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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-18
ENORMOUS GROWTH
. OF FOREIGN TRADE
AIDS DEMOCRATS
Tariff Discussion Less Dis
c0uraging to Business
Than Ever in History
GREAT BRITAIN is
STILL FAR IN LEAD
Figures Are Interpreted to Mean That
Country Is Entering Upon an
Unprecedented Era of
Prosperity
ny c. T.. STEWART

Washington, September II. tSpe-
cial. )-The business of Uncle Sam, mer-
chant, was never more prosperous, and
never presented a brighter outlook
than today. According to the detailed
figures concerning the imports and the
exports of the United States for the
month of July and the seven months
ending with July, 1913, given out today
by the department of commerce. our
foreign trade not only continues to
grow in a most satisfactory manner,
but 1t is in reality OH a boom
The aggregate trade in the seven
months WAS $2,346, ,144,6f2 and showed
an increase of more than $64,3O0.0O0
over the corresponding period of last
year. This total volume of our foreign
trade was divided into imports of
s1,01S,S71.4T5 and exports of $1,321,-
273,173, showing a trade balance in our
favo, of cans do1 $50
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-18

chieago.-Four masked robbers forced
an entrance to the delivery station Il
Mandel Brothers ut 2G55 West Van Buren,
street today, shot and killed Michael
Washuk, stableman, beat and bound
three cher employees, then broke open
the safe and escaped with 500.
sherbroolSe. Quebec. Gentleman
Roger Thompson. the chauffeur who drove
Harry Kendall Thaw away from Mat
teawan in an automobile, was given his
liberty today. The crown authorities said
they had no evidence to offer against
Thompson
shington.-Champ Clark, speaker.
introduced to President Wilson today his
constituent, William Pollock, of Mexico
Mo, said TO be the oldest miller in the
United States. Mr.. Pollock, who is So
Years old, has been in the milling busi-
ness SO years and talked to the President
in favor of a duty on wheat flour
Brookline. Mass.-William Howard TAFT
has lost so pounds in weight since leav-
ing the office of President This was
produced by deliberate design and Mr.
Taft still tips the scales at 24O pounds
The ex-President has dropped weight by
cutivating a big appetite through out
door exercise and then refraining from
gratifying the desire to eat.
Washington. Chinda, Japan
ese ambassador. conferred with Secre-
tary Bryan again today. on the issue
pending between Japan and the United
States over the California alien land own
ership legislation.
Bengazi, Tripoli.-rhe Italian command
er, General Torelli and three Italian
the imports amounted to $117,SS9. SIS
and the exports to $1SS,S92,724, making
a trade balanS in our favor of over
$71 900, 900. The imports of manufac-
lures for further use in manufacturing
amounted to $206. 5S6.532 and the eX
ports to $240,SS3,4 ,4S6, the trade balance
In our favor being in excess of $34 .0O0.-
600. In finished manufactures the bal
ance of trade in our favor was greatest,
exceeding $247.O00,O00, the imports in
this class having been s216,599, $50 and
the exports 463,706,543.
: Encouraging to Administration
The trade conditions in the United
States in view of the pending enact
ment of the tariff bill is most encourag
ing to the administration. Never~b efore
in the history of tariff legislation has
business been less sensitive to it. This
is interpreted as most encouraging
sign and it is confidently expressed by
some of the leading business men of the
country that we are just now beginning
upon an era of unprecedented pros
perity
If these predictions turn out to be
correct the brief ray of sunshine that
fell into the republican camp when they
won the Maine congressional election
by few hundred in district that had
been republican since the mind of man
runneth not to the contrary will be
about all the sunshine that will be COM
ing to the G. 0. p for some time to
come.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-18
NOTICE 10 CONTRACTORS

