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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-05
NEW YORK LINES WILL BE TIED UP
 BY GREAT STRIKE
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the negotiations was made by a con- mittee of six, which had been appoint ed to confer with General Manager Frank Hedley. The committee de- manded the right to organize without intimidation and a wage increase from 30 cents to 33 cents an hour.
 letter from Mr. Hedley said he was "at all times willing to meet the employees of this company" and ths t men at his office at noon tomorrow
 The meeting was attended by dele gation from the central labor federa- tion, representing 95o,0O0 union men, who pledged their moral and financial support to the motormen and conduc- tors Telegrams were received from Chicago, Boston and Detroit making similar pledges.
 Prompt action was taken by General Manager Hedley to provide for emer- gencies. He notified Max Schmittber- ger. chief inspector of police, that a strike had been called on the lines of the New York Railways company h. spector Schmittberger at once detailed men to guard the power houses and car barns of the company.
 Uniformed policemen will be assigned t. every car
 If the surface car strike order goes into full effect, all Manhattan will be depen- dent for transportation upon the subway and elevated lines. already crowded to suffocation in the rush hours. The num- Der of persons who travel to and from their work upon the surface car lines has been estiamted at 100000. Even small percenteage of these passengers, if forced to ride upon the overhead or underground
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-05
WAR DEPARTMENT
 GREATLY AROUSED
President and Secretary Urge Reconsideration of
 Hay Amendment

Washington, August 4-Secretary Ba- ker, with the support it is understood. Of President Wilson, has urgently re- quested the Senate and House conferess on the army appropriation bill to re- consider their decision accepting Repre- sentative Hays amendment to the re- vised articles of war which would exempt from the military criminal code officers and enlisted men on the retired list Full agreement on the bill, it was learned tonight, has been reached by me conferees and a report had been signed when the war department, aroused over acceptance of the Hay amendment, brought such strong influences to bear for reconsideration that the report was held up.
 Senate conferees are understood to have accepted the amendment only as a last resort to save the revised articles of war, badly needed because of Mexican. opera tions, and assure their enactment at this session of Congress. Representative Hay and the House conferees, in turn, yielded to the Senate on a series of other changes in the new code.
 There now is no law under which the war department had Jurisdiction over criminal acts of army officers or enlisted men committed on foreign soil Two cases already are pending in Mexico Troopers committed crimes for which they cannot be held by the United States army author ities and must be turned over to the Mexican civil authorities in trial
 In arguments against the Hay amend ment in conference, 1t was asserted that
 some retired army officers might take ad-
 vantage of disciplinary exemption to stir
 up army scandals and to publicly air grievances of the past. One retired of- ficer, it was stated. already had written a book relating to army conditions un-
 der past administrations and had been awaiting an opportunity to publish it without fear of injuring his own stand ing.
 Representative Hay said tonight that so
 far as he knew there was no disposi-
 tion on the part of the House conferees
 to reverse their action but he thought a meeting might be held to morrow to discuss the question. Meanwhile the con-
 ference report on army appropriations remains pigeon-holed
 No radical cuts in the Senate appro- priation total of $314,0o0oOo were made by the conference. although there were some reductions in amounts proposed for enlargement of the army and National
 Guard. The heavy appropritions for avia- tion. munitions and equipment were kept
 at the maximum figures. Publication of
 details will be withheld until the con-
 troversy over the articles of war has
 been settled and the report submitted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-05
On the lob

From the San Francisco Star.
 Mayor Curley of Boston was joked about the pre-eminence of Irishmen ir public life.
 That's perfectly true: we always get to the top.' answered MT. Curley. An example of this came to my attention a few years ago when 1 was making a trip through Minnesota. I came to a small town in the northern part of the state One glance at the signs on the stores showed me that Scandnavians predomi. hated Johnson, Nelson, Gustavson, Hill.
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conductors which were submitted today to the Philadelphia Rapid Transit com pany were answered favoably by noon tomorrow a strike would be called within a few hours.
 In the demands the men asked for 40 cents an hour for all motormen and con- ductors, and time and a half for all overtime.
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berg, Olson and like names were all that I could see.
 Any Germans here?' I asked the man I was visiting.
 There ban none,' he said.
 Any Italians?
 No he answered
 "'And no Irishmen, either, I suppose 2 added.
 " Oh, yaas, there ban two Irishers ir town came the reply. One he ban mayor and the other chief of police.' ' John B. Stanchfeld, in the North Amer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-05

