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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18
SCHOOLS AND OTHER FACTORS WHICH
 MAKE LIVING PLEASANT ON CANAL ZONE
By FLORA MILNER HARRISON

1 Is in effect, by which a prisoner may change from striped clothing to plain gray. This and other features of an im- proved system are conducive to good or- der. Corporal punishment is not permit ted.
 Division of Fire Protection The fire department Is organized on lines corresponding to the police department, and showing the same efficiency. Most Of the firemen have served in cities of the United States. At the important cities are fire stations with complete apparatus and corps, and in smaller towns are fire stations with hose and hose wagon and one paid fireman. Volunteer fire com Tanies made up of Panama railroad and commission employees fight fires under the direction of these paid fremen. This plan of fire service has proved highly success ful, especially when one realizes that there is an unusually large amount of in- f1ammable material in the zone.
 Public Works Department
 Under the head of public works comes the maintaining of the water sewer and street systems, and the collection of water rent from private consumers in Panama and Colon. The water rentals are applied on the debt of the republic of Panama to the United States for the construction of sanitary systems in Panama and Colon. These Improvements, as every body knows were one of the most impor- tant moves in making the zone healthy. They will have been paid for in 50 years by water rentals, without cost to the government. and will then be owned by the republic of Panama.
 Supervision of the public markets owned by the canal zone government is in this department the rentals going to the zone treasury. These markets have been the means of having clean and fresh fruits. meats and vegetables.
 Good roads, too, are in charge of this department. They have been one of the great needs in the zone, and the work the United States government has done has been an object lesson to the Pana- maian government
 Judicial
 There are four district courts, three circuit courts, and supreme court, in the zone It is divided into four administra- tive districts, wherein misdemeanors are tried. In the three circuit courts are tried more important cases. felony prosecu- tions, and civil litigation.
 The supreme court is the last appeal in the canal zone. The three circuit judges constitute this court. As the appeals are usually from one of these judges two of them may constitute quorum. If they disagree, the appeal is lost. If they agree to reverse, the case is reversed. If they agree to affirm, the case is affirmed. Whatever their decision may be, there is no appeal. The advantage of this is plain, for it would be difficult for cases to be brought from that supreme court to the courts of the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18
NARROW ESCAPE OF
 BLOUNT SHERIFF
Almost Arrested by Birmingham De- tectives on Charge of Stealing
 His Own Automobile

The detectives of Birmingham are not overlooking any bets and but for the fact that a mutual friend happened along the sheriff of Blount county and four depu- ties might have found themselves in the tolls of the law last night
 R. w.. Buckner, the sheriff. received a report yesterday morning that the safe of the postoffice at Village Springs had been blown and at once placed Deputies sam Ingram Pete Martin and Joe and Ed Armstrong in an automobile and hurried to the scene.
 Arriving at Village Springs they found that an attempt to blow the safe had been made, but that the would-be robbers had been frightened off. They decided to proceed to Birmingham, but en route met with a mishap.
 While crossing the tracks of the Louis- yille and Nashville railroad near Palmer station train backed into their machine and threw them out, damaging the auto mobile considerably. No one in the party was injured. although all were more or less bruised and shaken up
 With some difficulty they patched up the machine enough to get to Birming- ham where permanent repairs were made After the session at the garage the of ficers decided to visit a moving picture show and left the machine standing out side.
 When they returned they were sur rounded by party of Birmingham detec- tives and had a narrow escape from being put under arrest on a charge of stealing the automobile in question. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18
MEDICAL FIGHT
 IS ON IN EARNEST
Opponents of the Gorgas Bill Are Oligarchists, Declares Repre-
 sentative Yarbrough

Montgomery, July H.-(SpeciaL )-"The opponents of the Gorgas bill are those who would retain an olgarchy rather than democracy in charge of the health department of the state. and those who oppose the idea of giving the taxpayers representation on the health board in the persons of the governor and the at- torney general"
 The above was statement made today by Representative Yarbrough of Lee chairman of the house committee on public health. According to his state ment. no other provisions of the Gorgas bill are criticized.
 ''The Gorgas bill, as Is known" he ada ed, would inaugurate the custom of electing the state health board by the rep resentatives of all the doctors of the state, rather than by 100 counsellors hold ing office for life and answerable to no constituency; and would provide for the election by this health board of health officer-the best man obtanabe in America"
 The fight in the medical association has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18
EXPECT HOT FIGHT ON
 COMPE PENSAT|ON ACT.
Bill Provides for Creation of Workmen's Compensa-
 ton Commissioner
By l.. z. BETTY

