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New Britain herald., 1916-05-22
That Missing "Forgettery"

"Sometime, if you think it worth the while,' writes a letter friend, T should like very much to have your opinion on the control of thoughts.
 Have you ever experienced the de- sire to rid your mind of a train of thought, which, although not wholly unwelcome, is foolish, and which has become almost an obsession? If so, you can understand what I mean.
 Perhaps there are mental exer- cises which could be used to help push out the undesirable thoughts. When one is much by ones self thoughts are an important factor, and if ones work is necessarily of a mo- chanical nature, not requiring great concentration, the mind will wander. The question is, Can a person train his or her mind to wander in pleas ant, profitable, and character forming paths?''
 Eyelids But No Ear Lids.
 For some reason the Power that created us didn't see fit to give us ear lids to match our eyelids. Like wise It failed to give us the ability to control our minds as easily as we do our bodies.
 We have no forgettery to supple ment our memory.
 Isn't it weird to think that you can never say, "I will forget such and such a thing,'' and thereupon put it out Of your mind for all time? You may not actively think of the painful occur renee the unwelcome piece of knoWl- edge, but it is somewhere in your brain and only death can entirely erase it. Nav who knows if even death will wipe the slate quite clean
New Britain herald., 1916-05-22

Strawberry Shortcake-Beat the yolks three eggs light, add three- quarters cupful pulverized sugar gradually, beating until creamy. Mix in three-quarters cupful flour, beat until smooth. Beat the whites of the eggs until light and dry; add lightly to the batter, and when well mixed add one level teaspoonful baking powder. Turn into two greased tins and bake in moder- ately quick oven for twenty minutes. When done let the cakes cool before spreading with meringue.
 Meringue-Beat the whites of four eggs light and frOthy before begin ring to add the sugar; add four tea spoonfuls pulverized sugar gradually beating steadily until very thick and stiff. Flavor with teaspoonful of vanilla. Prepare the strawberries as for any shortcake by cutting in halves and standing covered with sugar for at least one-half hour. Put the strawberries between the cakes, cover the top with meringue and a !aVcr of straw WberrieS
New Britain herald., 1916-05-22

Neils are worn as frill draped around the hat and falling just below the eyes ...
New Britain herald., 1916-05-22

Best quality navy serge cut with full fronted skirt and tucked back to simulate a drape is what London of fers us in this model. The low revers and satchel pockets are outlined with Roumanian embroidery, while the hat is built on Russian military lines
New Britain herald., 1916-05-22
Menu for Tomorrow

Breakfast. Cereal With Cream
 Poached Eggs POpOvers Coffee
 Lunch. Tomato and Cheese Salad Strawberry ShOrtcake
 Dinner
 COnsOmme Chicken Fricassee Boiled Rice Asparagus Lettuce Lemon Jelly
 Coffee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-09
FAREWELL SALVO FROM JOHN A. LUSk Delivers Speech Against the Bond Issue at Gadsden.
 Talks of Threats

Gadsden, January 8.-(SpecialD State Senator John A. Lusk delivered here this morning at Il o'clock what he termed his farewell speech against the proposed bond issue. Senator Lusk, in his concluding words, predicted that the issue would be showed under at the polls on December IS.
 Senator Lusk's arguments were along the lines which he has followed in previous attacks on the bond issue. The feature of his address was a caus- tic arraignment of what he termed the threats by which certain interests are seeking to coerce the people into voting the bonds.
 Driven by public discussion from untenable positions the next thing in order" said Senator Lusk is threat that if the bonds are not voted the power of the three back tax commls- sioners and the tax equalization boards will be used to raise taxes. That taxes will be higher if the bonds are re fused than if they had been voted They do not credit you with havlns reason or common sense. Tell me- Will you owe any the less if you change an account to a note or a note to mort gage? Don't they know that you know that if there is now deficit of $2,- 800 O0O which they tell you IS true, that the issue of $1,500,00o bonds will still leave $1,O0O.0o0 on which to raise your taxes But you know full well that to the principal of $l,50O,0o0 you will add 20 years of interest, making the total $3,0O0,00 and you have Sl,- COG, 900 beside on which to predicate an- other bond issue.
 If men are being appointed to these offices in the several counties of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-09
LETTERS TO EDITOR
It's All Wrong. DiIciei

