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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-07

lightful stay with relatives in Virginia.
 Mrs Will Parker and little daughter, Dorothy of Columbana, were guests of Dr. and Mrs. $. H. Wallace this week.
 Mrs. Gibbons of Louisville is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Walter Clark.
 MT. and Mrs. c. F. Faulkner have moved to Mcdonald Station from Ingle- nook.
 Mrs. Roy Thompson was the guest of Mrs. B. Alden Thompson this week.
 Mir. J. R. T. Rives leaves Monday for St. Louis, where he goes as delegate tr the Order of Railway Conductors grand convention.
 Miss Olivia Fulton of Saginaw is the guest of Miss Rebecca Bazemore She came up to attend the opera, Chimes of Normandy"
 Miss Ruth Anderson has returned to her home in Statesboro, after a pleasant visit with MT. and Mrs. J. L.. Ander- son.
 The Young Matrons Needleworll club was entertained Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. w. J. Middleton. Spring flowers and ferns were used in decorat- ing the rooms. The hours were pleasant ly spent in crocheting and needlework. Later an ice course was passed. The per sonnel of this club is Mrs. R. F. Lee, Mrs. J. E. Lynch, Mrs Jesse Chantz, Mrs S. G. Lively, Mrs. s. Wallace Mrs. NJ. Me Culloch, Mrs. Ellen Reid, Mrs. Snyder and others.
 Mir. William Barton entertained the teachers training class of the Methodist Sunday school Thursday evening at his country home on East Lake pike.
 The building committee of the Methodist Aid society met at the home of Mrs w A. Lavender and discussed and planned a lawn fete to be given at Ingleneok park in the near future. Punch was served throughout the afternoon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-07
EAST BIRMINGHAM

MT. and Mrs. Joseph Kontzon were at home to number of friends Sat urday evening, entertaining on the eighteenth birthday of their son, Noble Kontzon. Snowba1ls. roses and potted plants added beauty to the attractive home An enjoyable feature of the evening was several vocal selections rendered by a quartet composed of members of MT. Kontzons Sunday school class At late hour Mrs. Kont- zon, assisted by MT. and Mrs. T. Henry served an ice and fruit course to the following guests: Miss Eslen Nal colm, Miss Elenore Patterson, Miss Olive Evans, Miss Katie Malcolm, Miss Lena Evans, Miss Mary Ella Grant, MT Lester Allen, Mr. Herbert Buck, MT J. c. James. MT. Thomas Chatham, Mr. William Penifield. MT. Wallace Love- less. Mir. Paul Kontzon. MT. James Nal colm MT. Roy Grant, MT. David Buck
 Mrs. James Daly was charming hostess of Thursday afternoon, when she entertained the members of the Busy Workers Crochet club at her home in East Birmingham. The house was prettily decorated with spring flowers. During the evening num- Der of musical selections were rendered by the hostess. Later an ice course was served in the dining room to club members. and several visitors. A pheasant aIIalr or the past week was the birthday reception given Mr. William Renifield at his home. Music and games were enjoyed throughout the evening. At a late hour an ice course was enjoyed by the guests
 Mrs. M. Thompson is improving after an illness at her home. 4507 Tenth ave- nue. north.
 Miss Birdie Spruell has returned from visit to relativss in Tuscaloosa.
 Miss Irene Chambers. Miss Helen Malcolm, MT. William Renifield and MT. James Malcolm were guests of friends near Oxford Lake the past week.
 MT. and Mrs. J. l.. Borough and chil- dren, Louis. Jack and Claude Borough and Mrs. Emma Tomlen motored to Leeds, where they will spend the weekend with MT. and Mrs. William Franklin Borough
 MT. and Mrs. John Cross of Re- public were guests the past week of Mrs Hulda Barton
 Mrs. w. R. George has returned to her home at Tuscumbia after de- lightful visit to her sister. Mrs. J. J.. Plenim.
 Mrs. A. J. Kennedy of Graymont, Mrs. w. V Glaze of Fairview, Mrs. Frank Roll of Mountain Terrace and Mrs. G. J. Tomlin of East Birmingham were guests of Mrs J. I4 Borough Fri
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-07
Mixed Metaphors

