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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
BIENNIAL IS NOT
 AFFECTEDBY WAR
Programme Completed and No Changes Are Now
 Contemplated

Even a declaration of war is not ex- pected to have any adverse effect on the biennial of the National Federation of Music clubs, which meets in Birmingham April 15 to 23
 Should the United States engage in the great struggle it will not in any way in terfere with the programme, as it has been outlined, according to members of local committees and all of the famous artists who are scheduled to appear on the programmes will be here
 The programme has been completed by the committee in charge and provides for six days of musical splendor in Bir- mingham. Among the interesting features that have been added since the tentative programme was published several weeks ago is the appearance Tuesday night of Frank S. Ward, famous composer. of Co., lumbia university. On that evening also will be given The Rose of Avonton," by the combined choruses of the Music Study club and the Treble Clef club of Birmingham
 The first business meeting of the con- vention will be held Tuesday morning at s:S0 o'clock and will be followed by the young artists contest.
 The feature of the Wednesday morning meeting will be an illustrated lecture on American music and the Music club, by Henriette Weber of Chicago
 Thursday will be publicity department day, and Mrs. David Allen Campbell will preside. The morning programme will be featured by a musical. in which the fol- lowing states will be represented Cali forna, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Ohio. Tennessee, Indiana and Wisconsin.
 Friday will be educational department day and the convention will come to a close with the meeting of the newly elected board Saturday morning at 1C
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
WARD DECLARES WAR ON ENGLISH SPARROW

George B. Ward is strong for the allies and everything that pertains to England, except the English sparrow
 The president of the commission yes terday announced that he would place a price upon the head of every bird of this illx and that he would offer double in- demnity for the eggs of the sparrows. MT. Ward, in the morning session. declared he would like to mobilize an army of 100000 young men to till the soil. For tests of craftsmanship, he insisted that shooting English sparrows would be ex- cellent.
 The city of Birmingham will pay 1 cent for the dead torso of every English spar TOW who menaces the city beautiful and the gardens. But, for the youngsters who will exercise an ounce of prevention by robbing the nests of the chirping little pests, the city will pay cents an egg.
 The proclamation will be issued soon, announcing the rewards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
Prisoner Shot

Henry Jeffries, negro, 1916 Tenth arey north. who was arrested early yesterday morning by Officers Sims and Ellis on 6 charge of obtaining goods through false pretenses was seriously wounded at 2:3O o'clock yesterday morning when he was shot in the left thigh with .S2-calibre revolver by Patrol Driver Shell in Third alley, between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets, north, when the negro made his escape from Ford touring car. which is used by the police department as a patrol wagon. The prisoner was recap tured by Shell at Fourth avenue and Twentieth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday in the office of the probate judge:
 Loyal England and Miss Clares Jacks.
 J. P. Glass and Miss Mary McFar- land Donahue.
 J. C. Alexander and Miss Florence I. Staples.
 c. B. Gallagher and Miss Movie Anna Townsend
 M. $. Macks and Miss Margaret F. White.
 Marcus Ellis and Miss Nettie Mat thews.
 Joe Gelpbelisco and Miss Susie Dia- done.
 s. w. Wray and Miss Louise o. Lee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
BIRMINGHAM TO OFFER
 CAMP SITE FOR 50,000 MOBILIZED IN SOUTH

hoped to select one which will have proper railroad facilities and he convenient to city water and to the county's sewerage system.
 Every effort will ne made to have Birmfn gham designated as the mobilization point for Alabama. Mississippi and Tennessee, for If successful probably as many as 15,OO0 men would be camped in or near the city. Aside from the honor and prestige of playing host to so many troops it is estimated that more than million dollars month would be spent in the city if the plans now being worked upon are successful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04

Birmingham has set about being designated as one of the mobiiiza- tion points for the army about to be raised.
 The Chamber of Commerce., the Real Estate exchange and other civic bodies were busy yesterday looking up desirable sites and will make the offer to the proper au- thorities at once.
 It was at first thought that 300 or 400 acres would be sufficient, but Colonel Steiner advised yes- terday over the telephone that 15O0 and probably 2OOO acres would he required. The committee has several sites in view and it is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
TWELVE NAVY RECRUITS GO INTO SERVICE IN ONE DAY. EQUALS NEW YORK'S RECORD IN PROPORTION

