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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-09

Railroad Commissions Difficulties
THE railroads have big job on their
hands to care for the war business that
is piling up on them and for the CONNER
cial business that had already taxed their
capacity beyond their limit said B. r.
Cooper, associate railroad commissioner.
II give the big men in the business. credit
for patriotism in trying to do what's best
for their country.
THE commissioners have hard task
to be fair to the railroads and to the pub
lie. The taking off of a local passenger
train always works a hardship on some
cities and towns and, of course, raises
a kick. The government is after small en-
gines and at present the branch lines are
suffering most from a shortage of motor
power. I have done my best to try and
preserve good mail schedules In Ala
hama, having regard for the people and
the papers"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-09
Activity I'm Road
Work I'm Order

mi EXT week brings good road
y v days-August IA and Is. These
are days designated in nearly every
state of the union not only for "work-
ing" the highways, but for stirring
up renewed interest in the good-road
movement. If every citizen will do
his "bit," either in person or by
proxy, wonderful progress will be
made.
The people of Alabama have been
educated to the economic value of inn
proved highways. Only the most ig-
norant fail to appreciate the import
ance of good roads.
On the day that Alabama begins the
annual celebration of road making
the committee of scouts to locate the
Bankhead highway will start from
Atlanta, westward bound. These
pathfinders will reach Birmingham
August II, and after short stop
here will proceed to Jasper and thence
to Memphis. Returning to Birming-
ham on the ed the scouts will be en-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-09
Cattle and Hogs
Killed On T racks


IT, OR many years the railroad COM
u panies have been calling atten-
ton to the large number of cattle and
hogs killed by trains as a result OF
the owners allowing their stock to
stray on the railroads right of way.
On the roads of the United States
thousands of cattle and hogs are
killed every year and as those so killed
are not used for food this loss means
a correspondingly large decrease IN
the available food supply.
President Fairfax Harrison Of the
Southern in discussing the food situa-
ton shows how important it is for
every farmer to do his part in con-
serving the products of the country
in all possible ways. While the re-
sponsibility for the loss of animals
killed while straying on the tracks
rests primarily with the owners, they
suffer no pecuniary loss, for the law
requires the railroad to pay for every
animal killed. "There is, however,"
says President Harrison, sin addition
to the serious reduction of the meat
supply Of the country, a further eco
nomic loss through the payment of
the railroad of money which is urgent
ly needed at this time for increasing
transportation facilities"
The Southern railway system alone
paid out in the twelve months ended
June 80, 1917, more than 100000 for
animals killed on the right Of way.
This sum, even at the present high
prices Of equipment, Mr.. Harrison
says, would be sufficient to purchase
more than 100 standard box cars
capable of handling at single load
more than 5000 tons of freight, and
".the constant use Of this many addi-
tional cars would tend to the relief of
the present wartime congestion of
traffic"
1t is the patriotic duty of owners
of live stock to keep their animals
away from the tracks. Statistics are
sometimes considered dry, but the
facts and figures presented by the
Southern railways president are of
much more than ordinary interest.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-09

Washington bureau. 2o7 Hibbs Build
ing.
European bureau Henrietta street.
Covent Garden, London.
Eastern business office. Rooms AZ 10
So inclusive. Tribune Building, New
York city; western business oftlce'
Tribune Guiding. Chicago. The 5. Q.
Beckwith Special Agency, agents ior
foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-09
HOTEL LORBIEs


Tell the people to stay at home if
they want to be comfortable" said Abe
Rtch' the shoe merchant. Il know what
am talking about, for am back from
Boston, New York and Atlantic City. and
they We're all insufferably hot Take a
trip out to East Lake and you will be
cooler than if you went to some of the
out-of-town resorts. My advice is stay
here and spend your money at home and
be comfortable. 1t will help you to save
and help the merchants to live"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-09
ADRlFT WITH THE TIMES

REVISING THE POETS.
Where ignorance is bliss
IT'S folly to be wise,
But that doesn't apply
To the swatting Of flies.
NOT A FAIR TEST.
IT see where a millionaire's son, whose
marriage displeased the family, says he
is glad to be living in a three-room apart
ment and earning his own bread
"Umph!' replied the cynical man.
"They always talk that way for a week
or two after the old gentleman cuts them
off without a penny. Newspaper re-
porters ought to wait about IL months
and then ask them how they like it.
QUITE THE CONTRARY.
What is the attitude Of his relatives
toward Mr. Lasserby?"
They are quite Indifferent to him.
WELL Well! And I've been thinking
all along that he was a rich man.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-09
Future of AIabam, Farmer