From Tit-Bits:
 MT. 'Iulu'' Harcourt's father, Sir Will liam, once said, when taunting an oppo- sition member as to 0 bill Which had not come off: we overlaid this bant- ling. and so it never came to birth; ana about the same time well known mem Der of Parliament declared, in his grand oratorical manner, that 'the pale face of the British soldier Is the backbone of the Indian army.
 On another occasion this same orator, still talking about India. said, scornful- ly: Talk of this as a loan to India! Why. it is a mere flea bite in the ocean.
 On the very same day, Tn another place. the late Lord Cross said: The allegation is that the places are so far off that the man couldn't be in both or them at the same time, an allegation which we deny" And on another occa- sion he looked round the noble chamber with questing eye and said: T think I heard a smile" He certainly heard g. roar of laughter the next moment.
 A similar slip was made by that genial nobleman and splendid man of business,
 Lord Balfour of Burleigh, when he ex claimed '"rhe noble lord shakes his
 head and I am very glad to hear it."
 But one of the very finest examples of getting the metaphors mixed is attributed to Captain Craif, who said: 'The naked sword is drawn for the fight; ana never again will the black smoke of the na- tionalists tar barrels drift on the home rule wind to darken the hearts of Eng lishmen."
 "The law relating to labor combina- tions," said well known laborist, must
 be watertightt so that no judge may
 drive coach-and-four through it.
 MT. Swift MacNeill once said: 'I will now put to the attorney general another
 question, which distinctly arises out of the answer which the right honorable gentleman has not given" But although this raised laugh In the House it was as nothing to the roar which greeted a fiery speaker who exclaimed: Whenever the prime minister mentions home rule he puts his foot into it up to the knee" The late MT. Forster, of education bill fame, began peroration one night with the words: q will, MT. Speaker, sit down by saying-;;'' and sometime since a member made the flesh of nervous M. P's creep by saying: At one stage in the negotiations great European strug- gle was so imminent that it only re- uuired a spark to let slip the Gogs of
 war"
 It goes without saying that it was a
 native of the Emerald Isle, which is not as green as it is painted, after all, who said: "Sir since the government has let the cat out of the bag there is noth- ing to be done but to take the bull by the horns and set the ball rolling at once.' But the biscuit is most certain ly annexed by Maj. Archer Shee's won derful sentence: ''Even the Stygian elo- auence of the chancellor of the ex- chequer has not been able to wash the white elephant entirely"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-07
% $ O c | N T Y

where they are to be made whole so that they can once again get into the fighting line This is the task that con- fronts the medical services of the Euro pean armies.
 Roughly speaking it has been figured out that a wounded man requires the assistance of seven persons, viz. two stretcher bearers, doctor, dresser, nurse, orderly and motor driver. At the same time it must be remembered that doc tor can examine and, if necessary, op- crate on or dress roughly 100 men, the motor driver can carry at least four men to trip-the number of trips depending on the distance he has to take them.
 Therefore it is hard to estimate the ex- act number of men and nurses required to take proper care of 100000 men, but I should say from my experience and knowledge of what is being done at the present time on the western front that it would require at least 2000 doctors of competent skill and training and 15,0eO men and nurses to properly treat such a number without delay. This is not allowing for the staffs required at the home hospitals and convalescent institu- tions. Therefore, on an estimate that battle would result in the wounding of 100000 men a properly trained and ef- ficient force of at least 4000 doctors and 25 900 uxiliaries-dressers, nurses, dispen- sers motor drivers and bearers-is conservative figure.
 The matter of supplies has been great problem in this war. l remember one night at a railroad in Belgium during the battle of the Yser when five doctors and 65 men handled over 4000 men in IS hours; and we used up over 10000 band ages To keep the field dressing stations supplied required daily trips of motor lorry-and there is another unit of men to add to those alreaSy estimated upon. The boats that ply between Folkestone and Boulogne carry hundreds of tons of medical and surgical supplies every day to the western front-and still the cry all the time is for more.
 One of the many astonishing things Tn this war has been the high percentage of recovery from apparently very seri- ous wounds. This is in large measure due to the fact that a wounded soldier is usually in splendid physical condition and he has what we call high resistance to the shock of an operation. Not count ing the men permanently blinded and otherwise disabled for life by gases and other similar forms of weapons, there has been to date, a rough estimate, a permanent recovery from wounds or over 60 per cent and g. certainty that the total loss of those who reach base or home hospital will not exceed 9 per cent
 Regarding the cost per day of caring for a wounded man, it has been figured that it amounts to from 75 cents to $l.25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-07
WOODLAWN

