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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17
STREET CAR FIGURES
SHOW BIGGEST CROWDS
DURING RECENT FAIR
Over Million and Half Passengers
Handled in Ten Days Without
an Accident

Judging by figures showing the num-
Der of passengers hauled during the fair,
q greater number of people were in the
city this year than at any previous fair.
The Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company figures for the 10 days
of the fair show that a total of ,961
passengers rode on the cars Of that sys-
tenn during that time. During the fair
in 1915 total of l, 421. S37 passengers were
hauled. This year the increase in the
number of passengers who rode on the
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company lines totals 1879 124.
The largest day during the fair from
the standpoint of the number of people
handled by the street railway company
was Saturday october Z, when 80 100
passengers were carried. School chill
drens day of this year showed an in
crease of ga over the same day last year.
The figures show the total number of
passengers handled on all lines of the
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company. The records of the company
show that there was not single acct
dent during the crowded 10 days.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17
Favors Golf Links

According to Dave Letaw, the pharma-
cist, the municipal golf course at Green
Springs is one of the most progressive
ideas proposed in Birmingham in years
ut certainly should be carried out, .
said Mr.. Letaw, "as it will not cost much
money and it will be a great scheme to
keep the growing boys and girls out OF
mischief.
"Of course, a system Of parks would be
great thing for Birmingham, but that
is impossible if the city treasury is emp
ty, as it apparently is. But the i'm
proving of Green Springs park as a NUM-
cipal golf course would not cost very
much money, and the matter of putting q
clubhouse and shower baths can easily
be taken care of by public subscription
The people will pay, if you can show
them that you will give in return some
thing that will be beneficial to all. L an
very much in favor Of the municipal goli
Inks
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17
FORMIDABLE COMPETITOR

"When the war is over Germany will
find in Japan a formidable competitor,
and this competition will have to be faced
by British and American manufacturers
as well. 1t is a competition that will be-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17
ALBANY

Albany, October 16.-(Special)-Un-
usually sad was the funerald held here
Sunday afternoon at the Central Meth
odist church for Troup Carswell, Swear
old son of DR.. and Mrs. F. 8. Carswell,
who died after a BRIT illness from blood
poisoning, resulting from an abscessed
tooth. Little playmates of the dead
youth acted as honorary pallbearers,
while members of the Sunday school
class with which he had been affiliated
passed the casket and dropped a single
blossom each to add to the big collec-
ton of floral tributes. The funeral sery-
ices were conducted by Rev. r. l. Wal
ston, and the interment was held at City
cemetery.
The local cotton market is the best in
north Alabama if not, in the state, ac-
cording to local cotton men, who in sub
sanitation of their claim point to the
prices paid here and elsewhere. The sta
pie Saturday and today brought 171a cents
per pound here, with spirited bidding. 1t
is freely predicted that 20 cents per
pound or better VIII be realized later in
the season, and farmers feel confident
that prices almost equal to those of the
civil war days will be realized.
A speaking campaign in the interest
of the educational Amendment to the
state constitution is being waged in Nor
gan county under the direction of Prof.
j. C. Tidwell, county superintendent OF
public instruction., who is daily adding
to his list of speakers.
Rev. Livingston t. Mays, pastor of the
Central Baptist church of Albany, will
leave tomorrow for Baltimore, where he
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17
The Lost Recipe

at have lots of good things If they are
wanted, and my bread recipe never rams
me- I will gladly pass it on. | lost my
recipe for cream puff and should IKE 10
get another Here are good wishes lor
the Corner, our true friend in need.
MRS. NJ. S."
So worthy a member as yourseiI carilot
ask ANYTHING the Corner can oestoW
without receiving it. Here is the recipe
you lost, or one as good, IL not oeI-
ter:
Cream puffs: Melt half a pound OF put
ter in a pint of scalding water ana Wneh
this boils stir in three-quarters OF
pound of flour. Stir steadily for MN
ute. or until the flour does not SUCK 10
the sides of the saucepan. Remove from
the fire. When this mixture is COOL
whip in, one at time, six eggs beaten
light. Set on ice for an hour. Line pans
with buttered paper and drop the NIX
trre bv even spoons at regular Intervals
far apart-upon this paper Bake IN
hot oven until the puffs are goioeil
brown. When cold cut a slit in the sue
of each and fill with cream maze py
the following recipe:
Cream puff filing Thicker cupful Oh
hot milk with three tablespoons OF 1lour
wet to a paste with cold water w men IL
has boiled for a minute, and is free from
lsnaps. remove from the fire ana pour
upon three eggs, well beaten. with a hall
cl,pful of powdered sugar. Sur over the
fire to a thick, smooth cream; remove,
flavor with vanilla, and when colo HI
the puffs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17
Japan Is WAXING Rich On
Her Tremendous War Trade
Prosperity of Little Island Kingdom Is Beyond
Dreams of Avarice- Paying Debts and Lend
ing to Allies Specie Reaches $50 Million Mark

