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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-09

company and has already entered upon his new duties. pr. Lacey has lived in Bessemer about 25 years. He announced that he will not give up his private practice
 Miss Lillian Cahill, a bride-elect was the inspiration of a delightful affair this afternoon when Miss Kathleen Cahill and Miss Ethel Gillen entertained at Kitchen shower in her honor at the home of the former on Third avenue The re- ceptlon rooms were artistical1y arranged for the occasion in ferns and cut flow CTS and EsS hearts. suggestive of St Val. entines Ay, were used in profusion. The guests were received by Miss Kath-
 Teen Cahill, in an afternoon dress of blue;
 Miss Lillian Cahill in dark green taffeta afternoon gown; Mrs F. c. Moffatt of Chicago wearing a tan Georgette crepe and Miss Ethel Gillen in blue velvet
 A heart contest was enjoyed. the prize
 cook book. was won by Miss Berney Gillen, who presented it to the honoree Music was enjoyed after which plate luncheon. with coffee was served The hostesses were assisted in entertaining the guests by Miss Berney Gillen Miss Rosebud McWilliams, Miss Elsie Katr- erine Allen and Mrs James Fitzpatrick To the strains of the wedding march. played by Miss Hatcher, the gifts were DiOoSiie ih pS o PdiCSi pOSlIfldfl ana pre- sented to Miss Cahill. The guests in- cluded the friends of the guest of honor The Sisterhood of Temple Beth Fl met this afternoon at the Hatikwah club rooms with Mrs. l.. Barr as hostess There was a good attendance and regular business was disposed of after which re- treatments were served.
 A number of boys met at the First
 Methodist church last night and organized a junior board of stewards to act in con- junction with the board of stewards until
 next conference. The following were
 elected officers: John Hawkins chair
 man. Sanford Persons secretary and
 Bruce Ragsdale treasurer. The members
 are Fred Adams. W. c. Baty. Jr., Golan
 Buck, Herbert Honevcutt, Virgil flaw
 lSins. Jerome I<arr, Robert Lee. R. P.
 McTyiere. Jr.. Harold Sapp, Harry Sapp and Henry Sweet.
 At the meeting of Jefferson Valley lodge No. T95 Ancient Free and Accented Ma sons last night at the hall there were three candidates for initiation.
 Plans are being made by Circle No.
 of the Pastors Helpers of the First
 Methodist church for a silver tea. which
 will be given next Wednesday afternoon
 at the home of Mrs. George D. Woodrow
 of Clarendon avenue The hours will be
 from 3:30 to , o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-09

The Sisterhood of Temple Beth Fl met this afternoon al the Hatikwah club rooms with Mrs l.. Barr as hostess There was a good attendance and regular business was disposed of after which re- treatments were served
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-09

pr. E. P. Lacey has been appointed chief surgeon for the Woodward Iron
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-09

They were couple of fine old Southerners you could tell that at a glance. They were talking about tobacco.
 Down South here, we judge a man by his family, don't we? If he is gentleman, we take his measure in minute, don'twe? And, that's all we want to know, isn't it?" Say, friend one said, fudge this cigar cite the same way. He is SOVEREIGN that means he has blood and breeding
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-21

been directly due to boarding. and that
there would be no shortage IL there were
no boarding"
The boarding spirit is about the mean
est that appears in wartime. 1t is the
spirit Of getting ahead of ones neighbor'
Of being unwilling to take pot.luck with
other patriotic citizens. The hoarder In
buying the barrel that he cannot empty
for months to come. confesses in that act
that no matter how much re community
suffers he expects to have more than
enough for himself. incidentally he cuts
off his nose to spite his face, for hoard
ing boosts the prices he pays.
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do believe the young rascals run a race to
outdo each other with a promised number
of Huns I went into the camp hospital.
Out Of about 1000 men in camp there were
only seven or eight laid up a red-headed
Irish boy greeted me from the first cot with
a beaming smile. what" said l. Fight
ing again." NO" he said, his smile all
gone. The doctor nudged me. 1t seems
Pat had been laid up several times for fight
ing. though didn't know this. The trouble
then was a fall off a bicycle. These boys
all need your help. Remember, nine out
of every ten may give their lives for you.
Do your part. 1t is everybodys bit that will
win the great battle. Harry Lauder said
MY bit isn't enough. l want to do the very
best l can. I want to give the best that is
in me-" A SPECTATOR.
Lansdowne, Pa, November 20.
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THE VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE
Salt Hoarding-Y. M. c. AS
Care of the Boys-War
Work of the Friends
MUST NOT HOARD SALT
To the Editor Of the EUening Ledger:

