ample of what is being done to wipe typhoid out. Pittsburg presents some interesting figures. For the period between 1906 and 1910 Pittsburg had the highest death rate from typhoid of any American city, there being sixty-five deaths per hundred thou sand population. This has been re- duced to but 13.S in the same city last year.
 .2ure water and pure milk have been tfie principal influence in decreasing typhoid, and continued effort toward purity in these two essentials will practically wipe out the disease. The cities have awakened to the necessity of action along this line, but unfor- tuantely the same degree of activity has not characterized all rural dis tricts, where there is necessarily less organization.
 attention is, however, being paid every year to sanitation in and about the rural homes of the country, with corresponding decrease in ty- phoid and other contagious diseases. What the cities have done in spite of congested conditions and the easy spread of contagion resulting from it, can if organized as well as in dividual effort is made in country dis tricts, be more than duplicated.
 The water supply of the farm should be free from contamination. Wells should be protected from all seepage that would polute the water Prompt disposition of waste matter and careful screening from flies, will do the rest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05
THE TEST OF THE JITNEY
m the Springfield Republican.

From the Springfield Republican.
 Experts who have been studying the jt- ney point out that the real test of this new competitor of trolley and bus lines IS still to come The economic problem of well-sustained public service by these autom obiles can be worked out only after enough time has elapsed to demonstrate the cost of the wear and tear of the ma chine, usually known as depreciation.
 The jitney originated in business depres- sion. man with Ford was the first operator in Los Angeles. Men whose reg ular business had been dislocated there upon put their private cars on to the streets to carry passengers in order to carr a little cash. They did not figure ul- innate costs at all It is "easy money" for while. with each passenger pay
 ing cents for a comparatively short ride but investigation already shows that after jitpeys have been operating in city for a month the first drivers nearly all dis appear. Their cars have quickly worn out on account of the hard usage. It is estimated that 5000 car can be run for So000 miles at about 37 cents a mile. in- cluding repairs new tires, general de- PiCtidpOtis 6dSoinS NdeCS UT uIiNtT. If that is a correct calculation. the man who makes a permanent business of run ning jtneys has serious problem in final costs to solve
 It Is an advantage to jtneys that they are operated almost exclusively in the congested parts of cities where traffic is most profitable. Within radius of three miles in the larger cities the trolley com panies can carry passengers profitably on or Ha-cent fares, but they are also under obligat tioL to operate long distance lines which are very expensive. This difference is probably what makes jitney competi- have to give service to the public, in itself yielding a loss.
 For time the jitney service tends to maintain itself and prosper because of the large number of second hand automo- piles for sale. These are bought at low prices. by jitney operators. who undoubt- edly wear them out rather soon, but so long as the supply of cheap second hA nd cars iJ available the jitney competition car be maintained.
 When business prosperity returns the jitney fever will probably wane to a great extent. inasmuch as the operators will have had chance by that time to esti- mate the real cost of the service. It is to be expected, also. that le9lsa ton will make profits seem less attractive, in case the service is long continued by the levy inS of taxes for the repair of streets which the jtneys help to wear out, by license fees, by the supervision of public service commission and by the requirement of bonds for the safety of passengers It is of some interest that when the street car strike in this city ended last week the jitneys disappeared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05

finished his speech Cardashian said: The mayor made a very good speech. l had thought of asking for copy to send to Constantinople, but on second thought it might result in his being made mayor of Constantinople. And then Mrs. Rolph would suffer-
 His sally is reported to have been received with laughter and applause that continued until Mayor Rolph, with crimson face, rose and showed his hand. Under the circumstances that was the best thing MT. Rolph could do. He and Mr. Lamar failed Tn their efforts to be humorous and showed themselves painfully lacking in courtesy to friendly foreign na- tion. The Turk has his good points, a great many of them, and whether a public official thinks him fit subject for testing or not, to belittle the Turk ish people in the presence of one of their national representatives and on an occasion like that at San Francisco is unpardonable.
 If Messrs. Rolph and Lamar have been correctly quoted they deserved the squelching they received from the Turkish commissioner, who is himself a graduate of Harvard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05
The Tale of a Dog

