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Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-05
No More lrrationalism

From that which I have observed during this visit to Arizona, I am very strongly of the belief that the state has permanently passed out of the period of irrationalism and is set on course development. The national crisis. together with the fact that a great many Arizona miners, farmers, cattlemen. business and professional men have become investors in the last year in the shares of Arizona produc- ing mines as well as developing prop critics, and are interested from the pocketbook standpoint ill the progress of the state as never before must have A steadying influence of very great importance. In other words, the peo- ple are being brought together for the common good. Such movement cannot but he attended by great good. Little eruptions may occur on the face or things as the bringing together comes about. but they merely represent the squeezing out of bad blood and are not going to have the attendance or
 
 serious consequences. On the other hand. bad blood is never brought to the surface and got rid of that the body, as a whole, is not greatly ben eftted.
 Concerning mining in Arizona, it is to be said that the increase you have made in your copper output while at the same time increasing your reserves of copper ore in even greater proportion has given the world something to talk about. From 4OO,- OO0, ,O0O pounds the year as the high mark of before-the-war period to 1OO. OO0, ,000 pounds estimated for this year. or more than one-third of the tctal output figured for the American con tinent this year. is a long jump. The Globe-Mi district receives credit for the big end of the increase.
 "A day spent underground here and in looking through reduction plants has convinced me that the district win earn still further distinction in the matters of enlarged resources in pres ent zones and higher output attain ments."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
The Circus Motors to Town

From the Popular Science Monthly.
 Hooray! the circus is coming to town in motor trucks and Pullman trailer cars. Look down the road and count 'em-10U gorgeously decorated trucks 70 freight and sleeping compartment trailers, all the members of the vastest aggregation ever assembled on earth, including the baby hippo and the human what-is-it!
 That's what you will see this summer if you are on the route of the S1 OOO GOO motorized circus which is to start from Cincinnati, O., and which will be able to give performances at 1214 towns never visited before because of poor railway connections Not only will the motorized circus save from s12O0 to s15O0 a day on railroad transportation alone. but there will he no delay in holding the grand parade'-the one important feature of the circus business. The total outfit will weigh S500 tons and the average move will be 50 miles a day. Each machine will be geared down to a 10-mile-an-hour speed, so that the performers and help CTS can sleep with comfort in the Pull man trailers. The motor truck train will have it's own wrecking crew and mo- torcycle squad of guides and pathfinders. It will be a parade in itself all along the route.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
NEW CENSORSHIP
 SECTION AGREED ON
 BY THE CONFEREES
Redraft Is Much Modified and Complicates Whole Effort of Administra-
 tion to Greater Degree

Washington, May 26.-Efforts of the administration to secure enactment by Congress of newspaper censorship leg islation assumed a new and, in the belief of some officials, a more con- plicated form today when Senate ard House conferees agreed on new cen sorship section for the espionage bill.
 As redrafted, the conferees' section provides for prohibition by Congress of the wilful publication of military information useful to the enemy, with authority for the President only to prescribe what information of the spe- cific classes may be expected. Trial juries would be required to determine whether publications of such in- forma tion were wilful and whether the information was actually of bene- fit to the enemy
 The conferees regarded the substi- ute as an extreme m odification of all previous censorship proposals, but some senators and representatives re- fused to accept that opinion. Presi- dent Wilson. the conferees said, had not been consulted regar ling 1t. Some opponents of previous censorship pro- rosals said they would oppose it wig orously None could predict vita con- fidence whether it would receive the approva. of either Senate or House.
 The conferees agreed today on sev- ral other disputed sections of the es- pionage measure, including those pro- yiding for export embargoes, exten- sion of the use of search warrants and protection for foreign commerce. For nal agreement on the bill as whole probably will be reached Monday and the committee expects it's report to come up in the House before the end of the week. It vii not be taken up by the Senate until the House has acted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
Americas Favorite Dish
Ida c. Bailey Allen. in Pictorial