TO the Editor of The Age-Herald.
 lhe city commissioners have been rais- Ing great fuss about "eoualization of taxes. They are more than willing and anxious to aid the state board in arri,- Ing at just and equal' valuations of all property within the city limits. heoause the city needs all the funds justly due it
 And yet when the commissioners hava q matter wholly in their own hands. isn,t It amazing how they can 'uneaualize', taxes, as they did in the case af abolish hlS the licenses against the several busi- ness colleges of the city yesterday?
 The plea was put up that the business colleges are educational institutes" and therefore should be exempt from taxation Now, I think the business college is a. good thing in the communicates li,,a the grocery store, the meat market or the dry goods store, the iron foundry or steel plant or any other kind of business. industry. These are all good ''institu- tlons,' but they are run for ''business', and not for public good-just like the busi- ness colleges. How many business col leges'' can get an appropriation from the state? How many are doing business" in public buildings? How many are in business for the public good? It is true that the business college is an "educa- tional institute,'' but not of the style that would entitle it to any more favors than a 'business'' grocery should have. It's the "business' end of the business college that keeps it going-just like the business end of a railroad. Many of us are in the educational" business. teach people how to see better through glasses, and how to avoid headaches nervousness, etc, by wearing them. The dentists teach" people how to be healthy and avoid tooth- ache by keeping their teeth in good condi- tion. The piano man will sell you an instrument with instructions. so you can "learn" to make music. But we are all in business for the 'business'' that's in it and not for the public good.
 The church is a religious institution, and, as such, cannot be taxed. But when it enters the commercial world and un- dertakes to do "business' by running a restaurant. or lunch room, it can and may properly be taxed, as the city commits sionerS demonstrated here a few weeks ago.
 o, the commissioners hit the nail square on the head sometimes, and again they appear to miss it a mile. So, after all. they are pretty hard to get acquainted with. But they are all good fellows, and tEey are ours CD and We must like them and take care of them. Of course. they let the business colleges go down and put one over'' on them, which will be unfair and unjust to the city and to the people as long as it stands; and we can only hope and pray that they will con- descend to rescind and "get right on what they've got wrong, so that it will not continue to be "all wrong, Dilcie.'
 ROB ADAMS.
 Birmingham, January D. 1915.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-09
B|G CONVENTION IN
 SELMA THIS WEEK
Bible School Workers of the State to Have TwO-Day
 Session There

Selma, January s.-Delegates will begin arriving Monday morning from all parts of Alabama for the second annual convention of the Alabama Mems Bible Class Federation and the Womens federation, which opens here Wednesday morning for a two-day meeting. Several hundred delegates and Sunday school workers, represent ing practically every adult Bible class in the state, will be here, and the two days will be filled with work and study. The convention of the men will be presided over by John W. Bowers of Troy president of the organization Miss Ethel Beane of Montgomerv teacher of the Philathea class of Court Street Methodist Episcopal church. is president of the Women's federation. and will preside over the meetings of the women.
 Interest centers in the addresses of w. c. Pearce of Chicago, the recognized worlds leader in adult Bible class work, who will, during the two days or the convention, speak on "The Or ganized Adult Bible Glass;" Adult Class Activities-Why and How" What the Future Expects of the Adult Bible Class. Adult Class and the Community" Religious Education and Christian Conquests."
 Other speakers from outside states Will be Dr. J. l.. Darling of Columbus. O., general secretary of the Ohio Sun day School association; Miss Daisy Da- vles or LaGrange, Ga, president of the LaGrange college, past field secretary Of the Women's Missionary council, and a speaker known throughout the south; Mrs. R. D. Crusoe of Atlanta, teacher of one of the largest classes in the south, that in the Central Presbyterian church of Atlanta
 Visiting delegates will be met at the depots by members of "glad hand, committee of local Sunday school stu dents and will be asked to register at headquarters, after which they will he assigned to private homes for accom- modations.
 The coming of the Bible students Will be Selma's first convention for 1916, and the visitors will be given a. royal welcome by the city officials and private citizens
 special music has been prepared for the convention. much of the solo work being under the direction of Mrs w M. Teague of Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-09
NEW YORK UNABLE TO
 SECURE SERVANTS
War Responsible for Shortage of Im- migrant Girls-Supply of Valets
 Is Also Cut Off

