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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08
Kaiser Foe to Political Parties

David Jayne Hill, In Harper's Magazine.
 The Kaiser is opposed to all parties, irrespective of their objects; for, how ever organized and whatever It's aims. a political party exists for the purpose of making effective the views of it's own members. When many parties exist, there is of necessity division. and a consequent weakening of the na-s tional force. What William II desires is the total abolition of political par ties and unrestricted direction of the empire by himself.
 At the very commencement of his reign William II openly declared his position on this subject and endeavored to impress it upon the nation. The German people, he announced, consti- #tute one great family, of which their sovereign is the father. Nothing can be more lamentable than family dis putes, which can be avoided only when the head, the sovereign, decides every question. Tt is one of the great merits
 of my ancestors he said to the depu- ties of Brandenburg, in 1891, that they have never belonged to a party, that they have always been above all parties, and that they have succeeded in mak- ing them work together for the com
 mon good.' In 1899. at Hamburg,
 speaking of the needs of national unity
 of action, he said: This sentiment spreads but slowly among the German
 people who. unfortunately. spend their
 forces too freely in party conflicts.
 It is with profound disquietude that [ have observed what slow progress is made in Germany by interest in the
 great questions which stir the world, and in the comprehension of them It requires from me and from my gov ernment strenuous efforts which can prove successful only if the Germans are all behind us, renouncing the diyis- ions of party"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08
BESGEME < BUREAU PHONE
 BESSEM FER 5S1

waltz and the best square dance and a number of Bessemers best dancers will compete for these prizes.
 The committee in charge of this affair is as follows: Harry Grigsby, l. NJ. Martin and pr. w. D. Taylor, while the treasurers are: Mrs. G. F. Goodwin and Mrs. Kate Jones'
 The Wednesday classes of the Hoover kitchen will be discontinued for the bal ance of the summer. The regular classes will be held on Thursday. The morn ing class will be for the housekeepers and the afternoon classes for the colored cooks and housekeepers The hours for these classes will be: Morning at 10 O clock, and the afternoon at 3:sO o'clock.
 A large congregation attended both services Of the First Presbyterian church today in celebration of the tenth anni- versary of the pastorate of the Rev. I. F. Swallow Special music was rendered at each service.
 The ninth anniversary of the passionate of Rev M K Thornton was observed today by the congregation of the First Baptist church. Large congregations were present at each service. , PERSONALS Mrs. Frank Koch of Piedmont is the guest of Brs Beull Turner at the home Of her mother, Mrs. Mcdonald, on Airing ton avenue.
 Mrs Violet l.. Davis and little grand
 son, Richard. are the guests of the for
 mer's brother. Capt. J. NJ. Crook, at his
 home on Third avenue. The many friends of Jacob Marks ir this city will be glad to learn he is
 much improved following recent severe | illness. | Mr and Mrs. Robert Stevenson anc llittle daughter. Bessie Catherine Steven son, left last night for visit to rela | tives in Lexington, Ky. | Mrs P. H. Luttreu of Columbus, Ga. is the guest of her parents. MT. an{ Mrs. George G. Neal on Berkley ave nue.
 MT and Mrs. c. D. Moorer and Mis- | Beatrice Moorer have returned from visit to relatives and friends in Selma
 They were accompanied home by Mrs 1 Able Shanks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08

a story of scientific heroism. The hero is the author, but he does not put on what the Scotch call side Professor Proter is a medical genius and in his Shock at the Front he tells of how the Rockefeller institute sent him to France to study the cause and to dis- cover if possible the remedy of she'll shock and wound-shock. Apparently he succeeded in discovery of the cause or causes, and went long way along the path of relief Incidentally, he makes man ashamed that ever he has whin- percd over small annoyances. What our boys are going through. with grin and
 a joke, quite by far eclipses the diurnal
 causes of grouchiness among civilians at
 hcme An "Order of Mark Tapley" might
 be founded by the fellows who have learned how to be happy though shelled.
 Professor and Dr. Porter has practically founded this new fraternity. l fear me, indeed. that he will frequently be found caviar to the general, but his humor is not too far nor to heavy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08