Ida c. Bailey Alien, In flctorial Re-
 view
 The pie is a much maligned dessert but if introduced properly into the menu it need cause no digestive dis turbance to any normal person. At the same time it need not be expensive. The quickest and easiest pastry is made as follows: Sift together a cupful of pastry flour and 1s teaspoonful of salt Stir in three tablespoonfuls of chicken fat. or whisk in five table spoonfuls of lard. or other shortening slightly melted to the consistency of chicken fat. Moisten with cold water and roll out This makes a tender, dainty pastry
 Tn spring, the pies that one turns to most naturally are those with q fruit filling. To this end 1t Is good plan to bake several large pie shells, or several dozen small shells (making them on inverted muffin rings), and to store them away, for week or two in a tightly closed box. Relocating freshens them and makes them ready for a variety of filings; sliced straw berries, with a dash of cinnamon and plenty of sugar; very thick stewed rhubarb with raisins and meringue favored with oragne juice; jellied pineapple, poured in just before it be- gins to congeal; or sliced and sugared oranges Wlln a SpTlnkllHS or cOcOdHut L. The kinds of filings are limited only by the ingenuity of the cook, and if your family is fond of this most char acteristic American dessert. you need not be afraid of spelling their diges- tions if you are only wise in your se- lection. However heavier pies-such as mince or pumpkin or those that are very sweet. like butterschotch pie should be reserved for winter use. A ,f~ be used to supplement a menu other wise lacking in proteins. and if cocoa nut is added it will eke out any scantiness of fats.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
THE VITAL SPARK
Rx PATRICE MACGILL

CT in the London Irssh Serving in nee
 good O that Might as well ave a mess tin and no soup"
 Well, listen, Higgles,s' said Labor. I've got cigarettes and no matches; you've got matches and no cigarettes. Where are you wounded?''
 Right froo the foot and shoulder, chummy. And you?"
 Knee" said Labor. Gan you crawl?7
 Might do bit Can you?
 "A little, if the Emma Gees keep quiet"
 'Blow the machine guns,p said Higgles. See that there shell ole 'arf way be- tween us. The one wiv the two dead blokes beside it. You crawl out to that and I'll meet yer there.'
 Both soldiers crossed the rims of their respective shell-holes at the same mo- nlent, and made a bee-line for the meet ing point. Lalor who was wounded in the right knee dragged his body along, left side to the ground The earth was pitted with she'll holes filled with mud and water. He had to crawl down into one crawl up again, then down into an other vicious machine gun swept the field, and in the midst of the Gin Lalor could hear Higgles singing a chorus curi- ously appropriate to the occasion: "Gie me lucifer to light my flag And smile, boysl That's the style! Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag And smile boys, smile.
 They met. The shell-hole was deep one and comparatively new. Very little water had as yet found place there.
 Not 'arf bad this ere one,' said Hig- bles on meeting Lalor. "A bloomin' swag- ger ole is wot I calls this. Well worth the trouble of gettin' ere. Looks as if twas made for us blokes."
 He laughed through his mud, his teeth showing white, the rest of his Ia ce tiKe the earth, earthly.
 The two men lit up, puffed little curls of smoke into the air and dressed one another's injuries. Three hours later the stretcher- bearers found them.
 Just got ere in tine,' said Higgles when they bent to lift him. Another nour and it would be too late, for then our bloomin' flags would ave run out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
The Paradox of Americans C. FOrbes in T,esIje's