Montgomery, July 17-(Special) )-More than general interest is attached to the workmen's compensation act. proposed by the recess committee on the judiciary, and indications are that the measure when it comes mp for passage In the house will precipitate a vigorous fight The proposed law was presented to the house by Chairman Davis of the judiciary com mittee last Tuesday, and printed copies of the measure have since been distributed among the members of that body.
 Considerable time was spent by the members of the Judiciary comNittee in the preparation of the workmens com pensaton law, and 1t is claimed that the statute is one of the best that could have been decised.
 The bill provides for the creation of the office of workmens compensation com missioner, to be appointed by the gover- nor and to hold office for a term of four years from November 1, 1915. The com missioner is to receive salary of 5000 per annum, to maintain his office at the capi- tol, and to have authority to employ a secretary at a salary of $1so0 per annum.
 The proposed measure is a voluminous document and covers every phase of the question. Salient features of the law pro- vide that the employer who shall be sub Ject to the provisions of the act shall pro- vide one injured in his service with surgi- cal, medical and hospital supplies for d period of 30 days next after the injury; that in case of the death of the injured within one year from the time of n- jury, the employer shall pay a weekly compensation equal to the following per centages of the deceased employees weekly earnings, subject to a maximum compen- sation of S10 per week:
 To the widow, or widower, 50 per cent until death or remarriage not exceeding 300 weeks.
 To a dependent child or children, 90 per cent, to be divided equally among them until IS years of age; to a child in- capable of self support, for a period not exceeding 300 weeks.
 Numerous other features are contained in the proposed law, and while the bill may be amended in some respects, it is generally believed that a worlmen's com pensation act wil be passed at this session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18

reached the floors of the legislature and is creating as much attention as any other which Is raging. Saturday Dr. w. H.. Sanders, state health officer. and repre- sentatives of the college of counsellors. appeared before the committee on pub lie health, and assailed the Gorgas bill. The advocates of the bill will have their inning Monday afternoon. Among the lat ter will be several of the leading phy- sicians of Birmingham
 The committee is divided It Is believed, however, that a majority is determined to produce certain changes in the ad- ministration of the health laws which will remove the oligarchy at the head of the medical association, and make it possible for Alabama, in the conservation of pub lie health. to take rank with progress sive states of the union.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18

Any school boy say these writers will tell you, upon being asked what he is do- ing there will answer. Helping dig the big ditch" And this, they continue, is true; for the fact that the children can be there, healthy. with good schools, and with desirable social conditions means that their fathers are willing to stay. If the children were not provided for, ex- perts and skilled workmen would not have been satisfied to work on the canal.
 The schools were systematized in 1906. and are represented by a superintendent, two assistants, a music supervisor a medical examiner, 80 teachers and 3OCO pupils. They are supported by revenues raised in the canal zone, with no expense to the United States government.
 The buildings are modern, especially adapted to the tropical country, and are equipped and graded as are the best schools in the United States. All child ren resident in the canal zone and al, children of nonresident employees receive free textbooks. free stationery, free med ical treatment and free tuition.
 All teachers must have at least four years high school training, two years university or normal training, and two years successful experience in teaching. Politics plays no part in securing positions to teach.
 Tn the smaller communities cOnSOlldd tion of schools solved the problem of the small school Free transportation by wagon or by rail makes it possible for any child to reach graded school. The schools have featured practical education for the natives and the West Indians. School gardens have been a part of this education. The vegetables vary some what from those raised In our school gar dens, and include bananas, papayas, ca cao, beside our common peas, beans, oSra, potatoes lettus, tomatoes cabbage and turnips. The tropical fruits being grown successfully in the zone are cocoanuts, bananas, lemons, oranges, mangoes, al- ligator pears and pineapples. The horti- cultural training is valuable in view of the fact that the West Indian and na- tive children will depend on what they raise for their living.
 The schools are in two divisions, those for the white children and those for the colored. The white schools are at tended by American children and taught tended by the natives and the West In- dians and are taught by West Indian teachers The latter schools rank well above the average in all matters of school administration. The teachers are men who have graduated in the best West In- dian colleges and are experienced in teaching.
 These departments and their methods of administra ton give an idea of how civil development has been handled sue cessfully by the United States in the canal zone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18
Police and Prisons

chief of police is in charge of the de- partment of police and prisons He is assisted by full corps of officers. This includes slightly more than 100 white policemen and less than 100 negro police men. The white policemen are usually ex- members of army, navy and marine corps, and the negroes are from the West Indian armies or constabulary.
 In the zone penitentiary are kept the convicts. and in the district jails are kept prisoners awaiting trial and those serving for misdemeanors. The convicts build and keep up the macadamlzed roads. In the penitentiary system of grading
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18

detectives had spotted the damaged car and thinking it had been stolen and wrecked decided to wait for someone ko claim it.
 Just as matters were becoming embar- rassing c. A. Ashley of North Birming- ham happened along and introduced ev erybody to each other. Then they all adjourned to a corner fountain and had chocolate milk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18
A Mean Trick

From the Louisville Courier-Journal. We played good one on the enemy" i How sop
 Allowed 'em to capture 10000 pairs of 1 home knit socks
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-22
Go West to Die.

