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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-06
MRS. PAr-KHURST PLEASING

and business forces of Europe, and none more surprising than the work done py women. They have displayed efficiency
 in some lines which make it likely that when the war is over they will remain permanently in such places.
 ~Sut Mrs. Pankhurst said the war had done another thing. It had given the women renewed confidence in the men. She found some reasons for optimism In the midst of the horrors of the war. she gave a picture of the patience and kindll- ness of the soldiers who were doing the most dangerous of the campaigning, and she contended that the war possibly would be worth all it's cost in the ennobling ot men, as was being done. She spoke Tn appeal for the allies, as was to be ex- pected and she impressed all with the sinceritsy of the English patriots at this time.
 Mrs. Pankhurst is raising the fund for war babies" but she says frankly that the reports as to illegitimacy which were so rife at the beginning of the war were not true. She praises the military author ities for their splendid efforts in the training of men morally.
 Mrs. Pankhurst made many friends in Chattanooga by her address. She told in a simple, unaffected way of the hun ger strikes she had gone on in prison, until near death, and her reasons for it. She stimulated the cause of woman suf- frage here. It is to be hoped that when the war Is over women will be accorded their just dues in all our governments, and that the crying sense of outrage and injustice will never again drive them anywhere to militant methods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-06
Republicans and Progressives

A month ago it looked as if Colonel Roosevelt would be an easy winner CT the republican nomination for the nresideucy, but the situation has changed.
 While many influential men who have always voted the republican ticket express themselves as favora- ble to Roosevelt, the most pronounced of the told guard" refuse to listen to a reunited party proposition condl- tioned on the sage of Oyster Bay be- inc the standard bearer. Some of the progressives have been saying that they did not insist upon the colonePs nomination; that Associate Justice Hughes would be acceptable and that he would poll the full strength of the progressives as well as of the regu- lar republican party.
 But such talk was not sincere. A tentative Hughes boom was part of the progressive programme. The idea was that when man of dogmatic speech and supposed hypnotic influ- ence and jurist lacking in strong personality were compared as pros- pective candidates the contrast would be so great as to cause stampede for the one of strenuous mould.
 The progressives speak of Hughes Aas a good man to get together on, but at the same time they damned him with faint praise.
 Roosevelt's supporters- especially those of leadership qualities-are bent on making their hero the pro- cressive nominee, but within the past three or four weeks the republicans of the "old guard" type have taken heart and have become active and de- liant. They arc, in fact, exulting over what seems to them an elimination of Roosevelt
 They stress the drift of republican
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-06
Considers Him Qualified

Speaking of candidates for board of revenue" said William M. Lindsay, it has never been to my taste to indulge in the public support of a candidate for any office, but in this race I cannot re- frain from expressing the hope that Judge N. B. Feagin will be elected to place on the board. We need such a man. have known him personally and closely for 32 years-since he and were pioneers
 in Anniston. Then he was vigorous man physically I have never changed my opinion of him, unless it be to think more highly of him.
 w hen he was first appointed recorder he was sorely afflicted with rheumatism. cap, but it has been a great factor in his ideas along lines which have been of such great benefit to our county He was one of the inspirers of the Boys Industrial school at East Lake, and in the organization of the Boys club of Birmingham, both redounding much to the conservation of buy life and boy character in this community.
 His affliction has been blessing in disguise, in that he has been more easily attracted to things working to com lnunity bettern1ent, redounding not only to the upbu;lding of the characters of the youth Of the city and county, but of the adult wayward citizens.
 He is physically in better condition than for years. while mentally he has a broader vision and more comprehensive idea of the progressive elements for a higher conservation than any man in the ,., ..o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-06

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 The arrest of pr. Reitman. business manager for Emma Goldman. upon the charge of distributing indecent literature, calls attention to the fact that the Gold man woman is now serving a sentenc of six months in the workhouse in New York.
 Despite her efforts to get into the lime light. the stormy petrel of the soap box has not succeeded in keeping herself in the public eye recently. Many persons have so completely lost track of her that they had not heard of her commitment to the institution which seems more ap- proprate than any other for the treat ment of such case as hers
 Severe punishment of such characters as Emma Goldman tends to ennoble them ir the eyes of the class ignorant enough to listen to them. sentence now and theI to the workhouse as punishment for some act warranting the conviction is the right remedy and reduces the Gold man class of agitators to the right classi-
 fcation.
 It is not surprising that birth con trol' propaganda, taking the form of dis tributing printed matter unfit for distri- button. should attract such great minds as those of Emma Goldman and her man lager. Miss Goldman has not been blessed by a wide hearing recently. If Man lager Reitman joins her at the workhouse a public which would regret to see either of the two worthies posing in a peniten- tisry as martyrs to the cause of liberty | of thought and action will view with srnii- sjns complacencv their landing together
 in exactly the right place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-06

