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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-23
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LIFE ON A SUBMARINE

From Leslie's
 It is thrilling to watch giant sub marine come racing toward you, her prov cutting the water sharply, her two exhaust holes far astern boring out dense quantities of yellowish white smoke. her engines vibrating rhythmically. But it is more thrilling to be aboard. to stand in the tiny coming tower, to walk up and down her echoing steel decks, to go be- low amid the complicated mechanism of this diving boat. Once the command to submerge is given officers and men go below and the matches are securely battened down. The captain takes his place at the forward periscope to direct the course of the boat. It gives one a strange thrill to know that the waters have closed above one's head, as you glide silently along amid a blaze of elec- tric light and polished metal. The only connection with the world above are the two thin little tubes, with their magic mirrors of glass, that banish distance and carry the light of day to the ob- server. The periscopes are the eyes of the submarine. Without them 1t is blind and must run by compass.
 The greatest enemies of the submerged submarine are mines or bombs exploded on or near the boat; steam trawlers. which carry drag nets; fast motorboats mounting guns, and swift destroyers which often get shots at periscopes, and last, but not least, the nets which are stretched across channels and form a web from which the boat cannot extricate itself. The airpane is also an inveterate enemy of the submarine, for it searches out the shallows where the undersea boats lie near the steamer lanes, and as the waters are clear, easily locates the boats and informs the nearest patrols. which surround the spot and wait for the submarine to rise.
 Many schemes have been tried to give the submarine commander an oppor- tunity to Hook the sea over" without ex- posing the periscope to chance shot. The most common practice is to DOT poise,' or rise, take a quick look and sink immediately. Often the periscope is projected through what appears to be a drifting box.
 While the torpedo is the most effective weapon of the submarine, limited space allows each boat room for only a small number. Therefore, small guns. usually two in number, are carried that the crews may destroy by shel-fire such ships as surrender without, making a fight or a race: thus conserving the supply of torpedoes. The lighter gun is mounted in we'll and works on the principle of the jack in the box. As it's compart- ment cannot be made water-tight the gun is built of nickel-steel to prevent rusting. The heavier gun is carried be- low and considerable time is required to mount it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-23
A PRAYER

Homer Mckee, in the Kansas State
 Board of Health Bulletin.
 Teach me that 60 minutes make an hour, Is ounces one pound, and 100 cents one dollar.
 Help me to live so that can lie down at night with a clear conscience, with cut a gun under my pillow and un- haunted by the faces of those to whom I have brought pain.
 Grant, I beseech Thee. that I may earn my meal ticket on the square, and in doing thereof that I may not stick the gaff where 1t does not belong
 Deafen me to the jingle of tainted money and the rustic OF unholy skirts.
 Blind me to the faults of the other fellow, but reveal to me my own.
 Guide me so that each night when l look across the dinner table at my wife, who has been blessing to me, I shall have nothing to conceal
 Keep me young enough to laugh with my children and to lose myself in their play
 And then. when comes the smell of flowers, and the tread of soft steps, and the crushing of the hearse's wheels in the gravel out in front of my place, make the ceremony short and eiptaph simple:
 Here lies a man."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-23
A LIVE CIVIC ASSOCIATION

From the Mobile Register.
 The recently organized Birmingham Civic association, an offshot from the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, seems to be meeting with considerable success under the leadership of Com missioner Weatherly. The association has leased the three top floors of the Jefferson County Savings Bank building, the quarters formerly occupied by the old Newspaper club. The association will take possession at once. The Newspaper club was an institution of considerable note in it's day. For the infant associa- tion to fill it's shoes, so to speak, is the sign of fine spirit and vitality: and also that the association is on the right track. is doing good public work and has the confidence of the people of Birmingham The Register offers the Civic association its compliments and best wishes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-23
OLD CAP'N STORM-ALOMG

