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The Washington herald., 1916-05-13
PERSONAL VISIT NOT NECESSARY.

But should for Ouotown resident find difficult or
impossible to visit the City Beautiful the logical shopping center because Of
Illness lack Of time who there still he should not
buy Washington In this parcel post onstance buynV has be-
come popular method n the business world
letter Washington firm will bring you prices rates quotations,
circulars booklets cataossal the information purchaser demands
Then the buyer make his selection though in the
Washington send his order BY mall and goods promptly
either by parcel post And this buying pig bag either
For Washington merchants stand for reliability and honest a,
uuhuness and fair dealing above all other things,
You escape the call You hear the clarion mi, Il ,,v
Buy National Capital for your own good You mus, o,v Yo
Y9g vii Dc il s course you VIII -
The Washington herald., 1916-05-13
is READILY ACCESSIBLE.

ihen Washington shopping Railroads stretch
their IRON here and there all of Maryland Virginia And
Tor os persons living along the Potomac and tributaries
service cheap and dependable offers attractive the Beautiful
h aPta extremely accessible fortunate enough
own AUTOMOBILES Most of the roads Maryland and many those in
virginia are well adapted for motoring ancient
roads led to Rome this present should think Of ver road %
Washington the Capital the City Beautiful the logical shopping center
lhe of Washington but slight of course VOL
want justification for making that expenditure want to be con-
ynced that trip the worth the little bit that spepd
or transportation In the first place the YOU spend for
ve WI" be than repaid by the that
purchases made while the And then you your tp
sightseeing well business iourney T
The Washington herald., 1916-05-13
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS
FURNITURE STORES.

FURNITURE STORES.
House & Hermann. Page. rs
Hub Furniture Page. s
Lansburgh Furniture Co.. Page. .2l
BAGGAGE.
Topham Trunk Page. 50
woMEN's SPECIALITY STORES.
LeVerton's ..........Page.. s
ErleoRcher Page.
kafka's ................ Page. 2
Giddings .......,.......P Page. s
DRUG STORES.
ODonnelrs Pages 2o.-23
ChrtstianrB -........--.Pase. Q
The Washington herald., 1916-05-13
PAN-AMERICAN UNION.

The PanAmecan Union Building, the end of the Mall has
been deemed by architects beautiful building the world
of Spanish architecture with open court which marble stair
lead gallery with the second floor
The has the atmosphere of the tropics with luxurious plants and
flowers and its pretty gaycoord fountain from the
of the
Fish the Medical Museum. the of Art all ~
which contain intensely interesting collections All of these buildings TO-
g with the of other open each dav n
visitors.
truly the City Beautiful the city you long to see the civ that
eventually will the city that having you will want see
your city You should make yours in practice as well as in beory
The Washington herald., 1916-05-13
IS COSMOPOLITAN CITY.

And that when the City Beautiful he feels
not like person unknown place. but rather like of the
absentee lords who has upon the rich
land which he himself has always owned but before
SEEN necessity cosmopolitan Its population,
truth $4,000 souls registered the police but rather
the IOOOOOOOO people of the United States who although they do
maintain permanent abode within the cs confines, nevertheless
a asensei and its supporters.
city the world has such beautiful the Capital of the
possesses. Lined either side of the long. straight wepaved
bouvars nmnabe stately whose restu foliage
the thoOuhares into shady bowers that fairy
boast And through the riffs in the foliage be
picturesque of domes and and and
of unparalleled grandeur.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-13
Rare Beauties of Capital
Are Owned by 1OO,OOO,OOO
Capital of Nation Keeps Doors Swung Wide for Citizens of
Whole Country-Streets and Public Buildings
Are Machess.

With its magnificent government buildings its long of stately
shade trees myriad parks countless its miles and miles
Of attractive buvard general appearance Washington
Capital Of the Nation justly deserves position of the most
beautiful cities in the world.
1t truly City Beautiful the city that redbOoded American
longs to m city every person with of the picturesque and
native city.
And the fine part all that this City Beautiful this fayand
Of wonders can actually by every American citizen his
his very of the Nation does belong exclusively
The people who reside Of the District of Columbia;
the heritage every individual who procms allegiance the Stars and
The Washington herald., 1916-05-13
GOOD SHOPPING FACILITIES.

