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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-24

tion of national prohibition in the plat form would be ruinous to the democratic chances in the coming election. It is stated that the friends of the President are somewhat alarmed over the insistence of the prohbitionists in agitating the question in Congress at this time, and it is claimed that no matter what action is taken, the result will be hurtful to the party chances. The prohibition lead CTS. however insist that they have no intention of embarrassing the President or the party upon the eve of the election and they state that they will not seek to force the issue at the convention.
 STAND BY PRESIDENT
 However, the actions of the past few days, coupled with the coming of Hob- son and his nation-w wide prohibition speeches, is said to have caused a num- Der of strong Wilson men throughout the state to take steps to get out addi- tional candidates for places as delegates. It is stated that the chief qualification which is to be considered in these dele gates is whether they will stand with the President and his friends in opposition to any agitation or discussion of prohibit ton at the convention.
 Indications now are that the fight for thn delegation both from the state at large and in the several districts, will be extremely warm and may overshadow the contests for state offices. Many of the men who are expected to qualify during the next few days are able campaigners and their entrance will tend to put ginger into the fight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-24
UNABLE AS YET TO
 IDENTIFY BODY
February

Columbus, Miss, February 2s.
 (Specia1.) )--Whlle the body of the un- known white man killed in wreck on the Mobile and Ohio railroad near Buhl Monday has not been positively identified, partial Identification was established today by a note left at the undertaking establishment of Gun ter Brothers. At time when MT. Harrell, the funeral director in charge
 of the undertaking establishment, was temporary absent from the establish
 ment, a stranger came in and left the following note on his desk: This man worked for the May Clothing company in Denver, Col, during Christmas week. The note was signed "M. P. Richardson" and while neither the po-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-24
SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR
 BABY WELFARE WEEK
Social Service Department Bs MRS. SIDNEY NJ. JULIAN

different and irresponsible parenthood, ignorance and neglect of simple rules of the hygiene and care of infants, un- skilled obstetric care.
 Some of the means of prevention upon which the association has concentrated attention are the following: Suitable care and protection of expectant mothers. Intelligent obstetric service. Education of young mothers in all matters relating to the care of infants, by visits of nurses, printed leaflets. familiar talks, etc. Encouragement of breast feeding Improved sanitation and housing. Regu- lation of the employment in factories of eXpectant mothers, or mothers with young infants. Careful supervision of milk supply. Distribution of properly modified milk or clean whole milk for those infants for whom breast feeding is impossible. Dissemination of knowl- edge regarding the spread of infectious diseases. Instruction of girls in the pulp llc schools and continuation classes in home-making and the care of infants and young children
 In the. Chicago baby week every one of the surface and elevated cars in the city carried baby card.
 There was 1000 feet of infant welfare film in every moving picture house in the city of Chicago.
 Every dairy company delivered baby booklets with every bottle of milk. There were. posters on every billboard and in every hotel. The newspapers carried hundreds of pictures of children, car- toons and infant welfare stories.
 Tt was estimated that 2500 men and women made a house to house canvass for contributions and distribution of lit eTature.
 A group of the busiest advertising men and women of the city gave $150,0OO worth of service and material
 Loredo Taft, the great Chicago sculp- tor, made a medal designed to represent mother and child.
 In Chicago for one week at least the baby was king.
 Dr. J. R. Bowling, at the meeting in Birmingham, gave the following facts:
 Sporadic campaigns for better babies have been rewarded by a 10 per cent re- duction in the death rate of the babies under one year of age, as well as pro- portionate increase in the weight of the individual babies"
 All persons interested in the work of infant mortality and the success of baby week should cooperate with such organi- cations as the United Charities, visiting nurses, health department, settlements, day nurseries children's hospitals, and the Infant Welfare association.
 Help save the babies in Alabama. You can do something along the line of work suggested in Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-24
.B|G BICYCLE RACE ID BE HELD TUESDAY Course for Five-Mile Race to Be Decided Today by
 Committee

Bicycle and rubber tire dealers of Birmingham met yesterday at o'clock and decided to observe the National Bicycle day by holding five mile race on next Tuesday, the course and prizes to be announced after another confer ence of committees today The meeting was held at the Birmingham Arms and Cycle company
 National Bicycle day will be observed all over the country The idea to hold a race in Birmingham was encouraged by every dealer In Birmingham, and the meeting last night was well att tended.
 Minor details of the race will be de- tee: D. R. Moody, Tom Edwards, Ped Hickman. J. S. Taylor. The course of the race and the time for the start will be left to this committee. which will make public it's findings today
 Arthur Mitchell will probably be chosen as referee, although no am nouncement was made to this effect last night by any members of the conference.
 No entrance fee will be charged Boys under 16 years of age will not be per- mitted to enter It is expected that be- tween 50 and 75 racers will enter. "It looks like we will have a great race, said J. S. Taylor of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company, last night. "Ac- cording to reports from practically everyone present at the meeting, anna teur bicyclists are clamoring for a race and I think that it will be a success in every way"
 Twenty five prizes were offered al the meeting last night that are valued at over $200. The first prize will be an Indian bicycle, equipped with Good year tires. Other prizes will be an nounced later. The following bicycle dealers were represented at the meet ing: Hickman Cycle company, Birming ham Arms company, R. D. Moody com pany, Edwards Bicycle company, Wall thour Gun and Key company. shannon Cycle company, Carlisle and Roberts company, Warren Brothers, and every rubber tire dealer in the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-24
CHARGED WITH BURGLARY
Officers Believe They Have Men
 Guilty of Many Recent Thefts