 Henry Ford, as I analyze him. was a hard working, ambitious mechanic who overcame innumerable difficulties and discouragements in his pursuit of an idea which did credit to both his head and his heart He was fortunate in be- ing befriended by two or three very able business men who were in large measure responsible for steering the infantile Ford industry along right chan nels Ford was or became, as much in terested in producing the right type of men as in manufacturing the right kind of machine, but his intoxicating suc- cess went to his head and he became obsessed with the notion there was noth- ing, human or superhuman. he and his company could not accomplish.
 His motives. however. were 24-carat gold, not spacious or spurious no ul- terior, selfish thought of self-advertis- ing or Republication was for a mo- ment in his mind. He is humanita- rian through and through, an idealist, an evangelist of the doctrine of indus trial reform for the benefit of the la foring classes His boasted ignorance or past human experience and history, his innocence of econmics and his latter day arrogance are directing him into activities fof which he is unfitted. His hands and his heart are worthy of all admiration. but his head, his ignorance. his unwillingness to learn do not fit him to fill the role of Sir Oracle to which he aspires. Before he permitted his fairy like prosperity to warp his judgment and his perspective, Henry Ford was the most modest and lovable of men. simple in his tastes, humane in his ideas. de- termined to better the lot of the work ing people. He is still sincere. He Is still prompted by Humanitarian motives. He is still unenamored of money-mak- ing for money-making' sake, and his spectacular dashes into the limelight are not prompted by any thirst for notoriety or other selfish purpose Un- fortunately, however, he is not bearing the strain of suddenly-won international fame with quite the same degree of suc- cess that he bore the strain of earlier diversity.
 But were he without faults he would not be human. He has done so much good, he has shown such humani tarian example to other big business men, his achievements have been so praiseworthy and his motives have been so unimpeachable that it seems un gracious to indulge in even impartial criticism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
& Coms Stop Hurting, Then SA They Lift Out With Fingers| MYuM No pain soreness! Corns and caluses just IIp#N shrivel up and lift off, It's foolish to QED let corn ache twice

-A noted Cincinnati authority discov- cred new ether compound and called it freezone. and 1t now can be had in drug store.
 You simply apply a few drops of freezone upon tender corn or painful callus and instantly the soreness dis appears. then shortly you will find the \corn or callus so loose that, you can Must lift 1t off with the fingerS
 \ No pain, not bit of sorenesS. either
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
Agricultural Explorations

Cnar1eS VI. CdHlppelI III WOTlu Out-
 look
 Tn carrying out a mission to which he was assigned several years ago by the department of agriculture of the United States. MT. Meyer reopened for gotten pages written centuries ago by Marco Polo, and looked upon scenes which, in many instances, have been unmarked by passing time. It wasn't play with him. nor adventure. The re- suits of his explorations into these far. forgotten corners will make for the prosperity of vast sections of the American continent.
 He learned. for instance, that to China, Tibet and Mongolia will come the task of resupplying the western world with fruits, nuts and grasses, which in days before their history was written were originally contributed by those same lands.
 Quite contrary to general belief many of the most valuable fruits nuts and grasses used in Europe and Amer ica owe their origin to these lands of ancient settlement. The English wal nut first blossomed in the interior of China and the chestnut, so plentifully produced in the Atlantic states, made it's first appearance from the low CT plains of Tibet Peaches and persim- mons were first known and appreciated in Mongolia. China and Tibet, but through their common use for hun dreds of years their origin has been lost and their discovery credited to lands better known
 The main object of Meyers explora : tions was to obtain useful economic plants from China to introduce into the United States. The hopes of the department of agriculture were that he might discover new plants which could be introduced with profit to various parts of this country, and the expectation that possibly some rem edy might be discovered which would overcome the blight now raving the che esfn1it craves If fhe eastern states
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
ACCEPTS ASSESSMENT

Representatives of the Chattahoochee Valley railroad agreed to accept an in- crease of $65,000 in the valution of their property in a conference with the state board of equalization Saturday and the case was closed. The increase resuired from the construction of new tracks. Judge N. D. Denson of Opelika and J. T. Barker of West Point, Ga., represented the railroad
 Assessments against the following cor porations are set for consideration Mon day when attorneys will show why they should be changed: Atlantic Co&st Line, Alabama. Florida and Southern, Belt Line of Montgomery, Birmingham Belt railroad, Birmingham, Selma and Mobile, Birmingham and Southeastern, Birmng- ham Southern, Gulf, Florida and Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27

