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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-12
To the Wife of
One Who Drinks

message for you. It will come In q
plain envelope. How to conquer the
liquor habit in three days and make
reliable, fnsxpensive method. sg-rans
Station Sad M Z, NJ. g FIX FAX 49, =;
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-12

Last year live stock valued at $500, 600
was killed on the national forest ranges
by eating poisonous plants; So per cent
larkspur
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please give me some home mission
ary's address. should like to corre-
spond with one. Or Is there a mission
airy who would like to come into the
country for month? will give her
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,EIGHT-HOUR LAW
AS PASSED WILL
STAND ON MERITS
CONTINUED from Page One)

of the Observation-Disclosures the clear
ance papers to any British ship which
declined for any reason other than lack
of space, to bear any American cargo Of
fered for transportation.
The secondhand Senator Phelan Of Cal
ifornia was its sponsor-authoriZed the
President to deny the use of telegraph
and cable lines to a native of any country
which did not extend similar courteses To
American travellers. The third-and SEN
ator Chamberlain was its sponsor-pre-
vented the entrance into America of sal
mon and halibut coming from any region
other than an American port, in the
northern Pacific.
strumentality of the state department.
were defeated at the eleventh hour.
CHARGE OF LOBBYING
AS soon as the amendments were
stricken, Senator Chamberlain charged
that Canadian lobbyists, having brought
pressure in tn eform of threats against
the state department, had secured the de-
feat of the amendments.
1t is now charged that the lobbying was
accomplished by Sir Joseph Pope. Cana
dian minister of external affairs; w. A.
Fround, Canadian minister of fisheries,
and Colville Barclay, counsellor of the
British embassy.
The state department admits that Can
ada threatened to retaliate if the amend
ments were enacted, by interference with
American fisheries in the northern Allan
tic. The state department, however per-
mits it to be known that 1t does not hold
that the Canadians conducted themselves
improperly in their efforts to defeat Leg
islating which would have had an adverse
bearing on their country.
INFORMATION WANTED
The Senate desires information. The
Senate wants to know to what extent the
Canadians interested themselves in de-
feating the legislation, and if their work
was done exclusively with the Secretary
Of State. The Senate, in addition, VIII
ask Secretary Lansing to make xnown
what pressure-what other pressure
Great Britain brought to bear.
Senator Chamberlain declares that in
December, irrespective of the result of the
investigation of the charge that Pope and
others successfully lobbied against re-
taliatory legislation, he will reintroduce
his amendment. with reference to Can
adam fisheries in the northern Pacific, in
the form of bill.
And thus the situation, containing an
other red rag" for the German vote, is
termed by Disguised democratic politi-
clans, "a pretty kettle of fish,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-12
Marion Harlamd's
ID ally He lpin g
Hand i'm the Home
by MARION HARLAND
Seeks Missing Husband

Il hope this may catch the eye of some
one who Is able to help me secure infor.
nation of my husband G. C. Kronander
He has been missing since April 2. He
was sick and nervous when he left home
He wore a gray hat, tan shoes, blue suit
He is Swede, 81 years of age. feet
or inches in height; speaks six or seven
languages. He overstudied and complained
to me that he was not able to think at
times. Both his arms are tattooed with
the initials g. c. X. If lost, wandering,
or sick. in hospital or private asylum, or
if he has met death. 1 do hope to hear
and agony of it all. There is no suffering
greater than to seek loved one in vain.
MRS. G. C. X.
There is no need for me to comment
upon the wife's letter, set down here AS
it came from her heart and pen. Heaven
help her and all who know for themselves
the full meaning of the simple sentence
that concludes her letter! The Corner has
before this been singularly fortunate in
reuniting divided families and tracing
wandering members Of households
Plight of Belgian Soldier
1.-The few lines by which correspond
ent inquired for lonely shut-in people.
who would like to receive letters made
me glad In my unfortunate country there
are those morally lonely. A Belgian SOL
der at the front-is he not properly lone
ly? He is at least morally lonely, and
is properly a shut-in, too. He is shut
out, pushed about, in his own country,
and deprived, since two years ago, Of
any news or correspondence from his par
ents and relatives-like all the Belgian
soldiers He writes and speaks English,
and I understand he would be happy and
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Friends Through Correspondence

