The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-27

IeSS1Onal Work Tn the kalSerS house z hold, he will be as uncommunicative in his home town and wherever else he may find himself, respecting the war lord, as he was In the east.
 Cautiously inclined people would be especially interested in learning how an American dentist secured the Lucrative position in question-more so than being informed about the En- peror's mouth.
 Dental surgery has made rapid progress in the United States. There are no better dentists in the world than those following their profession in this country. But it may be assumed that Berlin has excellent dentists, too. Why, then, did the Kaiser look out side the empire for dental skill? Any way that one views it, America, es- pecially Piqua, should feel compli- mented.
 | Nothing can surpass the tact or en- terprise of some of our best equipped men of professional vocation. They have the faculty of ingratiating them selves with old world personages whose patronage is worth while, both directly and indirectly.
 The story is recalled of Dr. I. Zacharie, chiropodist, a native of New York state, who in the early eighties took up his abode in London and had great success from the jump by hav- ing himself appointed chiropodist to his royal highness, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, afterwards King Ed ward. The only credentials he carried from the United States consisted of testimonials from a few we'll known Americans, including letter from General Grant.
 Once chiropodist to royalty, Dr. Zacharie soon had more patients than he could treat. He waxed rich, built himself a magnificent mansion in Lon don's fashionable West End, retired from professional work and enter tained with gracious hospitality. Suc- cess crowned his first London venture by simply knowing how to get at the Prince of Wales
 Dr. Davis may have started in Ber- lin by hanging out his shingle and do- ing such fine work that the Emperor sought him. Or he may have had pull" through the American embassy and in that way got in professional touch with the imperial court. No matter, he made good. And let not Piqua be deprived of its reflected glory.
 Two million rounds of ammunition con- signed to Carranza military authorities were conhscated by United States cus- toms officials. Good days work. That much ammunition will help considerably in spraying the Carranzistas.
 
 A New York boy was arrested for dis orderly conduct because he reached his classroom three hours ahead of time That boy should be sent immediately tc a psychopathic hospital for observation.
 The United States has made SO much money out of the war in Europe that il can well afford to spend few millions ir l teaching the Mexicans how to behave.
 Just because MT. Hughes stays in on g rainy day is no sign that he is molly coddle. Maybe there was no particular , reason why he should have gone out.
 Craftsmanship in the navy is consider ably better than it was during the Span American war. At that time it wal } nothing much to speak of. , The west has not profted as much b, the war as the east. Still. the "Se' America First" campaign has helpe, business In western hotels.
 "danceless' play is being writer for Vernon Castle. who seems to hav an idea that he will come back iron the war with only one leg.
 
 The war has sent up the price o leather and people are beginning to wall about on fibre legs.
 The weather at Vera Cruz Is reported extremely hot. A hot time generally il in store for Mexico.
 Mr. Jess Willard would be handy mai along the border. He should step up ant enlist without delay.
 The man who comes back from a fish ing trip with bleary eyes nearly alway planes it on the sum- The bloom has long since departed iron the first straw hats. The girl without a soldier sweethear l these days thinks life is really not wort living.
 At any rate, the war has not raise, : the price of mountain dew"