London, October 10-Japan.s plans of
expansion in China and in the Pacific
ocean were before the war cut to the
Japans finances. In the far east, more
han anywhere else in the world, dplo-
macy territorial expansion, commerce
and money progress hand in hand. One
,an scarcely get along without the other.
Tapan's expansion has not been lacking,
3ut that was owing to geographical prox-
unity, intelligence and industry. Many
a valuable concession which the Japanese
would otherwise have taken has gone
Elsewhere because Japan lacked money.
i Before the war it was only with
struggle that Japan could participate in
great, foreign loans and developments in
China. The imperial government has al
ways had to help private enterprise, while
Chinese bonds purchased by the Japanese
group of an international syndicate found
heir way to London, sale in Japan being
impossible. Marked as has Japan's ex
oaasion in China been, it " ould have
been infinitely greater had Nippon sur
plus of cash. Every yen there was to
spare has been poured into China, but not
enough to come even close to estab-
fishing that position of commercial DOM
nation to which Japan aspires
The war has wrought great change.
Japan is rich. Japan is lending money
o Russia, the Russia which is financially
& amous for it's enormous gold reserve.
Tapan's wealth comes from the war Her
Expenditures in the little campaign which
ed to the capture of Tsingtau and in the
tctivity of her fleet in the Pacific, where
IS It was engaged in chasing Won Spee were
small Once those operations were fin
shed, Japan's outlay ceased and money
began to return to the country. War con-
tracts brought the most, but Japan has
8orospered in many other ways. Her or
binary commerce has vastly expanded
us Japan reached out and grabbed mar
&ets that were once German, or even
British, French, Russian and American.
DIGEST OF POSITION
The Toxic correspondent of the Morn
ng Post of London has written a digest
If Japan's position that is most striking
, He shows what has transpired and dis
@usses the plans which Japan is max
sMg for the future. In the following ex-
herpts the pounds sterling have been
Transferred to dollars at the rate of IS
o the pound.
Financially" says the correspondent,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17
ACIDS IN THE SYSTEM

before you can be rid of your trouble.
S. S. S. has been purifying and nour-
ishing the blood for over half CEN
fury. 1t is also very efficient tonic
and being purely vegetable, it is the
most efficient agent known in the
cleansing of the blood and toning up
of the system.
Call for it at your druggists and
don't accept substitute. If special
medical advice is desired write Med
ical Department 90. Swift Specific Co,
Atlanta. Ga
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17
OLIVER WILL SPEAK
TO HELP DEMOCRATS

w. B. Oliver of Tuscaloosa, congress
man from the Sixth district, will speak
in behalf of the democratic ticket at
different points in Fayette and Walker
counties tomorrow, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. On Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week Congressman
Oliver will address the voters of Pick
ems county. He will speak in Marion
county November l, 2, and 4.
Congressman Oliver. who is recognized
as one of the ablest of the members of
Congress, is expected to prove of great
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17
Chiffon FAIR TO
!. OPEN OCTOBER 50
WITH BIG EXHIBITS
Entries in All Departments
Are Far in Excess of All
Former Years-Many
Features Planned

Clanton, October Especial. Tho
Chiffon County Fair association gates
will be opened on October 30 and closed
on November 4.
The entries of agricultural products,
hogs, cattle, poultry and country home
grown stuff is in excess of any previous
years. The ladies' department will be
we'll supplied with homemade articles of
every description.
The premiums in all of the depart
ments are liberal and we'll proportioned
as to value. The officers are W. Fl.
Conway, president; w. Ii. Wells, vice
president; M. D. Foshee, manager, and
Prof. w. T. Bean, secretary.
There will be better baby contest,
fiddlers' convention, in which several
old veterans of the Alabama Soldiers
Home will try conclusions, and a sing
ing contest, The Boys Corn club and
the Girls Canning clubs are offered lib
eral prizes.
aid in increasing the vote for the coun-
ty, district state and national democratic
tickets in all Of the counties where he
will speak. All of them are in his present
congressional district and he is very pop
ular with his constituents. AS a speaker
he is exceptionally forceful.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17