Sir-A few days ago there appeared in
several Of the Philadelphia newspapers an
article stating that Philadelphia was threat
ened with a salt famine. In this connec-
ton the Worcester Salt Company. which is
the largest producer of high-grade salt
in the world, wishes to make statement
through its Phi, adelphia office refuting the
present unfounded rumors regarding the
so-caled salt famine. This hysteria seems
to have been brought about by newspa-
per article that appeared in New YORK
paper about two weeks ago, and it looks as
though this article was very widely copied
in the East, for the trouble is springing up
everywhere in this part of the country.
The whole thing is the worst sort of
fabrication, and whoever perpetrated it
took just the right opportunity to do so
when people have been harassed for some
time by actual shortage in the supply
of sugar. There is not, and never can be,
any shortage in the supply Of salt at the
factories. There can always be shortage
in supply among distributors, however.
when thousands of persons suddenly lose
their heads and try to lay in years sup
ply of salt at once. If everybody were to
attempt this simultaneously one-twelfth OF
the people would grab all the stocks in
hand and the other eleven-twelfths would
have to get along as best they could until
new supplies could be obtained.
In this way it is very easy for the pub
lie to wish upon themselves a famine in
any staple commodity, even where sup
plies, as in salt, are far in excess of their
actual needs. For this reason there will
undoubtedly be a good many dealers VINO
will be out of salt for a while. By a little
diplomacy they could, no doubt. refer their
customers who are actually out of salt to
certain of their friends and neighbors who
have stocked up. We think it will come
to this in some localities where all the
stores are cleaned out and are waiting for
new supplies Peope must have salt and
those who have plenty must share it with
those who have none.
We are doing everything In our power
to relieve the situation by getting ship
ments through,
Kindly give this space in your paper so
as TO relieve the unfounded apprehension
of the general public.
WORCESTER SALT COMPANY.
Philadelphia, November 20.
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PENNYPACKER'S SPADES

A SPADE was never an agricultural I'm
"A plement to Governor Pennypacker.
1t was just a plain spade. During his
long public career eXpediency and tact
required reticence of opinion at times,
but in the intimaces of personal and
social relations he called things by their
true names without mlncing of terms.
In or IN utterance he made no Compro.
mise With the nature of affairs or policies
he repr ehended, though he was more or
less diplomatic in expression. More often
than not he was refreshlngly frank in his
statements and searchingly caustic when
he scored or upbraided.
The reserve proper in public life he set
aside in his autobiography. which he in
tended as an intimate revelation of him
self and a statement of his mellowed
views on politics and personalities. His
candor and fearlessness are disclosed in
his memoirs appearing in the EVENING
LEDGER. In tomorrows installment he
gets into the swing of frank discussion
and estimation of personages recently in
popular recollection. In all his per.
sonalities" and judgments, IL must be
remembered the sense or creating offense
was far from the eX.Governor's mind.
He knew his subjects, he had chances to
study them "close up, in the movie
phrase. he was ION the inside" He set
out to record the truth as he saw the
truth and was willing that his memory
should be charged with enduring re.
sponsibiity in the eyes of posterity for
whose benefit he called spades just spades
without mitigation of terms to soften i'm.
pressions.
The acid etching of photo-engraving
is the Pennypacker medium. not the
whitewash brush. He painted his sitters
with the warts on" as Cromwell wanted
his picture executed His judgments may
be fallible, but they are honest and his
own. That is their value as history and
to history.
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A TRAMP" VESSEL

no regular route and having no regular
schedule of sailings. A chartered vessel
operating a regular route but with irregu-
lar sailngs Is not tramp" Aside from
its function as a trade scout 1t is the
potential" rather than the real or actual
OF the tramp" that keeps
Weight and passenger rates low. II is as
though any motorcar might use the right
of way of any railroad at any time and
offer cheap service should the regular sery.
ice of the railroad prove to be unsatisfac.
tory or ultra-expensive. Always the
tramp is present in the subconsciousness
of regular route" steamship man, as a
sort of noxious weed of competition that is
certain to sprout the moment he fails to
keep his service up and his prices down.
Navy and Merchant Marine.
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ENGLISH VIEW OF U. s. ARMY

