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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-05

dlcularly to a depth of from one-half to one inch. depending upon the size of the hog. Before the injection is made the skin of the hog over the point se- lected for injection should be thoroughly cleansed by washing with soap and water, and the surface then scrubbed with some reliable disinfectant, such as compound solution of cresol (U. s. PJ. This disinfectant can be procured at drug stores, and should be diluted be- fore use by adding 1 part of 1t to 90 parts of soft water.
 Care should be used in estimating the weight of hogs, because the amount of serum required depends upon the size of the hog injected. The usual dose is commonly gwen on the package In which the serum comes. Be careful not to un- dot estimate. Overestimate rather than underestimate, and thereby be sure of giving an ample dose of serum. After the injections are made. the hogs should be turned into clean yard. free from mudholes and excessive dust"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-05
CONTY CONVENTION A GREAT
 SITCCESS

Tho county and district convention held in Birmingham Tuesday, July 31, at Cable hall proved a great success. Although tEe county organization has been in ex- tstence only two months through the un- tiring efforts of the chairman, Mrs. Rich ard Johnston, and her assistants, and through the splendid cooperation of ev- cry town in the county, nipe committees have been organized ranging in size from the Birmingham committee, with its membership nearing 20o0, to the newest committee formed at the Union Hill church in Rosedale. After the reports of the committee it was announced that the Alabama Farmers association had ll.dorsed suffrage for women in Alabama Tf1is announcement aroused the enthusi- asm it deserved, since the sentiment thus expressed by the farmers of Alabama is of far-reaching importance to the suf- frage cause
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-05

nished information this morning for readers of The Age-TIerald, which deals with the cholera germ, means of its transmission, methods of cholera preven- ton, and treatment of the disease
 In part he said:
 The germ or microbo which causes hog cholera Is present in the blood of sick hogs and also in the excretions from such hogs, particularly in the urine. It has been shown that the disease can be produced almost without fail by in- oculating we'll hogs with the blood or urine from sick hogs The germ which Is in this blood and urine Is so small, or else of such structure. that it cannot be seen with the strongest microscopes now available. It has never been culti- vated in labora tories, as has been done with many other infectious germs, and we know of 1t only by the effects which it produces. The germ of hog cholera Is therefore classed with the invisible mil cro-organisms and in this respect it re- sembles those which bring about mum Der of other diseases of animals and men, notably yellow fever, conta gious pleuro-pneumonia. South African horse sickness. and foot-and-mouth disease.
 While the specific cause of hog chol- era is the minute micro organism or germ just referred to, there are many factors which may render a herd more susceptible to the disease. In general anything which tends to lower the health of the animals may be regarded as pre- dsposing cause. Among such predispos- ing factors there may be mentioned im- proper feeding, an insanitary condition of the hog lots, damp or cold sleeping places and dirty drinking and feeding troughs Of course. insanitary sur roundings and poor feed cannot in them selves produce hog cholera, but they lower the vitality of hogs to such an ex- tent that they become comparatively easy victims of any disease producing germs to which they are exposed.
 SPREADING THE INFECTION
 Although the conditions just men toned undoubtedly exert considerable influence upon the relative resisting powers of hogs to hog cholera, the dis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-05

upon his own efforts. the following ad- vice is given:
 "All serum cannot be depended upon. Farmers should use every effort to get serum from a state college or govern ment agent.
 "Antihog cholera serum is most ef- fective when used as d preventive. It will also cure a large number of hogs in the early stages of the disease It Is of much less value. however, for hogs that are visibly sick. The farmer should make careful preparations before begin nins the inoculation. Hogs that are sick should be separated from the well and marked so as to distinguish them. The pen or enclosure where the injections are made should be clean and free from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-05
WHAT EVERY WOMAN WANTS TO KNOW