when applying freezone or afterwards and 1t doesn't even irritate the skin.
 Hard corns. soft corns or corns be- tween the toes, also toughened calluses Just shrivel up and lift off so easy. It Try it.
 Women should keep freezone on their dressers and never let a corn ache twice. If a corn starts hurting just ap : ply drop. The pain stops Instantly.
 Genuine freezone Is only sold in iittIa bottles packed in round. wood case.- Adv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
FOOD LEGISLATION IS STILL BEING DELAYED
 IN BOTH H HOUSES
House Cuts Down Appro- priations Carried in the Measure More Than
 S3,OOO,OOO

Washington, May 26.-Reduction by more than Ss, GOO in appropriations car ried by the administration food survey and stimulation bills was agreed to by the House today, and consideration vir- tually was completed in committee of the whole. Final passage of the measure. carrying a total of $14, 7O,5OO, is expected Monday. The Senate debated a similar bill throughout the day without making material progress and the time of pas sage there still is in doubt.
 All reductions in the House measure were suggested by the agriculture com mittee Two remains to be formally adopted, but there probably will be no objection to them
 For combating diseases of live stock ana enlarging production, reduced from $2,Olo000 to $S85, 900: for seed dstrib ution and eradication of insects and plant dis eases, from $6,5O0,000 to $6,119,00o, and for increasing food production and eliminating waste from s4,500000 'to $4,53S,000. On Mon day the committee will recommend that the food survey appropriation be reduced from S3,5O0,00 to $2,522000 and the mis- cellaneous section from s2,0000o0 to $796.- POO
 NO EXEMPTION
 PerSonS employed in carrying out the work provided for in the bill will be liable to military service under an amendment offered by Representative Mckenzie of Illinois, and adopted. The proposal fol- lowed repeated charges by republicans that unless 1t were specified that such work could not be regarded as a cause of exemption, the bill would furnish 750O new position in which democrats could make themselves secure from the draft.
 MT. Mckenzie said he hoped tho amendment would serve as notice to the country that Congress does not favor the exemption of federal employees from mill itary service. Representative Canon of Illinois proposed broadening the amend ment immediately so as to include all in the public service but the proposal was ruled out of order
 Little progress was made in the Sem ate, although virtually the entire day was devoted to debate on the measura- The bill will come up again Monday.
 SENATE CRITICIZED
 The Senates delay in taking action was criticised by Senator Hollis, who told his colleagues that food legislation is urgently needed. He presented statistics to show the advance in the cost of liv- ing, and said that within one mile of the capitol children are compelled to search in garbage cans for food
 Owing to objections by many senators to the s5,400,0O0 appropria ton carried in the bill as introduced in the Senate to fight cholera and other diseases among agriculture committee agreed during the debate to a reduction to s4100.000 Even this total is far above the House figure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
Council National Defense
 Named for Dallas County

Selma, May Special )-Dallas county has jumped right into the war. Backed by an order from the governor and in accordance with the general plan set forth by the adjutant general, United States army, the cen- tral executive committee of Dallas county on national defense has prompt ly appointed a council of national de- fense for Dallas county.
 The council named by the governor is as follows: w. c. Agee, Julien Smith, Morris Hohenberg, pr. J. M Donald of Marion Junction, J. E. Dun away of Orrville, J. A. Minter of Tyler, Dr. s. B. Allison of Minter, Dr. W. c. Phillips of valle Grande.
 The annual meeting of the Dallas county rural letter carriers will be held at the Kent West schoolhouse on the Marion Junction road, Wednes- day, May 30.
 Funeral services were held Satur- day morning from the residence of Nina Lamar Ager the 10-month- -old daughter of MT. and Mrs J. Winfred Ager of Birmingham. Interment took place at Live Oak cemetery.
 