Acids accommodating in the system in
excess, poison the blood and cause a
great variety of diseases, affecting the
skin and other mucous surfaces, the
heart and arteries, brain and general
nervous system, joints and muscles.
Some of these diseases are Rheuma-
tism in its many forms, Catarrh,
Eczema, Hives, itching and burning
of the skin, dizziness, mental depres-
sion and a variety of other ailments.
You must eliminate the acid from
your system and purify your blood
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17

the war has placed Japan in position
beyond her dreams of avarice Her spe-
Gle holdings, that before the war stood
at $l76,500,000, have today reached more
than $500. 100000, with fair promise of see
ing $751;, 600 before the close of the year.
Indeed, her financiers seem to be some
what Inconvenience by this sudden and
abnormal increase in gold, and are evil
IDENTIFY at a loss how to utilize it. So far
Japan has devoted most of her immense
increase in gold to the purchase of AZ per
cent bonds of her own issue on the Lon
don and Paris markets, and $50,00O,0 900 in
the purchase of British exchequer bonds
in America, to accommodate the Bank
of England. Her ability thus to redeem
large quantities of the bonds which she
floated in London and Paris during the
war with Russia with money now paid by
Russia for munitions affords her some of
the indemnity she failed to get at the
Portsmouth peace conference Money has
not been so cheap or abundant in Japan
since the establishment of the Japanese
banking system, and naturally there Is
unceasing activity and high prices in the
stock exchange. Already Russia has float
ed a loan of s25, 100000 and is contemplate
ing the flotation of another loan of the
same amount to cover the more than
100000 still owing for war supplies.
This does not include the amount neces-
sary to pay for the enormous war orders
still unfulfilled by Japanese firms. This
sudden transformation of Japan from a
borrowing into a lending country is a phe-
nomenal experience illustrating the Won
derful prosperity aceruing from the war.
ITO preclude return to former condi-
lions Japan is taking every pains to lay
safely and permanently the foundations
of future business. and trade She has
appointed special commercial Commission
ers to all countries with which she deals
or hopes to deal, whose duty it is to make
exhaustive Investigations into trade and
industrial conditions and keep the Japan
csc government and Japanese manufac-
turers fully informed as to the demands
of each country, even to the minutest de-
tail This is especially necessary in view
of the determination to capture the trade
fields formerly held by Germany and the
persistent tendency to detection among
Japanese traders in regard to indifference
to contracts and the Importance of quail
ity in output.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17

has accepted an invitation to address the
MARYLAND Baptist convention, in session
there. DR.. Mays has also accepted an
invitation to preach the opening sermon
at the Alabama Baptist state convention
to be held in Mobile on November ID.
The Federated missionary societies oil
Albany-Decatur held an all-day meeting
today at the Westminster Presbyterian
church. Albany. The feature of the pro-
gramme was an address by Dr.. W. L.
Darby. synodical superintendent of mis-
sions on "Our Rural Churches.
Marvin Rankin, q prominent young So
ciety man. entertained at dinner Sunday
evening at the Hotel Lyons, compliment
tary to the members of the Bailey-Bibt
bridal party. The marriage of t. Zenc
Bailey of Albany and Miss Josephine
Bib of Belle Nina, will be solemnized
next Saturday at the brides country
home,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17

The announcement of the engagement
and approaching marriage of Miss Mary
Ruth Ellis and Mr.. Edward II. Lee,
both of this city, was received with pleas
ant surprise by friends Of the contract
ing parties, as both of the young people
are well known and popular in this city
The wedding will take place at Mccoy
Methodist church Wednesday, October o5.
at 5 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17
Giant Flying Boat Tested

Buffalo, October 16-An enormous
flying boat. built after the lines of the
America. with II passengers seated in
the cabin and the pilot. made a trial
trip at height OF so feet over Lake
Keuka Sunday. The new flying
boat has larger spread of wing than
the America. 1t is not of the tractor
type. There are two pusher propellors,
each operated by a eight-cylinder mo-
tor Of 200 horse power
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17
Miscellaneous Answers