THE first and most striking point Is the
splendid physical appearance of the men
and the obvious robustness of their constl-
tuition" says a writer in the London Morn
ing Post about the American soldiers
ABROAD.
physically they are perfectly trained
and they are acquiring their military knowl-
edge with speed that delights and aston
ishes their officers and critics. They show
no signs whatever of staleness. but a con-
slant good humor that has been proof
against the discomfort of rain. mud and
improvised quarters. Their discipline is
free and easy. except when actual work is
concerned. and at work they obey instantly
and inteligently the order given them
Throughout all ranks there is an eagerness
TO proceed instantly to the front, and the
mems cwn view that they are perfectly pre-
pared to go into battle today II II Is a fault
is a fault on the right side. Throughout the
visit I was greatly struck by the modesty
of officers of all ranks. Their attitude 10
the war here is that they have come to learn
the art Of warfare as 1t is fought In modern
conditions in Europe, and they are deter
mined that It will be neither their fault nor
the fault OF their men II they do not give
a good account of themselves They are ac-
cepting with gratitude all assistapce that can
be given them by the French and English,
ana they are fully conscious Il tho weight
Of the tax tlat lies before 49, ~ ~
fore ~ A1noF1oen ppopIA N
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ALL CARDS ON THE TABLE

TT HAS been so obvious a fact that the
entrance of the urited States into the
war has tended to liberalize all Allied
aims that the thought is less frequently
expressed now than 1t was In April IL
has been considered delicate subject.
To insist too often that we fight only for
American principles would be to put
under suspicion the motives of our Allies.
Net how could wa have fought 20 give
Constantinople to Russia and the eastern
shore of the Adriatic TO Italy? Events
have withdrawn those shadowy impe
rialistic ambitions. Every day the war
continues it becomes less a struggle for
territorial readjustment and more
struggle for the characterization of Ger
many.
4 dispatch fror' ! ondon declares tEat
"a direct and unequivocal statement to
the entire world Of the Allies war aims
is the big objective behind President
Wilson's advocacy of the proposed Inter.
allied War Council" This statement
would 60 over the heads of the Kaiser
and his clique to the German people ana
would tend it is maintained, to disabuse
the German soldiers mind of the belief
that he is lighting in self.defense. After
Lloyd Georges frank confession that he
attacked the policies of all the Allied
Governments in order to start the whole
world talking, there need be no timidity
about the proposal ascribed to Mr.. Wilson.
For the President to ask all the Allies to
publish general aims would require no
more courage than for Mr.. Lloyd George
to accuse them of having followed special
aims
Military unity implies unity of polti-
cal purposes.
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COAL TICKETS NOT \ SCARE
SIGNAL

A READER criticizes the comments on
n the coal situation made in this news
paper on Monday as an "alarmist" utter
ance. 1t was not an alarm in that sense
"A wild cry to excite panic. II was an
alarm in the sense of sounding warn
ing. The fuel situation was recognized
as critical on the edge of winter, little
as many persons realized the menace.
The coal article unblinkingly recognized
Nle facts of shortage, of the chill in the
late autumnal air and the necessity for
a systematic method OF distribution so
that all might be equitably saved,
Coal tickets have been ordered Tor this
city. The ultimatum backs up authori.
tatively every word this newspaper said.
Househoders will be obliged to sign a
record for every ton put in their cellars,
This is a definite move not only TO con-
serve fuel but to guarantee that every
home will share legitimately in the stock,
according to its needs 1t will check up
on the disposition of coal with an accu.
racy that means the absolute prevention
of boarding.
Again we say: Do not lose your heads;
do not become scared lest you freeze,
spin out your fuel supply as far as pos.
sibe even at the cost of few cold
rooms study out ways of economical
firing. Take your share, but refrain from
trying to inch up on your neighbors
share. There is no occasion for panic.
There is occasion for cooperation and
obedience to fuel administration regula-
tions. That is true democracy for which
our sons are fighting.
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POWER OF THE BALD EAGLE