Wallace Smith, Bennie Long. Daniel Benton and Aaron Smith, negroes, were lodged in the city jail early yes terday morning by detectives Brannon and Macke on a charge of burglary and grand larceny. It is alleged that the negroes robbed the grocery store of Mrs. A. K. Troncallia. 1918 Nineteenth street, north of a large quantity of groceries tobacco. cigars and candy several nights ago. All of the stolen goods were recovered and returned to the owner by the arresting officers. Warrants will be sworn out for the negroes today and they will be trans ferred to the county jail.
 Detective Brannon said last night that he thought that these negroes are the ones that have been burglarizing the stores and residences of late. The negroes were in jail 12 hours after the theft was reported to the detective de- partment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-24
sKIDs INTO sIDEwA AUX
Taxicab Damaged by Striking Gaso.
 line Filling Station on Third Ave.

An automobile owned by the Whit man Taxicab company, driven by Wal ter James, was badly damaged when it struck the filling station owned by the Hagan-Dunlap Drug company, Third avenue and Twentieth street, north, yesterday morning about 5 o'clock.
 MT. James had just left the Whitman Taxicab company, and was on his way to the county jail 10 get a passen- ger when the accident happened. MT. James said that the repair wagon of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company was standing in the street car track, and when he tried to guide his car between the wagon and the curb his car skidded on the side walk, striking the filling station. Of ficers Moore and McGeever investi- gated the accident and said that it was unavoidable. No one was injured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-24
Supervisions Tightens

Washington, February 23.-British su- pervision of investments in foreign con- cerns. which has frightened with war S increasing demands in British indus tries, now is being extended to the coll onies Advices reaching the American government today say Austra!ia has served notice to investors that money must be kept at home, and that British concerns alone should receive financial support from Australians. Efforts to obtain money in Australia for South American enterprises are said to have caused the action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-24

At a recent meeting at the Chamber of Commerce held for the purpose of interesting the community in sue cessful baby week campaign, it was considered rather necessary to formu late some plan other than the mass meeting, to educate the mother. the general public and the children them selves as to the care of the baby.
 Chicago has held for several years the most successful week of this kind in America and it is to them we then turn for some plan and aid. This is what Chicago did during her baby week in 1914:
 -The Infant Welfare society of Chi cago establishes and conducts stations to teach mothers how to care for their babies. Thirteen such stations are located in the congested districts of the city
 Each station is in charge of trained nurse, who keeps record of all babies under the care of the station At stated times each week conferences are held under the direction of a physician The babies brought to these conferences are weighed, then examined by the physi- elan, and the mothers are instructed. Between conferences the station nurse visits the homes of her charges to see that instructions are followed and that sanitary conditions are maintained, in brief, to advise these mothers how to care for their babies under the artificial conditions prevailing in a large city.
 During the past year 7694 babies under two years of age died in Chicago The health department estimates that about 80 per cent of these infant deaths are from preventable diseases waste equal to the destruction of a small citiy.
 ITO stop this preventable loss of life necessitates establishing least 50 in fant welfare centers, with staff of 50 physicians, and 65 nurses, requiring budget of $110,000 annually"
 To be sure, there is no such alarming condition as to mortality or illness in this city, but the conditions are bad enough and the worst months are yet to come. The January health report gives the deaths of children under one year of age and up to 10, to be 52 chil- dren. Twenty-Five babies were still born. Thirty six of the 52 children that died during the months of January died during the first year. There were more children to die under one year than per sons of any other age, including 70 and over. Here are some of the causes of infant mortality and some of the sim pie means of prevention:
 Improper feeding, impure milk, over crowding and bad housing in cities, in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-24
SEWER IN JACKSON, MISS.
Will Consult With Solons on Bills
 Introduced in Legislature

l.. Sevier. general agent for the Southern. Alabama Great Southern and Mobile and Ohio railways. left last night for Jackson, Miss.
 MT. Sevier will look after the i'm terests of the three railway systems he represents at the session of the state legislature there now It is stated that large number of bills affecting railroads, some of which are consid- cred extremely unfair. have been in- troduced by the Mississippi solons, and are now being considered. It is to ex- plain to the committees having these measures in charge the effect their passage would have that MT. Sevier goes to Jackson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-24
SPECIAL BARGAINS BY MERCHANTS IN TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