Miss Sadie Rhodes entertained the members of the Five Hundred club on Wednesday afternoon. Pink and white roses made the rooms bright and at tractive. At the conclusion of the game delicious ice course was served to the following: Miss Lora Faulkner, Miss Bernice Eason, Miss LaTrieve Hall, Miss Celia Ellard, Miss Wilma Gillespy, Miss Winnie Koenig, Miss Flora Nunnally, Miss Louise Mewbourne, Miss Shirley Morris and Miss Sadie Rhodes,
 An interesting meeting of the Eleanor Hord club was held with Mrs. E. L, Waues Spring flowers were used in decorating the living room and library, where the members and guests assem- ybled. The subject for the afternoon was The Home and Its Influence" This be- ing the annual business meeting an, elec- tion of officers was held, which resulted in the reelection to office of those who had served through the past year. A lecture on "Art in the Home was de- hvered by Miss Alice Rumph, Mrs John Carns gave an interesting report from the Third district meeting of the feder- ated clubs recently held at Sylacauga. Papers were read by Miss Maud Silli- man and Miss Spillman. The visitors present were: Miss Alice Bump, Mrs. c. s. Bissell, Mrs. Glenn Gazzim. Mrs. F. G. Burchffel, Mrs. J. W. Hargrove, Mrs. J. S. Counselman, Mrs Marcus Brown Mrs. R. D. Hill. Mrs. James Merrill, Mrs. James McCrory, Mrs. J. s. Mclaughlin, Mrs. Robert Ritchie, Mrs. o. H. Mont Eomery, Mrs. R. L.. Emend, Mrs. w s. Reynolds, Miss Bessie McCallum, Mrs. L. M. Parker, Mrs Ernest McGlathery, Miss Mary Rumph and Mrs. w. W. Wor- rell. An ice course was served by the hostess assisted by William Montgomery and Ned Wailes.
 The teachers s.of the primary depart ment of the Woodlawn Presbyterian Sun day school entertained Friday afternoon at an outdoor party for the children and their mothers at the Woodlawn park. Games were enjoyed. after which cake and ices were served to 75 guests. The hostesses were Mrs. Clarence Hooper. Miss Robena Mauchlin, Miss Nina Bain Miss Emma Kennedy. Miss Mattie Hughes Kennedy and Louise Ware.
 The Young Matrons' Missionary society met Wednesday afternoon in the parlol of the First Methodist church of Wood lawn. The subject of the meeting was .'The Home Altar" Mrs. J. s. McLaugh- lin led the devotional. An instructive ad- dress was made by Mrs. J. N. Killough. Those taking part in the afternoon s programme were Mrs. J. D. Vann, Mrs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-07
12OO OPIUM DENS
 EXIST IN PARIS Unusual Number of Victims of Drug Habit Revealed
 by the War

Paris, April 25.-fCorrespondence of the Associated Press. 1.-The war has incl dentally revealed the existence in Paris of number of opium smokers, cocaine and morphine users that was unsuspected before. Monsieur Charles Bernard, deputy for the district of Montmartre, where he is engaged in the drug business, estimates the number of opium dens now i'll existence at 1200.
 Even the flower girls on the street." he says, have been drawn into the traf- fife in stupefacients. Recently a girl i'll short skirts and with vicious express sion offered bouquet of violets to a passerby. The man wanted no violets, but the girls expression excited his pity and he tossed her sous. But it's 20 francs,' she said softly. Then. approach ing near enough to whisper, she added, there's some "coco' inside.
 z Coco is the familiar term used in the quarter for cocaine of which there was a little paper concealed in the heart of the bouquet. There are other quarters of Paris also where the same practice has taken root.
 An elegantly dressed woman got out of la taxi in front of fashionable bar in the center of Paris and asked the foot man of the establishment if he would please fill her lighter with gasoline. A plain clothes man standing by seized the lighter when it was filled and it was found to contain a solution of chlohy- drate or morphine. These incidents show how forbidden drugs are procured. There are said to be at least 30 illicit establish ments in Montmartre where morphine is to be had including bars, cafes, restau- rants and hotels.
 The Chamber of Deputies has just voted a law raising the maximum penalty for illicit traffic in opium and kindred drugs from 5000 francs to 10000 francs fine and from two months to two years imprison- ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-07
Modern Horse Doctor at Work

