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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-19

Tn Japan there is said to be very satisfactory substitute for milk. Just as the nut magazines are substitutea
 for butter. Cows are very scarce III
 Tanan and the people are using an artificial milk from the soy bean The bean is first soaked and then boiled until the liauid turns white. when su- gar and phosphate of potash are added The cooling is resumed until the llqulo has the appearance of ordinary con densed milk. When water Is added soy
 miIIS is hardly to be distinguished from fresh cows milk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-19
MUSICAL NOTES

The Birmingham Chamber ensemble, recently organized, will have it's second rehearsal this afternoon. Tne personnel is as follows: Fred c. Wiegand, first vio- lin: Arthur N. Herman. second violin; Harry Lang, viola; Frank Olbert, violon- cello and John Wiegand, piano. These artists are eager to contribute their spare time to cultural progress here, especially in the realm of chamber music. By in cluding the piano, it will be possible to perform many beautiful classics in add- ton to string quartets-trios, quatuors, with piano instead of second violin, and quintets It is the purpose of the ensem- ble to appear in a series of concerts in the coming spring.
 The next musicale under the auspices of the Birmingham conservatory is an-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-19
CAREER WANTS FINAL
 RED CROSS REPORTS

All generals and workers in the recent Red Cross Christmas roll campaign are urged to bring in or send their final re- ports to Auditor Al C. Garber, who IS anxious to complete his report.
 A number of belated reports have been received by MT Garber during the last few days, but there is still large num- Der out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-19

nounced for Sunday afternoon, Febru- ary 2.
 The Minneapolis orchestra is beginning to make plans for a southern tour next fall.
 The Cincinnati symphony will give a matinee and night concert in Atlanta Friday of this week. Birmingham lost this attraction because no theatre was available for the date offered. Another reminder of this citys need of an audi torium.
 This is the list of operas to be pre- scented in Atlanta by the Metropolitan opera company during the week begin | ming April 21: La Forza del Destino, ! or Monday; Faust" on Tuesday; Aida on Wednescay; Martha, on | Thursday; La Boheme," on Friday;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-19

initial appearance in October. The front pages carries a very attractive bird 's-eye view of the Warrior river with Birming- ham at one end and Mobile at the other.
 Steamboats are plying the river while a broad highway, connecting Birmlng- ham and the river is fliieo with heaViiy laden auto trucks Ocean steamships at Mobile and active smokestacks at Blr- mingham complete the picture. Under the cut are these words:
 At last Birmingham has a water out let to the ports of the world. The es- tablishment of a fleet of barges on the
 Warrior river marks a great forward step in the development of the resources of Alabama
 In an article on "One of Our Pressing Problems" J. H. Eddy says: At this time when our need for more houses is becoming more pressing, it is earn estly hoped that we will make start in the right direction by giving a little time and consideration to the study oA what constitutes proper housing, 10 the end that we may not only insure tne well-being of our people, but also that our city may be attractive to the best types of city dwellers. Especially is it desirable to improve our methods with | reference to providing housing for the | wage -earner and his family, if we really
 wish our dreams of the future size and l importance of Birmingham as a manu- | featuring center to come true.
 Not even the matter of wages has a | greater attraction for labor of the rlgh' l kind than the certainty of finding pro- 1 perlv planned, well built and attractive
 houses available at reasonable rents
 with an opportunity for the thrifty to in
 vest their savings and eventually owr | their homes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-19
AUTO ACCIDENTS

Henderson Self, 14-year-old boy, was struck and seriously injured at 6:3O o'clock Saturday evening by car driVen by C. T. Lehman. The boy was rusheo Immediately to St. Vincents hospital where he was reported as resting easy at late hour last night. No arrests were made.
 l.. R. Barnes, colored, and his wlte' Nancy, of SIS Twenty-seventn street. south, were riding in an automooile lale Saturdav afternoon, which resulted in an accident when the woman jumped out of the car and fell to the pavement. The accident occurred at Twenty -secohc street. The injured party was rusheo to the Hillman hospital, where she was found to be suffering from minor lh- iuries
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-19

q Puritani," Saturday matinee. and the double bill, "Cavalleria Rusticana ana ''Pagliacci," on Saturday evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-19
BIRMINGHAM, HOUSE ORGAN OF CHAMBER,
 BOOSTS THE WARRIOR
Lucius Wilson, Former Com mercial Secretary and Civic Expert to Address the
 Chamber of Commerce