IA Few months ago I read a letter
similar to the inclosed. Now my COR
respondent and I are the best of friends.
My only regret is that she lives SO far
away I should love to see her. I wrote
about the last letter to thank you for
giving me the opportunity to corre-
spond with so nice girl Without the
help Of tho M. H. C. should never have
known this friend. You may enter my
name on your books sould other names
come UP that desire correspondence.
shall be glad to write to them II any
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-12
RIGHTS OF MAN

Rights of Man" at the Rialto to-
day with Richard BUTLER and Rosetta
Brice in the leading roles, is pic
ture dealing with the unique. Every
one has heard more or less about the
rights of women for the past few
years, but the rights of the men have
been in the background for long
period. The theme is carried out in
a manner that impresses one with the
cleverness of the idea that was In
jected into the scenario by the writer.
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Author Of Quotation

Can you tell me who said From
grave to gay, from lively to severe p
1t puzzles me that I cannot place it.
EMILY ]. H."
Pope, in his Essay on Man." has
the line you quote. But Dryden had
already written From grave to light,
from pleasant to severe"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-12

real life scenes of pathos and sor-
rows. How the venomous tongues
of wagging hypocrites ruin real
~ great character and how he
comes back is told graphically
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-12
"HELL TO PAY AUSTIN"

At the Triangle theatre, formerly
the Odeon ., Hell to Pay Austin a
Triangle five-part photo drama of UNI
usual proportions, will be shown to-
day. Bessie Love and Wilifred Lucas
are cast in the leading parts, and their
work stamps them as being among the
ceverest screen artists of today.
Hell to Pay Austin" thinks he killed
a man in a brawl some years before
The adventures in the play tells him
SO and thereby tries to make him blot
the life of another whom Austin loves
as his own child. How he sacrifices
his all and decides to face the electric
chair before submitting to the de-
mands of the plotters and how he
finally comes out of the whole thing
all right is told wildly.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-12

The first meeting of the Stonewall chap
te- will be held this afternoon a the home
of Mrs D. M. Lewis, after being dis
banded for the summer months
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-12
THE FOURTH ESTATE

THE Fourth Estate" with Clifford
Bruce and Ruth Blair, is at the Belle
theatre, Ensley, today. This feature
is a production of excellence and is
replete with tense situations requir-
ing the best emotional ability to por-
tray the scenes in the proper man
ner. Clifford Bruce and Ruth Blair
reach the climax of screen expression
in this vehicle. The play is of the
weird sort, involving mystery of the
strangest sort. THE Fourth Estate
required months of effort and thought
on the part of the producers to por-
tray 1t properly.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-12

The Epworth league of the Ensley
Methodist church met last evening with
Miss Ruth Clark. The subject for dis
cusson was Growth in Body, Mind and
Spirit. Two piano solos were rendered
by Miss Doris Nader and Miss Louis
Tolbert.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-12

Yesterday morning about o'clock the
fire department answered a call at Six
teenth street and Avenue A. A motor
truck owned by Armour Packing company
had caught fire. 1t was soon extngushed
with small damage.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-12

ccnsoled to receive letters from Ameri-
can people who would take an interest
in him. Eventually I will send the letter
or inquiry he wrote me, with his ad-
dress. to the interested person.
JEROME D."
The soldiers fellow countryman pleads
the lonely strangers cause better than
any words of mine could set it forth
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-12

The School Improvement association of
the Ensley, High school will hold special
meeting Wednesday, morning at 10 O. clock
to discuss plans for the approaching
I term and to elect n president and treas
urer to fill the vacancies caused by the
removal of former officers from the city.
All mothers and patrons of the school are
urged to be present.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-12
"The Washerwoman's Song"