Washington has of the largest and fully equipped depart
men stores this section of the Its wholesale dealers
Its retail merchants counted by the hundreds The shopping
modern and designed especially for the the purchasers
lhe within that easily
traVesed making all the Establishments equally accessible
And then the PH The price thing Of primary Importance For
demands reasonable price Now the prevailing Washington
low and In lower than those other big the
and South The merchants of Washington have long boad their ability to
sell goods similar quality cheap do the York Ph
deph and Baltimore ' ~
The Washington herald., 1916-05-13
Rare Opportunities Given
For Buying in Washington
Retail Merchants Offer Unusual Advantages for Shoppers o
Every Class and Degree-Withn Reach Of
All Nearby States.
Buy in the National Capital

Buy in the National Capital
the slogan the Retail Merchants of Washington
But arbitrary slogan There e ~d why
should buy the National Capital YoJ -3 by Hanoa Hot
solely because the National Capitals bR because
yourself Will profit by it.
The merchants Of Washington sos the 1t ne
District of Columbia but also the Virginia nd Mss-d
States that farther The Non -p e o. oP
Virginia cnunf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-08
The Armor Plate Plant

The logical site for the govern ment's armor plate plant will be foune in the Birmingham district, but 1T order for Alabama to secure this great industry a vigorous fight VII be necessary. Other sections VII present claims and while none VII offer the natural advantages that this district offers, strong influences will be brought to bear in favor o1 other contestants for the coveted prize.
 The Chamber of Commerce has made a fine record of late, but III going after the armor plant It IS prepared to make it's supreme effort with the assistance, of course, ot Congressman George Huddleston President M. w. Bush has compiled complete data showing the advantages in evidence in this district, and when the commission which is to make the award is ready to give various sec tions a hearing the Chamber of Com merce committee can be counted upon to give a good account of itself.
 In all government enterprises ot this kind there is always more or less politics. But this is one of the times when the question of location should he determined entirely on it's merits If the commission sets out without bias and with the single purpose Tn view of doing the best thing Tor Uncle Sam the armor plant will be To- cated in the Birmingham district.
 The government is to expend $ll,- 900 .OOO on this industry. That Will be the first cost, but in the course of time many more millions will be spent in enlarging it.
 If some mineral district outside of the south can make better showing than Birmingham, all things consld- cred, the government should decide accordingly. But none will be able to do so.
 Nevertheless, cooperation and a united effort on the part of Congress- man Huddleston, the Chamber of Commerce and all the people of Ala bama and really all the leading people of the south, will be in order from now until the government makes its decision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-08
HOTEL LOBBIES
Politics Quicf

There is dearth of state and county political discussion throughout Alabama now said J. II. Craig, state examiner or pubic accounts, who is at the Morris Mir Craig is here auditing the books ot Probate Judge Stiles, and will be engag ged on that work for several days.
 The voters in most cases refused to get excited over the campaigns which closed in May, and l doubt if they will give any attention to state and county politics be- fore next spring. Their attention now is centered on the national issues and the republican convention this week is offering plenty for every one to think about.
 The state primaries in 1918 will not oc. cur until August, which will doubtless result in the campaigns being opened several months later than has been the custom when the primaries were held in the spring. However, with a governor United States senator and plenty of county officers, including sheriffs, to be elected at the next general primary, we can expect much warmer race than the one which has just closed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-08

than prini, prudish, -glove-and- bombazine anti-feminism. It is on the other side of the fence we have now to look for the dowds.
 The trousers of Mme Dieulafoy are really no part of the achievement that makes her an important factor in the history of the advance of women As a figure she becomes through their aid merely a little more picturesque. They do, however, cause some of us to reflect how essentially a matter of the shrest convention the significance of substance and form in all clothing must be, and how supremely unimportant it is in the great scheme of things whether a given individual happens to find personal com fort in the wearing of trousers or the wearing of skirts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-08
OREGON'S GREAT HIGHWAY

From FOpular MecndnlcS.
 One of Americas most beautiful roads, the Columbia River highway in Oregon, is nearing completion and will be dedi- cated early in June as special feature of Portlands annual rose festival, ac- cording to recent announcements
 Extending eastward from Portland for a distance of about 60 miles. this finely built artery of travel follows the shore of the Columbia river. Though it pos sesses no grades of more than 5 per cent, it nevertheless rises to several points from which impressive views of the surrounding country may be secured, From Grown Point, for example, the river can be seen stretching away in the dis tance for many miles The road passes near number of waterfalls. among them being the Multnomah Falls, which have a drop of TAO feet. One of the many concrete bridges constructed as a part of this highway is situated in front of these falls and it is this spot that has been chosen for the scene of the dedca- tion ceremony.
 The most striking feature of the whole stretch of roadway is the widowed tun- nel through the solid rock at Mitchell s Point. The tunnel has five arched win- dows overlooking the river valley and closely resembles the famous Axen- strasse, which skirts the shore of Lake Lucerne, Switzerland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-08
The United States Army