Wherever he signals, they leap to his
 call; They batter the seas to lather of glory. With old Cap'n Storm-along leading
 'em all. You'll find he's from Devon. the sailor I
 mean; Look at his whaler now. shipping 1t
 green. O. they're dancing like witches to open
 the ball; And old Cap'n Storm -along's lord of em
 all. Ay. there is the skipper that knows how
 to scare 'em, &a Blow the man down, bullies, blow the
 man down!-~ Look at the sea wives he keeps in his
 harem, Wicked young merry maids. buxom and
 brown, There's Rosalind, the sea-witch, and
 Gipsy' so lissom, All dancing like duck in the teeth of
 the squall, With bright eye for Huns. and Hotch-
 kiss to kiss 'em; And old Cap'n storm -along's lord of 'em
 all. Look at him, battering darkness to lightl Look at the fleet that he leads to the
 fight! O. hearts that are mighty. in ships that
 are small. Your old Cap'n Storm-alongs king of us
 all,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-23
Y ASHINGToN. June 22.-(spe- v cial.)-The gigantic possibilities ' of the home canning industry

WO 7 ASHINGTON, June 22.-(Spe- l WNW cial)-The gigantic possibilities V of the home canning industry in the United States this summer when | it is so eagerly hoped that the produc- | ton of the vegetable gardens everywhere | will be vastly increased over the normal | output are set forth in bulletin issued 1 by the National Geographic society from | it's Washington headquarters. The bulle- l tin Is a part of a communication to the society from William Joseph Showalter. "One fourth of our country's diet con sists of vegetables, products of the truck garden, and yet, next to Australians. Americans are the worlds greatest meat eaters. Our census returns show that we produce, exclusive of potatoes and sweet potatoes, vegetables to a value Of $216, 1000.
 "The tomato takes first rank. with s14.OOo.0oO production to its credit; the onion contributes exactly one-half as much to the total as the tomato, while corn makes a successful bid for third place; watermelons get fourth place. with production valued at $50o0,000, and cantaloupes add $4,00OO0O more to the total Green beans and green peas arc S3, GOO crops These figures deal al- most entirely with the production that gets to the city market and not with the vegetables raised for consumption on the farm.
 There is probably no farm house in all the land so poor as to be without it's vegetable garden and it's truck patch, and between the dried beans. corn, peas, etc, and the canned cucumbers, beets, tomat toes, ketchup and what not, the thrifty rural housewife takes her family into the winter with the assurance that there will be no dearth of vegetables.
 "The food administration of the gov ernment is now pleading with the wom- en everywhere to increase their output of canned goods so that the amount of vegetables which ordinarily goes to waste may this year as never before be decreased to a positively irreducible minimum
 If the products of the vegetable gar- den figure extensively in the worlds diet, they play no greater role than the products of the orchard, the vineyard and the berry patch. The total yield of these according to the last census. Is worth s222, ,OOOo.00O a year.
 "Orchard fruits are produced in Amer ica to an annual value of 14o,0oo,000. We produce a bushel and half of apples per capita a third of a bushel of peaches, two quarts and half of straw berries, and other things in proportion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-23
ESPRIT DE CORPS

From Saturday Night
 The son of the well-to-do family had recently joined up as private, and was spending his Christmas leave at home.
 Returning from a walk. his mother espied figure in the kitchen with the housemaid.
 Clarence she called to her son. 'Mary's got someone in the kitchen. She knows perfectly we'll that I don't allow followers I wish you'd go and tell the man to leave the house nt once'
 Clarence duly departed to the kitchen but returned in about half a minute Sorry. mother, but can't turn him |out."
 Cant turn him outg Why on cart, not?'
 He's my sergeants''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-23
Boys Doing Their Part

The man who only has to give up money in this war is fortunate" said Dr. Preston Blake, the beloved pastor ot the Southsde Baptist church.
 My son Preston, who is nearly 22 years old, is at Fort Sam Houston in san Antonio, and now my doctor boy, who has just graduated from the Johns Hopkins Medical college, is about to en- ter the medical corps. I am proud of them both. proud that they can serve their country, but as father it gets mighty close to me when I know what war means in the twentieth century, I have good reasons for wanting America to raise the $1oo.OOo,0oO for Red Cross work, and I want Birmingham to do its duty"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-23
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