81 see that much is said in the Cor
ner about The Washerwomans Song
1t is by Eugene +. Ware, and I prize
it highly. To me it is wonderful poem.
I might take sometime to find it, but
am willing to hunt for 1t should any
one desire copy. 1t is among my treas
ures. So If he or she will send stamped
envelope shall mail a copy.
MARY A. s."
Several copies Of the poem in ques-
ton were received in response to a
call from another reader. All were dis
tributed among admiring readers. The
pathos and fervent religious spirit OF
the verses commend it to all who have
had the privilege of seeing them. We
should be glad to have yet another
copy
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-12
Lessons in Spanish

SSoOuo All CPduASu
IT am anxious to meet few Cor
nerites who are interested in the study
of Spanish. My brother and sister, who
are in South American countries, have
SO strongly urged me to become pro-
nclent in this language, and they point
out the wonderful opportunities for
AWericans in that continent that I can
no longer let the opportunity pass by.
My sister is a hairdresser by profession,
and has made and saved over $4,000 in a
month less than one year. My brother,
mining engineer, who earned from 500
to $25 week in America, is becoming
independently wealthy in his new field.
But they were both proficient in Span
ish before leaving. The best way to
learn Is to study and speak tho
language with others. I trust 1 shall
receive few replies. C. F."
The advantages of studying Spanish
are becoming more and more manifest
daily Whatever may be the issue of
Mexican complications it is probable
that that country will be brought into
closer relations with ours than have
ever existed before, and as our cor
respondent points out, business men and
women are discovering new and tempt
ing opportunities for the exercise Of
various trades and professions in South
America AS one who had fair know1-
edge of the sonorous tongue in for
mer years, may add that it is not diff
f1cult to learn, particularly II one Is al
ready able to read and speak French,
also that Spanish literature Is rich
enough to repay one for the time and
labor required to learn the language.
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of the correspondents have any old
books and want to pass them along l
shall be glad to receive them.
SARAH T. ""
Another member Of the informal COR
respondence club fostered by our
agency. Her name stands on our books,
together with her expressed willing
ness to write to such as feel the need of
sympathy and comfort in lonely hours.
The request for old books-that is,
works that have been read by the own
ers with approval. and which they wish
to pass on to other appreciative read
ers-is likewise registered.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-12
At the Biiou

Bringing Up Father in Politics. mu-
steal melange in three acts, brim full
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-12-04
TWO BILLS
PROPOSE AN
EMBARGO ON
FOOD STUFF
OTHER BILLS INTRODUCED PER-
TAIN TO SHIPMENT OF COLD
STORAGE PRODUCTS AND AD-
MISSION OF FO0DSTUFFS TO
PARCEL POST
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, Dec. 4.-Congress
met at noon for short session and
settled down to work Immediately.
The usual flood of bills and resolu-
tions We're handled. The leaders
centered their energy on the supply
bills and the general program fore
most on which was the presidents
railroad legislation program
Representative Fitzgerald of New
York introduced four bills designed
to touch the high cost of living. Two
propose food embargo. one regulat-
ing the transportation Of cold
storage foods and the fourth regu
lating the admission of farm prod
ucts and manufactured foodstuffs to
the parcel post and the reducing Of
food prices.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-12-04
|ngress May Vote $S0O,O00,O0O
For Maintaining And
Strengthening The Army

pended for armored cars and loco,
motives, searchlights and other
equipment for the mobile troops
which army officials have declared
must be ready to repel an attack by
land New military roads are to be
Laid out under this plan. More than
ISL, 100000 will go into new big
guns and emplacements for the sea,
coast defenses Of the canal
In round figures an addition of
$13, 900. 900 will be spent for the
training and equipment of the Ma
tional Guard; and $10,000,000 more
than the 1917 appropriations for re-
serve stores of ammunition, guns.
rifles and field artillery. A million
additional is asked for armored mo-
tor cars, s1,500,000 additional for
civilian training camps, and $4,000,
900 in new items for the Reserve
Officers Troining Corps. Authority
to make contracts totalling many
in addition to the purchases
actually made also is asked, follow
ing the precedent set last year so
that the ordering of cannon and
ammunition moy be carried forward
without deloy although deliveries
may be more than two years ahead.
The ordnance bureau asks for
100000 to manufacture pigs,
guages and other fixtures for the
equipment of privote mochine shops
to make government arms or am
munition Congress approved this
plan last year and the tools will be
held in store against a war emer
gency.
Under the head of coast defenses,
$45,628, 900 is asked with which to
purchose guns Of all types from the
great 16-inch weapons for the fixed
lotteries and experimental mobile
howitzers to light mountain guns.
Last year Congress provided s15.
$4,000 for these items and the in
creases are in line with the four
year policy approved at that time
under which the coast defenses will
be improved at cost of 100000
900 and a store of reserve ammuni
tion and material to cost similar
amount will be gathered
The increase in the general item
of Notifications and other works Of
defense for 1918 totals more than
$40, ,o00,o 900 over last year.
The general features Of the naval
estimates already have been dis,
cussed at open hearings before the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-12-04