Records for navy enlistment in Bir- mingham were broken yesterday when 12 recruits were enlisted during the day. This is the largest number en- listed in any one day in Birmingham, according to J. A. Bone, recruiting of- ficer in charge, and sets record for cities of the size of Birmingham.
 In this connection, it is stated by Mr. Bone that Birmingham is doing as well as New York. and is doing better than other southern city of her popu- lation. Twelve recruits in one day is considered a splendid record, and it is believed that this average will he maintained during the coming weeks.
 Men are being sent away by the re- cruiting officer each day to Norfolk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
ALABAMA DENTISTS HERE NEXT WEEK Prominent Speakers Invited for Annual Meeting of
 Association

The Alabama State Dental association will hold its annual convention in Bir- mingham April 10, Il and F, and it is expected that the attendance will be un- usually large.
 Speakers of national reputation have been invited to attend and dentists all over the state are showing keen interest in the forthcoming event.
 The meetings will be held at the ball room of the Tutwiler and association headquarters will be at this hotel.
 Clinics will be feature of the conven- ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
FOR COLORED HOME

The Age-Herald acknowledges receipt of s15 from "A Friend" to be applied to the fund for the aid of the Colored Old Folks and Orphans Home, which will be turned over to the committee in charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
PERSONAL

The friends of Dr. Roger Kennedy will be glad to learn that he has recovered from the serious injuries he sustained when he. was struck ly a bus several weeks ago.
 Mrs. l.. F. Whitten. who has been very ill. is reported improving. pr. George R. Stuart will preach at Trim ity church, of which pr. Whitten is pastor. tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
At the PhotopIay Houses

Trianon: Anita Stewart in "The More Excellent Way"
 Alcazar: George M. Cohan in Broad way Jones'"
 Strand: Ethel Clayton in Mans Woman
 Triangle: Dorothy Dalton in "The Dark Road"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
TODAY'S EVENTS
At the Theatres

Jefferson: pr. John w. Ruskin will present marvellous pictures of tic Arctic region with lecture. Afternoon performance 3:30 night, S:15.
 Lyric: Keith vaudeville. Matinee at 3 o'clock; night performances at 7:S0 , Nnd 9 o'clock
 Nf Majestic: Verne Phelps in "A Night Nn Chinatown" Musical comedy.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-04-27
Hot Air Bath in Bed.

An apparatus in which one can take
Il "hot air bath" In ones own bed Is
the invention of William F. Erath of
Rosebank, N. Y. 1t Is of semicylindrical
shape and consists of half hoops con-
nected by lazy-tong members by means
of which the apparatus can be col
lapsed when not in use. This frame is
covered with blankets or comfortables
packed closely around 1t to form an ex-
temporaneous chamber for the occu-
pant.
A suitable heater or alcohol burner
heats the air in metal drum, which is
connected by pipe with an opening In
the end Of the bathing chamber An
other opening above 1t Is for the dis
position of the used-up air. rod
with handle at its end. supported on
bracket, extends from the heater
along the side of the bed to a point
within convenient reach of the person
enjoying the apparatus. BY this means
the heat supply can be controlled mere
ly by reaching out an arm.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-04-27