From the Minneapolis Tribune
 Throughout the christening ceremony clergymans face
 Well, madam said he to the young wife, T must congratulate you on your little one's behavior. I have christened more than 20o0 babies, but I never be- fore christened one that behaved so we'll as yours"
 The young mother smiled demurely and said His father and I. with a pail of water, have been practicing on him for the last 10 days"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-23
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

Maybe you have noticed, or haven't you, that the unexpected always hap pens when it seems impossible?
 Some men are slow to anger and do not appear dangerous. But the longer it takes them to hit back, the harder they are liable to hit when they do start in.
 Cheer up and don't let worry get your goat. Today is the tomorrow you were worrying about so much yesterday.
 The trouble with the average after dinner speaker is that his hearers get the impression that he is going to stay on the job until after breakfast ThN reason why everybody hates the man who is fond of himself is because he iinagines that everybody else is fond of him.
 The man who has six mouths to feed and six bodies to clothe isn't going to lose much sleep worrying over the fact that the American Bison is being exter. minated.
 who tells you that he doesn't care any thing about the money, but that it is the principle of the thing that he is kick. ing about.
 Human nature is queer stuff. Some folks travel roundabout way to avoid trouble and others pursue similar course to find it.
 A man wouldn't think of walking 1( squares in the rain without an umbrella to store just because his wife is out of bread But it is different when he is out of tobacco.
 You can go to school with a girl when she is IS and you are 15. And you meet her 20 years later when you are 35 and she will be only 25.
 Pride is bard to understand. It will make a young man think more of a lcw-sa laried DO ition than of a good pay ing job.
 of course. it is none of our business But we have always believed that no man who expects his son to have to work for living should name the boy Alger- non.
 IL is only natural for mans wife tc have his baby come first in her affec- tons. But we would hate to have a wife who thought more of her poodle than she did of us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-23
OLD cAP,N sToRM-ALoNG

OLD CAP'N STORM-ALONG Alfred Moves, in the Bookman. They are buffeting out in the bitter gray
 weather, Blow the man down, bullies. blow the
 man down!- see-lark singing to Go:ren Feather. And burly blue waters all swelling
 aroun'. There's Thunderstone putting ahead as
 they wallow, With death in the mesh of their deep-
 sea trawl; There's Night-hawk sweeping by wild
 Sea-swallow; And old Cap'n storm-along leading
 'em all. Bashing the seas to a welter of white, Look at the fleet that he leads to the
 fight o, they're dancing like witches to open
 the ball; And old Capn Storm-alongs lord of 'em
 all. Now, where have you seen such a bully
 old sailor? His eyes are as blue as the scarf al
 his throat; And he rolls on the bridge of his broad.
 beamed whaler. In yellow sou'wester and oil-skin coat In trawler and drifter, in dinghy ano
 dory,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-23
VIII Soon witne.. Solid Boom

T am delighted with Birmingham" said c. R. Sovey, a prominent citizen of Gainesville, Ga who is spending a day or two here on business.
 T had passed through this city often,
 but this is my first visit. I am greatly
 impressed with the wide and well paved
 streets; and with the landscape beauty of
 the fashionable residence section on the
 hills. It goes without saying that this lis a very busy city. People wherever II have gone recently have talked much about the United States Steel corpora tions decision to spend $11,0o0,oOO here on new construction work with all possible
 speed Birmingham is sure to witness . solid boom."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-23
Approves Park Purchase

"As resident of East Lake, r want to say that I think the city did a wise thing in buying the park said pr. N. A. Barrett. It owns the block adjoining the lake on the north, and on it is one of the prettiest groves in the district This in conjunction with the marshy ground at the head of the lake, which, if bought at a reasonable price, so that the sheet of water could be materially increased in size, would make 1t possible for Birmingham to have a beauty spot for all time to come"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-23