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed proposals will be received by the under
signed until o'clock y. Tuesday. September 2S.
1913 for the construction Of certain asphalt paving
under Imp. Ord. No 1860: also for the construction
q certain sidewalk under Imp. Ord. Nos; 6ssC and
6s0-C n. 3. Specifications may be obtained and
plans examined at this office Right is reserved to
reject any all proposals.
tsisned) WALTER G. KIRkPArRICK.
City Engineer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-18
SECOND APARTMENT
OF PRIESTS is FOUND
BY NEW YORK POLICE
tcontinued from Page one)


| from the search of DIR. Muret's office to-
day. That he had practiced in Chicago
under another name was indicated by
certificate issued by THE American Col
| lege of Mechano-Therapy" to "Dr. Ar
| mold Held Attached to the certificate
| is an excellent photograph of Dr. Muret
with the attestation of notary that be
was the person described in the certiii-
cate. Giving at 476 North Clark street, in
the city of Chicago, and practicing medi-
| cine" The certificate bears date of July
|, 1909. A physicians card bearing DR..
Muret's name with London address
also was found as well as letters ad-
dressed to DIR. A. Held in Hamburg,
Germany and to IN. Ernest" in Lon
don.
Some of the letters bearing London
postmarks were signed Vera" the
writer DESCRIBED herself as your loving
wife" one urged him to come home
as he had nothing to fear from 'the de-
tectives.
You can come back in safety if you
wear false mustache- and spectacles,
another passage in the letter read.
Muret finally admitted under question:
ing today that ne had known Schmidt at
| least a year Their acquaintance began
when Schmidt consulted him as a patient
he said, and friendship developed.
| Schmidt frequently came to the dem
|
| to citizens clothes, Muret told the pros
ecutor. In an earlier statement to Police
Captain Henry, Muret admitted, accord
| ing to Henry, that he knew Father
| Schmidt was making preparations to
| print spurious bills.
"I advised him not to do this said the
dentist but he continued his work along
| this line, not paying the least attention
| to what | said
| Inspector Faurot's theory that Muret
and Schmidt are kin was strengthened
by the discovery at MuretS apartment
| of a photograph of him taken at Mainz,
Germany, where Schmidt was a priest.
Schmidt admitted he had known Muret
| in Germany, an admission which con-
| tradicted the story of Muret that he
| had first seen Schmidt less than a year
ago.
Acused of Two More Crimes
| Two more crimes were placed today
on the police record of Rev. Hans
/ Schmidt the priest who already has
| confessed he was murderer and coun-
lterfeiter. In ransacking Schmidt 8
rooms, detectives found evidence that
Schmidt had stolen $500 from the
Easter collection of st. Joseph's church
and that he had robbed a visiting
priest who spent the night at st. Jo-
seph's rectory.
| Schmidt still insisted that neither
Ernest A. Muret, his dentist friend, nor
Anna Aumuller. the girl he killed,
knew anything about his counterfeiting
operations.
| In reply to written question sent
| to his cell he wrote
1 Anna knew nothing of my plans to
solve the social question by creating
money for all the poor people and
Ielsewhere."
| Schmidt maintains that he made
bogus money from philanthropic mo-
tives only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-18
Do You Travel?

If you do bear in mind the excellent train
service of the LOUISVILLE 4 NASH
VILE R. r. and which appeals to the
particular traveller.
Its vestibuled limited trains for Chicago,
St. Louis. Cincinnati. Louisville. Mobile,
New Orleans and other equally important
points are operated on convenient and fast
schedules and carry modern electric lighted
drawing-room sleeping cars. free reclining
chair cars and electric lighted dining cars
with a Ia carte service. The prices are
reasonable and the meals the best you
ever ate.
Special attention given ladies and chill
dren and organized party movements.
Remember these facts when planning
your future trips and if you desire informa-
ton a. to rates or schedules write me
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-18
United Kingdom Still in Lead