The recruiting stations are not
 making rapid progress in securing the
 20 .OOO additional men for the regular
 army authorized by the resolution of
 Congress, adopted several months ago, when the Mexican situation was
 threatening, although the rate of en-
 6stment is said to have increased
 within the last four weeks. Of the
 20 .OOO needed about 5000 men have been secured, and army officers seem
 to think that the full quota will be raised before November.
 The army reorganization act be- comes effective July 1. The war de partment will make extraordinary ef- forts to obtain the minimum number of enlisted men-160,000 all told
 within 12 months. The peace strength
 of the army is limited to 206,OOO men, including all branches of the seryice-combatan and noncombatant
 Of this number 175,000 would be fol
 the line.
 The United States will still have a
 small standing army to start with, but in five years, after the reserves have multiplied and form a large body of men, and the National Guard is well
 merged into the regular establish
 ment, the United States will have a trained military force of 100000 available for war at the first call. And
 that will not make poor showing for a peace loving country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-08
ECONOMY IN FARM FENCING

From the Providence Journal.
 The department of agriculture has caught the efficiency and economy con- tagion. It has been making a study of fences, with a view to determining the style that farmers should use in order to reduce to minimum the amount of good tillable land devoted to them
 The old-fashioned snake rail, it ap- pears, is shockingly wasteful, but fat hedges make even a worse showing. The latter not only occupies wide fringe on the surface, but it's roots creep out under the adjacent land. Woven or barbed wire. straight rail, picket or board fences, are all recommended as calling for the sacrifice of the narrowest strip about the farm. Only a little over three feet is made untillable, as against six feet for the Virginia rail type. and between seven and eight feet for the hedge.
 How about the Rhode Island stone wall? It affords efficient protection-nc doubt about that. Considering space economy, though, it may be open to crit icism. Yet its picturesqueness comments it highly Let us hope the government experts will let it alone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-08
BULLFROGS IN CUBA
om the New York Times.

Y rom lHe NeW 4Ork Times.
 Mrs. Achsab Merrill of Boston, who
 returned yesterday from Cuba on the
 Munson Line steamship Munamar, said
 that the island would be most delight
 full place if it wasn't for the frogs and
 snakes in the rainy season.
 T went to Galvis, where I had pur- chased small plantation with number
 tinued. "and we enjoyed the winter very
 much When the rainy season same we
 had snakes squirming about all over the
 place. They slid over the porch and
 climbed all over the tables and up the
 curtain poles in the dining room.
 know that the snakes were harmless, but
 did not want them there at all. T went up to my bedroom as it was
 getting dark one evening and saw what I thought was coil of old rope on the floor. I picked it up and found it was a snake, which gave me shock that did not recover from for days. When people sit out on the porch at night iI Galvis the snakes creep about and twine themselves around their legs and squeeze them tight to the legs of the chair ir order to get warm after the rain. Ii makes the sitter get warm, too. Tn addition to the snakes we have the thunder bullfrogs, which make such 6 noise that sleep is impossible. They weigh about 10 pounds each and I have frequently found six or eight of them sit ting on their launches in my dining room
 making night hideous with their croak ing chorus. One night 1 was sitting by a window when one of these monster frogs jumped through and landed on my lap
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-08

some of them much older than Auburn, and student body from which the state, as we'll as. the nation, will draw largely in the future, President Thach and his colaborers are to be congrat- ulated on the success and prosperity Auburn enjoys.
 This admirably equipped school has fame that extends far beyond the boundaries of the state and even America, as it has students from all parts of the world Naturally, the youth of Alabama have profited most largely by the superior advantages Auburn offers, particularly in that branch of education which has prac- tical and utilitarian value. Auburn has turned out scores of young men whose technical training soon placed them in the front rank of their pro- fession and it is these distinguished alumni who advertise Auburn wherev- CT men are found who are doing great constructive work in the arts and sciences.
 The annual report of President Thach, recently published in The Agez Herald, was read throughout the state with much interest and was highly gratifying to the student body, as well as all loyal alumni. Alabama IS fortunate in having two great lnstltu- tions of learning which have risen to first rank among American colleges and universities. The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa and the Ala bama Polytechnic institute at Auburn are both doing notable work for the young manhood and young woman hood of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-08
STOPPING DECEPTIVE ADS

From the GlllSDuIS touH.
 The conferees in Congress have agreed on the bill to prevent fraudulent adver- tising in the District of Columbia, the mea sure has been reported back to the two houses and will, it is predicted, soon be passed. Originally the measure made it unlawful to advertise with a 'fraudu- lent" purpose,s but that has been changed to make it unlawful to advertise with a purpose to deceive which proadens the application of the proposed law. Now the bill make it unlawful for any person. firm or corporation in the District to display or circulate in any way false advertise ments to deceive the public. Fine and imprisonment are provided for it's viola tion.
 This may be the forerunner of similar laws in different states throughout tho union, because the people who handle and disseminate advertising do not want to be mixed up with concerns that deliber- ately lie about what they have to sell and by false pretense procure purchasers. The reputable establishments need no law to force them to transact business on the high scale of truth and honesty. EX- perience has proven that the concern whose word is it's bond and upon whose statement the purchasing public can rely is the one whose list of patrons is con- stantly on the increase.
 Few newspapers will take advertise ments that are known to be untruthful, for they will not be parties to the deliber- ate cheating of readers. Sometimes the dishonest advertiser, who deliverately lies for the sake of few sales will manage to get into the reputable newspaper, but he does not get chance to repeat the trick. A law such as is proposed for the District of Columbia will uphold news papers in the attitude they have long as- sumed, and it will be an indorsement of the stand taken by reputable dealers, who have always been in the vast major ity. This law will catch the minority which with it's miserable methods, it's low standards of morality and its lrrespons1- bility has been detriment to legitimate business
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-08
Auburn's Fine Showing