OrR national bird, the bald eagle, wild
l jim it's native haunts, is so large, 10
majestic and flies with an evidence OF 50
enormous strength that one is imptesSss
with the thought that here Is the kins y.
birds. on one occasion while eat,hs my
lunch in the shade OF llttie pus" ~ ~ a
southern prairie ! saw one carry on !.
lamb. writes T. Gilbert Pearson, OF ue
Audubon Society
The noise of some running sheep not ts1
away caused me TO look up lust as %.
eagle rose from the ground WIN ITO p'ey
IT did not once pause and futter ts "ms..
as birds of prev sometimes 90, III o,s
TO get a better hold of its burden ror y. u
seemed to have seized the lamo seSaIsn
when IL first made its downward pluns.'
The bird few with truly SURPRISING s"M ,.s
ness and bore the weight of its XIII wl.u,
out apparent effort. ] watched II lor ~.
a mile or more until IL disappeared III tns ,'
forest, and not once did II show anv iho',
cation of WEAKNESS. Years later fesu
an account written bv bird student WV
watched an eagle alight on the oeacp 49,
having carried a lamb weighing more trs" N.
the bird itself for a distance OF nve la",o ~
across body of water, II is haru y
believe that a bird may be strong ehous'
to accomplish such task as that'
Bald eagles catch many of the lane, 4,
water DlfuS, especially "ouiiue" es
the lakes and sounds where much hunt'n,,
is carried on in winter manv hundreos =.
crippled wild fowl are left behind whem ".
f1ocks migrate north in spring I'M nm,
fall an easy prey to the eagles that ususn. ~.
frequent such regions Once l saw o"e
capture a broken-winged coot In Currnues
Sound, North Carolina. At the approao.
of it's big enemy the coot dived' nut sov.
had TO come up to breathe, when the eav'. ,u.
10,
helpless bird dived and swan under wa'e,,
but the eagle was ever on the watch anu
in the end they went away through NV Nv
air together. 1t Is erroneous. however "
regard the bald eagle as baia-heauss
bird. for its crown is we'll covered whe" @
three years old It passes through moitihs
period, which results in the birds acaun,
ing a white head, neck and tail. Man,
bald eagles are observed every year sh~'
do not possess these white feathers. suon
birds, of course, are still in their youthfu'
plumage.-Chicago Herald.
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TAKE CARE OF THE BOYS

To the Editor Of the Evening Ledger:
Sir--Do all of us realize the Y. NJ. c. AS
big work in the army camps? England, we
are told, has thousands of men back from
the armies, interned. surrounded by high
fences on which run charged wires. Why?
These men never got to the front Wrecks
in mind and body from the evil influences
which follow the different concentration
camps. The Y. NJ. C. A. is fighting day
and night to eliminate this wreckage of
Young lives Among Uncle Sans many
camps I had the opportunity of being one
Of a troop of musica' entertainers sent by
the Y. NJ. c. A, to Camps Wissahickon and
SewelI, Cape May. N. ]. There the Y. NJ
C, A, is WORKING full blast and very sue
cessfully. The fellows training in these
clmps, maybe fewer than 5000, are all VOL
unteers, from every walk In life, even ex-
detectives We gave our concert in the
I'M. c. A. building. big hall. with writing
benches, a stage, piano. popular sheet music
magazines everywhere. plenty Of tobacco
and stationery to write home or 10 thai
.swastheart" All those with homes IN
radius of philadelphia had got leave
Th.ye still remained plenty behind--tbsv
nscked the hall. One bashfu! young fellow
srred on by the noisy persuasion of his
comrades, led In some popular songs, giyins
h,s nice voice full power through a mega
nhone. He shyly apolosised, said he hsd
lust enlisted and only did counter singing !"
which translated means he sang and sold
nonuiar music over counter while a fair
xc,,nr lady back Of him pounded on a pisno
You say 70 aii these boys of Uncle ssm's---
Il ysu sss ef the tAir sax and want 70 mako
- !ss ;' y. wv e sepss ,: sss 5ss fss sss re
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-21
WAR WORK OF THE FRIENDS