The Chamber of Commerce is distn- outing the January issue of Birmlng- ham, ifs house organ. which made it's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-19

why go limping around With aching, nuffed-up feet-feet so tired. chafed, sore and swollen you can hardly get vour shoes on or off? Why don't you get a 25-cent box of 'Tiz" from the drug store now and gladden. your tor tured feet?
 '"riz" makes your feet glow with comfort; takes down swellings and draws the soreness and misery right out of feet that chafe, smart and burn. "Tiz" instantly stops pain in corns. callouses and bunions "Tiz" is glori- ous for tired. aching. sore feet. No more shoe tightness-no more foot troubles.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-19
BUILDING IS BOOSTED


 "It has been held in some quarters that the cost of building materials and labor is so high at this time that it is out oI the question to attempt building opera tions. But is this exactly so? It IS true that the prices of all commodities have reached new high levels, but so has the income of the wage earner. The average workman is quite as able to meet the new prices as he was the old, and he cannot better invest his increased earnings than in a home. There IS noun ing yet to indicate that the prices or building materials may be expected to recede.''
 Birmingham has adopted the slogan .'265.OO0 by 1920.' Just why this slogan is adopted is not satisfactorily explained except on the theory that those figures are approximately double the census IT. gures of 1910 The article sets out thai Birmingham's population increased 245 per cent from 1900 to 1910 and that by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-19

We test, repair and re- charge storage batter ies, and always carry a full supply of battery parts, new batteries and rental batteries.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-15
NEW STEAMBOAT LINE.
To Connect Crisfeld With Western
Shore of Virginia.

Cris6eld, Md, Dec l5-Thc project
to operate line of steamboats, between
Crlsfield and points on the western
shore of Virginia, which has been agitated
FIR several years. gives promise Of fruitlon
in the organization of the Western Shore
Transportation Company, which has
recently been perfected The first steamer
has been reftted and overhauled at the
Salisbury shipyards, and will probably
make its iirst run Wednesday.
1t is planned To run steamers TO the
Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers,
touching all of the navigable points IN
that vicinity At the beginning the
new line win make stops at Lewisetta,
Coan. Walnut Point, Millers and other
wharves on the Potomac. Daily trips
will be made, the steamer leaving those
points in time to reach Grisfield so
that passengers and express shipments
may connect with the train leaving
Crisfeld at O'Clock The boat will
leave here on the return trip at o clock
The new proposition is being enthusiasts
cally received by the people on the West
ern Shore and here, and its success
seems apparent. George w. Nealey, 3
former route agent for the American
Railway Express, will be general manager
OF the new line.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-15

the atom. These elcctrons, into which
the elements are decomposed by electrical
forces, are approximately LOO times
smaller than the atom, long considered
the smallest possible division of matter.
DIR. Joseph s. Ames, head OF the de
partment of physics at Johns Hopkins
while not denying the possibility OF the
discovery is inclined to doubt that 1t has
taken place. If it is authenticated by
Sir Ernest he viii accept 1T without the
slightest hesitation he said.
Sir Ernest is one of the best men iiving
on the subject" DIR. Ames SAID, and IL
he saws il is done, it is done. However |
happen TO know that he has been ex-
perimenting for some time on trans,
mutation OF gases, the virtual success OF
which he announced during last summer,
and imagine that it is the consummation
of that experiment which is being re-
ported.
Meanwhile it is believed provident for
the ordinary man with family TO keep
on working just rs usual and not to bank
too heavily on the impression that golden
eagles will soon be rs common rs copper
pennies. In that event they probably
would be no more valuable anyway.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-15
KNEW BARBARA FRITCHIE
Heroine of fredericksburg a Fine
Woman, Says Lusty Vet
eran Of Ga.