Il have just been down to Conner
said ]. Q. Thompson, one Of Alabama s
leading farmers. II found that those in
terested in and around Conner with me
had over 1900 acres in peanuts. 1t looks
like Alabama is going to feed herself
this year.
If the farmers can get good price for
their foodstuffs diversification is here
to stay, otherwise it will be as dead next
year as a Ford car without juice. Pres
ident Wilson certainly gave to the south
a proper financial scheme, for in cheap
ening money he has put farming on the
map, and, take it from me- after the war
is over lands will greatly increase in
value. Many talk OF the great negro ex-
odus, overlooking or being ignorant of
the hordes of whites who have left the
state. If crops are properly marketed
and the price is remunerative, whites
and blacks will come back, for a great
majority who left were tempted by the
high wages in mines and factories, but
would rather do farm work under llvable
and paving conditions"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-09

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rate of exchange The Age-Herald Will
not be responsible for money sent
through the mails. Address,
THE AGE-HERALD,
Birmingham, Ala.
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Entered at the Birmingham, Ala,
postoffice as second-class matter I'M
der act of Congress. March 8, 1879.
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-09

The subject of American speech i'm
provement has behind 1t galaxy of men
and women who have won their spurs
in the university and literary world, and
am too little known to criticize the
experts even though I might have 1t in
my heart to attempt any such a fool
ish thing. And yet study of the works
OF the classics in English will reveal that
our Idols have feet of clay If we meas
ure them by the thumb rule of the
grammarians and rhetoriclans.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-09

Those Gotham notaries who have been
charging S. and $40 for preparing exemp-
ton affidavits, when the service isn't
worth more than % cents, Just hate to see
other people gathering in all the war
profits.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-09

Grover Alexander had his dear old
mother come all the way from some
where in Nebraska to see him trounce
the Cubs in Chicago and he lost the game
Still, she knows it wasn't Growers fault
\ X
1t must have been a stirring sight
when the Prussian war lords threw their
swords down on the table at Potsdam
and forced the poor, trembling Kaiser to
declare war
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-09

Now, I am no purist. neither am 1
finnicky, nor do I shy at colloqualisms,
and without shame I have at times de-
Tended the use of slang, not only my
own, but that Of others; and yet I am
in sympathy with those who wish to
encourage the use of good English in
conversation as well as In correspon-
dence.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-09
MEN, WOMEN
AND THINGS
DO you speak English ?"

How often one hears this abroad? 1t
comes from some perplexed traveller
whose knowledge of the countrys Ian
guage in which he is staying is nil or
limited.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-08
Motor nm Club Hosts
at Fine Headquarters

Following the regular meeting of
the Motor Inn Club at it's headquart-
ers, 1880 Wyeth street, last evening,
the members and guests enjoyed a
pleasing program consisting of selec-
tions by High School Mandolin and
Guitar Club; piano duets by Messrs.
Starr and Arthur; violin selections by
John Snyder, followed by Mulligan
and Mulligan, magicians. The, social
room of the club was appropriately
decorated with national coIors.
FOLLOWING the program, refresh
ments were served to Francis Wen
rich, wilkins Wenrich, Paul Arnold.
Robert Howe, Charles Feiser George
Mulligan, Milton Mulligan, Rankin
Nebinger, Morris Starr, Hiram Starr.
Joseph Starr, Ira Arthur, Walter
Wolfersberger, Luther Wolfersberger,
James Kennedy, Emil Weisbrod.
Clarence Hertz, Edward carp, James
Lynch, Sr., James Lynch, Jr., Francis
Chiara, Paul Selsam, Elwood Deepen,
Walter Slothower, Leon Simonetti,
Kenneth Downes, Albert Noffsinger,
Joseph Adelstine, Charles Anderson,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-08
TO
BE SAFETY MODEL
Complete Fire Protection AT
forded by Cooperating
With State