The meerschaum mines of Eski-sehr, a
 Moslem city of 20,oo0 inhabitants. which lies 200 miles south of Constantinople in
 Asia Minor. give employment to 4ooO
 Kurds and Persians, who work in groups
 of from three to IS men. They burrow into the ground through holes a yard
 wide to a depth of from 20 to 200 feet,
 working night and day, under the light of oil lamps. Meersohaum has been mined near Eski-sehr for 1000 years. being dug from alluvial deposits. This mineral clay is usually found in small Jumps, some
 no larger than a hazel nut and others as large as apples. Meerschaum has a yell brought to the surface and is very soft. In the summer it Is dried out by the sun, but is baked in ovens during the winter months. After being subjected to a steady temperature night and day for nine days it becomes snowy white and loses two-thirds of it's weight. It is then rubbed with flannel, polished with wax and sent to Austria or America, where it is soaked in water until it becomes as soft as cheese and can be easily sawed into pipe shapes. Before the war Eski- sehr exported annually more than $1 ,3oO,- 600 worth of merschaum. In Spain a coarse variety of meerschaum has been used for building houses. The Moroccans use another variety which fathers freely as substitute for soap. Chips and saw dust of meerschaum make a cleaning powder used to remove stains from costly fabrics These scraps are also moulded into inferior pipes Meerschaum is found to limited extent in the United States. There are deposits in Pennsylvania, South Carolina and New Mexico
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-06
The Belgian Windmills

Soldiers returning from the lfohe ;, Flanders say that the dreary mo- notonv of warfare along this sector IS relieved by the windmills. which con t;nue 4with true Belgian persistence and obstinaey' to perform their daily tasks, their grotesque arms sllhoue0- ted against the skies and revolving as steadily as if there were no war Wlth- in a thousand miles of them. And yet' x,an are lying entrenched all about, their presence occasionally oelhg ,,.de known bv a burst of artillery fire. Lines of barbed wire streech here and there and hostile eyes are aver m the watch. Despite the rum and desolation around them, and the f.ct that many have been damaged bv, shell fire, these quaint structures continue. as it were, to ignore the Ill., vader and the havoc he has wrought
 The windmills of Flanders typlfy the Belgian nation. Germany may think she can make over" these sturdy people and ram "kuitur ooWh tbe;r throats, but countless evidences show the folly of such an undertaking. The Belpians themselves may be crlp- ,,lad and maimed by the war, Just as inc windmills are, but like the Wino- mills they bide their tune anu wherever possible they are gong about their daily life, outwardiy calm. They doubtless dream of the dav when the victorious allies Will re- nav Belgium for all she has suffered in their behalf. Perhaps more clearly than we. they can see that Germany ;s weakening under the stra1n of gigantic struggle carried far beyond the point she anticipated and the thoupht of a future liberation cheers the civilians who are trying to piece together their broken lives, as well as the stout little army whlch con times to make gallant stand on the str;n of territory left to it.
 If the Germans were not ebsesseo with the idea of their own omnlpo- tence, they might learn lesson from the windmills in Flanders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-06
CHORUS GIRLS COMING

New York Correspondence Pittsburg Dis
 patch.
 The chorus girl class of 1916 is now ma triculating. If you can get by the door keeper at Lyric hall on Sixth avenue, near Forty-second street, you will see a most wondrous sight It is here where all the chorus girls are put through their paces Just now there are at least 500 Of them rehearsing for new summer mus ical shows. And when chorus rehearses they forget about clothes. The typically chic costumes for rehearsal consist of a cute little waist, or blouse, with or with out sleeves, over which one wears ones handsome fur scarf, if one has one. There is a pair of trunks, tights, trouser- cites or whatever you've mind to call 'em, ands thes wrist watch and handbag. The fur and? the wrist watch are new affectations. As to leg wear. it doesn t seem to msnttAsr so much. One blond miss fIuffing her hair up to make her look more like d motion picture doll, remarked lanSudly. "EsAally, so many women seem to have legs Fhese days. it's not worth while fussing with them" So legs may be draped at dfxcretion or without, just Eas fancy dictates, and fancy Is indeed a lcnient dictatorAthese days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-06
From the chattanauga News.