Gettysburg, Pa, Dec. i5.-Almost "a
wears old and claiming that the easiest
money he ever made in his life was 81
dav husking corn, few days ago, in
the fields of Adams county, Daniel J.
EyIer is making plans for stroll to
Frederick, 81 miles away, at the close OF
the winter. "Stuffy steam cars, he says,
are not to be chosen in preference TO the
fine free air. Eyler, who several months
ago came to Gettysburg, formerly lived
in Frederick and tells of his friendship with
Barbara Fritchic, of flag-waying fame.
MANY years before the civil war he
said. Il sold butter and eggs at the Fred
erick market and Barbara was one OF my
most regular customers. | used to go
TO her house pretty nearly every day and
she would invite me In for bite and n
little chat She was fine lady and gave
me two fine satin vests. ! never war
them and they are IN as good condition
now as when she gave them tn me about
20 years ago
Eyler remembers hearing about General
Taylor and how easily he beat the Mexi-
cans and fought in the civil war for q
while. although he WAS 35 years old when
, the fighting started He has six great
grandchildren and has no difficulty
figuring in the four generation photographs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-15
NEW PACKING PLANT.
To BE Located at Centreville, Says
Report.

Centrcvillc, Md. Dee. 15.-Rumors
were current last week 10 the effect that
another large canning factory would be
erected in Centrevillc this year and that
II would encourage the growing OF all
kinds of small vegetables and fruits.
but specialize In the packing OF sugar
corn Three wcll-known Centreville men
are reported to be behind the venture
and rumor states they already have
several sites III view.
The two packing houses i'll Centre
vile operated respectively by j Lang
rail- Il Bro, Inc, and the Serto Packing
Company, have always specialized in
tomatoes and peas The LangraIl plant
packs both tomatoes and peas, and the
Scrto plant confines its efforts exclusively
10 tomatoes.
Those who are backing the enter
prise feel hat there is a real and grow
ING need for a plant that will handle
sugar corn There are corn-packing
plants at Wye Mills, Price and Carville,
but none to accommodate farmers here.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-15
CO| D FROM BASE METALS
INTERESTS SCIENTISTS
Johns Hopkins Professor Says
Transmutation is Not Theo-
retically Impossible.
Prom The Baltimore sun.

Prom The Baltimore sun.
"Thto-etiCally, there is nothing mcom-
rattbc in the idea Of base metals being
turned into gold.
With this statement, Prof. W \. Pat
tr,-k. head of the department Of chemistry
oi The Johns Hopkins | nivcrslty, yes
i,rdav received newspaper announce
,ucnt from Paris that Sir Ernest Ruthcr-
.ar,l has solved the scientific riddle Of the
rquSmitation OF matter. lie bases ms
,,... ON recent discoveries made in work
.r with radioactive chemicals, tending
+, how that certain elements. particular
s,dnIm. are known To diSintcgrate of
teu,,lvrS INTO other distin t elements.
lie IS safe 10 say that the report OF Sir
4, .~t, discovery. while II has not been
a-ln ,,ttlcatrd, will be received 10y sclcn-
1i>ts N5th less skcptlciSm than would have
bceu the ,asc ten wears ago. such DIS
,.sNrrN would Hc ono of IncalrllablC mn
D,rtsurr I'M the field of chemistry, tut
for th, hast few wears amazing discoveries
reaching toward the ultimate basis 0i
ui.t,r. have hecn preparing their mnds
fer some such final revelation
\ccordIng to Professor Patrick. these
researches have carried the investigators
far deeper than the idea OF definitely IN
di,isIblc chemical elements held only a
fraM wears ago. iit.N itttft " NNshAN'i it'Nt'
n forces and chemical properties within
the tlnv atoms, opening possibilities To
scirnrc hitherto tIudrcamcd Of
The radum atom now furnishes the
most satisfactory example Of the new
theories. Professor Patrick said 1T Is
detcrmincd definitely that IT possesses n
nr,nrifle of action which causes II slowly
~ dIslntrerate INTO smaller groups of
matter known rs lsotopes These IN
.urn dcronpnsc INTO a form 81 lead. which
elcmcnt Is now known IL manifest itself
IN two forms, differing IN atomic weight
and density
The peculiar part Of ths process is
that chemists hitherto have confessed
themselves unable 10 influence il IN the
slightest degree They are able ~ mako
accurate measurements OF the energy CN-
nrnded. hut they cannot accelerate the
acton - great IS this energy that no
power on earth Is great enough that u
can hr concentrated - influence the pro
CO.'S az nature working m the element
Tor tins reason thc discovery II Slr
rncst. if authentic vii hc II no com
mrrclal value
Professor Patrick SAID thst the most
recent view ~ science Is that prime mat
trr al winch m clements ultimately con-
,l.i = gwen i,~ form - this or that sub
stance through thc differences ~ number
aud arrangements II the clc irons Wlthlu
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-15
CREMONA GENERAL MANAGER.
Well Known Hotel Man to Direct Hos
teIries at Atlantic City and New York.