Amsterdam, Netherlands, Dec. 4
The Telegraf's frontier corre-
spondent learns the Empress Char
lotte. widow of Emperor Maximilian
of Mexico, still resides at the castle
of Bouchout, near Brussels The
castle and the park have not been
touched by the Germans and soldiers
are forbidden to enter the grounds
The Empress has never been in
formed of the war but often asks
why King Albert and Queen Eliza
beth do not visit her any more.
The Empress Charlotte has been
suffering from insanity fer many
years.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-12-04

House naval committee which is
rapidly whipping the bill into shape.
To continue ships already buildin (
or authorized the department seeks
S,946,155 and for ships to be au-
thorized this year 88,5OO,O0O. 1t
has been shown during the commit
tees hearings. however, that the
latter figure is only a rough esti-
mate and probably will be increased
many millions even If the building
program recommended is not ex-
ceeded. With 10000 ton battle
ships in prospect, while the figures
are based on the $4,000 ton type
last authorized, it is virtually GER
tain that an increase of $25 100000
will be necessary before the pro-
gram can be carried out.
The estimates make no mention OF
several ambitious projects for navy
yard development which are under
and will not be laid
before Congress, probably, until the
board headed by Rear Admiral
Helm, which is selecting sites for
possible additional yards, makes its
report. Among these projects is
that which calls for the establish
ment Of fleet bases at New York,
Norfolk and San Francisco, entirely
independent of the present navy
yards there. An enormous final
cost is involved in these plans but
as yet they have not taken definite
enough shape for the department to
reach a decision.
Another new source of expense
shown in the estimates and connect
ed with national defense purposes is
an increase of approximately ST.
100000 In estimates for the coast
guard service. The total is more
than $6,000,000 and the increase
will go into the development of the
aspect OF the service as a
war time adjunct of The navy.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-12-04
Expense of Running U. S. Govt.
For Fiscal Year of 1918 Is
Estimated at $1,268,7l5,834

creases of from $1,000 to $500 is
asked for three assistant secretaries.
General increases submitted by the
treasury department aggregate
$604,246. OF this amount an in
crease Of $123,26O is sought for
mints and assay offices to meet pro-
posed increases in wages of work
men, new machinery and repairs.
and additional employees,
An increase of $1,O91,660 Is
sought by the Department of Com
merce, Or this amount 100000
would be applied to extension and
promotion of foreign trade. For field
investigatins in the United States
and abroad $250,OOO is asked with
$125,000 this year; for promotion Of
commerce, with South and Central
America, including Mexico, Cuba and
the West Indies, $15O,O00 is asked
as against 100000 this year; for
against 100000; and for the bu-
reau OF foreign and domestic COM
merce, $23,290, as compared with
$130,640 for the current year. The
secretary asks $43S,OOO, an increase
'of $4,000, for extension and i'm
provement of the work in the Bu-
reau of Standards; $4,000, an in
crease of $4,000, for enforcement
of navigation laws; and $4,000, an
increase of $4,000 for enforcement
of wireless communication laws.
For the Department of Labor, an
increase of s421,73O is submitted.
OF that amount s1S7,52O represents
additional employees and extension
Of the work of the Children's Bu-
reau. Other new proposals include:
To enable the Bureau of Labor
Statistics to undertake the study of
collective bargaining in important
industries, $4,000; to conduct de-
scriptive industrial surveys for de-
termining occupational cpportuni-
ties, $4,000; to make special stu
dies Of women in industry, $4,000;
to collate State statistics of indus
trial accidents and to make special
studies to determine accident rates
and causes, s11,400; to conduct in
vestigations of wages and hours of
labor to determine prevailing rates.
for the purpose of adjusting wages
in government shops, $2,S00; TO
conduct an investigation of wages.
hours, and conditions Of labor In the
coal mining industry, and TO make
an Industrial survey of that indus
try. $25, 900
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-12-04
AVIATOR HAS OPPORTUNITY
TO STUDY THE BIRDS
(By Associated Press. }