"Harrisburg's new million-dollar
hotel, the Penn-Harris, will be one of
the best buildings in the State for
safety of guests and complete fire
protection" Lew r. Palmer, of the
state Department of Labor and Indus
try declared to-day.
Mr.. Palmer is in charge of the Bu-
reau of Inspection, in the State De-
partment, and has been present at two
conferences of the hotel directors and
the architects, w. l.. Stoddard, New
York, and Esenwein and Johnson, OF
Buffalo, N. Y.
THE architects are making every
effort to cooperate with us to meet
requirements" Inspector Palmer
stated. "As a result only few minor
details will need to be changed on the
plans before they are approved final
ly. Every precaution is being taken
TO have the hotel provided for fire pro.
lection in case of any emergency EX-
its will be arranged so that there il
one for each part o fthe big building
FIRE doors, fireproof walls, and fire
towers are only few of the safety
first provisions included in the plans
When completed the new hote
Will be one of the best in the State
and one that can be pointed out as
model of what can be done in the wa,
OF providing every possible means o.
protection" Mr.. Palmer concluded
Then, too, it will be within the sha.
dow of the Capitol, and will be ere.
dit to Harrisburg"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-08
THIS STOPS HAIR
FROM FALLING OUT

Ever try to count the dead fallen
hairs in your comb and brush? They
are natures advance warning of flu
ture badness and proof that the dan
gerous little dandruff germ is busy
on your scalp.
DIR. Sangerbund, the famous Paris
specialist, first discovered that dand-
ruff and falling hair are caused by a
microbe. Then came the discovery of
the value of the real Partisan Sage
Qiquid form) in destroying the dand-
ruff germ and promptly preventing the
further loss of hair. The effect of
only three days use of Partisan Sage
is simply marvellous, and the Ameri-
can people have now awakened to the
fact that dandruff is just as unneces-
sary as it is unhealthy, and that they
can be quickly rid of it and save
their hair by using few ounces of
Partisan Sage
Partisan Sage is sold for not more
than so cents a large bottle at drug
and toilet counters everywhere, 1t
is an ideal, daintily perfumed LIQUID.
free from grease and sickness, and
will surely cause hair to grow soft.
lustrous and really seem twice as
abundant.
ii. 9. Kennedy always has a large
supply. and guarantees 1t to you,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-08
Germany Now Makes
Slaves of Rumanians

Paris, Feb. 8. The Rumanian
Minister of Foreign Affairs telegraph
ed yesterday to the Rumanian Lega-
tion in Paris that Germany has begun
to transport for internment in Ger
many all Rumanian males from 1G
to 81 years of age, although the
French, Russians, Italians and Portu-
guese protected by the Spanish Lega-
ton are being left in the country.
This treatment, so the Germans
say" reads the telegram, tis because
Rumania gave up to Russia the Ger
mans in its power and that these
were transported to Siberia. 1t is alb
solutely false that Rumania has ever
delivered German subjects to Russia.
THE German government itself
counts so little upon the pretext work
cd that before announcing it's de-
cision to transport Rumanians to Ger
many it proposed to the Rumanian
government the exchange of Germans
interned in Rumania for Rumanians
in Belgium"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-08
S O C. | 4 L
Other Personals Page 6.
GAY BANQUETERS
WITH B'NAI BIRTH
Masquerade Event of Salem
Lodge Held Last Night in
Commonwealth Hotel