Announcement is made that the Ma tional Woman's Christian Temperance
 union will not hold it's annual conven-
 ton in the autum, but in lieu thereof the state presidents and superintend- ents of departments will meet in Evans ton, H., during the month of Novem-
 Der for a conference. At the conference it is expected one of the western cities will be selected for the next conven- tion. which will be held in the late spring or early summer of 1919.
 Alabama temperance women have just completed the work of sending letters and literature over the state in the in- terest of war prohibition. Telegrams were sent to congressman and senators asking their support of the war pro-
 hibition measure. The ladies are most appreciative of the real help of the
 prohibition patriot L. B. Musgrove who financed this entire work, for with his generous help thousands were appealed to whom they could not have otherwise reached
 Mrs R. F. Hobson. superintendent of the sailors and soldiers department is quite busy in the interest of the de- partment. and under her direction the state superintendents are accomplishing much for this department of the work. The national w. c. T. U, will under take to do something in an educational way for the negro race of Alabama this week, when Eliza Peterson of the col ored department of the national will come to Birmingham next Wednesday to work among her race for one week. She will hold mass meetings in the differ ent churches and meet with the negro women in the afternoons.
 After one week spent in Birmingham and among the mining villages she goes to Georgia to educate her people to the i'm portance of temperance and good citizenship.
 Alabama w c. T. U. workers are re- loicing with Georgia over the state
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08
Northwestern Spruce for Airplanes

From "Production of Airplane Spruce, by Willis Compton. in the American Review of Reviews.
 In 10000, 100000 feet of Sitka spruce timber-in the state of Washington and Oregon-lies the answer to the dc mands of the gigantic aircraft program of the signal corps. Spruce is the most satisfactory wood known for airpiane construction. It possesses in marked degree the poperties of lightness, hard ness. and freedom from brash. It is highly elastic and resistant to ruo- ture.
 Nearly 70 per cent of all the spruce lumber manufactured in the United States comes from the eastern states. especially from New Englano. but the red spruce of the east is comparatively small Airplane stock must be Straight- grained and free from defects Long nieces are necessary, and these the east has been unable to supply in l large quantities. The insistently growing demand Tor airplane lumber has recently forced l a modification in the specification and reouired sizes It has been found that l from small. clear boards, laminated by a process of overlapping and splicing called "staggering the joints'-held to- l rathar -by wooden dowels and an elas- tic glue made of cottage cheese-iong nieces may be secured that stand 8 strength test equal to that of whole
 board. The small, straight. clear pieces to be had from Eastern spruce may
 thus be joined into longer. heavier pieces of the specification required in airplane construction.
 It has been demonstrated that Doug las fir, of which there are almost 1000 billion feet, board measure, in the Pa cific northwest, is suitable for parts of the frame of the airplane wings which are not subjected to the most se- were strains. The fir production board (recently organized in behalf of the needs of the emergency fleet corpora tion. the aircraft production board, and the army and navy) is contributing materially to the supply of airplane woods. Also in Alaska there are great forests of Sitka spruce But of the total stand, of approximately IS billion feet, probably not more than per cent is suitable for airplane stock. and of this
 only relatively small proportion is now readily accessible to transport1- tion facilities. Port Orford cedar has
 been found suitable in aircraft con-
 struction, and small quantities of this
 wood are available in the Pacific
 northwest and in British Columbia. But Sitka spruce is the mainstay of the
 when the aristocratic party, under the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08
NEWS OF BESSEMER
MISS BERNEY cILLEN, cerre.penden.