Il saw a request for government
whitewash. Slack half bushel of good
lime with warm water, covering to
keep in the steam. Strain the LIQUID
through a fine sieve; add a peck of
salt, previously well dissolved in warm
water; three pounds of ground rice
-four boiled to a thin paste and stirred
in boiling hot; half pound of Spanish
whiting, and one pound of glue, pre-
viously dissolved in hot water. Place
in a hanging pot inclosed within a
large one Ito form a double boiler)
filling the outer one with boiling water.
Put over slow fire and let the mix
ture become thoroughly incorporated.
Then add five gallons of water, stir.
let stand for a few days. Apply hot
1t may be tinted any color desired.
MRS. 1. H"
ITO Mrs r. Fl. c.: Try pouring kero-
sene oil on widowed colored clothing.
Wrap up and leave for a while. Then
wash as usual. 1t will not harm colored
material and will remove fresh mil
dew. I cannot speak rs to mildew that
has been allowed to dry into the cloth.
MRS. 1. H."
ITO inquirer for a crack filler: Soak
newspapers to paste, add half pound
of flour, half a pound of alum, and
three quarts of water Allow all to boil
until you have a puttylike mixture
which may be forced into the cracks
while hot with a case knife.
MRS. l."
Answering H. c. G.: The lines be-
ginning, is it nothing to you, all ye
that pass by etc, are used in a pas
sage of dramatic defamation in
Gounod's oratorio of The Redemption
translated. 1 assume, from the original
French. They are based upon a verse
in the Lamentations of jeremiah, which
reads as follows: Is it nothing to you.
all ye that pass by? Behold and see if
there be any sorrow like unto my sor-
row which is done unto me, where
with the Lord hath afflicted me in the
day of His fierce anger Clam. 1:12)
&C. S. H."
I'm the Corner you have an inquiry.
over the initials H. c. G., asking for a
poem called: is it nothing to you. ye
that pass by, that the Savior of Men,
etc. will state that this is a selection
from Stainer's Crucifxion.' I hope this
will help out the one making the In
quiry. Z. A. M. L.
"Some time ago some one asked Tor a
recipe for burgoo. I am inclosing copy
taken from a magazine. hope you will
print it, since I know there are many
who would like to have the formula
Gus Jaubert's Kentucky 'burgoo'-Take
one gallon of water, and put in a whole
chicken, and a beef shank, cut up into
small pieces. Keep this cooking until
the meat is done. Then drop in four
ears of corn, cut from the cob, half
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17
HARLAND'S DAILY
HELPING HAND I'm THE HOMIE,
By MARION HARLAND

a dozen tomatoes, one dozen potatoes,
and three onions. all cut up very fine
This mixture must be stirred constant
ly to prevent screening, and water
must be added from time to time rs
is necessary. 1t takes from two to three
hours to cook burgoo properly, and
when IL is taken from the stove it
should be light brown in color and
very thick. IDA NJ. F.
THE poem asked for by H. c. c., be-
ginning, Is it nothing to you, ye that
was printed by request in a recent issue
was written by John Hay. 1 happened
to be in that city at the time, and was
much interested in the poem.
&c. w. B."
"I send in a few soap recipes, as you
speak of making soap al home: Brown
tar soap-Take eight gallons of soft
soap, two quarts of salt, and one pound
of resin, pulverized; mix, and boil half
an hour. Turn it into a tub to cool.
Soap for cleaning silver-One bar of
turpentine soap, three tablespoonfuls of
spirits of turpentine, half a tumbler of
water. Let it boil 10 minutes. Add six
tabIespoonfuls of ammonia. Make
suds of this and wash the silver with
it. Soap potash-Six pounds of potash,
five pounds of grease, and quarter
of a pound of powdered resin; mix all
well in a pot and when warm pour On
10 gallons of boiling water. Boil until
thick enough. NJ. A. ""
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-07
WAR PRACTICE OF
GUARDS REALISTIC
Ball Cartridges and ShrapneI
Used at Leon Springs by
D. c. Men.