Gay masquerade costumes created
lots of amusement at the annual ban
quet of Salem Lodge, No. 26, B'Nai
Birth, held last evening in the Com
monwealth. The speakers were DIR.
I. Rosenthal, of Shaarai Shamoyim
congregation, Lancaster: DR.. B. S.
Bollock, Secacus, N. J., and Frederick
jay, Newark, n. j., and Harry Low
engard was toastmaster.
In the party were: j. Abramson,
B. Abrams, Charles Aaronson, A.
Abramson, Charles Adler, Stanley
Astrich, Louis Astrich, ID. P. Baker,
Lou Baum, j. Belsinger, Charles
Berg, Coleman Blough, Charles S.
Brenner, III. Brenner, Jake Brenner,
William Bristol, Otto BuXbaum, DIR.
Broude, Morris Caplan, Philip Cap
Ian, Fl. Claster, Joel Claster, Joseph
Claster. Sr, Joseph Claster, Jr., Sam
uel Claster, Charles Cohen, Harry
Cohen, Joe Cohen, Levin Cohen
Charles Cooper. Moe Cooper
Nathan Cohen, Herman Dietz, A
P: Doranz, Leon Engel, Sol Frank
Abe Freedman, Hyman Freedman
Wolf Freedman, Samuel Friedman
James Frank, Barney Gerwitz, DR.
L. y. Goldman, j. Goldsmith, Lee
/ Goldsmith, Eli Goldstein, Charles
Goodman, Samuel Grand. Barnett
Gross, NJ. Gross, Nathan Gross, Ju.
lius Gutman, Cy Heckert, AL
I1irschler, Augustus Hirschler, Simor
Hirsch, John Isenberg, A. S. Jacob.
son, d. r. Jacobson, NJ. E. jacobson
Teddy Josephs, Samuel Kades, l.
kamsky, A. Kapner, David Kaufman
Hess Kline, Sol Kuhn, Samuel Levin.
son, A. j. Lehrman, Samuel Levy
Henry Lipsitz, Joe Loeb, Jacob Low.
engard.
Harry Lowengard, Leon I,owen.
gard, b. LEVITT, II. G. Margolis. Ed.
gar Marks, Abe Mednik, Ben Mich.
lovitz, Simon Michlovitz, Jacob Miller
William Miller, I. Morris, Dave Nor.
rison, David Philips, Joe Rachman
l. T. Rockman, Charles Rosenberg
Wolf Rosenberg, Harry Rubin, Irwin
Rubin. Max Ryder, William Sachs
Joe Sachs Max Salkin, AL Seligman
n. Schampan, Ed. Simms, Joseph E
solomon, A. Stein, Edgar Stern,
walter Stern, Joseph Strouse, Michael
Strouse, A. Silberman, John Silber-
man, Herman Tausig, DR.. George A.
Fireman, Jacob Wiener, Max VIII
llams, NJ. A. Wolf. Harry Weis, DR..
II. Weiner, Jacob Yoselowitz. Joseph
ZaChS and Jacob Zatlen
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-08
Keystone Chapter 1912
in Session at Civic Club

Members and friends of the Key
stone Chapter United States Daugh-
ters of 1912, met this afternoon in the
assembly room of the Civic Club to
hear a lecture by DR.. b. Franklin
Roger, chief medical inspector for the
State of Pennsylvania on The Great
Epidemic in Harrisburg from a Mod
ern Viewpoint" Mrs. James Barr
Mersereau, the Regent, presided and
there were two songs: Love Is a
Bubble" and IAN Open Secret" sung
by Miss Elizabeth Ross, accompanied
by Mrs. Joseph A. Hayes. Mrs. Sol
ONION, Hiney, Jr., read "A Child's Life
in Colonial Days" and Mrs. Mabel
Cronise Jones' gave current events.
Miss Fanny NJ Eby was hostess for
the social hour during which tea and
chat was enjoyed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-08
SINISTER SHIP OFF BOSTON
Believed to Be Big Submarine, Tug
Captain Reports

Boston, Feb. S. - The sighting of
strange vessel resembling a sub
marine was reported last night to Cap
tain William r. Rush, commandant
of the Boston Navy Yard by Captain
Smith A. Ross, master of a harbor
tug. Captain Ross said he saw the
stranger four miles off Marblehead.
He was heading in from sea at a speed
which he estimated at is to 1S knots
an hour, but soon after being sighted,
veered to the south toward Cape Cod.
Captain Ross expressed the belief
that it was a submarine. He was
familiar with American undersea boats
he said, through towing them to and
from the navy yard, but was certain
the craft he sighted was not one of
the American type. The stranger flew
no flag.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-08
Raise Hospital Funds
by Card Party Tomorrow

A card party of fifty tables will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 2.30
o'clock in the. Commonwealth hotel
by the p. r. r. column of the Wo-
mans Preparedness Movement of
which Mrs. Andrew e. Buchanan is
president. The local chapter is a
branch of the Philadelphia P. r. r.
chapter of which Mrs. George Dallas
Dixon, is president, and closely allied
with the Red Cross work.
The object of the benefit tomorrow
is to raise funds for the purchase of
hospital supplies and equipment to
be made by Harrisburg women.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-08
PROUD PAPA GIVES SCHOOL FLAG