 The absolute prohibition of absinthe throughout France has had excellent re- sults says an official report Mean while. French ingenuity is supplying other beverages as mild substitutes Cof- feer with dash of brandy, is now the popular after-dinner drink of all cla sses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
ORGANIZERS DISAGREE

bama, Hayneville and Montgomery, Kan sas City, Memphis and Birmingham and Tuskegee railroad.
 ORGANIZERS DISAGREE
 Persons interested in the organization of bank at Citronelle, Mobile county, have withdrawn their charter papers from the state banking department and will go about the organization of the institution in another manner Internal dissatisfaction is supposed to have caused the decision. The stock had been sub- scribed, and it had been thought the bank would be opened soon.
 DEMONSTRATION AGENTS
 Announcement was made Saturday that Miss Mary E. Keown of Montgomery had been appointed assistant state home demonstration agent at Auburn, and that Mrs. Marjorie Price Camper had been given a similar position al the Alabama Girls Technical institute at Montevallo. Miss Keown and Mrs. Camper have been teachers in the public schools of Mont gomery. The former is a citizen of Florida, while Mrs. Camper is a native of Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
A Natural Question

From the Boston Transcript.
 Uncle Dick--Do you see that star, Robert? It is bigger than this whole world.
 Bobhy-Then why doesn't 1t keep off the rain?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
GOETHALS' SPEECH ON WOODEN SHIPS
 CAUSING COMMENT
It Is Now Evident Story of Difference With Shipping Board Had Some
 Foundation

Washington, May 26-(Special.) )-General Goethals' speech in New York last night characterizing the shipping boards wood- en ship building programme as hopeless, aroused much discussion in government circles today in view of recent rumors of differences between General Goethals and the board.
 Board members declined to comment until after General Goethals' return to Washington Monday. In the House Rep resentative Harrison said that Chairman Denman of the board had told him that both steel and wooden ships would be built, and Chairman Fitzgerald Of the appropriations committee said he under stood 150 or POO wooden ships would be built 10 supplement steel construction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
CONvICTs MUST REGISTER

Every convict between 21 and 31 years old who is serving a sentence in Ala bama will be registered under the con- scription law June 5. Announcement was made Saturday that the names of con victs will be taken by local registrars the day of the registration and the con vict department has instructed wardens at the various camps to prepare informa- tion in advance so little time will be used in obtaining the names of those subject to military service.
 Officials emphasized that there is little likelihood of convicts being released and called out for military service as the rule of the federal government is against the use of services of men who have been convicted of crimes involving moral turpi- tude Before the war began convict who had ever served a sentence for a felony could not enlist in the army or naVV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27

News has been sent from Tripoli that fine statue after some Greek model has been discovered during excavations down to the ancient level of the arch of Mar GUS Aurelius. The discovery is thought to foreshadow the finding of similar statues which adorned the Oca forum and 1t is of importance as confirming the hypothesis that the arch marked the cen ter of the town In Roman times, from which therefore, bearings may be taken for further topographical research.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27

In the Metropolitan area of Berlin there are now twice as many women and girls engaged in industrial plants as men and boys, the number being respectively PTS 900 and 119000. The number of male employees has decreased from 161, ,000 8 year ago. ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION

While General Goethal's speech of last night would indicate that he puts little faith in wooden ships, it is known that members of the shipping board still are of the opinion that wooden vessels, be- cause of their cheap and rapid construc- ton, can be made to augment greatly the American merchant fleet. Contracts for 26 wooden ships of standardized con- struction were let recently by the emer- gency fleet corporation, and wooden yes sells will be purchased under the present policy as fast as constructed and offered to the board.
 Chairman Denman a month ago an- nounced that since 1t had been discovered that steel construction could be in creased largely, the board would put steel ahead of wood.
 In discussing the building programme in the House today Representative Fitz- gerald said his information came from General Goethals. and added that the committee had been talk ing a great deal of more or less confi- dential information about the shipping board as well as other executive agencies, the advisory commission of the defense council He did not elaborate on this statement, saying that there were some matters that should not be publicly discussed.