The Alabama Polytechnic institute at Auburn brought it's 1916 com mencement exercises to an end yes terday with the awarding of diplomas, thus closing scholastic year which has been characterized by splendid achievement on the part of an insti- tuition in which all Alabamians take pride. The commencement this year was largely attended and the Auburn spirit was typified in a striking man. ner. With total enrolment that com pares favorably with the attendance at universities of the east and west,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-08
---.e'------------- IN MALE ATTIRE

From the New York Globe.
 Mime. Jane Dieulafoy, who died the other day in Paris, received special leg islative permission to dress as a man and was called the Dr.. Mary Walker of France. Dr. Mary Walker was for years one of the sights of Washington, always clad in frock coat and a silk hat, as well as the bifurcated and other garments usual to Male attire. Mme. Dieulafoy was more varied in her mascu- line garb, which on suitable occasions in- cluded the conventional clawhammer of evening-and in France other formal wear. She was less familiar figure in Paris than Dr. Walker in Washington, because Paris is larger. Nor does she seem to have courted the public eye for the pleasure of displaying extraordinary costume.
 The career of Mime. Dieulafoy was singular as we'll as distinguished When a young woman she fought side by side with her husband in the Franco-Prussian
 war, wearing the regulation French uni form. He later went to the Far East as an archaelogist and explorer, and she went with him, sharing his work and hardshps The pair made important dis coveries, of which Mime. Deulafoy has written entertainingy and at length in | numerous books. The inception of her taste for trousers as an article of her or dinary apparel she has attributed to her I sojourn in the orient rather than to her army experiences. It was on her re- 1 turn from the east, where, by the way, | all women wear trousers, that she avowed the trouser habit had become l so much a part of her nature that she
 Earnestly desired to wear trousers for 1 ever.
 | The suffragists, indeed, all the femin- | ists, may point with pride to Mime. Dieuafoy. Here was a woman who ac- complished important work customarily assigned to man alone, including active
 ! military service in a great war, and who at the same time was a model wife. Whether or not they would indorse as
 heartily her adoption of male attire is at 1 least. doubtful. Feminism long ago ceased l tc deserve the reproach of dowdiness and frumpiness or even eccentricity in l learned to deck itself in all the allure
 ments of the several sirens it's ultimate triumph was certain. No one will uues- tier the fact that today feminism in all | it's branches is vastly smarter, better sroomed. more enticing to mere man
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-08
FOR BETTER ENGLISH

personal fneness, at this stage, may. be justly reckoned a necessity. We have the energy to acquire that which rap
 idly improving system offers. Before
 many moons have glowed upon the love- lorn it will be disgraceful for the aver- age man to be an ignoramus and infa-
 nous for him to seek to dignify, or glor- ify his ignorance, by gloating in it.
 But the master linguist says English is not easy. It lacks the beauty and the consistency of Spanish or the French, especially French. Therefore,
 unless we master our native language we shall continue to speak harshly, and less
 brilliantly than the French speak and
 write. There is a hidden richness in our tongue if we are but brave and persist
 ent enough to sound it's depths, but to do
 that the average man must be very brave and very persistent, for he has Tong ways to go."
 The value of hearing correct English
 spoken while we are young and impress sonable is immeasurable. The New York World once said that Woodrow Wilson was the greatest master of the
 English language in America. His speech is celebrated for it's purity, its mellow ness, it's incisiveness. He once told a friend who marvelled at his never failing
 probity of speech that he acquired his knowledge of the language from his father who was Presbyterian minister. The elder Wilson, he said, was stickler for correct speaking. He never permit ted himself to speak carelessly, especially when in the presence of the family. This
 profound and lofty influence 'bent the twig as it should go." Woodrow Wilson
 subsequently became highly educated man, but we daresay his absolute per lection of speech-he never speaks incor- rectly even when making an impromptu talk-might not have been acquired but for the influence of his fathers tongue.
 So, 1t must be clear to all that to ac- quire perfection and beauty of speech we must invoke family influence. Perfection must be to the manner born to be per- lection at all.
 There Is infinite work ahead. and a glorious work, for those progressive Ala
 bama educators who have taken this matter in hand.