LEON SPRINGS, Tex, Dec. L.
Members OF the District militia today
participated In the most realistic wal
practice in which citizen soldiers from
the National Capital ever took part.
While the Washingtonians stood
firing ball ammunition at targets on
the rife range, four batteries of vir
ginia artillery, located IN a hill bacl,
OF the District men, protected with a
continual hail or shrapnel.
The booming OF tho artillery, flashes
OF fire in the distant fields made by
bursting shells and the rattle OF rife
shots left only the enemy to the
agination to complete real war pic.
ture.
Colonel Young today designated 31s
militiamen who had not completed
the instruction course in firing to the
targets hrst. Seventy OF these men
had never Aired an army rife. A ma.
Jority of them, however, had fired al.
most 90 per cent OF the prescribed
course. Colonel Young said this aft.
ernoon the showing made by the
now es was remarkably good" The
Will face the targets In the alphabet.
lcal order OF their companies.
Relatives and friends OF the militia.
men should continue to address them
at Camp Wilson, The mail II being
conveyed from there to Leon Springs
In army motor trucks. III letters or
parcels are addressed to Leon Springs
they will Re received n day later than
" sent to Camp Wilson.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-07
HELD BLAMELESS
FOR GIRLS DEATH
Rabbit Exonerated by coro-
ner's Jury for Accident on
Conduit Road.

A coroner's jury today exoncrated
John o. Rabbit. OF 1897 Thirty.third
street northwest, OF blame for the
death OF six'year-old Elizabeth sidei
who was run over and killed by an
automobile truck owned and operated
by Rabbit at Conduit and Chain
Bridge roads northwest, near where
the child lives. yesterday evening.
According to the testimony. tho
little girl, a daughter OF Rudolph 81
del, started across the road In front
OF the truck. Rabbit was unable Ia
apply Ms brakes in time to save her.
He hurried the Injuries girl to George
town Hospital. whete she was pro.
nounced dead.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-07
WOULD PROTECT FLAG
Sons Of Veterans Urge Passage Of
The Pomsrens Dill.

Resolutions urging the passage OF
the Pomerene bill to prevent the desc
Grafton of the American nag Will be
sent to the proper committees In Con-
gress this week by William b. Cush-
Ing Camp. No. 80. Sons Of Veterans.
Unanimous action was taken to this
effect at the meeting Of the organiza-
ton last night in Pythian Temple.
q. sydney Hill was elected com
mander of the camp. The other OF
ficers named include; J. CLINTON hlatt,
senior vice commander: 10. Eugene
stevens, Junior vice commander ~
Albert Lang, c. c. Jones and A. schip-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-07
HIS FRIEND HURT;
lie HELPED him
Injured Man Laughed When Sim
pie Treatment Was Suggested,
But He Thanked His
Comrade Later.

Once upon a time word came TO
Henry A. Voehl, of Plainfeld, N. j.,
that close friend had been injured,
and full of anxiety he visited the
afflicted man, who was suffering
from a sprained ankle.
at was so bad that the leg had
turned black" said MIR. VOehl in re-
lating the story. 81 told him l would
have him out in a week and he
laughed at me. But l took him a
bottle of SlOan's Liniment, that
night he put some on and noticed
the ankle felt better. ! told him to
use il every day, and in three days
his ankle was practically well. In
four days he was working. He glad
ly admits that SlOan's Liniment
"put him on his feet"
Sloan's Liniment can be obtained
at all drug stores, 25e, soc and S1.00.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-07
DEATHS FROM ACCIDENTS

There were Ave deaths In the last
year In the District from accidents TO
persons engaged In the so.cailed
mon. hazardous occupations. while
fifteen were reported as being killed
by accident suffered while engaged In
hazardous occupe lions"
According To Gyures Of the Bureau
OF Labor statistics issued today,
thirty.siS occupational accidents re-.
sulting In death were reported to the
Department VI Labor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-07
JOHN j. CHEW BURIED
Funeral Services Held at st. Johns
Chureh--Many Floral Irlbutes.N

Funeral services for John ]. Chew
who died at his home, 2103 o street
northwest, Sunday afternoon, were
held yesterday morning at st. Johns
Church.
The pallbearers were Truxton Beale
Gen. ]. p. Sanger, James M. Johnston
John NJ Biddle, William c. Hill, Gen,
Charles l.. McCauiey, Robert C. VIII
kins and Charles II. Woodruff. The
casket was covered with floral tri..
butes from friends. and beautiful
blanket of flowers was sent by mem
bers of the Metropolitan Club. Inter
ment was private.