The good oId-fashioned "hoss doc- tcr". is disappearing and in his place we have the vterinary surgeon, says the May Popular Science Monthly. The man who intends to devote his life to the health of animals is a man of scien- tific training who takes his profes . sion as seriously as does the physician to human kind.
 The animal hospital, too, is con- ducted in much the same way as if it's patients were human beings In the model animal hospital maintained by the American Society for the Proven ton of Cruelty to Animals in New York City, every possible provision is made for the care and comfort of the pa tients The white tiled wards are all thoroughly sanitary
 Because of their size and weight the handling of wounded or sick horses has always presented a difficult prob- lem. A big automobile ambulance re- spends to calls. and the ambulance sur geon gives what aid he can. The run ming board fthe ambulance is drawn out. IT is but the work of a minute to rvre the horses feet. At a given sig nal the ambulance attendants pull the ropes, thereby turning the horse over so that he lands on the running board TIe is then firmly strapped to the board and an electric motor inside the ambulance hauls the running board back into place.
 At the hospital, after the animals wounds have been dressed. he is troll leyed cut of the operating room and into the ward and placed in one of tine stalls. A horse which cannot stand is slung up and kept in the sling until he regains the use of his feet.
 The operating table Is fascinatingly ingenious. The horse is made to re. clirc On a cushioned frame. Although perfectly comfortable. he is so firmly strapped in the frame that he cannot hurt himself by kicking or struggling. The table can be raised or lowered by a lever, so that the surgeon may per- form his work as easily and as expe- ditiously as possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-07
Britain Is Making Overtures
 To Latin America For Future

 London, April .-(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)-'In recognition of the growing importance to. Great Britain of the friendship and good will of the Latin-American countries,% the National Liberal club recently gave a dinner to Senor Santiago Perez Triana, late Co., lomoian minister to England, and former ly member of the permanent court of arbitration at The Hague. The commit tee in charge emphasized that 'it is most important for us to cultivate sympathetic relations with the great new. democratic, and extremely live, republics of Spanish America, not only with a view to our relations after the war, but also for the good they may do us during the war by extending their sympathy
 Senor Triana spoke to the diners in English, and showed himself a thorough friend of the allies, although he em- phasized that there were many ill South America who did not think as he did.
 Britain cannot afford to jeopardize in the slightest degree her good name in South America" he said She must see to it that opinion in Latin-America has a chance to view things with a full knowledge of Englands aims and hu- nanitarian ambitions.
 You sometimes ask, doesn't Latin America know as well as we that Ger many covets the lands that Latin-Amer-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-07
Red Cross on the liuai

Evangeline Cole in World Outlook.
 Over in China is rivel called Huai, the fertile valley of which is the granary of the republic. Life in that valley for the last two thousand years has been a teasing torture. The fields are fertile and yield heavily, yes; but Ching Chang and his wife till their farm at the river s brink with one eye on the swaying grain and the other on the rain clouds. In the last five years they have gathered only two crops before the yellow Huai came sweeping down upon them, leaving water soaked land and routed grain when it su5sided.
 Many of Ching Chang's neighbors, whose crops suqered the same fate, have been driven to the cities to beg food for themselves and their children. It is not possible to live long on the few roots they could tear from the muddy earth CT the strips of bark they scratched from the trees
 Yet if the floods could he eliminated from that district, the rich soil would yield two large crops a year, 2,OO0,0OC acres Of agricultural land would be re- claimed-enough to support 2O,O0o,e0C human beings. The world need never again be called upon to feed Shina $ starving millions.
 The American Red Cross society, that most of us still think of only in connec- ton with bloody battleiielos, proposed to put the vagrant Urai under bond to keep the peace. Through the state depart ment they offered the Chinese govern ment an expert engineer on river con servancy to look over the ground. After a preliminary survey he stated that the river could be controlled and that the reclaimed area woul ditself pay for the necessary engineering work
 China was properly grateful, but also little embarrassed. In the middle king dom human life is cheap, but gold is very dear. twill you lend LIS ine money to do it?'' they asked the Red Cross.
 Were sorry, but being humanitarian and philanthropic organization, and hav- ing our hands quite full being just that, we feel that we can't go in for business enterprises replied the Red Cross. However, we will do our best to interest our banker friends"
 The SS0,0O0,0o0 loan necessary has not yet been placed. War babies are now demanding all the milk. Nevertheless, some day China will have her loan, and then her dikes and dams, and then no more floods on the Iiuai.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-07