The United Kingdom is still far IN
the lead as our best customer, our
sales to that nation in the seven months
having exceeded $292 100000 and our
purchases therefrom amounting to al
most $155. SOC. 600, total trade of nearly
450,000.000. Canada comes SECOND with
purchases from us amounting to more
than $247,500.000 and sales to, us ex-
ceedins $67,60o,00, an aggregate trade
of over $4,000, 900. Germany Is third,
with total trade of over S26S, S,500,0 ,000,
of which over $102, 400. goo We're sales to
us and over $166, 90 900 were purchases
from us. France is fourth with a total
trade of s133, ,333.214, divided into s71.-
359,359,7O4 sales to us, and $61,913,510
purchases from us, giving France the
balance in her favor. France, however,
is closely pressed by Cuba, which comes
next. with a total trade of $126,5S5,4 ,410
made up of $S5. 1877, ,67S sales to us. and
S40.797,732 purchases from us 1t is ad-
mitted that we are not getting the
trade in Cuba to which we are entitled
Our exports of manufactured and
partly manufactured articles continues
to grow. The trainers of the tariff bill
which viii become a law at an early
date believe that this is one of the chief
benefits the United States will derive
from the new tariff bill-.-the growth
and development of the manufacturing
business in this country and the build
ing up of a. large foreign trade.
Growth Over Previous Year
The sales of the seven months period
referred to above of manufactured and
partly manufactured articles amounted
to 1898, ,4S2 703, as compared with SSH
3S2,S60 in the corresponding period of
1912. The total exports of each of the
three classes of manufactures for the
seven months ended with July, 1912, and
1913, were follows.
Foodstuffs wholly partly manufac-
tured, 1912, s174,o54 ,f65; 1913, $1SS,S92,-
724.
Manufactures for further use in man
ufacturing, 1912. $211, $50; 1913,
$240,SS3,4S6.
Manufactures finished, ready for con-
sumption, 1912. s425,396,s35i 1913, s463.-
706,543.
Total. 1912. ss11. 1892, $50; 1913, $685.
4S2.703.
comparison of the import and ex-
port statistics for the three classes
above named show in each instance a
balance of trade in our favor. OF food
stuffs partly or wholly manufactured
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-18
LICE 10y. Undertaken. ehon. 7ss
SHAW, the UndertaIer. Phone .

JOHNS Undertaking Co. Phone 1902.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-16
BEACHEY SUMMONED TO REPORT
IOGOVERNMENT At WASHINGTON

| his appearance in loop-the-loop and up
tside-down flying exhibitions in San
Francisco. Los Angeles and Honolulu,
and has cabied Australian promoters
that his going to that country Is now
contingent upon his services not be-
ing required by this government
4 was proud fellow when I sue
ceeded In looping said Bea.
chey, e'but that elation soon faded
when l got those wires from Wash.
ington. y,
Two years ago they ran me away
from the army flying field at College
Park, Nd, and issued orders that /
was never to be allowed the privilege
of a government field. nor the use Of
a government aeroplane know they
looked on me as a fool who was lucky
enough merely to get away with DIFF
ficult flying 6 5aTSS.z.- +.
t"I tried hard to convince the big
men of the service that the flying
days of such pioneers as Curtiss and
Wright had passed. and that the flyer
of today and tomorrow Is the exhibit
stion aviator who learned the game
through experience gained under all
conditions. and. who Is doing things
every day which the old-timers said
could never be done. .-s ~
Z am unwilling to say just what
will recommend to the big men In
Washington It would hardly be right
to, burst into print with my views,
since / have been sent for, but those
who have followed my articles for
the past few days know much OF
my ideas. &. ~ e
~ will say one thing. however. and
that Is shall urged that congress.
sionaI committee and officials from
the war and navy department be sent
to San Diego to see things just as they
are. and to get glimpse of the pos
sfbilities of aviation when intelligent.
" handled It Is my ambition to show
them myself just how easy it Is to do
most anything with an aeroplane when
the machine Is properly constructed
and maintained. and the pilot prop
erly taught how to fly and made to
practice on windy days. Men should
be taught aviation by men who know
all about flying and who can and do
fly themselves.
favor 3 single big training
grounds, and / am Ilot trying for any
patriotic applause when / say that san
Diego IS the ideal SPOT for that one
bic. school.
= have formed such warm friend,
ships With the. army and navy boys
here that feel I am fighting their
battle through loyalty Surely, ii they
are game enough to stake life IN the
most dangerous branch 81 the service,
they should be safee arded. Either
abandon aviation of fe The aYiators
LIE e5est that liioSi6t /, 60 ,,5tiy: Is mr.
hfilfnv = s e s ssss - ~ l
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IMPORTATION OF
DIAMONDS MAKES
RECORD in 1918
. IBy Latest Mail