Atlantic City, Dec. i5.-A-thur II.
C-emona, resident manage" Of the Am
hassador Hotel, and widely known IN the
hotel world, has been appointed gcne"al
rlanager of the Ambassador Hotels IN this
city and New York. This announcement
was made nj the Ambassador last week by
S. w. Strauss, Of thc S. W Strauss Co
New York, who recently took over the
I.innard Hotels in the East AZ well n
two of Mr.. LinnaId's California establish
ments.
About two months ago ID. NJ. Linnard
who then owned and controlled The Am
bassador in this city y,appointed him resident
manager of that hotel Sine. that time
MIR. Lnnard and Mr. Strauss, bond
holders of Lnnard hotels here and IN New
York, agreed to sever assoclation.
Mr.. Cremona is we'll known To visitor
from the surrounding cities to this re
sort and also in New York
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-15
WILMINGTON MAN
AWARDED ID. s. MEDAL

The name of Edgar + Williams. en-
sign, Of Wilmington, appears in the list ol
those who have just been awarded dis
tine,lishcd service medals among officer
Of the navy and marine corps, by Secr"-
tary Of the Navy Daniels Among others
Who received medals are the following
from New Jersey Arthur : Carpenter
lieutenant commander, New Brunswick
w /. Boyce, acting maehnlst, Jersey
CITY. Millington T. Met Cornb lieutenant
commander. North Planfcld
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-15
MCCLELLAN HOME SOLD.
Heirs of Civil War General Dispose OF
Gift from New York.

New York, Dec 15-A residence
gwen by the citizens OF New York to
Gen George b Mcclellan IN 1866 in
recognition Of his services in the Civil
War has been sold by his heirs
Many dwellings, in the ncighhorhood.
once IN exclusive residential center, have
been claimed by business. and for this
reason the property was disposed Of. il
was said Thc house Is in Thirty-hrst
street, between Fifth avenue and Broad
way. and Is assessed ~ S69,00I.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-15
MRS. VANDERBILT MADE KNIGHT

Paris, Dec l5-Mp W Is. Wander
blt, who during the war founded and
managed several organiza tione To care
for wounded soldiers has been made n
Knight of the Legion Of Honor
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-15
Housing Committee Meeting.

The mayors committee appointed 10
consider rent increase complaints will
hold another meeting tonight IN the
Council Chamber At the City Hall,
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-06-21
Words: 43 of Them.

While the average vocabulary con
sists of about $500 words, that is,
words that one recognizes when seen,
very few men use more than 1000 in
oral or written speech. This may
seem strange until it is understood
that nine words do about one-fourth
our work, and that an additional "a
words bring the percentage up to one
half
The nine most used words in the
English language are: And, be, have,
it, of, the, to, will, you. The addi-
tional 81 are listed by philologists as
follows: About, all, as, at, but. can,
come day, dear, for, get, go, here, her,
if, in, me, much, not, on, one, say, she,
so, that, there, they, this, though,
time, we, with, write, your. How
these words make for simplicity in
speech and writing may be noted that
there is only one of the entire 43 that
consists of more than one syllable.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-06-21
Woman sWork
~
BY LINCOLN RoTHBLUM

Copyright. 1919, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndcate.)
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-06-21

Copyright. 1919, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)
1t was one of those lazy days in the
late fall when all the world seemed
tagged by the long, hot summer, the
natural distemper of climatic condi-
tons augmented by concern for the
nation at war. Suburbanites shut
fled home from the depot laden with
bundles and cares of the moment
through roads deep with the fallen
leaves OF endless hues.
Toward one Of the prettiest cottages
on the street. its pagoda-shaped roof
lending an oriental air to its other
wise severe lines, walked tall, we'll
knit man of about thirty, the jaunty
tones of the melody he whistled car
ried on by the soft evening air. It
was a catchy two-step, and the girl
leaning from the open window, caught
up the tune as she emerged onto the
wide piazza. She was perhaps about
twenty years Of age, her clear blue eyes
and bright expression bespeaking
quick-thinking intelligence.
30 Sldu you nave come early, Leo,
she spoke rapidly and sincerely, there
is much of the war news want to talk
about"
yes, Sophia" he answered In an abb
stracted manner.
But the paper with its attention-at-
tracing headlines in bold letters of
giant size lay on his lap unread 1t was
not difficult to detect the presence of
another subject on his mind.
"Can help?" Sophia asked bluntly.
"I've enlisted"
ENLISTED! am proud of you, Leo"
Are you, dear? But l am concern
ed what Jackson & Co. will do when
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-06-21
A Bonaparte Commentator.