Paris, Dec "A French army
aviator, Captain G., when not di-
recting the squadron he commands,
gives his attention to the ways of
certain birds in the air.
He has observed that swallows
when migrating fly at an elevation
of about 500 yards, while wild
ducks. at a similar period. fly as
high as 1000 yards. The green
neckes species, he noted, flew at
about S5 miles an hour when
and about 95 miles when
in horizontal fight. LIapwings were
seen by the aviator at over mile
and half high.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-12-04
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, Dec. 4.-Estimates
Of the expense of all branches of
the government for the fiscal year
1918, for which the session Of Con
gress assembling today must appro-
pirate funds totaling $1,268,715,'
S34.
This sum is exclusive of $325,-
,355,S20 to be appropriated for the
postal service which ia expected to
'be returned to the treasury by pos
tai revenue and sinking fund ap-
irropriation OF $60,74s.600 toward
the public debt.
The total appropriations for the
fiscal year 1917 ending next June,
exclusive of these two items, were
is1,1S4,157,517.
The increase of some $S4 900
represents the general trend of the
constantly increased cost of govern
ment as well as the increased est of
living. Increases in compensation
and nu numbers of employees are to
be found in the estimates. of all
branches cf the government, and to
meet that tendency administration
officials have attempted policy of
pairing down all proposals for new
projects with the exceptions of ma
tional defense, exenditures to meet
the growth of the country and the
many burdens thrust upon the Unit
ed States by the war.
The greatest increases are, of
course. in the estimates for carrying
out the national policy of defense.
Where the War Departments appro-
priations for the current year were
1881, ,482,802, 1t estimates this year
for $421,352.447 The navy appro-
priation which was $315,613,781 for
the current year, would according to
estimate be s3s2.497,536
Estimates for the legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial departments
exceed the current appropriations
by s3,119,995 In these are included
the salaries and expenses OF the
president, members of Congress, the
federal judiciary and miscellaneous
expenditures of various depart
ments. One new expenditure sub
mitted asks $4,000 for purchase of
an automobile for the use of the
secretary Of State.
For the Farm Loan Bureau, $780,
900, an increase of 5000, 900. is
asked, the present appropriation
having been for less than a fiscal
year.
By the treasury department, in
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-12-04
DpON STRENGTH
0F RUSSIANS
DEPENDS SAFETY
OF THE CITY
LILIES WOULD TAKE ACTION IF
H1EEK GOVERNMENT WAS
CONSIDERED RESPON SIBLE
F0R EVENTS TRANSFERRING AT
ATHENS
(By Associated Press. }


The Kumanian situation appeared
title better for the Rumanians de-
hte the reported Russo-Rumanian
lccossee In holding back the invad-
g southwest of Bucharest. Bu-
leroet appeared seriously threat
he'd t1Om the southwest, northwest,
uth and southeast. The force
,eouing from three sides on Buchar-
L a1poared undiminished. The re-
sting power of the Rumanians,
ded by the Russians. seemed
rengthoned. Upon their success
,paxoutly depended the safety of
,th 4uOharest and the main Ru-
anian, armies within an angle Of
10 TentOnic thrust.
The Gerbians in Macedonia have
ivGn the Bulgarians back from
runashAe vicinity toward Stravina,
ur miles northeast, said Paris.
10 Bfitish cabinet problem ap-