(This column Is conducted under the auspices of the press and publicity coun- cil of the Birmingham Equal Suffrage association. Questions of national or To- cal politics or government will be vel comed. Answers will appear every Sun day in this column. Address &lI ques- tions to Mrs. Roy M. Sterne, 1925 Beech street, Birmingham.)
 ALABAMA AND THE INITIATIVE
 AND REFERENDUM.
 Q.-How can the initiative, referendum and recall be obtained for the state of Alabama? If these provisions were en- acted, would they relieve the need for a new constitution?
 A.-The initiative-that is, the right of a stated percentage of voters to propose both constitutional and ordinary laws and to require that if these be not en- acted by the legislature, they shall be submitted nevertheless to the whole body of voters for adoption or rejection-has grown to be popular method of control over unresponsive legislatures. Orginat- ing in Switzerland, where it has worked to great advantage, many states have adopted this system, as have many mu- nicipalities for control of city legisla-
 
 cially, feeling that if legislature fails to act on some bill of genuine popular demand, there should be power in the people, through the initiative, to compel action, have resolved to exercise a real share in the initiation of legislation.
 The referendum is a less radical at- tempt on the part of the voters to re- tain hold on the legislative body. Every one agrees that there must be popular referendum on such a fundamental mat ter as a constitutional amendment The extension of this principle of the referen- dunn to laws of especial importance to the public has proven a check on selfish legislation and splendid agency of po- litical education. We need only to re- call the impetus in the fight against il- literacy, which was gained through the vote of the people on the Educational Amendment" passed at the last session of the legislature, to realize the oppor-. tunities the extension of the initiative and referendum would afford. These two provisions should be enacted together to reap the highest benefits from either.
 The recall Is different matter. It Is distinctly an agency of administration, Involving the power to remove before the end of his term any officer. The eff ficiency of the recall, as applied to state and city administrative officers, is per haps assured. But when it involves also the direct control of the judiciary it often makes the judge supplementary law maker. and so breaks down the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-05

him with antihog cholera serum There are two methods In one the serum alone is used This produces immunity lasting from 30 to 90 days In the other method the serum and virus of hog chol- era are injected simultaneously. This VIII product lasting immunity.
 me serum alone methods can be ap- piled by tho farmer who closely follows directions. The simultaneous treatment should not be administered by other than a government agent or a veterina rian For the farmer who must depend
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-05
INJECTING THE sERIIM

The serum is administered by inject ing 1t deep under the skin with a hypo- derrnic syringe. Before beginning the injection of herd. care must be taken to see that the syringes and needles are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-05
JUNGLE SAM SAVES MILLION EVERY YEAR CUTTING P|G TAILS Story Is Told How Govern ment Fights Cholera
 Among Swine ALABAMA LOST 116,55O HOGS IN 12 MONTHS This Is Just Instance of What This Disease Costs Farmers of Coun-
 try-Inoculation Is Only
 Preventive
By HUGH W. ROBERTS

Washington, August 4-(special)-U Sam saves each year millions of dollars by cutting off the tails of pigs.
 This is literally true, although In addi- ton to the amputation, agents of Uncle Sam perform certain co-ordinated duties.
 From the large arteries which culmi- nate in the tall of pig, experts of the bureau of animal industry extract blood with which to inoculate other pigs suf- fering from or which have been exposed to hog cholera.
 It Is only from the tail arteries that this blood in sufficient quantities can be drawn. To stick hog elsewhere to a depth sufficient to acquire this blood in the necessary quantities would mean, in many instances, the death of the hog. This speaks well for the safety which God has thrown around the arteries of swine.
 So 1t ie by the amputation of tails that Uncle Sam saves the money.
 LOSSES IN ALABAMA
 That as a result of this process great sums of money are saved is easily dem- onstrated. Take Alabama. for instance. For, the year ending April l. 1917. 12s.00o hogs died from diseases in Alabama. Deaths of hogs are produced at ratio of 90 per cent to the whole from chol era. In other words, in Alabama, dur ing the annual period, 116,550 hogs died of cholera. The hogs weighed on an av- craze of 200 pounds each. Twenty-three million, three hundred and ten pounds of meat were lost. In money, the loss is exnressed ir a 2q6 500
 The average loss throughout the United States for the year ending April 1 was 4S7. Alabama's loss was 70 per cent, or 70 for every thousand hogs. The aver age Alabama loss for the 10-year period ending April l. 1917, was ss per cent. By cutting off tails and inoculating other pigs losses have been greatly reduced throughout the United States, and the promise Is given that within a reason abel time, hog cholera will be under per- feet control.
 THE GOVERNMENTS AID
 For the man who raises hogs, Uncle Sam has initiated three projects In the first, one county In each of Is states has been selected for experimentation. To each of these favored counties, three veterinarians are assigned. To these the government supplies serum.
 In the second place, Uncle Sam su- pervised every institution manufacturing serum for sale to the end that farmers might not be imposed upon.
 The third project consists of demon strational and educational work among farmers especially those in areas in which hogs are great sufferers from cholera.
 Alabama is cared for by pr. E. S. Wilson. representing the department of agriculture in Washington. His$ head quarters are in Montgomery He can be reached through the officers of the Alabama Polytechnic institute, Au- burn, with which he is co-opera ting in ridding the state of cholera
 Dr. M. Dorset, chief of the biochemic division, bureau of animal industry, fur
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-05