Porter Clothing company. Broken lines of $4, s450 and $5 shoes, $2.95.
 Sommers announces full showing of new mems wear for spring.
 Ben M. Jacobs & Bros. announce only five days left for Red Seal furniture sale bargains.
 The Ideal offers spring hats $2.9S, spring dresses 6.95.
 Jacobs drug store gives free samples of Jacobs liver salts.
 Louis Pizitz offers 5000 children's and boys wash suits at money saving prices Loveman, Joseph & Loeb put on sale records by Fritz Kreisler
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-24

seconds later it would have probably struck the young lady in the face and injured her As soon as the car reached Ensley the police department was noti- fled and an officer was sent to the scene On a motorcycle, but the boy had made good his escape.
 Eight chickens are being held at the Ensley police department to be identified by their owner. The chickens were found in a crocus sack in the Pratt City cemetery several nights ago by Officer Vallely and are now at the station.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-24

lice or railroad detectives who are here working on the case have been able to locate such a man they have found several people who know him. and believe him still to be In Colum- 'bus. The body of Murray Roger, the other victim of the wreck, was today taken to Brooksville, Miss, where his parents reside for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-24
ACTTON Ts NATURAI,

Auto-intoxication" is the name given by medical authorities when a clogged mass of undigested food remains in the intestines and poisons the system P. S. Meehan, Hancock, Mich, writes: sT have given Foley Cathartic Tablets a thor ough trial and can positively state that they are the best laxative I have ever used. Their action is natural, no pain or griping, and they clean the system in fine shape" Stout persons say the free feeling they bring is a blessing. Sold everywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-24
IN WHICH WE CALL
 A SPADE A SPADE

This is the time of the year when we feel the call of the earth and want to be digging and the spade that homeliest of implements, actually becomes gorfed in our consciousness, and we really call spade spade and do full justice to it.
 We love to see things grow. The individual who watches his small garden respond to the kiss of the claim klnship with the who stands and his vast acres of wheat ripening for the harvest
 We also love to see things grow in the mental realm Nor growth, after all, is development; it is the seed i'm aking good.''
 growth. That is not altogether true. Confidence is plant of gradual growth If the seed is right the growth is not necessarily slow but is always and steady Faith is seed, confidence is fruit man may have faith in his courage, his judgment his upright ness but he does not have confidence until repeated tests show that he is equal to all emergencies; then nothing move him. The who first put to sea with the mariners compass had faith; when they re turned to their home port after sailing the track less waters that faith transformed into the knowledge that the magnetic needle is a safe guide
 When this company organized about a year and half had perfect faith in the Trustees Sys tenn We believed it would abate the loan shark evil in crease the contentment and efficiency of industrial workers, make savers of great body of and who had hitherto spent their all, and satisfac tory dividends for our stockholders. So put to with this compass of ours-the Trustees System-and since then every test has shown that the System true the needle to the pole It has done than had expected and confidence in it now is as i'm movable as the granite hills.
 Even gratifying than that we have seen conf dence in this company and the Trustees System steadily develop in this community We have made friends with many men and women because we have been helpful to within the circle of their acquaintance relative, some friend some employe Which brings us back to original proposition that confidence is not necessarily plant of slow growth-when the seed is right.
 TRUSTEES
 Loan & Guaranty Company lns-
 2O26 Third Avenue
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-06-30
Making the Little
Farm Pay
By c. G. BOWSFIELD

Amateur gardeners and farmers who
wish to diversity their crops will
find cucumbers a fairly safe and prof
table product. The sale for this class
Of commodities is steady in all stages
Of growth. There is no rush about
picking or marketing.
Cucumbers ought to return a net
profit Of $500 an acre. A Michigan
grower reports $3.50 an acre. Grocers,
pickle factories and town families will
take the output, but the marketing
should be arranged for in advance. 1t
Is also an easy matter for growers to
put up pickles. and this system adds to
the profits.
The soil needs to be light, warm and
full Of vegetable matter. Land that
has borne clover Is good. It must not
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-06-30
Farm and
Garden
WHEN TO CUT ALFALFA.

Watch For the Appearance Of the
Bloom 10 the General Rule.
The general rule for cutting alfalfa
II to watch for the appearance Of the
bloom and cut when at least tenth Of
the blossoms are out, says the Kansas
Farmer.
Alfalfa will mature several crops in
one season, but to secure the largest
yields 1t must be cut when the growth
has ceased and the plant Is getting
ready to send up new shoots from the
crown. This stage usually comedies
with the appearance Of the blossoms,
but It Is not best to depend entirely on
the appearance Of the blossoms In
some seasons these are delayed and
the shoots start before the blooms
appear. Experienced alfalfa growers
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-06-30
Deep Cultivation For Potatoes.