R. J. Crawford. Mrs. Richard Bell, Mrs. Till and Mrs. T. O. McGlathery.
 The Womens club will hold a called meeting Monday afternoon in the men $ reading room of the Woodlawn public library.
 The Sixteen club will meet Monday evening with Miss Emma Jones Will loughby.
 Miss Helen Duncan will entertain the Gretchen club Wednesday,
 Mrs. John Carns will be hostess to the Young Matrons Auction Bridge club Wednesday afternoon.
 The Needlecraft club will meet with Mrs. E. l.. Wailes Thursday afternoon.
 Mrs. R. B. Broyles, Mrs. c. c. Nichols and Mrs. c. ". Brown will be hostesses to the R. D. Jackson chapter of the U. D. c. Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs, R. E. Broyles.
 Mrs. T. J. Reese of Hawkinsville, Ga, is the guest Of her mothers, Mrs M. A. Maus.
 MT. and Mrs. D. D. Shrygley and son. Raymond, of New Decatur are the guests of Mir and Mrs. J. s. Mclaughlin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-07
All the Same


 One-Of course, they are nice to have. but they are lot of trouble just the same
 Two (with sfgh)-Yes, they arc.
 One-Cost bunch of money, too.
 Two---You're right--they do.
 One-Tisn't the first expense ono minds-but the upkeep is fierce.
 Two--Don't know it?
 One--Always something wrong with the blamed things ard when there is nobody but specialist can tell what it is.
 Two--Thats true.
 One--Still after you've had one or two of them you couldn't get along without them
 Two (brightening)--Th what I think People envy you, too. M One-Yes, still it's an endless worry keeping them looking trim and shin- ing. And gasoline and tires are going up
 Two-Gasoline and tires! Good heav- ems, man! I thought you were talking about babies! dsf,se
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-07
Diving Helmet for Everybody

A new diving helmet when anyone can use is the cover desngn of the May Pop ular Science Monthly.
 This diving helmet is of metal. Its lower edge fits snugly over the shoulders, Four adjustable weights. two in front and two in back. are fastened in place by metal strips. These weights overcome the buoyancy of the air in the hood and the natural buoyancy of the person wear ing it. The buoyancy of the air in the hood tends to hold it in an upright posi- tion Since the weights are suspended below the center of buoyancy of the body (which is in the chest) the shoulders are held firmly in the curved lower edge of the helmet.
 Fresh air is supplied to the diver by means of single tube which leads to a small hand pump in the boat The pressure of the pumped air not only pre- vents the water from entering the hood but keeps fresh supply passing through at all times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-07

ica holds in trust for democracy? To that I will answer that Latin-America is not q solid block of common sense. We have in our midst many active men of nations who are your enemies, and they preach their cause unremittingly. England is pictured as the oppressor of Ireland, the enslaver of Canada and Aus tralia, standing always between Germany and a modest place in the sun. Belgium and Servia are represented as having been lured to their doom, and the central powers as fighting for peace and the right to live in the fear of God and in the practice of all the Christian virtues.
 "Nor has this campaign gone unre- warded in South America. It has done much to prepare the ground for the great commercial warfare, which is to come when the cannons cease their thunder.
 'I warn you that you must actively op- pose this if you wish to maintain and in crease your prestige in Latin-America. You must see to it that the voice Of truth is heard in neutral countries, and especially in the countries which I repre- sent, where, as you believe, the vital in- terests of the people are identified with the objects for which Britain is fighting. You must show us that Britain engi- neered no conspiracy, that the shadow of her flag means liberty wherever 1t falls, that she champions the small states to- day as of yore."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-07
Room Papered With Stamps

Within easy walking distance of the old cathedral town of Chichester, England. is the Rising Sun," in North Bersted, a house of interest to all who collect stamps. It is illustrated in the May Popu- lar Science Monthly. This small inn contains a room every inch of which is covered with postage stamps. Ceiling, walls, doors. chairs, tables, picture frames, every part of the room. except the fioor is thickly covered, while from the ceiling hang long festoons and ropes. made of bundles of stamps for which there Is no other place. Fully 2.000,00o stamps are pasted up. and 100000 more hang in the festoons.