Those American socialists who went to the Stockholm convention without pass ports won't find the latchstring hang ing out when they start back home.
 < * It appears that the Prince of Udine has been suffering from German measles. German agents may chortle but that was none of their handiwork A Tennessee poet tells what will hap pen when tho southern yell is heard in France. A yell doesn't carry far when the big guns are roaring. Who Is fighting Hoover?" asks the New Republic. The ultimate consumer can make pretty good guess as to their names and business
 * * * Among several thousand women who took part in the Red Cross parade, only one apparently was bent on protecting her complexion.
 k In the gold old days when the Spanish people got restless they could be satis- fled with bull fight. It's different now.
 * * The war has been going on for three years and the Kaiser hasn't spent a single night in the trenches
 * Still, if the situation were critical, American tars wouldn't have time to play baseball games in England.
 * 'Pancho" Villa is beginning to realize now what 1t means to be bush leaguer."
 Jail sentence interferes considerably with the editorial duties of socialist
 k There is a beer shortage in Paris In Birmingham it's prolonged drouth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-23
Going to Greenbrier Camp

My son Arthur, Jr., is greatly stirred up over going to the Greenbrier camp in Virginia" said A. c. Crowder He Is looking forward to a grand time, as a dozen or more of his friends from Bir- mingham will be in the party which is being gotten up by Professor Young. It seems the camp has been run for 16 ness among the boys think it's fine thing for the boys, and I am glad my boy is going"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-23
Jolly Life Led
 By Jackies Abroad

By Jackies Abroad
 II T is a fine, free life that is led by U American tars seeing service in
 European waters. No wonder the sol
 dier, taking his dusty hike down a country road that seems interminable,
 envies the jackies abroad.
 American destroyers are doing splendid work. The youthful crews
 have entered into the tasks assigned
 them with zeal and enthusiasm
 which nothing can dampen-not even
 homesickness by which they are said to be troubled scarcely any, if at all Their sea service calls for untir-
 ing vigilance and the utmost mental
 and physical alertness, for there is no time to think matters over when 1 U-boat is sighted, and quickness is re-
 quired, too, in rescuing the victims of | German submarines.
 After a tour of duty on the sea
 and what could be more exciting than
 searching for U-boats under the Star Spangled Banner, with trim craft,
 expecting at any moment thrilling
 encounter with hostile vessel, or an
 exciting run to pick up the survivors of torpedoed steamer-after a few
 days of this tingling sport, the jackies
 go back to the flotilla base, where you may rest assured they are made
 much of and their holiday is the most delightful imaginable, what with sightseeing, and various sports and smiles from the lassies.
 If you had stood on first one foot and then on the other holding "suff" ban
 ner at the White House gates and your  desire to pose as a martyr was frus- trated by a long suffering President , wouldn't it make you want to pull some body's hair?
 *
 Reports from the hill districts indicate the production of white lightning" in large quantities The 'moonshiners' be- lieve in preparedness and are getting
 ready to meet the situation when the
 "bone dry law goes into effect * X
 Motion picture beauties on the Pacific coast recently donned their skimpiest | bathing suits and competed in a beauty
 show. The judges managed to keep their wits about them long enough to award three prizes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-23
EARNED IF

Your frend seems to spend his money freely"
 T don't blame him. He got it by hard work"
 "A self-made man, eh?"
 well, no. He married a stingy woman. with, a lot of money and coaxed it away from her"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-23
Back From south Dakota

T am just back from a months trip out in South Dakota" said E.. l.. Ca ton, the genial representative of the American Book company. "The spring wheat is backward and bit hurt by wet weather, but the winter wheat is com ing strong. They were just planting corn. I was greatly pleased with the way the westerners tackled things. There is a vgor and a hustle about them that puts pep even into a southerner.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-23
Identification |, Careful

'The express company has certainly put the lid on in the matter of deliver ing liquor shipments said Dr. F. B. Sutton. "The professional identifier has had to take a back seat the notary pub lie is losing his influence, and all the employees are from Missouri when a fel- low comes for his wet goods"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-23
Baltimore Is Enthused

T have recently returned from Balti-a more" said Dr. J. D. Heacock, and it is hard for us down here to realize how the Baltimoreans are stirred up over the war. The doctors at Johns Hopkins are greatly enthused and already some of the best and brightest of the staff have joined medical corps or are getting ready to do so"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-23