Altoona, Pa, Feb. s. = The lstorll
visited the home of S. w. Smith, n
merchant at East Altoona yesterday,
and SO elated was the father over the
new arrival that he bought q big flag
and presented it to the township
school near his home in the babya
honor. Smith is a veteran of tie
Spanish War and saw service in the
Philippines.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-08
STORE LOOTED

Altoona. Pa, Feb. s. = Ed Kott-
man established his cigar store in a
new location and spent half the night
arranging the fixtures. When he
opened up to-day he found the store
had been looted of considerable stock
and $14 In money.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-08

Philip Anderson, John Snyder
Walter Snyder, Ray Murray, Elmer
Yost, Paul Horning. Alton Anderson,
C. II. Crimmel, Harry Simonton,
Harry Gland, Wilson Fackler, Dean
Peters, Ray and Harvey Heagy and
Joseph Chiara.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-08
INDIANA DRY ON APRIL

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 8. - SEN
ate amendments to the Statewide Pro-
hibition bill, which would make In
diana dry April 2, 1918, were con-
Cured in by the House yesterday
The measure now goes to Governor
Goodrich, and it is understood he will
sign it.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse E. B. Cunning
ham are home after spending three
weeks in Atlantic City.
Mrs. Henry Lee Hoyt, of Cleveland
Ohio, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Wal
lace *. Stewart, of the West End.
Miss Mirabelle Wilson has gone
home to Brooklyn after short visit
among relatives here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-08
WILL ATTEND CONVENTION

Delegates from the local P. r. r.
Y. M. c. A. TO the State convention at
Butler, February 22-25 will include
President A. G. Murray, General Sec
retary Frank II. Gregory and Passen-
ger Engineer w. S. Robinson. Physi-
cal Director Horace G. Geisel will be
in attendance part of the time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-08
10 pisorgcr ,snsnnvfs n.ANss

washington, Feb. s, - The Federal
Reserve Board has taken steps to safe
saara MeMser. banks threatened by
a run BY fereigA-bern depeslters and
thus threatened Nenmensber banks
needing aid to meet such a. run, it is
NA6efsteed, may receive it Indirectly
ffeM the beard through member
banks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-08
SPEAKS AT UNIVERSITY

j. Horace Mcfarland leaves Sat
urday for the Lincoln University cele-
bration arranged by the new chan
cellor, the Rev. DR.. John Wesley
Hill, former pastor of Grace Metho-
dist Church. The celebration will in
clude an observance of the twentieth
anniversary of the university and
Lincolns birthday. Mr.. Mcfarland
will be one of the speakers.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-05

Twenty-Five thousand women are
now employed at the famous Woolwich
arsenal in England {.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-05

The republican state tommittce of
New York has taken steps to organize
woman's division OF the party.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-05

flag out with three stars representing
nephews who have enlisted Previous
to that time they resided with her; so
did the mother, her sister. Now SINCE
the boys have gone into uniform the
mother has taken governmental posi-
tion and TO be nearer her work, has
moved to a room downtown, whence
no banner can be diSolayed
Aunt Is Criticized.
The aunt has been disagreeably criti-
cized for keeping the flag out because
this house is no longer the home OF the
boys or their mother, It seems, and
even told by neighbors who are moi
eligible to fly such flags that in case
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-05
NEURALCIC PAINS
Give Way to Soothing Hamlin's Wizard
Oil.

Hamlin's Wizard Oil is safe and ei,
fective treatment for headache and neu-
ralgia. Rubbed in where the pain is, it
acts as tonic TO the tortured nerves
and almost invariably brings quick re
lief.
Its healing antiSeptic qualities can al
ways be relied upon to preyent infection,
o. other serious results, from spraius,
bruises, cuts, burns, bites and stings.
Just as good. too, for sore feet, stiff
neck frost bites, cold sores and oanker
sores.
Get il from druggists for 80 cents II
not satisfied return the bottle and get
your money back
Ever constpa,ed or have SILK head
ache' Just try Wizard Liver Whips
pleasant little pink pills, 70 cents Gr -.
antced ADV.