New York, January S.-The war has caused shortage here in the supply of servants. No immigrant girls are arriving from Germany or France, says Miss Edith l.. Jardine, secretary of the International Institute for Young Women Housewives who in other days had only to summon servants from employment agencies report that green girls" as the immigrants who pass through Ellis Island are known virtually have vanished. Managers of hotels and apartment houses say the problem of obtaining servants is be- coming acute.
 The war also has, to a large extent, shut off the supply of valets, espe- cially from England, as British vaiets are now fighting in the trenches. A similar dearth of second men and foot men is reported and buffers now have to do the work which formerly they left to subordinates.
 Servant girls are demanding in creased wages and many have obtained work in war intuition factories
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-09
Pound Foolish

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 The self-manifested policy of city crisis is in the maintenance of the soavenger cart and the city school
 If an assumed emergency strikes down the foundations of public virtue. it is folly and. criminal ill high places. Charles Fox never said wiser or truer thing than this: Ignorance in a statesman is crime" The muni- cipal authorities of Birmingham know little if they do not know that Dr. Phillips and pr. Cunningham cannot be disturbed in the fullest sphere of their accustomed administration of public functions, respectively.
 Let the scavenger cart and the city school know nothing of financial dis tress Keep the city clean and keep the city school in security. The police may be replaced otherwise Police are needed incidentally to intelligent and virtuous communities, which are in good health. Not otherwise.
 Upon time San Francisco was gov erned and well governed by the popu- lation en masse.
 Birmingham may be governed itself without public reserves Birming gham must be required to assist the scay- enger cart and the city school.
 ARTHUR TEMPLETON.
 Birmingham. January {. 1916.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-09
Peel Off the Old Skin;
 Bring Out the New

You know that beneath that muddy. over-red or blotchy complexion you have you could only have this more beautiful skin exposed to view instead of the horrid old skin you now behold in your mirror! You can--and by very simple. painless, harmless process which you can use yourself Get an ounce of com mon mercolized wax at your druggists S of it over your face. Tomorrow morn ing wash it off with warm water Small powder like particles of the lifeIess skin will come off with the wax. Repeat this daily until all the worn-out scarf skin has been absorbed. Then you'll have a lovely, healthier looking complexion than you now think possible. Blackheads pimples. spots, freckles. chaps or other moved with the skin itself
 If your skin be wrinkled or flabby, bathe the face daily for awhile in a ed saxolite in .ia pt witch hazel This is just splendid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-09
sHERIFFs' FEED BILL HEAVY

Another heavy obligation the state has to meet is her annual feed bill, which will amount this year to about $500, GOO. In recent years the sherffs of the state have had to wait on the state during the summer months for their money.
 The thousands of officials and employs working for the state have already had to wait for their salary. Tn fact only few months of the present administra- ton has the state been able to meet this obligation promptly. There has also been delay in sending out warrants to the various state institutions
 With these facts staring the adminis- tration in the face, it is not surprising that bond issue is regarded as the only possible way out of the states financial difficulties. And those favoring the bond issue claim that it will offer the only means of averting financial disas- ter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-09
OTHER HALLOWED SPOTS

Native Alabamans who represent Ala bama in the House publish the places of their birth as follows
 Abercrombie, St. Clair county; Dent, Eufaula, Barbour county; Steagall, Clop- ton, Dale county; Heflin, Louina, Ran dolph county; Oliver, Eutaw, Greene county; Burnett. Cedar Bluff, Cherokee county; Almon. Lawrence county. In this connection it is interesting to note that Barbour county has furnished every rep resentative of the Montgomery district since Col. Jesse F. Stallings day in Con- gress. A. 0. and o. c. Wiley who pre- ceded MT. Dent, were porn near Clayton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-09
PrOgressiyes to Meet