When the British troops We're ap-
preaching certain town in the desert
of Palestine deputation of the ma
tives came out to meet them. The
headman of the deputation asked for
an interview with the British COM
mander. In the course of the inter
view he urged the claims of the ma
tives to kind treatment. and mentioned
that he had brought with him a docu-
ment showing how we'll and honorably
they had behaved on the last occasion
on which their town was visited by
European troops. He duly produced
the document, which was found to be
all that he represented it. 1t was
signed Napoleon Bonaparte."
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-06-21
FAMOUS
PEACE TREATIES
BY H. IRVING KING
TREATY OF PARIS, 1856.
Rene
BY HI. IRVING KING

One of those treaties intended to
"settle forever the question of the
Near East" was signed at Paris in
1856, closing the Crimean war; the
signatories being on the one side Tur-
key, France, England and Sardinia
and on the other Russia.
About all that remains now in popu-
lar recollection regarding the Crimean
war is Bayard Taylor's "Song of the
Camp and Tennyson's "Charge of the
Light Brigade" OF all the reputa-
tons made In that war that Of Flor
ence Nightingale alone survives. Two
poems have Outlasted all the treaties
and protocols to which the war gave
rise and the name of a nurse is re-
inembered while those Of the generals
who provided her sick and wounded
are forgot.
Among the statesmen who conclud
ed the peace treaty the most bril-
liant and widely acclaimed was the
Russian, Count Nesselrode, whose
fame is now perpetuated only by the
eelectable pudding which bears his
name and which Paris cook invented
In his honor during the peace confer
ence. A curious incident of this war
was the entrance Of Sardinia into
conflict in which she was not the least
concerned and the only lasting result
of the war was the formation of the
Kingdom of Italy, which French arms
enabled Sardinia shortly after to es.
tablish In gratitude for Sandman aid
in the field and council chamber.
Began to Shake MAILED Fists"
The origin of the war was no less
singular than its results. 1t sprang
from dispute between the Greek and
Latin churches over the custody of
the holy places in and around Jerusa-
lem. The Greeks had gradually en-
croached upon the preserves Of the
Latins. Napoleon III. in 1851 demand
ed of Turkey that the property of the
Latins be restored to them. The Gar
Nicholas threatened Turkey If she in
terfered. The car and the emperor,
who hated each other personally, be-
gan u SltbkG llltlI lldlfGu
England suddenly realized that con-
fiict was impending between Russia
and France for paramount influence
In the East. THE car made advances
to England, saying that Turkey was
1.-THE sick man of Europe" He pro-
posed Russian protectorate over the
principalities (Roumqnia) and the
erection on the Balkan peninsula of
Independent Christian states Con.
stantinople to be neutralized, England
TO seize Egypt, Cyprus and Crete. 1t
Is interesting to compare these terms
with what afterward actually happened
snd with what is now advocated with
regard to Constantinople. Diplomatic
pourparlers began. England tried to
avert war by inducing France to mod
fly her demands, but without success.
Early in 1853 Russia modified her
army and sent an ultimatum to Tur-
key demanding the maintenance of
the status quo regarding the holy
places and Russian protectorate over
the subjects of the sultan of the Greek
.aith. To have granted the latter would
nave deprived the sultan Of authority
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-06-21
First American Railroad.

Although Americas railroad history
is recorded as beginning when the
Baltimore & Ohio laid its first rails in
1928. a pair Of rusted strips of iron
still visible in eastern Massachusetts
tell of pioneer transportation line
whose Inauguration antedated that
event by two years. From the granite
quarries of West Quincy the old roao
ran four miles TO tidewater on the
Neponset river. and carried granite for
the building of the Bunker Hill monu-
alent. The rails. of Handicapped iron
Ewo inches vide and three-Quartcr inch
thick, were held by hand-forged spikes
to the granite roadbed. Mules Were
the locomotives, assisted by a cable
where the grade was heavy.