81 WASHINGTON. D. @. Diamond
importations into the United States
made their highest record in the cal.
endar year 1913. The value Of dia.
monds and other precious scsones i'm.
ported during the current year will
approximate So. 000, 900, this being
the first occasion on which the total
has crossed the $4,000, 900 mark
Twenty years ago, according to the
official figures of the bureau of for.
eign and domestic commerce, depart.
ment Of commerce. the total imports
Of diamonds and other precious stones
were but $11 900, 900; In 1903. $2S, OO0,.
900; and in 1913. approximately $751;.
000. 900, this estimate being based up
on the known figures for the nine
months ended with September, which
are per cent in excess of the high
est record heretofore made. These
totals necessarily include limitations
of precious stones, which now form
about two per cent of the total but
were not separately shown prior to
1912. :" <. r..
The latest official figures show for
the nine months ended with Septem-
Der importations Of $11, 500, 900 worth
OF uncut diamonds, against 81, 250. 00G
in the corresponding months of last
year; of diamonds cut but not set,
81, SOC. 900 against $18.000,000 in the
corresponding period of last year. of
all precious stones. $53,333, 1873
against. $50, $50 900 in the correspond.
ing months of LAST year. These fig.
ures Justify the estimate OF approx
tmately $57, 200, 900 as the value OF
the importations of this class of ar
ticles in the year which ends with
next month, against $42, $500, 600 in
1912 and l-$44, 250, 900 In the former
high-record year, 1906, and making IL
perfectly apparent that the record of
1918 will far exceed that of any ear.
her year.
Diamond importations show greater
fluctuations than those of many other
classes of merchandise entering the
markets of the United States. The
total imports of diamonds and other
precious stones In 1896 amounted to
S., 600, 600; in 1897. $500, 900, increas-
ing to practically $4,000 900 in 1908;
SIC 100000 IN 1879; s24,OO0,oo0 in 1901:
So. 000.0 900 in 1905; and $4,000. zoo
in 1856. In 1907, however, the total
dropped to less than $33 200, 900. and
in. 1908 to $14,00o,O00, increasing
again to $43,5o0,0o0 in 1909, since
which time there has been no mater
ial change until liz the current year.
when the total increases from $42.-
Geo, 900 in 1912 to approximately $751;
coo in 1913, a much larger increase
than in any prior year in the history
of the trade.
This large gain in recent years &C.
ours chiefly in cut diamonds; the I'M
cut diamonds which form 2 little
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VIII Give His Ideas on Aviation
to Heads Of War and Navy
and to Congress
tBy Latest NALL

{ SAN DIEGo.--Ldncoln Beachey, the
worlds premier birdman, came
into his own yesterday after
noon. Ever since the master
aviator began to perform unbelievable
stunts with The aeroplane, the only
credit he received from the scientific
nlen and government officials was fol
being an exceedingly fortunate adyen
lurer OF the air, whose career would
he cut short when his luck ran out
But now Beachey has received two
summons to appear In Washington to
give the heads Of The war and navy
departments his IDEAS on aviation,
snd explain to. them how he would
instruct government aviators and pro
vide equipment for the game young
fellows who volunteer to serve Uncle
Sam in the most hazardous branch Of
lhe service. ~ a. =
Following the deaths of Lieutenant
Kelly and Lieutenant Ellington,
Beachey in earnest kilograms to the
secretaries of the war and navy de.
partments, offered his services to the
government, urging that they give his
views due consideration.
Those who know Beachey best re.
allied how terribly in earnest the
famed flyer Is. Patriotic to 3 degree.
Beachey is ready to forego contracts
for exhibition flights, with princely
bonuses, just to be able to serve his
country and to win for himself niche
In The aviation hall OF fame. For
Beachey knows that he possesses se-
crets of the art OF flying that will be
revelations to the big men OF the
country. 9.. Is. .
Wires From Washington.
Beachey received one wire from
Chief of Staff General Leonard Wood,
stating that Secretary OF War Garri-
son desired to talk with him In Wash
ington. and half an hour later was
handed another message, the second
being from Secretary Of the Navy
Daniels, stating that Beachey would
be q welcome visitor any day he could
conveniently reach the capital, but
Suggesting that the date be as early
as possible. &
Beachey win hurry from the Coro-
nadO polo grounds at the conclusion
cf his nerve-tingling performance,
pack his trunks and leave for Wash.
ington on the night train. His stay
there will depend on just how long 1t
will be necessary to explain his views
to the officials and to take up such
work as they my hayestfur nm
Beachey has Cancelled contracts for
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PIRATES LOOT
STEAMER SHOOT
The SKIPPER