Surgery was already an art wheh
medicine was only phase of super
stition. the earliest record of surgery
having been found among the Egyp-
tians in period about 5000 Il. Z. In
European museums are Instruments,
lancets, tweezers, iron rods for cauter-
ization and other things used by Egyp'
tian practitioners.
Jewish and Greek surgery immedl-
ately followed that of the Egyptians
and surgery was held in high esteem
among the Indians ut n remote age, as
proved by their ancient proverb, IA
physician who is no surgeon Is like
bird with but one wing" Instruments
now on exhibition at Madras, Calcutta
and Alexandria afford evidence of
their skill.
| In Greece surgery had attained high
proficiency long before the day of Hip
pocrates, and in one of his works Is
found a complete treatise on the physl-
clans operating room, surgical instru-
ments and appliances, together with
instruction in the correct method OF
use; on the proper posing of the pa
tent. and the use of water and band
ages. Then follows a description OF
various wounds, from which it would
appear that hemorrhages were arrest
ed then, as now, with cold compress
or styptics, while wounds were healed
by primary union or suppuration.
Lesion of the joints, injuries to the
spine and various kinds of disocations
are dealt with. Hippocrates surgery
treats instructively on fractures and
Commissions of the skull. For fractures
the standard operation was trephin
ing, which, in the view of the writer
should be performed as speedily a>
possible.
With the development of Roman sur
gerry from the time of Galen. the
variety of instruments used increased
to the number of 800. Among examples
of these now in the museums of Rome
and Naples are needles, hollow probes
pincers, cauteries, bistouris, lancet'
and scissors. For almost II thousant
years the treatment of wounds, frac
lures and dislocations varied by blood
letting, remained unchanged
Under the Byzantines, medical serv
ice. including every appliance for TIL
treatment of disease and wounds, wa
well organized, cavalry and infantr,
alike being supplied with compan
Of surgeons and assistants whose dut
it was to bring the wounded out
action.
Strangely enough, surgery, suferin
from the general superstitious horro
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-04-27
Nun hlA4r ,seQ
Dinosaur of Ancient Days
Mere Pygmy by Side of the
Blue Whale of Modern Times

1t has been said that the first duty
of a whale Is to be large-the blue
whale Is, then. the most successful
whale, for 1t Is the largest creature
which has ever existed on the earth or
In its waters. Even those extinct giant
reptiles, the dinosaurs. which splashed
along the borders of the inland seas Of
Wyoming and Montana 100000 years
ago, could not approach blue whale
either in length or weight. declares
a writer in the New York Independent.
In 1903 blue whale was weighed
In sections In Newfoundland. The ami
NAL was IS feet long, 35 feet around
the shoulders. the head was 10 feet
In length and the tail six feet from tip
to tip. The total weight was SO tons.
The flesh weighed 40 tons, the blubber
eight tons, the blood. viscera and baleen
seven tons and the bones eight tons.
Exaggerated accounts of the size of
blue whales are current even In repu-
table books on natural history. but the
largest specimen which has yet been
actually measured and recorded Is 1877
feet long, stranded few years ago
upon the coast of New Zealand; II
must have weighed at least IS tons.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-04-27
JelIied Veal.

One of the most delicate of all meat
dishes, and one that could tempt the
most dainty appetite, is jellied veal.
This calls for shin of veal. In order
ing it stipulate that you want the bone
well cracked. Put it all in a large ket-
tie and just cover with water Let it
boil slowly till the meat falls from the
bone. Strain off the liquor and set the
meat and the liquor aside to cool.
When this has occurred chop the meat
very fine and add little pepper salt
and vinegar to the liquor. Now pour
this over the chopped meat, mix and
pour into dish that has been lined
with slices of hard-boiled eggs. The
loaf should be allowed to harden for
about twenty-four hours before being
served. 1t should then be turned on a
platter and garnished with lemons or
olives.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-04-27
SURGERY AN ancient CRAFT

of the knife, save In conflict, which
pervaded the early people of all lands.
continued for many centuries to be
despised by physicians, professional
standing being denied to the men who
healed wounds and set fractured limbs
1t was not until the sixteenth CEN
fury that surgery shared in the adj
vance common to every art and
science. its practitioners correspond
ingly improving their social and pro-
fessional position. In this reform the
day was led by Paris, with her Col
lege of Surgeons, founded in 1879.
Berlin and Rome followed her example
300 years later.
In the eighteenth century London.
| Edinburgh and Dublin were added to
the various centers of surgical learn
ing, while America, leader of all other
countries In these days, laid the foun-
dation of her proficiency in the school
established by coctor Shipper at Phil
adelphia.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-04-27
TO PURIFY WATER
BLEACHING POWDER WILL KILL
UNPLEASANT DOOR.
Not a Hard Task, Nor Expensive, to
Remove Dsagreeable Smell From
the Contents of Cistern, Says
Prof. Newman.