To the Edtor or the EDenln0 Ledger:
Sir--In an early edition of your paper
today read an article on the work of the
American Friends in the devastated dis
tricts in France. In 1t you gave the impress
sion that they were pioneers in building
temporary shelters for homeless families and
taking care of destitute children in this
section. I want to say that while the facts
are true as to the kind of work the Ameri-
can Friends are planning and beginning
10 do, they are only following in the foot
steps of the British Friends who have been
working on these fields as we'll as in
Russia. Holland, Corsica Salonica and
further east from the very beginning of
the war. They have built several hundred
"huts," besides restoring dwelling houses
(where claims for Government indemnity
did not interfere), have established several
hospitals and rest houses, refugee camps
and workrooms, maternity hospital OF
the first class and slnatc.umS for re-
patriated French people. They formed one
of the first ambulance units, which now
numbers several hundred members, besides
those who have become part of the first
British Ambulance Unit to Italy have
ten or more fully equipped ambulance
trains, large number of motor ambu-
lances and seven or eight hospitals for
wounded soldiers both In France and
England. They have also carried on an
active relief work among the war victims
OF several nations, as well as among Ger
mans stranded In England. or families of
interned German civilians.
While the American Friends hope to do al
we'll ordered and benefcent a work they
are at present in their infancy and are
glad to cooperate where possible with their
English predecessors, or to follow in paths
already we'll laid out. Much of the British
work has been done in conjunction with
the French Government, and also with the
British Red Cross, and the work Of the
Americans will be carried on largely in
cooperation with and under the direction
of the Civilian Branch Of the American
Red Cross. MARY w. LIPPINCOTT
wyncote, Pa, November 10.
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Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

1. "The Federalist" was a series Of papeys
explaining and urging the adoption Of tho
authors We're James Madison. Alexander
HamiIton and John JAY.
2. 4 meter Is 500 inches approximately:
g. Major Henry J.. HiggnsOn Ia the founder
=, and suDporter of the Boston symphony
Orchestra.
I. Arbor vitae is q species of the genus Thuya
of eyergreens. Jt grows In slender pyram
idal form, resembling Gothic splre.
5. Leonardo da yinci PAINTED the most cele-
brated Last SUPPER
g. Edward Hurley Is the civilian head OF the
United States shipping Board.
I. Coloratura is the name anpled TO the Hertd
style of singing in which tril!s, runs, hisn
notes ard other vocal embellishments ars
DISPLAYED. A.,
8. The medieval rulers of Venice were tho
Do"es. -. xr,s
0. Sir .Wa'tc- Scott was called "The Wizard
Of the North" a., .u.h
seaboard are at philadelphia, brookSn
and Charlestown, Mass.
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END OF PROFITEERING

Bakers have a little less than 2 mon.n ~
which TO run without license, when sts.u
December TO- A standardized loaf ~ lows,
price is promised as the result OF reos'a
license. One by one the industries se
coming under control and the bunch oon, ON
trolled by greed that wouldn't be sausnsS
with taking the lions share OF the S,,e MI
sumer's all has itself to blame for puonss
control. It was ever thus In the aneMs ,,.s,. a.
the human Nrace.-Younsstown so' '"'s
Gator e..
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Tom Days Column
THE DTLATORY MTLKMAN
n the ,rorld's been topsy-turry

An the ,rorid's been topsy-turry
Since this Hohensollern scurry
Tooh the nations ~ grip they cannot
break.
And the Prussian aud the Hession
Loossd that terrible procession,
OF accumulated horrors IN their tcdke.
We hare come to look for troubles
White the Kaiser's caldron bubbles.
And pe try TO bear The thorns upon our
bror:
But Of all the cares that trammel
Here's the strd,U that breaks the
camel
oh! the milkman is noonddy caller
noU!
We're a Sleepy-hcoded rabbit
And tre'ue got into the habit
OF ignoring many sounds OF coming day.
There's the rooster Of our net0hbor--
iris the purcst cdstc OF labor
For that creature to lUt up his roundcidU
And thc other signs Of morning
We're leen similarly sco"nin1,
For ,ce only feared the mhkmdn's rowdy-
dotH
That clone could diseacumber
our deroted head of Slumber--
And the milkmqn is d MONDAY caller
Ho,U!
There are some tcho, being UtScr
Than their nci1bborS, say the Kaiser
Had q hand in this reUiSon Of the rule;
and Ue readily Jelicre II,
For q blind man could perceive IL
PlQys The deuce tcith Office. tdctory aud
school.
For the surcSt tcay Of keeping
Hat the nation orcrSlcepinJ
Is to obriate the mlkmdn'S morning rotU;
SO think the situation
calls for prompt mresti0dtton--
Since the miltmdn is q monday caller
noU!
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PATRIOTIC POT.LUcK

ERoM time to Tine one product after
k another has its famine" The news
T1ne about the country reaping harvest
. fears and Jokes. First It is case of
hIgh prices. then Of panic. then of actual
obortsee. and while every one is stin
0oyyyjng about IL the crisis is past and
61e new shortage appears Unexpectedly.
D19ee, Sour cesl. sugar and salt have
~ 4<G1r turn. a letter which sp-
ghs.e thst = lsast