From Bartlesville, Okla, there emanates story which is vouched for by newspaper of that place, and which must have tendency to bring to "the lords of creation" in Bartles- vile feeling of humility and a new respect for woman's sense of humor.
 For, be it known, there is at least one woman in Bartlesville who pos sesses grim humor that not only ap- peals to the imagination but con- mands respect.
 This woman, according to reports, has another virtue-that of scrupulous honesty. And when the date arrived, a few days ago, for annual payment of dog taxes, she promptly appeared before the city clerk and paid the tax on her pet. While waiting in the lobby of the office several men made merry at her expense, laughing at her for paying . tax which they boasted it was their custom to evade.
 The woman listened patiently to their comments, then quietly made her way to telephone booth. She called up the dog catcher and told him where certain men of Bartlesville kept their dogs, on which they paid no tax. Upon their return home that even- ing, these men found the dog catcher had taken their pets to the town pound, where they would be held pending payment of delinquent dog tax!
 To the admonition "boast not might well be added fin the presence l of the modern woman."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05
Criminal Court Conditions

"The dockets of the criminal court are fast getting into shape" said Coun- ty Solicitor Hugo Black.
 All three divisions are working strenuously in order to be able to clear away the greater portion of the cases pending by the first of July, when pro- hibition goes into effect here. There will probably be many violators of the liquor law, but I expect the criminal court to be in position to handle this extra work in excellent style.
 At the present time the county jail has a fewer number of prisoners than has been the case in several years. The whole basement has been emptied. There are only about 25 wheit men in the jail and six of these have already been tried. The jail cases are being given prefer ence on the dockets, and all of those persons now in jail are scheduled to come up for trial during the present month.
 "The ideal condition fer court is to be in position to try cases as fast as crimes are committed for what tha criminal dreads is prompt trial and punishment. We are working vigorously with this ideal in view and hope to be able to realize 1t in the not far distant future"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05
Mrs. Hundley's Brief

Twenty, or even ten, years ago the people of Alabama would have thought movement for woman suffrage ab- surd and therefore not to be seriously considered But public sentiment on this question has gradually changed.
 In some states of the union where equal suffrage is already fact, and in England, once so staid and con- servatfve, where a suffrage agita- tion was in progress, the suffragists or suffragettes have been violent; in England revolutionary and incendiary.
 But in Alabama the suffragists are of different type. The leaders of the equal suffrage movement are rep resentative of the best womanhood of the south. Their methods have been along orderly lines and they have en- deavored to win strong following among the men of the state by ap- pealing to reason rather than by working upon the emotions. They have been conducting an earnest but a very quiet campaign and as re- suit the cause has many more ad- herents than it otherwise could have claimed.
 Mrs. Bessie O'Brien Hundley, as chairman of the legislative committee of the Alabama Equal Suffrage as sociation, has issued brief in behalf of pending bills and constitutional amendments seeking to confer the right of suffrage upon the women of Alabama. It is addressed to the mem- bers of the recess joint committee on judiciary and is in accordance with their request. tat1
 Some briefs are voluminous, but Mrs. Hundley's is not. In pamphlet form it covers only eight pages. After presenting the facts concern ing pending legislation Mrs. Hundley states the question at issue thus:
 The legislators who shall vote in
 favor of these measures which we have
 caused to be introduced will thereby
 simply register themselves a being in
 favor of allowing the male cilizens or
 Alabama to decide at the next gene -
 election whether or not the female cit
 izens shall be clothed with the same
 rights and privileges as they; whether
 the female taxpayers of the state shall
 have a voice in the government under
 which they live and which they help
 to support.
 As chairman of the legislative com- mittee Mrs. Hundley makes forceful appeal with the hope that the mem- bers of the legislature constituting the joint committee on judiciary will recommend to the two houses the remedial legislation which the suf- frage association asks. It is a reason- able appeal. Let the present voters be permitted to say through the ballot whether or not they are in favor of extending the suffrage to the women of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05
WHAT ADVERTISING DOES