The public health service estimates that 10000 consumptives go west to die every year. The further estimate is made that in western Texas and New Mexico there are 5O,OOO persons af- ficted with tuberculosis. Many west ern cities object to the coming of per sons afflicted with the disease, though the time was when the glorious climate of certain sections was advertised aa an attraction.
 Information has been received that Mexico is ravaged by tuberculosis and that the disease Is particularly severe among the negroes and Indians.
 Boosts National Prohibition.
 The liquor interests often take steps which boost the cause of prohibition. Fighting for the sale of liquor in dry territory Is the cause of increased ef- fort on the part of prohibltIOnists to secure national prohibition. A recent decision of the supreme court sets aside certain designs of the Webb Kenyon law to prevent the shipment of liquor into dry states and counties, and the result will be redOubled ef- fort to secure national prohibition. State wide prohibition has been accel- erated in different states because the liquor interests have tried to evade the action of counties which voted dry. Already the prohiDitionists have begun a campaign to renew the fight for na- tlonal prohibition in the coming con greSs.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-22
SPECIAL CENSUS OF
 HAMTRAICN, MICHIGA,

A special census of the village of Hamtramck, Michigan, made at local request and expense, shows the population of that village on June 9, 1915, to have been 21,- 520. The increase since 1910, when the population was '5,559, has been 5O4 per cent. The pres eut population comprises 21,242 whites and PTS negroes. The cen SIS was taken by local enumerat- DTS under the supervision of an of ficial of the bureau of census, MT. Eugene F. Hartley.
 Hamtramck is a suburb Of De troit, lying just to the northeast Of tkat city. Its remarkable growth is due in great measure to the presence of large automobile fac tories within and near it's borders.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-22
"NAPOLEoN" OF JOURNALISM

Only a relatively short time ago. says the Tacoma News, a struggl- ing journalist on a few pennies or pounds, today the foremost jour uaIist of the world and the most in flueutial man in all England. Thus may be summarized the phenomenal career of Lord Northcliffe, who celebrated his 5Oth birthday an uiyvrsary July 18th.
 Lord Northcliiie without doubt IS the dominant factor iu British pub lie opinion at the present time. With little or no eXaggeration the paramount influence exercised by the great publisher was set forth by Q prominent writer recently as follows:
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-22
EDITORIAL P E

Toiay, in addition to the pow erfuI Times, the Daily Mail with it's circulation of 100000 or more copies, and the Evening News with a war circulation of about 1,5OO,- 900 Lord Northcliffe publishes a morning picture paper, the Daily Mirror, the London Magazine, and several dozen popular weekly pub licat'ons, ranging from Comic cuts to Home Notes.
 The Napoleon of journalism owns a tract of forest land in Newfound- land half the size of Vermont, from which he makes all the paper fo: his publications and brings it to Enslaud in his own ships.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-22
Iool,n Good 10 Ashurst.

When congress closed Senator Ash urst hied himself to Arizona and in the last three months has been all over the state, which is some job, for, although Arizona has a small population, 1t has a mighty large area. The political sit uation looks good to Ashurst, and he is a candidate for reelection next year. Arizona is one of the states which the Republicans expect to carry In order to gain control of the next senate. Ashurst does not intend to let them get away with Arizona.
 A Crop of Candidates.
 There is quite a crop of candidates for senator in West Virginia on the Republican side. As to the Democrats Senator Chilton has everything his own way. If the Democrats win he will succeed himself.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-22

Or the personality or IulS Ie- mardable man the public knows very little, though the outlines of his romantic business career are fairly familiar. CbapelizOd, little place near Dublin, was the scene O. his worldly debut 50 years ago. His father was an English barrister, and the son was destined for the bar, but before he had completed hi. grammar school course he de tgrmlued to be aa editor, and though sentenced by his father to go 10 cambridge, he succeeded in having this sentence reversed.
 At r he was installed as editor os one Of Sir William Ingram's journals in the office of the H. lustratsd London News. At 2$ he started his first paper, Ans wers, a penny journal of popular information, and the foundation of his present collosal fortune. The publication office was a small room, hardly large enough to draw long breath in, and the $4 a week he paid in rent was quite an item. The ffrst number sold 13,O00 copies within a year it rose to 45,OOO, and four months later, by puzzles, schemes, guessing contests, prizes and clever and daring methods of winning publicity unknown to the conservative British press, the cir culauou rose to nearly three-Quart- CTS of million. When the unap- prec-auye government officials stopped the competitions the battle was already won and the victory perched on the Harmsworth ban ners.
 Then followed a long string of minor publications, until, in 1896, he bought the Evening News, a paper with an unsullied record for failure, and by the Midas touch of Harmsworth, it was on a paying basis in a few weeks. The next year he started the Daily Mail, an instant success, and which soon at ta.n,d the largest circulation of any pap r in the world. In 1908 the Harmsworth interests added to their list that bulwark of British journalism, the London Times.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-22
What We All Think.