H. L. Jacobs of Providence, R. l., has a bungalow on his place which is for the exclusive use of cats. The building is 9 feet long by P feet wide, one story high, with cellar. The cats have their own separate apartments and sun pariors; connected to the house by runway is an exercise yard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-05
STRIKE MAY SPREAD

Philadelphia. August 4-The executive board of division No. AT, of the Amalga- mated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America, after a meeting here tonight. announced that un- less the demands of the motormen and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-05

An Illinois poultry raiser has found that it is possible to hatch in an in- cubator eggs that have been cracked. by pasting paper over the cracks with gum arabic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-05

in
  aer rfo  In in a n temptt t destroy the emaneat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-05
Villa Leader Executed

Chihuahua City. Mex. August 4.-Petro Solas, a Villa leader, captured recently by Carranza troops, was put to death in the Chihuahua penitentiary last night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-05
TOO LATE ID CLASSIFY

LOST-Ladys purse with lavaller and $2 in cash, between 20th st. and Woodlawn. Reward. Phone Main 6281.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-08-11
a Hot Retort.

In a certain provincial town there
lives an old maid who has the reputa-
ton of being about the fastest talker
on record, added TO which her tongue
has more than the average amount of
venom. One day recently, however,
she met her match. A peddler called
and had the impudence to ring the
front doorbell. A moment later the
door was opened, and when the woman
saw who it was she at once gave him
q piece of her mind, finally scheduling
with:
"And now, then, you can be off
There's nothing you can sell me that
will be of any use to me-"
The peddler, who was evidently no
novice at getting his own back. turned
on his heel, saying as he did so:
"No, mum, SEEM as 'ow I'm only
sellin' mouse traps an not muzzles,
don't see as 'ow there is."-London
Answers.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-08-11
Flossie's Right.

The incest thing about Clarence Cool
lum was his polteneSS.
When a woman entered an elevator
in which he was riding Clarence never
failed to remove his hat, though he
knew that too much air on his head
was bad for his brains.
The incest thing about Flossie Slam
son was her independence.
Though her parents were poor, they
were honest, and as soon as q strange
man began TO think of getting fresh
with her Flossie, who gave Il boxing
lesson on the side, always lit out with
her shapely but trusty right.
AS Flossie stepped into the elevator
of the Eggsenham building Clarence,
the only other occupant, removed his
hat. Now, in Flossie's mind this was
q large piece Of bold impertinence.
"Jim, this poor simp's pretendin' to
know me-gettin' fresh-dipped his lid
--givin' me the mash-oglin' eyes at me
-spreadin' his face in KNOWN grin.
Now, watch me-" she coolly said. This
to her friend who had just met her at
the elevator.
After the ambulance had clang-clang-
ed away and the crowd had dispersed
Flossie and Jim emerged, arm in arm,
from the ice cream parlor across the
street.-DetrOit Free Press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-08-11
DRAWING A STAR.
Trying II This Way Is Said to Be as
Funny as Circus.

Funny as Circus.
When your party is not making prog
ress enough to suit you try the follow
ing on them: Take Il large sheet Of
plain paper and draw a five or six
pointed star on 1t. Have the star
about ten inches wide from point to
point Then draw another star on the
outside Of the first one, so that a space
Of about half an inch Is left between
the two stars all the way around.
Then provide yourself with a hand
mirror and a book. Place the paper
fat on the table. Put the book end up
on the side of the paper nearest you.
Take the mirror and place it on the
opposite end OF the paper. Then look
ing into the mirror you should be able
to see the whole star. Having pro
vided yourself with a pencil, fix it on
a spot inside the two lines Of the star
and proceed to draw another star on
the inside the two lines by looking
only at the star through the mirror.
The book is simply used to prevent
your eyes dropping down to the draw
ing itself If your pencil goes outside
the lines or inside you have lost your
turn.
Try 1t out and see what you can do.
Some say it can be done, and others
say it can't, but whether it can T
can't has little TO do with it; it will fur
nish enough amusement to keep
crowd convulSed for an hour.-Cleve-
land Dispatch.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-08-11
What Is Good Water2