If the cistern water has Il disagree
able odor it can be made sweet and
disable by treating with bleaching
powder, according to L. J. Newman,
assistant professor of chemistry in the
Kansas State Agricultural college.
1.-The rain water as it comes from
the roof is laden with HETEROGENEOUS,
which under the right temperature
conditions. grow and multiply" said
Professor Newman. when summer
rains are allowed to run into the els
tern this ideal temperature is soon
reached and the development of these
organisms proceeds rapidly. The I'M
pleasant odor is due mainly to the life
processes and decay of the bacteria"
Bleaching powder or calcium hypo-
chlorite, can be purchased in any drug
store ut from 20 to 30 cents pound.
One-third to one-fourth of a pound is
sufficient to treat 50 tol 100 barrels of
water.
The powder as it comes from the
store is placed in a pail or any con-
venient receptacle. which is then filed
with water. The mixture is stirred for
few minutes until no more of the
powder will dissolve, and is allowed
to settle. The mixture is then poured
into the cistern.
Some of the powder will remain I'M
dissolved in the bottom of the pail.
Pour in more water and repeat the
process as many times as may be nee
essary to dissolve all the powder.
Where possible it is preferable to agi-
tate the water in the cistern while the
bleaching mixture is being poured in
When used in the proportion indicat,
ed the powder is not in sufficient guam
tity to make the water unfit for use
nor is it dangerous in any way. II
acts simply as a deOdorizer and g
| germicide.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-04-27
SunfioWer Secrets.

Varying from gold to pale yellow, the
handsome sunflower stands merely for
decorative purposes In our British
homes, says London Answers.
But other countries-German
America and Russia among them
realize its economic value, and Guilt
vate the flower for its many other vir-
tues.
Excellent oil can be extracted from
sunfower seeds. and Germany, who has
none too much of the former just now.
has planted sunflowers along her road
sides for the sole purpose Of obtaining
the oil, the quality Of which is hardly
inferior to that Of the famous olive it.
self.
Again, sunfiOwer seed makes an ex-
cellent bread; both seeds and leaves
are given to stock, while the stalks can
be used for fuel.
Bracken-a fern which overruns al
most every portion Of our isles-is an.
other hardy plant that can be turned
to good account. Scotch people use II
In place Of straw. and sometimes for
manure. An old-time soap recipe In
cluded 1t among its Ingredients. fol
bracken ashes contain large percent.
age Of alkali.
Old country folk burn bracken, and
roll the ashes, sprinkled with water
into balls. The "lye" obtained serves
the purpose Of soap quite well.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-04-27
Wise and Otherwise.

Alas, for the lass who Is afflicted
with lassitude!
There are sermons in stones-alsO
Ice cream in bricks.
Everybody knows how everybody
else ought to do things.
A man isn't necessarily two-faced
because he has double chin.
When a woman hasn't any more to
say she Is willing to let a man talk.
Don't follow In the footsteps Of COM
petitors; set the pace.
A woman's tongue is often RESPONSE
Bile for her shortness Of breath.
Some men get rich while others are
waiting for bigger opportunities.
II there Is any question, nine times
out Of a possible ten it's good policy
not to.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-04-27

pend upon the temperature and can
be supplied by proper heating and
ventilating system.
The opening of windows while 1t
admits the fresh air, often causes
drafts which are uncomfortable, not
to say injurious. Where a number Of
people are occupied In room 1t Is
often a cause of subjecting one or two
to exposure II the windows are opened
to secure ventilation. This can be
avoided by an ample supply of warm
ed air.
Numerous devices, more or less ex-
pensive, have been placed on the mar
ket but are not always satisfactory
The most economical and at the same
time probably the most efficient ven.
tilating device Is one made of glass or
wood eight or ten inches In height and
made the width of the sash. This
should be placed under the sash with
ii slant from the bottom to the top al
an angle Of As degrees, leaving ar
opening at the top covered with cheese
cloth.
Ventllators of this sort are SO sim
pie that they can be made Mt small
cost anywhere and the covering can bs
readily replaced. They are suitabl,
for office and school room, Twins
rooms and bed rooms. They permit
reasonable ventilation without too
great a loss of heat and prevent thai
STIFFNESS Of atmosphere which is dan
gerous to health and destructive t.
real comfort during the winter months
This device leaves an opening between
the upper and lower sash through
which the used air of the room ma,
escape.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-04-27
Plotted OK Tongue.