New York, January S.-John J. O'Con- nor, chairman of the New York county of the progressive party, left today for Chicago to attend the party conference to be held there next Tues- day. Among the progressives who plan to leave here tomorrow to attend the are George w. Perkins, w, H, Johnson, William M. Chadbourne, Rain bridge Colby, William M. Hotchkiss, Will liam l.. Ransom, William H. Childs and Mark Sullivan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-09
A Ku-Klux Incident

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 As one of the veteran beneficiaries ad- mitted to the Firth of Nation," allow me to give you a little history. During the reconstruction period I lived in the black belt of Alabama, where it would not have been safe for white family to live if it had not been for the Ku- -TluX. After this period one of their leaders be- came a notorious robber. He was arrested, put in the Livingston jail and taken out by the citizens of that place. Name with held lest some reputable relatives might be living. Respectfully,
 E. H. SHOLL, M. D. Birmingham, January 5, 1916 7O9 North Sixteenth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-09
Petroleum Rates Advance

Beaumont, Tex, January S.-A uniform advance of 10 cents barrel on crude pe- troleum in the Texas and Louisiana fields was announced today. This is the second advance this week. The quotations posted provide for the following prices: Edger- ley. 70 cents barrel; Spindletop, S5 cents, and Jennings, Sour Lake. Vinton, Humble, Saratoga and Batson, 80 cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-09
POSTAL RECEIPTS IN
 TUSCALOOSA ARE UP
December Receipts Fifteen Per Cent Better Than in Any Previous
 Month in City's History

Tuscaloosa, January S.-(Special.)-T records at the postoffice in Tuscaloosa show that during December, 1915, the total receipts were few dollars short of S10,- O00 Also that the receipts were greater by 15 per cent than any previous month
 The merchants of TUSCALOOSA compos- ing the Tuscaloosa Credit association held their annual banquet in the Board of Trade rooms last night. Saul Smith was elected president of the association and ficers were elected for the next year. Saul Smith, president; Lu,ner Davis, vice president and directors as roiiows: w. E. Bingham, c. w. Lewis, Henry Leland, Victor Friedman and F. ,; ,Iaxwell
 Politicians in Tuscaloosa county are beginning to canvass the county in behalf of their several campaigns. Judge w. w. Brandon, the present probate judge, will have opposition in the person of Pel- ham D. Brown, a real estate dealer of Tuscaloosa. Ed w. Hausman, Archie Le- land and Henry Baker have been active for sometime for the place of circuit clerk. Henry B. Foster at present judge of the Tuscaloosa county cour., will make the race for circuit judge, and far has no opposition. It is understood that there will be about 20 candidates for the board of revenue and also that the board of education will have futi quota
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-09
$8.5O suits & o'coats, $6.95

located in Memphis, made good and was elected to Congress. When Luke Lea and Malcolm Patterson prepared to wage an epochal and hair-sp;tting struggle for the Senate, Mcclellan conceived the idea that as the people wanted to honor neither of the factionaGfsts, he had an op- portunity to step in and cop the bacon. And in he stepped. And he copped He is the democratic nominee and the odds are that he will win easily over any man the ''standnatters'' might nresent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-09
Will Speak in San Antonio

Baltimore, January S.--Cardinal Gibbons today accepted an invitation extended by delegation of San Antonio, Texas citi- zens, to attend the exposition to be held there in 1918 in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the founding of San An tonic by the Franciscan fathers In ac- cepting the invitation the cardinal took occasion, in the name of humanity, to thank the people of Texas for what they are doing for the poor of Mexico.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-09

state who will swear values up or down according to how the bond issue is voted, it is to be doubly regretted that such a power was ever created"
 Senator Luslx closed with an impas stoned appeal for the defeat of the bond issue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-09
Woman Gets Iron Cross

Berl;n. January s.-(By wireless to Say vile.)-- Emperor William has conferred the iron cross on Frau Solkik of Gleiwitz for disclosing bomb plot. the work of spy. This is the first time that woman has received the iron cross.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-09
DEFEAT OF LOCAL !. TAX AMENDMENT IS VAR|OUSLY ARGUED Some Look Upon It as an h. dicatiOn That Bond Issue
 Will Carry MANY OTHERS TAKE
 THE OPPOSITE VIEW Birmingham Measure Not Under stood and Many Thought They
 Were Voting Against
 Tax Raise
By l., S, BETTY

