The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-12

in their individual hobbies, such as gardening, woodwork, drawing and the like.
 The frontispiece shows Fritz" making short work of bowl of soup. His broad, good-humored face is lighted by an expansive smile.
 
 Great Work For
 Social Progress IE VERYONE interested in social @9 service should feel an interest in the Sociological Congress now in session in Birmingham. Other con gresses have been held but none with such vital appeal as this at the present time. The variety of subjects and the important concern of them should ar rest the thought of all serious minded citizens.
 Child welfare and prison reform are two great subjects being considered now, and the molding of public opin- ion on humanity's side will come from this meeting. But from philanthropic and purely sociological point of view, the tuberculosis question should have first consideration. The American public was slow to realize that tuber- culosis was a preventable disease and that insipient cases were curable. Thirty or forty years ago consump- tion was thought hopeless, but medi- cal science has advanced rapidly. Every insipient case of tuberculosis is curable if treated in time. The great est tuberculosis specialist in the Uni ted States is here now, and he will explain to the Jefferson county pub lie the importance of a hospital where advanced cases may be cared for.
 When anti-tuberculosis work was first taken up some people thought it was fad, but experience has demon strated the practicability of the effort. The Red Mountain salitorium has been one of the most humane enter prises ever undertaken in this part of the country. But we need the tuber culosis hospital, and when Jefferson county leads the way other counties in the state will follow.
 The inspirational meetings here during this Sociological Congress should result in the establishment of a tuberculosis hospital in every coun- ty of the state within the next few years.
 also the man with hoe and garden about the size of pocket handkerchief, with which he hopes to cut down the high cost of living. By judicious flogging the military au thorities have reformed Port Said, the ''sinkhole of the east" Even Billy Sun day would have been helpless in a city like that
 Pacifist post cards have been barred by the postoffice department, but the rail roads have not yet taken steps to prevent MT. Bryan from travelling about the country.
 Ella Wheeler Wilcoxs latest volume of poems offers a little of everything to the avid reader, including vers fibre for people who like their poetry in broken doses
 Placing the blame for the failure of the Gallipoli campaign of Lord Kitchener is what might have been expected. Kitch- ener is in no position now to defend him. self
 Uncle Sam will go into the watch test ing business at s5 per timepiece. How ever, the man who owns dollar watch will continue to do his own testing.
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 That was a pretty plot to wound Pre- mier Lloyd George with poisoned arrows Fiction writers may find the idea worth putting into a story.
 
 Incomes of s1,O0OOo0 year and more are fairly common in Chicago, but the Thompson restaurants don't cater to that class.
 The first American gunner to pot submarine is reasonably sure of getting his name in the papers sooner or later.
 
 1 The Kaiser may have to wait until after the war to express his thanks to that little group of willful men" * l At any rate, those Princeton seniors who say they have never kissed girl still have something to live for < \