Deep Cultivation For Potatoes.
Deep cultivation should be given the
ground planted to potatoes before the
plants make their appearance, advises
F. s. Merrill. assistant horticultural
in the Kansas State Agricultural col
lege. This is the deepest cultivation
that should be given. as later there is
danger of injuring the roots.
Cultivation should be frequent to
keep the weeds down. One of the most
effective tools commonly used for this
purpose is the weeder. This should be
used as often as possible until the tops
Of the plants get high enough to be In
jured by the teeth Of the weeder.
Cultivation should be continued until
the vines are large enough, so that fur
Their cultivation would mean injury to
them. points out Mr.. Merrill At the
last cultivation dirt should be thrown
upon the hills to protect the potatoes
from the sun. II the potatoes are not
well protected from the sun a green
color appears In them. which is said to
be poisonous. This affects the quality
Of the product and produces disagree
able taste. II the dirt Is thrown up
well on the hills not only will the grow.
ing tubers be protected, but plant food
will be liberated.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-06-30
PROTECT THE GARDEN.
ooooooooooooo

The old gardener says to look out for
frost in spring or autumn when the
sunshine is very hot, the shade very
cold and the shadows very deep.
This indicates that the air Is dry and
radiation little checked.
Making a smudge In the garden at
night when the frost Is expected and
spraying the plants thoroughly with
water at the same time win help pre-
vent damage to plants.
Beans, corn. cucumber. eggplant.
melons. okra. pepper. pumpkins. squash.
sweet potatoes and tomatoes are the
vegetables most likely to be damaged
by spring frosts,
A little care and work In the evening
may save the crop for you.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-06-30
Sudan Grass.

Sudan grass is a sorghum, but does
not grow quite as rank as the ordinary
cane sorghum. Being an annual. It
must be seeded each year and fits nice
ly into rotations.
This crop can be sown between corn
planting time and the LIST Of June.
For its best growth 1t requires plenty
Of bright weather. II broadcasted
about twenty to twenty-five pounds
should be used to the acre.
Sudan grass can stand considerable
drought 1t Is not very good as a nurse
crop. 1t makes such a heavy growth
as to cut of sun and moisture from
the crop It Is to foster.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-06-30

are familiar with this habit of the
plant. but beginners with this crop
perhaps have not learned to watch for
the appearance of these new shoots or
buds. The crop should always be cut
when the buds first appear. It is an
indication that the present crop will
not grow any more, and If cutting is
delayed until new shoots are high
enough to be moved the next crop will
receive a severe setback. The shoots
will not go on growing after the tops
have been cut. They become dormant,
and before there can be another crop
new shoots must start from the crown.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-06-30

Exercise For Sheep.
Sufhcient exercise Is very necessary
to the health Of sheep. as It Is in the
case Of I'll sorts Of live stock.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-04-18
Careless Use of
Soaps Spells the Ham

Soap should be used very carefully,
if you want TO keep your hair looking
its best Most soaps and prepared
shampoos contain too much alkai
This dries the scalp, makes the hair
brittle, and ruins it.
The best thing for steady use IS
just ordinary mulsiied eoeoanut oil
(which is pure and greaselessl, and
is better than the most expensive
soap or anything else you can use.
One or two teaspoonfuls will cleanse
the. hair and scalp thoroughly Simply
moisten the hair with water and rub
1t In. 1t makes an abundance of rich,
cream lather which rinses out easily,
removing every particle Of dust, dirt,
dandruff and excessive oil. The hair
dries quickly and evenly, and it leaves
the scalp soft, and the hair fine and
slky,, bright. lustrous, fluffy and easy
TO manage.
You can get mulsilied cocoanut oil
at any pharmacy. it's very cheap and
a few ounces will supply every mem.
Der of the family for months. Il
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-04-18
JOHN RICE, NAME
OF DECAPlTATEO ONE
Laid Head On B. 8 o. Track
and Died Near Terra Alta.

The identity of the young man who
committed suicide near Terra Alta, on
the b. & o. few miles west of Oak
land, By placing his neck on the rail
in front of the freight train. descend
ing Cranberry Grade, decapitation re
sulting, has been established. He was
John Rice. son of the late Michael
Rice, of Oakland. Rice was IS years
old. His mother, Mrs. Mary Rice,
resides at Oakland Rice had been
employed at the logging camp of Glot-
felty. at Bond, Ky. as a blacksmith.
and had left that point two weeks be
fore for the purpose OF visiting his
home at Oakland Besides his moth
er he leaves three brothers and two
sisters.