i highly valued prerogative of the Anglo Saxon countries, the sovereignty of law. While no single phrase, nor the principle behind 1t, is to be unchanging and ever lasting yet in a question involving fun damentals, the process must be slow and sure. if the end is to be good govern ment.
 Whatever we may think of the ad- visibility of adopting the recall, 1t can scarcely be questioned but that the initiative and the referendum would help Alabama to govern herself in case these provisions are embodied in the new constitution
 But whether they could In any way take the place of a new constitution is extremely doubtful. In the first place, these provisions, being con trary to the legislative process of the present constitution. would have to be passed as constitutional amendments, and only in this way could they be secured. This involves passage by a large majority of the legislature, as well as ratification by the voters, so that 1t would be as difficult to get these remedial provisions enacted as 1t would be to call a constitutional convention. Secondly, relief under the initiative and referendum would take too long. For, after these provisions were passed, action under them in ev-
 
 the legislature. Nothing. therefore, could be accomplished except when the legislature was in session-that is, once in four years under the present constitution. Thirdly. the exercise of initiative and referendum applies only to one law at a time. and each law so passed Is itself subject to the re- strictions of the constitution
 No one law can relieve the evils of Alabama's government The organic structure must be tackled by expert surgeons and set right Then com mon sense treatment through judicious exercise of the initiative and refer endum would keep the body polite well and strong. At present. however, 1t seems to me that the problem i5 too complex for halfway measures We must have a constitutional con- vention as soon as possible and adopt constructive system of state gov. ernment. which will develop and not retard the best development of our resources. material and human
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-05
THE SELFISH cREAT11REs i,

THE SELFISH CREATURES"
 ("In this age of discontent, hun dreds of thousands of girls who have no necessity to support themselves leave home in order to win pin money .')-From an Anti Suffrage Leaf let.
 stopped to ask scrubwoman:
 Why labor like a man?
Evening journal., 1917-12-17

One Of the biggest jobs IN Canada
today is held by n woman, Miss Violet
NJ Ryley. general organizing dietitlan
for the Military Hospitals Commission
upon whose belt swing the keys 10
every kitchen In the military GONZALES
cent hospitals OF Canada.
Miss Byley is responsible for $4,000
meals every day.
In what ratio the recovery Of the
1900 men In the various hospitals to-
day depend upon her genius only The
medical officers in charge viii ever
know, but the men from coast 20 coast
declare that the meals IN the Canadian
hospitals are the best ever.
Roast beef with brown gravy. after
long seasons when bully beef and hard
tack had 20 suilce. looks ike the Feast
Of the Prod'gal son 20 The men. 40 the
discharge depot at Quebec when they
first return, they suspect that it is O
feast in honor of their arrival but it
is only the usual run Of meals they
find.
Here are three typical menus select
ed at random from those served in the
institutions.
Breakfast Rolled oats. bacon and
eggs, orange marmlade, rolls. butter
and coffee.
Dinner: Barley soup. roast beef and
gravy, cabbage. mashed potatoes. bread
and butter, creamed tapioca and tea.
Evening journal., 1917-12-17
POILU MAKES SPECIALLY NOW
OF CAPTURING MACHINE GUNS

place 70 but Van KENNELS well-aimed
grcnades killed a few and forced the
others TO refuge in a blockhOuse. The
persistent poilu followed and bayonet-
ted the first who tried TO emerge. The
blockhouse was taken and the assault
ing wave swept on.
Exactly four months later 10 a day,
Van KENNEL was again IN the first line
and went over the top with the first
attacking wave. 4 little later. finding
himself alone far ahead Of his COM
rades and seeing a blockhouse, he
promptly captured it. Two Germans
then opened fire on him with a ma
chine gun from a neighboring shell
hole. With only his rifle and lighting
the gun single-handed the pOilu killed
one German gunner Immediately. The
second dropped q few moments later.
When his comrades arrived Van Kem-
mel was calmly manning tho enemy
weapon and blockhouse.
Thus with q record or many Germans
accounted for, two blockh0uses and
two machine guns captured ali single
handed, Van KENNEL today wears on
his breast two OF the most highly
valued medals Of the French Military
Service.
Evening journal., 1917-12-17