From the Chattanauga News.
 " HERE is a more tolerant feeling in
 the city today because of hearing
 4 Mrs Emmelne Pankhurst, the mil itant English suffragist. She has an at tractive personality. While notsas charm ing in her manner as her daughter Chris tabel Pankhurst, who visited Chattanooga sometime since and who had, indeed, most remarkable personality combining beauty with intellectually, nevertheless, the elder woman and leader Of her sex also wins She is soft-voiced and kindly speaking She tells her story in man ner indicating power. She never hesi- tates for a word and gives evidence of absolute sincerity. There is no playing to the galleries-no appeal to sentiment only. She held very large audience at the Auditorium last night for an hour while she related the work being done by her sex, and especially by suffragists in England to aid in the war.
 the women who were engaged in what was really a war for the vote declared 8 truce. and they have since done some remarkably effective work for their coun- try She told of the hospitals they had organized of the munitions factories they had filled with complement of workers, of the places of men in various occupations they had taken, The war has brought a wonderful transformation in the economic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-06
BERNHARDT IN NEW WAR PLAT

From the London Times
 At the Coliseum, Mime. Sarah Bern hardt is playing "Une q dElles," a play in one act by Mile. Lysianne Bernhardt.
 Her character is French countess, who is parting with her younger son, just accepted for the army and receiving in the same night news that her elder son is wounded The strain Is too much for her already diseased heart, and she dies while her companion is reading her once more her soldier sons letter. She dies in the belief that he is not only wounded, but dead; and the doctor, fearing the shock to her system of learning the glad tidings that she will not meet her son immediately in the next world, refuses to allow the colonel, who has brought the news, to undeceive her. s
 We have seen Madame Bernhardt in this. The French mother does not give an example of that heroism in suffering which is characteristic of the French woman She "carries on' wildly. She
 is determined to believe that her son is dead She is determined to die herself. She submits her heart. of the conditfon of which she is proudly conscious, to an emotional strain that might well ruin a sounder organ In a word. she makes a terrible fuss; and. to say nothing of the doctor, the companion, and the friend of the family, the very colonel himself is caught in the meshes of her fuss. He is obliged, poor man, to invent on the spur of the moment some dying words for a herS who is still alive, and the read mess with which he does it is almost shocking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-06
Shelby Politics

"Politics are auieter in Shelby county
 now than I ever knew them to be. v
 said Will Wade, a real estate and au-
 tomobile dealer of Calera, yesterday.
 'sBut little attention is being given the various races at the present. The req son may be that the county is pretty
 evenly divided between republicans and democrats, hence the lack of interest in
 the democratic primary q have noticed the faltners of the county, especially, are not wasting much time with political worries. They are working early and late in their fields, preparing their land and plant ling.
 "As whole. business is 0ooNin Shel- 1 by county. I have sold more Ford cars this year than I did last year, and a great many of the farmers are buying machines which indicates prosperity on their part"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-06
A Break Unnecessary

By agreeing to modify it's instruc- tlons to submarine commanders, Ger
 many shows in it's latest note to the
 American government a desire to
 meet the demands of President Will son, so far as the exigencies of mod ern warfare will permit. While some
 dissatisfaction is expressed in of ficial circles regarding the nature of the reply, beyond all question con- cession has been made which should prevent a rupture of diplomatic rela- not been met in all particulars, but he issued practical ultimatum which
 would have precipitated an immedi- ate break had Germany not wished to retain the friendship of this country, even at the cost of some sacrifices. As conditions are at present in Ger many, politically and otherwise, the American people can hardly realize how great a concession the imperial government has made at time when Germans are bitter toward the United States and feel that they have been asked to give up the only practical means they have of making war on Great Britain.
 Woefully unprepared and in no po- sition to plunge into war, the Ameri- can government sent to Berlin a note which great many fair minded citi- zens thought should have been less Hperemptory It is absurd to suppose that Germany fears us as a military factor, but her statesmen appreciate what it would mean to her economic life, both now and after the war. to lose our friendship. As we are the most powerful of neutral nations, Germany knows that she cannot af- ford to incur our enmity For this reason a nation which has not shown a disposition to bandy words in any other quarter is endeavoring to com ply with the demands of MT. Wilson.
 It is predicted now that there will be no severance of diplomatic rela- tions and this is as it should be. By exercising practical common sense and discretion, MT. Wilson should be able to reach a satisfactory under standing on the submarine question which will once and for all put an end to controversies. The chief point at issue is the status of armed merchant men, which can be determined and clearly stated. If Germany abides by her promises, there cannot be repe- tition of such disasters as the tor pedoing of the Sussex and the Lusi- tania.
 President Wilson is level-headed man and can be depended on to settle this matter without taking any step which might draw this country into Europe's senseless and bloody war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-06
HOTEL LOBBIES
Eighth District Politics

The race for Congress in the Eighth district is one oi the warmest in the en- tire state said Hector D. Lane of Court land, who was at the Morris yesterday. Judge F. B. Almon. the incumbent, is opposed for reelection by Judge w. w. Callahan, who was one of the men in the race two years ago. At that time Almon defeated Callahan by a very narrow margin.
 Judge Callahan and his friends have been very active since that time and warm fight has been waged to secure his election as the successor of Congress- man Alrlon. While the result this time will doubtless be very close, the friends of Judge Callahan are confident that they will turn the tables on the sup porters of the present congressman"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-06
Political Capital