From Leslies.
 Advertising. Fortunes have been made by advertising, yet how seldom are pub- lications given credit for tn Or achieve ments. It is refreshing, now and then. to hear a frank acknowledgement of the wonderful power of advertising. Several been given of late. They deserve mem ton. At the annual meeting of tho Corn Products Refining company, a mes- sage from President E. T. Bedford was read in which. while excusng his ab- sence because of the necessity of at- tending the hearing of the government s suit against the company, he said that the governments witnesses had testi- fled that where the Corn Products com. pany had a greater percentage of the business. 1t was due largely to liberal advertising. The Wall Street Journal says that the late N. w. Halsey, the well known New York banker. shortly before his death, said to one of his associates 'I never could have built up this busi- ness to the point have, in the tims I have, unless I had advertised regu. larly from the start" Recently Presi. dent c. M. Woolley, of the American Radiator company. paid tribute to ad vertising publicity as one of the prin cipai factors in the steady growth o his eompanys business. The successful business men are those who advertise
 most freely during periods of depression
 and who thus obtain the business thai
 drops away from the non-advertiscr. Thi,
 Is the kind of business. too. that sticks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05
WAR RISKS

'. Fox smith in the Westminster Gazette
 Let's go aft ..and out she slides, Pitching when she meets the tides... She for whom our cruisers keep Lordly vigil in the deep. Sink or swim. lads, war or no, Let the poor old hooker go. Soon, hull down, will Englands shore, Smudged and faint, be seen no more; Soon the following gulls return Where the friendly dock-lights burn.... Soon the cold stars. climbing high, March across the empty sky. Empty seas beyond her bow, Q4ord. she's on her lonesome now.) When the white fog. stooping low, Folds in darkness friend and foe.... When the fast great liners creep Yelled and silent through the deep.... When the hostile searchlight's eye Sweeps across the midnight sky, . Lord of light and darkness. then, Stretch Thy wing OCT merchantmen! When the waters known of old Death in dreadful shape may hold.... When tho mines black treacheve Secret walks the insulted sea Q.est the people wpit in vain
 For their cattle and their yrain}. Since thy name is mercy. then Lord, be kip4 to NaEchaHtDsN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05
DIsAPPEARING swALLowTAILs

From the New York Sun.
 Much has been written of the prob able effect of the war in Europe on the fashions of men in this country. They are to be more characteristic of this land, they are to be emanfcpated from foreign influence altogether. and after their superiority has been established and the men of other nations have time to think of anything else than uni form, 1t will be the American styles in dress that will conquer the world.
 This is the optimistic view of the local designers, who look to the day when their efforts will be imported by all other countries. The selection Of America as the source of mems fash ions will be largely influenced by the event of the war. There will be no prejudice on the part of any European country against fashions which had their origin here.
 None of the rosy visions of the American tailors Is so revolutionary as that which looks to the reform of even4 ing dress
 The dinner coat. which has gained such wide popularity in spite of the derision which greeted its first appear ance In the modish world, will succeed its more aristocratic predecessors. Satin lined tails, argue the designers, are useless. They interfere, with the ease or the dancer, which Is dts- advantage not to be overlooked in these days. The dinner coat is much more comfortable for diners, an important quality.
 The demand for greater simplicity and common sense in dress has in the opinion of the designers made the re- tention of coat tails an impossibility They must go. along with the frock coat and other survivals . If the American tailor does succeed in abolishing the tails of the dress coat, he will make an impression on the sartorial art of his century: an impression, moreover, which is likely to be received with general favor ulti- mately. however harshly the radical change may be regarded at first.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05
PosrMANKs
From the Pittsburg Post

By the way, did any one think to look to see whether the war had started? This is May.
 While cleaning up the city let a few words drop now and then about keeping 1t clean.
 Villa now threatens to crush his foes. We thought that was what he has been trying to do all along.
 The prosperity bulletin has changed from 'more mills going back on full time" to building of more mills begun
 Just to get a line on the difficulty of ending the war in Europe. how many of your enemies would you be willing to ar- hitzate with&
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05
Lock II Celebration