Good water is colorless, clear, free
from suspended matter, of brilliant lus-
ter and free from smell or taste. Bad
water may sometimes meet all these
specifications and yet be full Of germs.
Rainwater is good; so is water from
clear ice or from springs. lakes, large
rivers and streams in uninhabited dis
tricts. Rainwater from polluted sur
faces is bad; so is the water from snow
ice, small ponds, streams and wells in
inhabited places. Marsh water is bad.
and streams below towns are almost
certainly full Of germs and sewage
Outing.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-08-11
MARK TWAIN AS A LECTURER.
The Story Of His First Appearance
Upon the Platform.


The story of Mark Twains first great
public lecture is told In Albert Bige-
low Paine's Boys Life" of the hui
morist In st. Nicholas. 1t had been
suggested that he should lecture on
the Sandwich Islands, where he had
been spending some weeks as a news
paper correspondent, and one of his
San Francisco friends urged him to
hire the largest hall In the city and
charge dollar a ticket
without waiting until his fright
came back" writes Mr.. Paine, "Mark
Twain hurried to the manager of the
Academy OF Music and engaged 1t for
a lecture TO be given Oct. 2, 1866, and
sat down and wrote his announce
ment. He began by stating what be
would speak upon and ended with a
few absurdities such as:
A SPLENDID ORCHESTRA
Is In Town. but Has Not Been Engaged
Also
A DEN OF FEROCIOUS WILD BEASTS
VIII BE on Exhibition In the Next Block.
A GRAND TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION
May BE Expected; In Fact the Public
Are Privileged to Expect Whatever
They Please.
Doors open at o. clock.
The trouble to begin at o'clock
mark Twain was well known in
San Francisco and was pretty sure to
have q good house. But he did not
realize this, and as the evening APP
preached his dread Of failure increas-
ed Arriving at the theater, he en-
tered by the stage door, half expecting
to find the place empty. Then sudden
ly he became more frightened than
ever. Peering from the wings, he saw
that the house was jammed-packed
from the footlights to the walls. Ter
rifed, his knees shaking, his tongue
dry, he managed to emerge and was
greeted with a roar, crash Of APP
plause that nearly finished him. Only
for an instant - reaction followed.
These people were his friends, and he
was talking to them. He forgot to be
afraid, and as the applause came In
great pillows that rose ever higher he
felt himself borne with it as on a tide
Of happiness and success. His even
ing from beginning TO end was a COM
plete triumph Friends declared that
for descriptive eloquence, humor and
real entertainment nothing like his adj
dress had ever been delivered"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-08-11
He Had Qualified.

4 stranger in an outlying village
thought he might improve the time by
attending service in the local church.
At the conclusion Of lengthy talk the
minister announced that he should like
to meet the board.
The stranger. in company with sew
eral other persons, proceeded to walk
to the front Of the church. The pastor,
thinking there must be some misun-
Outstanding, said to him:
Il believe, sir, you are mistaken
This is just to be a meeting of the
board"
We'll" replied the visitor, Il have
listened to you talk for more than an
hour, and if any one has been more
bored than | have been l should like
to know who it s."-Christian Herald
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-08-11

die of the street. MIL Win Do Mf'
The result was they met with a bump.
1t was a sickening collision, with the
little man down and out.
You should have looked where you
were going" said the fleshy woman,
bending over the victim on the curb,
to which he had been carried by traf-
fic policeman. "But is there anything
! can do for your
YES" he replied family, opening his
eyes a moment Get the number Of
the automobile that struck me-"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-08-11
An IL Really Was.