when the collision occurred. The horse was badly bruised and when the auto mobile struck him. he became frightened anc ran about 100 feet before he stopped. The buggy was practically demolished. The automobile did not stop, but kept going at fast rate of speed,
 EASTERN STAR INSTALLATION
 An enthusiastic meeting of Bessemer chapter No. 6l, Order of Eastern Star was held at the Masonic hall last night when the installation of it's new officers was held. Mrs. Annie Langford as sisted by Mrs. Smith as grand marshal presided over the ceremonies.
 Mrs. H. Goldberg, the retiring grand matron, was presented with an exquisite pin, the emblem of the order. Mrs Langford made the presentation speech and highly compimented Mrs. Goldberg for her splendid service as grand ma tron and for her untiring efforts to make the local chapter one of the best organ izations of it's kind in this district Mrs. Goldberg made a fitting response
 During the past year the Bessemer chapter has made splendid record, there being a large increase in membership and the chapter is in excellent financial con dition.
 The officers being installed were: James lIpScOilD, WoitliN p.teioilr MI 9. iNiPSNoiiiP' worthy grand matron: Mrs. Ward as socate matron: Mrs. Annie M. Langford, secretary; Mrs. Emma O. Fountain, treasurer; Mrs. Maude Reynolds. con ductress: Miss Lnnie Thomas, associate ecnductress: Mrs. Sunie Spier. chap lain: Mrs. Lyons, marshal; Miss Bara Nolan, organist; Mrs. Clear, Ada; Mrs. George Bumgardner Ruth; Mrs Ray Goldberg, Esther; Mrs. G. F. Patton, Martha; Mrs. Hood, Electra; Mrs. Good hue, warden; Mrs. Lyons, sentinel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08
At Loew's Bijou

A bill of exceptional merit is the of fering at Loew's Bijou for the first half of the week. and in addition to the five star acts of vaudeville there is an ex- ceptonally fine photoplay, 'The Kid is Clever" featuring the Birmingham ia vorite screen star, George Walsh. The headline act is the Maxwell Quintet, con- slsting of five clever people who will introduce college songs and melodies in their original sketch, "The Gun Club Frolic." Other acts are Selig and Co., veny in comedy songs and musical od- dities, the O'Neil Sisters in dance revue; Hendricks and Russell in female impersonations and Felix and Fisher in a thrilling acrobat novelty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08

the most elaborate that the Red Cross man had eaten since he arrived in Ru- mania several months before. The piano, which was only one of nine in struments in the orchestra, had been captured by the Rumanians from the Germans in the Battle of Rackitash mountains.
 The Rumanian officers at this time were expecting great things of the United States. Most of these expecta- tions were destined to disappointment later, but at that time difficulties of distance and transportation were re- garded by the Rumanians as scarcely operative in the case of the great and ingenious American people.
 "Nothing is impossible to the Amer icans." said a Rumanian officer in his speech at the Carpathian banquet in honor of the Red Cross representative.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08

Bessemer, July 7.-(Special)--A large crowd attended the community sing this afternoon held at the city park, under club and the Bessemer Choral society The following programme was rendered Doxology: salute the flag America, ; everybody; Keep the Home Fires Burn ing" Miss Marion Neal; Coming Thro the Rye everybody; Four Minute Talk Mrs. E. l.. Huey; The Rose That Bloomed and Flushed Unseen" dier." everybody. trio, Houston, Michael son and Eastham "Star-Spangled Ban- ner," everybody.
 A special programme will be rendered next Sunday afternoon, July 14, in ob- servance of the French national holiday Special music will be had for the benefit of the French orphan fund. All school children of the city are invited to take part in this singing.
 Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Mary Peterman, wife of William Peterman, who died Friday afternoon, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 4 O clock from the residence in Jamestown, with the Rev. I. F. Swallow officiating Interment will be made at the Brighton cemetery.
 The deceased has lived in Bessemer for the past seven years and was well known and loved by large circle of friends. She is survived by her hus- band. two sons, one daughter, mother, Mrs Mary Hume of Philadelphia, and one sister.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08
OLD-TIME DANCE

Extensive preparations are being made for the "Old-Time" dance to be given Tuesday evening, July g. at the West Lake pavilion for the benefit of the Bes- semer playground and the public li- brary This affair will be most unique, as music will be furnished by the old time fddlers and straw beaters The dances to be on the programme will con- sist of the square dance, waltz, two- step, schottische polka and waltz quad rille Prizes will be offered for the best
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08
AUTO CAUSE OF ACCIDENT

A buggy in which J. F. Brand, his daughter, Miss Edna Dean, and son. Mellon Dean, were riding last night about 80 o'clock, was struck by an automobile on Fourth avenue, near Sev- enth street, and the occupants were thrown to the ground, being badly bruised and the buggy passing over the boys leg.
 MT. Brand. Miss Dean and Mellon Dean were going home from Bessemer and the automobile was coming toward town
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08
Was Not Two-Faced
rom the Philadelphia Telegraph.