May 1s. when we celebrate the com pletion of lock 1T and when Secretary of War Garrison and many other distin- suished public men will be present to participate in the momentous event will be great holiday occasion in Birmins- ham. said w. Blanks Everett. assistant secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. The opening of the Warrior for navi- gation from this mineral district to the gulf will be of such far reaching i'm portance that the people generally have not fully realized what the lock r cele- hration means. But hundreds of Bir- mnsham citizens will visit the lock May 13, and after hearing the addresses and taking in the scope of the open Warrior as traffic proposition the public will be aroused to a high pitch of enthus- asm."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05

Lower California, and Geronimo San doval Of San Diego are on trial in Los Angeles charged with conspiracy to violate American neutrality by sending arms into Mexico. Meanwhile, Bethlehem steel stock has been soaring skyward arms from European nations running millions of dollars. Certainly neutral ity seems not to have the stability of the metal involved
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05
Omen Air Music

As some one suggested in the Lobby Column a few days ago. it might be well If the ladies of the Music Study club were to organize 8 campaign for popular suo- scriptions for the park concert fund said citizen lond noted for his public spirit.
 General appeals made for popular sub scriptions for the band fund have met with only meager response in the past but if every corner drug store and cigar store were a soliciting agency we might have excellent results. But I have great faith in the ability of the officers and committee workers of the Music Study club to devise ways and means. We are indebted to them for delightful park con certs in the past and they will provide something good again this summer"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Talkinx Prosnerltx

The industrial situation in the Bir- mingham district has been improving steadily since the first of the year and everybody now is talking prosperity said Felix NJ Drennen.
 Here in the city the retail trade did not feel at once the benefit of the ac- tive operations at the big industries. But the merchants are feeling something of the general prosperity now. l believe we are entering upon long period of good times" S4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05
GOSSIP IN LONDON

Eyewitness . latest dispatch is a de- tailed description of the system by which ,.e troops at the front are fed. It cotains the following
 The soldier has bacon for breakfast. bread and cheese for luncheon, a hot meal of meat, vegetables and bread for dinner, and bread and jam with his tea. In case of emergency he carries with him an .'iron ration composed of preserved meat, biscuit. tea, sugar and two concen- trated meat cubes. Since the commence ment of the campaign several additions have been made to the scale of food ordi- narily allowed. Pea-soup is provided twice a week for the troops in the trenches as well as extra tea and sugar. Cigarettes are served out in lieu of part of the weekly tobacco allowance, matches are provided twice week, and butter is substituted twice week for jam.
 In these circumstances it Is not surpris- ing that this is the first campaign in the history of the British army in which there has been no grumbling as to the quantity or quality of the food Indeed, the most serious complaint that has ever been made is that plum jam has been issued too fre- quently.
 From the Philadelphia Evening Tele-
 graph
 The London Board of Trade announces that in order to mitigate the effects of the shortage of indigo for dyeing pur- poses and also to prevent any speculative holding up of natural indigo, the gov ernment has acquired the greater part of the crop of natural indigo, now coming forward. for the use of dye users in the United Kingdom.
 T want to go and see my girl, sir, said a soldier in Kitchener's army who applied to be excused Saturday guard duty, and was asked his reasons for the request. Not good enough" replied his officer laconically. The applicant flushed deeply, his chest heaved, and only by an nSobvious effort did he retain self-con- trol. At last he blurted out: Begging your pardon, sir, but how can you say that when you've never set eyes on herr"
 The Germans have now found a marvel ous way of levying tribute on the poor Belgians. A million pigs have been sent into Belgium and billeted on all the in- habitants according to their remaining fortunes. Some receive one pig, others three, four, five or some many more. These mate and increase and the Belgians have strict orders to send into the Ger man authorities a health bulletin weekly as to the well-being of the pigs.
 The Bishop of Londons offer to spend Holy Week and Easter at the front was accepted in most cordial terms by Sir John French.
 The bishop started before Palm Sun day for the British army headquarters, and conducted services among the troops every day until after Easter.
 The bishop. who is chaplain to the First battalion of the London Rifle brigade, and his chaplain, the Rev. Yer non Smith, who holds similar posi- tion to the Second battalion, went out in their khaki uniforms.
 The Rev. Vernon Smith said to & rep resentative: "The date of the bishops departure from England was, for obvi- ous reasons, kept secret. The authorities arranged everything, and so soon as they arrived In France they were abso- lutely in the hands of the headquarters sta