On the morning after his first appear
ance on the stage the confident but I'M
talented youth met friend who had
witnessed his first performance. What
do you think of my acting?" asked the
would be Hamlet.
THAT wasn't acting" replied the
friend. "That was misbehavior."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-08-11
Mo Doubt About Il.

An east side teacher was endeavor
ing to elucidate some Of the simpler
phenomena of electricity and at the
close of her little lecture said sweetly:
can any Of you children give me the
name of some nonconductor and tell
about it in a few words?
A sharp eyed urchin exclaimed: 81
kin, teacher sam Holly's Old man is
one. They was a spotter on his car
seen him knock down fare. Old Hol
ly's noncOnductor ever since. New
York Times.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-08-11
His Type of Beauty.

'"This yur young man Hollar that's
sorter running for the legislature, said
Mr.. Gap JOhnson-"well | can't pre-
sizely describe him to you further than
TO state that | reckon he Is the only
one OF the kind ever born in captivity.
His head is SO narrow that his eyes are
on the north and south ends of his
countenance and he has to come at you
sideways. kansas City Star
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-08-11
Learn From a Child.

Would We learn the road TO Laughter
town,
We who have lost the way?
Would we have young heart though your
hair be gray?
Go learn from a little child each day.
Go serve his wants and play his play
And catch the Tilt Of his laughter gay,
And follow his dancing feet as they stray,
For he knows the road TO Laughtertown,
ye who have lost the way!
Katherine y. Blake.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-08-11
Made IL Hard Work.

First Maid-So you don't like to work
for highbrows? Second Maid-You bet
/ don't. | worked for one pair Of them
and never again! Him and her was
fighting continually, and 1t kept me
running back and forth between the
keyhole and the dictionary all the time.
Puck
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-08-11

Maude - That horrid old cat told
Claude 1 was forty years old! Mamie
The mean thing! But she might have
done worse. Maude-How? Mamie
Well, she might have told some lie
about you.-EXchange
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-08-11
GROWING Up.

Percy Poodles-Congratulat me. I'm
engaged to Molly Multlrox. Amt the
lucky dog? Polly Pickles-You certain
ly must be. But how time does fly! 1t
seems but yesterday heard her father
speak of you as a puppy.-New York
Globe
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-08-11
Trouble Ahead.

Young Husband Ito wife)-Didnt l
telegraph to you not TO bring your
mother with you?
Young Wife, know. That's what
she wants 10 see you about. She read
the telegram.
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ing vehicles were
W hiring their
m a tin ee patrons
up Broadway. At
the same instant
q very feshy lady
started from the
curb directly OPP
posite with the
same purpose In
mind.
By remarkable
luck both Su c.
ceeded in escap-
ing the passing
wheels; but, as
fate would have
it, the little man,
whose eyes were
busy oglin e the
the traffic on Ell
ther side of him,
darted plump into
the Oncoming wo-
man at the mid
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-08-11
Thu Acid Tetf

He-So you think she is broad mind
ed. She-I know she Is. why, she Is
broad minded enough to admit that
she IS narrow minded! - New York
Times.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-08-11
Pick a Good One.

IL you are determined to live and die
a slave to custom. see that it Is at
least a good one
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- The ~
Book
One Thing She Could Do.

One Saturday afternoon recently In
New York frail little man started
to cross Broadway at Forty second
street just when all sorts of fast NOV
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-08-11
COOKING Beef.

Beef when boiled loses nearly one
roasted eighteen ounces.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-08-11
a REGULAR Attendant.

"Po you go to church regularity
YES; regularly once year.'-D~
troit Free Press.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-21
In and Out of the Children s Playroom
MOOWEESUK, THE COON.