One pound of cold cooked OK tongue,
six tablespoonful of butter or fat
from tongue, ground mace, made mus
tard, one teaspoonful of mushroom
catsup. red pepper.
Crop tongue fine and put 1t in a
basin with the butter or the fat from
the tongue If any Is left; season to
taste. Rub the mixture, after 1t has
been well pounded, through a fine
sieve. Press into small pots, cover
with clarified butter or lard; keep In q
cool place.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-04-27

Junction of the two armies. On the |
opposite side of No Mans Land the |
Germans had put up notice to the
same effect in their own language.
They quickly exchanged 1t for an
other. "When?" they asked.
"At twelve O'clock" answered the
English.
1t meant an hour to wait. All the
eyes were strairel upon the baby. She
had not moved since the morning.
There was every fear that she was
dead. And half an hour before the
time set the artillery behind the Brit
ish lines began to rumble. Showers of
shells broke upon the opposite
trenches. The artillery of the Germans
answered. And since nothing was
known at the rear about the child, and
because it's life or death was small
matter in the general run, the attempt
was abandoned.
All that day the soldiers on either
side crouched in their trenches and
waited for the artillery to cease. A
general attack had been ordered for
six o'clock on the Franco-British front.
There were few now who cherished
any hope of saving the baby's life. Yet
none Of the shells had fallen near the
crater, and the little body was still
visible there.
At six o'clock the British artillery
suddenly ceased. The men leaped
from their trenches and ran forward,
cheering.
But to their surprise their opponents
did not wait for them but ran forward
also, perhaps inspired by the same mo-
tives. The two parties met on half
mile front. Bayonet clashed with
bayOnet, there was fierce thrust and
parry, men fell dying, the cries of the
wounded rent the air, and neither side
would give way.
1t was not until the combat had been
thinned out by the loss of thousands
that the two lines of enemies sullenly
withdrew and made for their respective
trenches. But there were those on
either side who remembered.
And, moved by a simultaneous i'm
pulse, six men from either of the con-
flicting armies rushed toward the shell
crater. Tacitly they ignored each
other. A big Scotchman leaped into
the hole and emerged, carrying in his
arms an enormous rag doll, with q
painted face of bisque.
1t was riddled with bullet holes, and
had evidently been abandoned by the
former owners. Perhaps the very chile
whose plaything it had been had Ions
ago grown tired of it.
Yet it was strangely human in ap
pearance, and the head, with the gold
en- curls, dropped forward like that O.
a tired child sleeping.
There was a stunned silence OF
either side. With no thought Of fight
ing, the men interningled and clus
tered about the figure. How man.
thousands had died for this rag doll
was grotesQue and pitiful.
The Scotchman laid the doll dow
in the crater and flung little cart
, over it with his foot. He looked up q
the faces Of the enemy.
Its for trifle like this that goo
mems lives have been flung away" b
: said bitterly.
Z There was silence, till young st,
dent answered him:
Are we any wiser?" he aske
quietly.
The other appeared as II about I
answer him; but instead he turne
his back, and, calling his men, marche
them back toward the trenches, unde
the muttering of the guns.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-04-27
Ancient Shrine Is Found.

One Of the most important archeo-
logical discoveries Of recent years has
Just been made at Gonnoi, near the
vale Of Tempe In Thessaly. The
archaeological society has just un-
earthed what is plainly sanctuary
to the Goddess Artemis and among
the articles found on the spot are
some Of the most remarkable votive
offerings yet discovered.
One hundred and thirty-eig mar.
BILE shafts bear inscriptions, from
which II Is plain that the shrine was
devoted to Artemis as goddess Of
childbirth, .Artemis genitrix."