From the Philadelphia Telegraph.
 Personal beauty cayne up for discus sion at a social gathering. when little incident along that line was recalled by Senator William II. Thompson, of Kan sas.
 One afternoon Smith and Jones were comparing war-garden statistics over the backyard fence, when a new resident. who had recently moved into the neigh borhood, chanced to pass by at a dls- tance.
 There goes that man Brown re- marked Smith. with an indicative nod of his head toward the stranger What do you think of him by this time?'
 T don't know" replied Jones. T haven't had occasion to give him much thought
 T don't know whether he appeals to me or not" returned Smith. Does he look to you like man who is two- faced?"
 '.Well, I should say not!" was the sym pathetic declaration of Jones. If he was he wouldn't wear the one he does
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08

The honor of discovering ice cream soda is generally given to Robert M Green, who served the delicacy at the semi-centennial celebration of Franklin Institute, Philadelphia. in the summer of 1874, and advertised it at that time as something absolutely new.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08

Alcohol is being made in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, from a plant called sotoo, which grows uncultivated in Mexico and south ern Texas. Consul E. A. Dow reports that from IS to 25 gallons of alcohol can be produced from one ton of the plant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08

War conditions have cut off our supply of digitals. and we are obliged to turn to our resources for the drug. Tinctures made from the wild species-foXglov common in Washington and Oregon, compare favorably with those made from he imported article,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08

The Massachusetts house of representa- lives has passed bill authorizing cities and towns to provide the common necessaries of life and shelter during the time of war public exigency. emer- gency or distress
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08

French electrical works have arranged to employ men who have been blinded in the war to wind armatures after the system of Schuyler Wheeler of New York. It is also understood the system will be introduced in England.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08

Buttons, marbles. trinkets and small toys may be made from the nut of the doom palm, a fine substitute for ivory The doom nut grows in South America and in Northern Africa. The latter va rie.y is by far the most desirable for commercial purposes
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-29

nurses and doctors. No hospital in
the United States has not been
touched in some way by the demands
of war. Many efficient hospital stats
have hopelessly and for all time been
disrupted. Many valuable nurses,
whose service was regarded as indis-
pensible, have joined the forces at
the front, where they can be of even
greater service, but the many places
vacated have not been refllled.
Most of our large hospitals are
short handed and many find their
work seriously hampered. In New
York City several such institutions
declared that they must be relieved or
they must close their doors. The DIFF
ilculties extend in these instances be-
yond that Of obtaining doctors and
nurses to shortage of labor for the
mere routine work about the build.
ing. One hospital reports having
had to employ highly skilled painters
to scrub floors and polish metal.
At the beginning of the war Eng
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-29

land was prodigal of her doctors, and
the results have been unfortunate.
In certain quarters of England today
there is only one physician to e.00C
OF the civilian population, insufficient
to maintain the standard of public
health at what it should be under
normal conditions.
Our own shortage of doctors and
nurses should be considered before 1t
becomes too late and the situation be-
comes more acute.
1t is already a fixed government
policy to leave medical students in
school until they have completed
their studies, and in this way avoid
cutting off the supply Of physicians at
its source. But 1t Is also of the
greatest urgency that the training in
stitutions, both Of nurses and doctors,
be kept full to their capacity. There
is an inequality in this urgency, for
a nurse can be trained in months, a
Physician in years. The surgeon
generals office estimates that 10000
nurses may be needed for our army
alone during the present year, and
the allies are relying upon us to sup
plement their nursing service.
That is but another grave situa.
ton we must confront and settle to
the best of our ability. Our home
institutions must not be allowed to
die of neglect while our duty calls to
the front.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-29
Every CantOnment
To Have Big,
Military Meet
On July 4th