This evening. said Uncle Ben to Polly
Ann and little Ned. | am going to tell
| you about MooWccsuk. the coon
MoowecSuk. the little coon. builds
his house in the very quietcst spot in
the wood. far from inquisitive neigh
bors. When twilight shadows gather
and the big. round. yellow moon creeps
over the mountain little MooWeesuk
comes out of his house to look about
n feed on frogs and fishes.
The coon is a joyous little animal
and is very particular to wash, when
| possible. all food before eating it.
Coons arc fond of many things. roots.
CLAIMS. fish. the eggs of birds and sweet
corn being much appreciated by these
little wood folk.
When they go out for a walk the
mother always leads the way. and the
children follow, bear fashion. in single
file behind her.
The coon can also walk on its hind
feet, sitting up like bruin.
McoWeesuk relishes most things
found in the woods and when hungry
| will eat ants. worms and beetles. found
by grubbing in hollow logs. Coons are
| very fond of sweet sap. turtles and
watcrcress and wintcrgrecn berries. In
order to get the turtle meat they drop
a stone upon its shell and crack it.
The little chaps also relish chicken
and pumpkin seeds.
The coon has a very clever way of
catching his fish. Like the bear. he
knows how to flip it out of the water
With his paw. But in addition to this
he has learned how to attract the fish
to the surface by dipping his whiskeGs
into the water and moving them slight
~. Mr.. l'inny is a bit curious,
too close to the surface and is Tipped
out of the water by Moowcesuk's paw.
The Don makes Il most entertaining
pct. as he is full of mischief and a droll
little creature and has Il childish pleas
ure in new playthings.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-21
LACE BLOuSES.
What Is Fashionable In the Realm Of
Dainty Waists.

Lace blouscs With the bib collar of
Grape are comparatively new. Then
there are the cape hlouSes which give
a pretty finish cross the shoulders,
but arc so contrived that they do not
add any suggestion of breadth across
the chest. Some of these capcs arc
bound with satin or mOirc ribbon.
while others have Il quilting. of net OF
chiffon.
Striped m%essalinc has been chosen
for the development of a semi-tailored
blouse. which later may he Worn With
the outing skirt. In fact, the outing
season has been very vel considered
in the planning of the blouse models.
This is evidenced in tho smock blouses,
which are really Il sort of Goa and
which are either quiet or Very gay.
In some instances the smo"k blouscs
are trimmed with the stenciled de-
signs in high colors: other ideas are
expressed in applique motifs of ere.
tonne. 1t is not uncommon to have
the smock trimming to match that of
the sport hat.
Iongec has come into it's own once
more. One of the most recent models
is Il coat blouse of pongec made in
Norfolk style with largo pockets and
big collar. Some of the models arc
laced in color on the hips and part
way down the front.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-21
MINERALS IN FOODS.
A Discourse on ingredients Needed For
Pure, Red Blood.

There are a large number of people
who have some indefinite notion about
iron in foods, thinking it is in amounts
big enough to see with the naked
eye if they but know how. 1t is not.
Prospective mothers begin to learn
about their mineral needs when the
doctor prescrilcs lime tablets, which
contain the Inorganic mineral. known
to be far less absorbahle than when
organic. as in plants. The plants take
the inorganic minerals of the soil and
make them ver into live stuff for him.
He cannot seem to get them so well
in any other way.
Not only anaemia, but many other ILL
nesses come because not enough foods
continuing minerals are eaten. or if
eaten are made ineffective because the
strong acids taken go after them for
their own use. If WI could talk baby
talk to them VIC might say. "Thc acids
will catch YOU if You don't watch out"
Now. just to Get a little hit of 4 no.
ton about how very slight in guam
tity. though so Wondrous in quality,
these vitalizing minerals are, any cook
and any eater should study some re-
liable book on the matter. You will
learn that there is nothing quite so
heavy in lime as turlip tops. which
also means the tops of the kohlrlbi.
How much lime: Oh. about onc-hal1
of ! per cent. but that is Il lot COM
pared With what is in the valuable
spinach. which has only 90 per cent.
Sherman calls these minerals lash con-
stituentS.' which is Il bit old fashion
cd. Others call them ''nutricnt salts"
and om1mon everyday people say min
eral matter. How great are little things
is what We need to realize in this CON
nection. They are almost comparable
With radium in this respect.