HV E R YB o D Y
r. knows S it. Fully
A three quarters Of
the pleasure Of Christmas
is in the get-ready. And
fully three-quarters Of
the pleasure of getting
ready is in taking that
Christmas shopping trip
to Wanamaker's.
We S ay christmas
shopping" but the shop
ping is only part Of it.
There's so much Christ
mas seeing, as well as
shopping, to be done,
from the moment you
enter the Store to the
moment you lie ave it.
Even one Of those Won
derfully prepared per-
sons who has already
bought all her gifts (if
there really is such a per-
son at this date Of the
month";, and proclaims
that she has nothing to
do till Christmas" is all
the more likely to take
the opportunity to accept
the h o s pit alitie e S
Of Wanamaker's for as
long a time as she pleases.
She can move quietly
with the rest Of the inter-
ested, animated throng
through t h the spacious
aisles, enjoying the pa
-geant Of CD ~istmas to its
fullest, the twinkling
lights from the Christ
mas trees, drinking in the
uplifting strains Of the
glorious music from the
great organ played
daily at $50, $50 and
500, Unexpectedly meet
ing and greeting friends,
unvexed by any impOr-
tunlties to buy.
For one of the things
which make the whole
world feel at home at
Evening journal., 1917-12-17
BY w. 81 FORREsT
lited Press staff CORRESPONDENT

United Press STAFF Correspondent
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES N THE
FIELD, Nov 23-,By Mail For max
ing a speciality Of capturing German
blockhouses and machine guns single
handed, George Van KENNEL. French
machinc-gunner, was today officially
announced. as recipient Of the Military
Medal as we'll as The title Of Chevalier
Of the Legion Of Honor.
Van KENNEL is a second Michael
O'Leary.
Though he is a machine-gunner, the
French pOilu has chiefly earned his
honors by taking them from the enemy.
When the French troops took the
first and second German lines on the
Nauclere plateau Van Kennels part
Of the attacking wave was held up by
an enemy machine-gun as iNapproach-
ed the third trench The French nit
ralleur. armed with a rice and several
grenades wormod his way forward
from shell hole 90 shell hole, 90 within
nfteen yards OF the enemy gun. His
first grenade killed a German gunner
and his second blew the machine gun
from its position. Several Germans
rushed forward from shell holes TO re-
Evening journal., 1917-12-17

The same patience, the same
long testing Of methods, the
same heart-and-soul Coop
GRAFTON of 1000 persons with
each other and with the
customer have produced the
harmonies Of service to be
found in this Store.
IF you don't see what you
want, ask for it." isn't the
Wanamaker idea of Service,
because that isn't a frst-class
idea. II puts half the trouble
on the visitor to the Store,
who often does not know
what she wants, because she
did not even know it was in
vented.
Whatever sit" is, to think
of it, to get it, TO spread it
out where it can be seen be-
fore any one is obliged to ask
for tive try to do that, as
far as trained imagination
can anticipate public needs.
Evening journal., 1917-12-17
GIOUeS NeUer Go
Wrong

But there's one purchase
that never goes wrong-for
oneself or for a gift, for man
or woman-perhaps, W least of
all for a child. Keeping a
pair of fresh new gloves "to
the windward," safe in box
or dresser, for the perhaps
sudden occasion is no ex-
travagance, but merely COM
nonsense preparedness. It's
safe to say that a pair of
gloves is on every shopping
Est brought into the Store
today.
There's more than COM
nonsense preparedness in
the infinite variety of shades,
sizes, styles, prices of gloves
to be chosen from here.
Mocha is always a esafe
and sane choice for winter"
Prices for women begin
about S2.25, for men at So.
and so as much higher rs
you like.
Evening journal., 1917-12-17
Christmas Shopping
AT WUnOn1Qker'S