Tn spite of the fact that I am holding state office and live in Montgomery, I em still a citizen of Birmingham said Atticus Mullin, secretary of the Ala bama publics service commission, as he registered at local hotel from "Birming- ham. Ala" Montgomery Is fine place, but man who has lived for years in Bir- mingham would find it rather hard to re- move permanently from here to the Capi- tai City.
 While the capital of a state is usually considered the chief political city, Bir- mingham is fast taking this honor from Montgomery. Practically all the candi- dates now in the races for state offices have spent the last few weeks of the race in seeking the votes in and around Bir- mingham. The more central location of Birmingham, together with the fact that such large percentage of tine voters live in the northern part of Alabama, have helped to make Birmingham the real po- litcal capital of the state."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-06
No Profit in Politics

Running for state office is a rather expensive luxury" said Col. Gardner Greene of Pell City, who was at the Mor- ris hotel yesterday. 4For several years I was more or less active in state politics and capped the climax by making the race for attorney general of Alabama. Since the campaign closed two years ago, however, I have devoted my time very closely to the practice of law and have not become very much excited over any of the races I find that practicing law is much more profitable than engaging in political campaigns"
 Colonel Greene, who is well known over the state, was in the city on personal business. He was accompanied by Mrs. Greene.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-06

~ APE TOwN.-Experience in the present campaign in German East N Africa has shown that it takes a whole lot to scare the Askaris, the black troops fighting under the banner of the Kaiser, but there is one implement of warfare that they cannot be induced to make any kind of a stand against, and that is the armored motor car-the
 "rhino," these native soldiers call it. The only thing that will put it out of business is a field gun or pompom, and harassed enemy, who are getting no peace from the invading British columns thrust
 ing swiftly toward the great colony $ vitals Rifle bullets merely batter harm lessly on the "rhino's'' hide, as where
 ever it gets a chance to maneuvre 1t
 rushes and bounds with terrific speed
 straight up to the first trench. scattering
 it's irresistible rain of death. The ne-
 groes don't wait for it if they see it first.
 especially If the jungle happens to be
 handy.
 That the "rhino' habitually indulges
 in the most extraordinary and terrifying
 "stunts' and lands itself in unexpected
 and impossible places and situations, sur-
 prises no one except the enemy, in view
 of the fact that it always is commanded
 by a naval officer, youthful as rule.
 and having the time of his life in his
 ship ashore.
 Fine physical specimens, these AskarIs
 are similar, of course, to the men of the
 Kings African Rifles. Born and bred in the bush. accustomed to track and hunt game for food, they are formidable foes indeed in the forest fighting, han dled by German officers and noncoms. Indeed, in their own domain they have a decided advantage over their British pur- suers. who comprise one of the most re- markable aggregates seen in this or any other war in all history-Tommies from the mother country. South Africans (Britons and Boers,) Rhodesians East Africans, Swahilis and representative units from the army of India. Moving with these invading forces are aeroplanes, motor ambulances, commissariat trucks and the rhinos, pack mules, native pack ca rriers. and Indian stretcher bearers. The pack carriers are an Indispensable ad- iunct of every column, for they can pen citrate the thick bush where the motor vehicles and even mules cannot go. Their Heads are carefully regulated. No man s burden is allowed to exceed 50 pounds in weight.
 An idea of the difficulties of the cam paign which these representative but So dissimilar sons of the empire are waging lean be gathered from details sent home ] by a high officer of the Union of South Africa forces. He writes:
 l "The country varies from forest and dense bush to open grass glades and park like pasture ground. Probably Sc per cent of the trees are thorn-hearing which makes movement impossible in the bush save by means of specially cleared roads, Another characteristic is the gently undulating nature of most of the terrain which means the absence oi | folds in the ground for the concealment of bodies of troops in open country.
 I Water is scarce and seems to be prac- ltically confined to certain widely sepa- lrated streams, though from the slopes of
 Kilimanjaro numerous streams flow, be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-06
Spring Business

q don't know about the other mer- chants" said V. o. Lewis. manager Of Florsheims bootery, but we are planning for big business during the coming reunion. The cheap railroad fare that all the railroads have an- nounced should bring shoppers to Bir- mingham by the thousands.
 'sThe shoe business with us has been unusually good this spring. in fact, l believe better than for number Of years, and we expect to profit by big business during the four days of the reunion. Shoe dealers should have splendid business in white goods as 1t is about the time when everyone wants don Palm Beaches, or other light ma- don plam beaches, or other light ma terial"