"I'm glad to know that you liked my sermon" snid the minister to an enthusiastic member of his flock.
 Indeed I did. It was so true and so to the point. I wish a neighbor of mine could have heard it. l know 1t was intended just for him."-Detroit Free Press.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-22

Who rules England? Is it Herbert II. AsQuith, prime minister by the consent of the majority ci the people and lead of the new coalition gov erumeut, CT IS it Alfred Hurmsworth, Lord Northcliffe, Aaker and molder of public opinion, the proprietor of a couple of score of English pub ucatious, including the most important London newspapers, the yeritabIe Napoleon Of the newspaper world, who brought the late liberal government 10 the ground and made necessary tho present coalition cabinet, aLG who may bring the pres eut government down with a crash?"
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-22
Assuming Responsibility.

'This poem of mine," declared the poet proudly, 'is strictly and entirely original"
 Tt is kind of you to say that" said the editor. Tt relieves somebody else from a great responsibility. vile Journal
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-22
FALSE HAPPINESS.

False happiness is like false money, It may possibly pass for a ime as well as the true and may serve some ordinary occasions. but when it is brought to the touch we find the Eghhess and alloy and feel the loss.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-22
Gaahed.

First Chauffeur-Who was that fel- Ter you ran over? Second Ditto-I guess 1t must O been tn glass eater at the vodyville theater. Look at that tireLCleveland Plain Dealer.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-22
Disgraced.

Weary Willie - Meanderlng Mike worked a hull day last week. Dusty Rhoads - Yep. Amt it awful what some people do for money?-Philadel- phia Ledger.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-22
By ARTHUR ". DUNN.

Washington, Ju 22.-[SpeclaL T. NIr. Bryan bases his whole contention on the fact that the United States had negotiated thirty treaties for Qrbitra- tion of differences with a full year lu which to consider the matter iu dis rute before war was declared, and Germany had agreed to the principle.
 Oh, yes, Germany had said it was good thing, but Germany had not sign ed any such treaty. More than that, nearly all the treaties signed were with countries with which under no Circum- stances would the United States have war, no more than a mastilr would fight with a Pekiucse or similar canine.
 The negotiations of those treaties and their adoption were in the nature of q grand stand play to the galleries 7" some cynics in Washington have assert ed Not that l would accuse Bryan Of any such performance, for he is very sincere man, but he is so earnest that he entirely loses his perspective. He never realized that the treaties were scraps Of paper"
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-22

What punishes a lie almost immedi- ately is the necessity of defending 1t by other lies.-Emile Augier.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-22
WAR BREAKS ALL
 PEACE TREATIES
Bryan'S Contention Is Based
 on Arbitration Principles,
SPANISH VAR IS RECALLED

Liquor Interests Conducting Hard
 Fight For the Right to Sell Alcohol In
 Dry TerritOry-lssue Sure to Be a Big One During the Next Session of Congress-campaisn Already Started.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-22

to drive Spain out of Cuba. Treatles do well for guide and to prevent mis- understandings with foreign govern ments, but war breaks every treaty. The United States would disregard every treaty regarding the Panama ca- nal If we once got into war. We would do 1t as matter of self preservation, which Is the first law among nations as well as among men.
 Equity Versus Law.
 The supreme court Is composed of great lawyers of the country, and 1t is supposed that their decisions rest upon great legal knowledge, but no one listened to the decision of Justice Hughes in settling the financial dis pute between Virginia and West Yir~ gtnia. growing out of the separation of those states during the civil war, and thought for a moment that there was any constitutional or legal Ques- ton involved. It was simply 0 mat ter of figuring, estimating and decid- ing what was right and just as be- tween tho states. Justice Hughes, who is a marvel when 1t comes to figures, made the computations, and the man. ner in which he reeled of large sums and stated the conclusions of the court interested everybody in the courtroom. He Is said to be the best accountant in the court.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-22
Treaties Don't Go.

Let us be honest" as q friend of mine from Bryan'5 native state often says. As matter of fact, no treaty which We have ever made would amount to anything in case of war. We had some pretty fair and binding treaties with spain, but they went up In smoke when We finally determined
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-06-04

The opinion expressed by Poet
Watson that the Germans are greatly
to be feared has been fully vindicat-
ed
The difference between barring"
boss rule and bearing boss rule is
only "a matter Of time.
Two New York plumbers tossed
coin to see which should get mu-
nicipal contract; the city lost.