From Japan, too, things
beautiful and interesting and
curious have come to Wana-
maker's-but not to stay.
Folks who like novelties
and especially novelties that
are conveniences - will be
nightly attracted by a deft
combination in Japan lacquer
work, of electric desk lamp.
two inkwel,s. a glass-lined
pen tray, all on a single light,
compact tray, $40. Just the
gift for That Man who has
been on somebody's mind
ever since Christmas loomed
in sight. Something which
would be appreciated, too, by
a business woman-that one
Evening journal., 1917-12-17
There's Time for
It AL

But for most folks there's
the shopping list 49, chiefly
Christmas gifts, of course.
But usually a few household
sundries get tucked on
toward the end, or other
things one has always meant
to get the next time she goes
to Wanamaker's.
Coming in on the car the
list looked long-so long that
maybe the face looking over
it heightened, too-but it is
one of the many marvels of
a few hours shopping in this
Store how fast that list gets
itself checked up, how soon
the last responsibility is dis
posed Of, and how much time
is left for giving the children
the promised romp in the
playground, on the Seventh
Floor, or for lunching dain-
tily, substantially and COM
fortably in the Grand Crystal
Evening journal., 1917-12-17
NINETEEN MILE HIKE
is MERE PLAY FOR SAMMY

"And he had complained Of foot
Trouble when he started out"
Singing Pack Your Troubles In Your
Old Kit Bag" over There" and other
melodies, the regiment swung snsppily
along. and more than once Colonel
Simmons ahd to send his adiutant back
along the column to tell the men TO
slacken their pace.
Rolling kitchens preceded the soldiers
to the rifle range where they had q
hearty dinner Of steaks, goulssh and
vegetables.
Can you imagine those city lads do
Ing a i9-mile hike when they were
mere civilians and coming up With
smiles and without llmping7
That" said Colonel Simmons, 'is
what training Is doing for their ply
sicsl we'll being"
Evening journal., 1917-12-17
Paris Is Still
Working

One question we wis h
would be asked more often,
because we've such a pleas
antly surprising answer for
it Just now. The inquiry is
not made quite so frequently
as in former Christmas sea-
sons, What are the latest
novelties from Paris ?" Ask
it, and you'll see what Wana-
maker facilities have done in
that direction. The idea that
war conditions are keeping
those clever French brains
from creating and producing
pretty things will be quickly
dispelled.
It is astonishing to find the
number of pretty, interesting
or useful trifles imported
from Paris, which can be
picked up for a few cents in
the Down Stairs Store.
Evening journal., 1917-12-17

Are the boys in conionments over
worked or ovoTm3rched?
Not 60 you could notice &C.
A visitor at Camp Giant recently saw
the 33fth regiment take a f9-mle hike.
Walking 80 miles is no easy task
for the city man who puns after a
blocks race for q street car.
But the Sammics took 30 easily.
And these were hoys from Chicag0's
north side, most Of them had been office
men, clerks in stores. workers in fac
tories and at other jobs where little
walking entered into the days pro-
gram.
After a few weeks training at Camp
Grant they took the 80 miles and could
have done &c over again the same day.
"Only one man limped when the boys
returned" writes the camp visitor.
Evening journal., 1917-12-17

In gift-buying the trend
this year is toward things Of
necessity and service.
Many women have been
waiting for the cold snap be-
fore buying their winter
suits. Jack Frost and a fine
line Of specially priced suits
Of velours, tweeds, checked
wors t e d s and gabardines
have arrived together.
And afternoon and even
ing dresses of all the soft,
clingy materials most worn
today. and in the new shades
prettier this season than
ever befdse.
Evening journal., 1917-12-17
Clothes Psychology

You have heard much talk
about the psychology of
clothes; have you not? Well,
that doesn't apply solely to
women-it's just as true of
men.
If a husband, son or broth
er needs a new suit or over
coat, his getting it will help
to put the Merry in his
Christmasl If he cannot
come with you to make his
selection, one of our sales
men will be glad 20 make sug-
gestions.
Our Mems and Boys
Clothing Store is ready with
a great lineup of suits and
'Overcoats.
Evening journal., 1917-12-17

Tea Room on the Eighth
Floor.
There's a charming con-
cert given every day from II
o'clock until 2 in this room.
This isn't just a happen-so,
of course. We are not re-
ferring to the concert, out to
the ease and pleasure with
which the Wanamaker guest
finds herself and her wants
taken care of here. But the
concert itself is the result of
patient practice on the part
of individuals, first separate
ly, then in unison. That's the
way in which beautiful har-
monies of sound are made.