Montgomery, January S.-(Special0 What effect has the defeat of the Bir- mingham amendment had on the pro- posed state bond issue? This question is now considered pertinent in view of the many references made to the recent elec- tion both by persons who favor the bond issue and by those who are opposed to it. By the first class the defeat of the Birmingham amendment is taken as a good indication of statewide sentiment for the bond issue, by the latter class the reverse view is taken.
 Those who see in the defeat of the Bir- bingham tax amendment handwriting which would indicate the passage of the bond issue amendment on January IS make this argument:
 First, that there is a general sentiment everywhere against an increase of taxes.
 Second, that the proposed Birmingham amendment contemplated tax raise
 Third, that the bond issue will prevent higher taxes.
 They claim that the bond issue amend ment will be authorized for the same reason that the Birmingham amendment was defeated. The latter amendment af- fected only Birmingham, it is true, but but the vote everywhere in the state was against it. It is claimed that had the people of the state, as a whole, really understood the purpose of the Birming- ham amendment, or had a majority of the voters been interested in the ques- tion the result of the election might have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-09
FIFTEEN CONGRESSMEN ARE
 NATIVES OF ALABAMA
Only Seven of Them Represent AlabamaBarbour and Cherokee Counties Tied for First Honor Producers of Congressional Material-McKellar Latest Ala
 bamian to Achieve Fame
By HUGH w. ROBERTS

at the present time, holds the Alabama record, for MT. Dent o> the Montgomery district, is also native of Eufaula. Bar bour county, for first honor among the counties of the state, is tied by Cherokee, the native county of MT. Burnett of the Seventh Alabama, and MT Davenport of Oklahoma; and Macon which produced MT. Pou of North Carolina and MT. Park of Georgia. MT Park this afternoon was asked in what village of Macon he was born. He replied: None at all-just Ma con county MT. Pou, however, was born in Tuskegee, the present home of a renowned legislative investigator and the former home of a colored educator.
 MT. Davenport of Oklahoma was born in Gaylevile, Cherokee county When he was 15 years of age, his parents carried him to Arkansas. Later he moved of his own volition to Oklahoma, in which state his virtue immediately was rec OpnjZad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-09
OTHER ALABAMA BOYS

Representative of other states who were born in Alabama follow: Frank Clark of Gainesville representing the Sec ond Florida Edward W. Pou of Smith field, representing the fourth North Car olina; James s. Davenport of Vinita, rep resenting the First Oklahoma: Richard w. Austin of Knoxville, representing the Second Tennessee; Kenneth D. McKellar of Memphis, representing the Tenth Ten nessee, and Frank Park of Sylvester, representing the Second Georgia.
 Frank Clark of Flori,,a was born in Eu- faula, and is another of the innumerable able men contributed by Barbour county. As producer of congressman, Eufaula.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-09
THE REPUBLICAN, SON

MT. Austin of Tennessee was born in Decatur At an early age he moved to Knoxville He made fine headway and was soon elected assistant doorkeeper of the lower house of Congress. He was later appointed consul to a foreign cline, and resigned his post to make a race for Congress. In view of the district represented by MT. Austin. it is probably unnecessary to state that he is re- publican. one of the few for which Ala bama in part, at least, must stand spon- sor.
 MT. Mckellar of Tennessee was born in Richmond, Dallas county. The only other men, in the Knowledge of the writer, who emigrated from Richmond were R. J. Lide and his two sons of Br- mingham, and w. D. Kyser, at present an attorney of Memphis. Mir. McKellar was graduated by the University of Alabama,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-09

Washington, January S.-(Speclal.) Fifteen members of Congress, in the mo- ments of their births, gazed upon that bit of sky which hovers over Alabama.
 As heretofore written, two native Ala bamians are senators. One is Senator Bankhead, who was born in Moscow, Ma rion mow Lamar) county. The other IS Senator Culberson of Texas, who first saw the day in Dadeviile' Iahapoosa county, in 1S55
 The other 19 native born Alabamians are members of the House. Seven of them represent Alabama. Three of Alabama's s members were contributd by other states, MT. Gray having been born in Mississippi, Mr. Blackmon In Lime Branch, Ga, and MT HuddleStOn in Tennessee