Soldier athletes are "all set"
Throughout the Southeastern Depart
ment for the big military and naval
athletic meet to be held on July 4th
in every camp and cantonment COM
ing under the supervision of the mil
! itary department of the Southeast
The big event known officially as the
! Victory Athletic Meet, is made posi-
BILE through the physical department
of the Army and Navy Y. M. G. A.
in the various camps and will be un-
der the direction of the Y. NJ c. A.
physical leaders.
Colonel T. Ridgeway, acting COM
mandant of the Southeastern Depart
ment, and Admiral F. E. Beatty, head
CT the Sixth Naval district both have
officially sanctioned this meet.
There have been military and naval
athletic meets before, for the men in
/ Jilc SCl FiSc dIC always icduy w ouOW
| their athletic prowess, but never have
a score or more athletic contests, hold
or the same day, in all parts of the
country, been under one supervising
board with every athlete in competi-
ton with the stars from every other
training establishment.
A soldier flyer may win the hundred
yard dash at Camp Gordon, the big
National Army cantonment near At
lanta, only to find that husky sprint
er from the Navy has bothered his
mark down at Charleston and is there
fore the winner of the departmental
event. There will be two sets of
winners; those who win at their re-
spective camps and training stations
and those who make the best records
and win the departmental honor.
| The contestants number into the
thousands and all are on edge for the
Fourth. They have been training as
siduously and are anxious to make
their marks. But the unique strength
CT the meet lies in the fact that it has
Encouraged such large number of
our soldiers and sailors to get out on
to track or field to show their skill
1t is expected that any world rec
ords will fall, although it is very evil
dent many will be made, owing to the
nature of the meet. Each contestant
will wear the regulation trousers of
his uniform whether soldier, sailor or
marine. This will handicap the men
to the extent they will be at a disad-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-29

vantage to attempt the lettering Of
records made by men in light running
costumes. But thesrecords these boys
do make will set precedent for other
similar meets in the months to come
There is a real army and navy in
terest to be found in the special field
events; the semaphore signalling and
the litter bearers racers. Here Is work
for two respective units which will
show in no small way how we'll they
have been trained.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-29
HOSPITALS AT HOME
memphis Commercial Appeal)

In their first eagerness to be Of
patriotic service to the nation, the
American people manifested desire
to give up everything practicable
that would advance the cause of war
In France.
The striking liberality of the Am
erican people has never been so pc.
tently shown before.
In this great desire to help the
cause Of war some have neglected
to give proper assistance to institu-
tons at home sadly in need of sup
>ort.
1t is we'll that we should finance all
efforts to establish hospitals at the
war front, but in doing this we
should not forget the hospitals at
home.
Many have been stripped of their
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-29

A Bangor, Me-, horseman who re-
Gently purchased an automobile got
into his machine and grasping tho
wheel just as he had always taken
hold of the reins, braced his feet
against what used to be the dasher.
but what this time happened to be
the starting apparatus. This caused
the machine to shoot forward throw"
the back of the garage and down 4
cve-foot wall into the grass. Nothing
was hurt but the garage.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-29

The bureau of fisheries at Wash
ington recommends the introduction
of whale meat as an article of food
The meat is devoid of all fishy taste.
1t bears some resemblance to beef and
the bureau thinks it would not be sur
prising If within a short time the meat
Of whales in both fresh and preserved
form will be extensively utilized
Whales are mammals, like cattle and
sheep; they suckle their young and
their flesh is meat and not fish.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-29

The naval recruiting officer at Bur-
lington, VT, was completely stumped
when Max Bogue, aged 20, appeared
for enlistment. He stood exactly six
feet eleven inches high. The surgeon
had to use chair to get high enough
to examine his heart and lungs. Ev-
cry organ was found to be perfect
While Bogue will not be received
aboard ship an effort will be made to
get him into the service for recruit
ing purposes. Bogue is a Vermonter
and lives in Cambridge.