BEGINNING THE DAY-My Lord, the way of understanding is eA- perience. As I live I shali learn. read of the road, but | cannot know it, till | have seen it with my eyes and pressed it with my feet. Heip me to be content with enough knowledge for this days travel And give me an open mind through the whole pilgrimage. In Christ's name, Amen.-H. NJ. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-23
Red Cross Fund
Of Chief Concern

I'D PRACTICALLY everybody in Blr' 0 ningham can afford to contrib ute something to the Red Cross fund The canvassing teams-public spir, tied citizens all of them-have been tireless in their efforts this week and have met with gratifying results; but maybe some people have been over- looked.
 If you have not made your dona- tion or been called upon, do not wait. Go to the captains desk today and give what it is in your heart to give. Birmingham's allotment of the S10O, 1000, ,000 to be raised in the United States is $150,000. Contribu- tions of individuals have been up to this time most generous. The $10o donations have come in an avalanche, to say nothing of the large number of $250, the $500, and the 5000 gifts and upwards.
 But on the home stretch no one must fail to do his or her part.
 Birmingham covered itself with glory in large oversubscription to
 
 the liberty loan allotment. Also 1t covered itself with glory in it's selec- tive draft registration on the 5th of June. On both occasions it went far ahead of Atlanta.
 Let's make a characteristic record in this Red Cross campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-23
London Womam Filmed
 For Wasting Food

IE NGLAND's war measure impos- A ing fine on persons caught wasting food is being strictly en- forced, and as result complaints have fallen off to a minimum. Before the war, when food was plentiful and prices were comparatively low, there was a shameful lack of kitchen econ- omy, especially in hotels and restau- rants. But now that the British gov ernment is striving to conserve every article of food, the people in general have shown keen disposition to CO., operate.
 One of the recent cases on trial for food waste was that of Mrs. Margaret Dunk, manageress at one of the smaller hotels of London. An inspec- tor said he visited her place and found in the dustbin slices of bread weigh ing seven ounces, five and one-half pounds of cooked meat and one-half pound of potatoes, the whole of which was fit for human consumption. A sirloin steak weighing two pounds had not been "cut into"
 When the officer called the de- fendant's attention to the matter she said the food was thrown away be- cause some tea had been split on it. The presiding magistrate decided that while the tea bath might have les sened the table value of the viands the damage was after all negligible from the viewpoint of the hungry consumer. The wasted food was per- fectly clean and to the inspector it seemed to be of excellent quality. The court fined Mrs. Dunk forty shillings. Notice of appeal was given and the defendant, whose reputation as a ''manageress' was of the best, will probably be let off with an admoni- tion to be more careful in the future
 While the English food waste had been large in volume it was small
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-23
IN LEGISLATIVE HALLS

From the Louisville courier-Journal Did you see the lady senator?' T did"
 And what was she doing when yo' saw herr"
 She was powdering her nose.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-23
HOTEL LOBBIES
Grent Time at Cnden

T have just recently returned from the first fishing trip of my life" said Dr. M. Newfeld, the popular and schol- arly rabbi of Temple Emmanu-El T went down to Coden with Leo Steiner and We had great time. l now know why the fishermen are so eager to get to good fishing waters. It's a great sport"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-23
NO HEAD FOR BUSINESS

NO HEAD FOft BUoI1NEoo What sort of fellow is Dubwaite?"
 The most impractical man I have ever met. Why, if Dubwaite were theatri- cal manager he would send an Uncle Tcm's Cabin show on a southern tour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-23
Need Rain in Dallas

'I am just up from Selma, my home" :" said D. E. Tillman, a travelling sales man. q am sorry to say that the crops in and around my home town are burn ing up, as we have passed through a severe drouth, with only occasional local showers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-23
PUNISHMENT

PUNISHMENT 'Why are those people next door play ing the same tune over and over on their phonograph?" Maybe they like il" "Umphl It's more probable that they don't like us''