Information has been received in
the Colony to the effect that the
American (Capt Braga), small
steamer plying between monaghan.
wan, and Hongkong, and flying the
Portuguese flag, was looted very
thoroughly by pirates whilst between
KwongchauWan and Macao on Fri.
day night, 24th ult.., reports the Hong.
kong Daily Press The pirates en-
.barked as passengers, and at given
signal held UP the officers and crew
with reFolvers, which they had pre-
yiously concealed about their per.
sons. The demanded the key OF. the
safe from the Chinese compradore,
but he refused and threw it into the
sea. The incensed robbers then
promptly shot him In the leg. Then
forced the engineer to break open the
safe, q revolver being held close to
his head. The safe contained a val.
liable consignment of silver coin,
mostly 10 and 90 cent pieces, and this
the pirates appropriated. A large
number of farmers on board, who
were conveying stock to Macao for
sale, had their pockets and posses.
sions rifled. In fact the robbers
looted the whole ship, and took away
besides various ornaments, guam
THY of valuable silk. cloth. That the
piracy had been carefully planned be-
forehand was obvious, for soon after
the robbers had obtained everything
that they could lay their hands on,
they stopped the steamer and got in
to two steam launches which were
waiting for them. in Macao waters.
The total yaIue of the loot is estimat-
ed at between $50, zoe and 100000.
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over one-fourth Of the total imports,
showing slight gains over earlier
years of the past decade. The value
of uncut diamonds imported in 1903,
10 years ago, was $10,250, 0O0 and in
1913 will approximate $4,000, 900,
while that of cut diamonds was, in
1903, $4,000, 900, and in the current
year will approximate $30,000,OO0.
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The high cost Of eggs led Captain
Ellison to speak further about the cost
of living in Brazil as compared with
the United States. He said that an
average would show that food prod
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-16

Captain ]. F. Ellison, head of the Am
AEON River Steam Navigation Com,
pany, in an address before the, cham
Der of commerce. Eggs there cost 81
a dozen and then sometimes you are
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country as they do here.

Mrs. Albee Can you tell me where
the Raners got their noble lineage?
Mrs. Wisteria Land sakes, 70: but
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THAT HONOLULU COOK

THAT HUNULULU CUUk
BOOK.-It is the finest Christ
mas present of the season for
your best friend; you want
something especially attractive
and useful. Price Fifty cents.
Ask for it at any book store.
Ample supply at the Honolulu
Star-Bulletin offices, Alakea
and Merchant streets.
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EGGS 81 A DOZEN IN BRAZIL.

by Latest MALL
CINCINNATI, Owe. don't eat
EGGS in Brazil We eat an egg. !. said
The Lake County times., 1913-09-13
OPEN WILD
DUCK SEASON

Monday, September /, the open sea-
son began for wild ducks, and the fed
eral law which is to become effective
October L will place a limit of Decem-
Der Is upon the shooting in the north
ern zone. The law will not permit the
shooting of migratory birds during the
spring of the year, but should have
the effect of greatly improving the
shooting in the fall, the open sea-
son in the south will be shortened and
the United States is acting in con-
junction with Canada and the latter
country has passed a law prohibiting
the gathering of duck eggs. which was
largely fndufged in there. BY the
terms of the state law the open season
began September l, and the federal
law ais oopened the season on Septem-
ber 1. 1t will probably be some time,
however, before there will be many
ducks flying.
The Lake County times., 1913-09-13
| [AYNAN' S
CONGRESS
A FEATURE
Methodist Conference in
Hammond Sept. % to 20
Will Be Given Additional
Interest by Trip Through
Region.

Upon the shoulders of Rev. Frank
o. Fraley and the board of the First
Methodist church the pressure of a
great but pleasing responsibility is
beginning to be felt. The entertain
ing OF three or more hundred promi-
nent visitors falls to them and the
citizens of Hammond next week when
the Northwestern Episcopal Confer
ence opens Tuesday Sept. gard. The re-
sponsibility Is doubled by the an
nouncement that convention of lay
men will be held at the same time.
The homes OF Hammond have been
thrown open almost voluntarily. The
city will become the center of attrac-
ton and its reputation as a convention
town depends upon how smooth and
even things 60 The conference will
not publish daily paper but de-
pend upon the Hammond dailies for
news of the convention.
Seventyf1ve motor cars will take the
entire delegation for trip through
the Calumet region a week from Sat
urday. At Gary a special train will take
the crowd through the mills.
In conjunction with the conference
their will be a convention of the Lay
mems Association of Methodist church.