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GIVES UP HER DAUGHTER.
Mrs. Bishop Spares Child Public Test
of Her Affections.

NEW YORK. June 5.-Rather than sub
ject her eleven-year-o daughter, Mu-
riel. to a public test of her affections
yesterday. Mrs. Abigail Hancock Bishop,
who has just divorced James Cunning
ham Bishop, the banker, agreed to an
arrangement by which the young girl
went to her father. leaving nothing to
be settled but the matter of alimony.
Justice Golf fixed the alimony at 49,.
coo year, and allowed $1,000 counsel
fees The on lydetail left to decide was
the number of times Muriel was to see
her mother.
The scene when Muriel flung herself
into the arms of the man who, according
to testimony given last week, frequently
went to the Aston Hotel in company with
Mrs Leila Gaines Gwathmey, was pa
thetic. Muriel cried and laughed alter
nately in her nervousness.
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CHARGE OF lLLITERACY
SUPPORTED BY LETTERS
New York Teachers Show Woeful
Lack of knowledge in Writing
to Board of Estimate.

NEW YORK. June 4.-The illiteracy
charged against many teachers and some
principals by the committee on school
inquiry. which has just reported to the
board OF estimate. is attested by the fol-
lowing horrible examples" They are
taken from over 200 letters written in one
month TO the city paymaster, over thirty
of the letters containing glazing errors.
Teachers wrote:
Il whent to the school to dy."
Il have been surprised to learn of dis
guided correspondence.
Hoping these information will be of
some help
THE February payrole.
AT the my residence where am leaving
since four years.
Trusting this will meet with your ap-
poruval.'
One letter was SO full of errors as to
be almost unintelligible.
The rating of each of the teachers who
wrote these quoted letters was on record
as LIT and meritorlous.
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URGES UNION LABEL.
Miss Agnes H. Wilson Tells Conven
ton of Labor Conditions Here.

ST. LOUIS. June 5.-Miss Agnes Hart
Wilson. daughter Of the Secretary of La
Dor in President Wilson's cabinet. adj
dressed the National Woman's Trade
Union League convention here yesterday.
Miss Wilson urged that the woman pur-
chasers of clothing be educated to de-
mand the union label.
Il do not favor the boycott" said Miss
Wilson, but l do urge that we start 4
movement to bring out the garment
makers label on women's clothing. The
names Of all union makers of women's
clothing should be mentioned promi-
nentIy in the official publication of this
league. That will advertise the goods
and it will advertise u.s..
Miss Wilson told of her personal inves-
tigation of social conditions in Washing
ton. D. c.. where she found women and
children working long hours under insan-
itary conditions and for poor pay.
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ty-thousand- dollar estate of Mrs.
Matte j. Adams. who left her property
to DIR. Funk. her physician.
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EXPORTS MANY MILLIONS.
This Country's Foreign Trade Shows
Marvellous Growth Since 1852.

From 1852 to 1912 the sale OF American
manufactures abroad has increased from
SAT 10000 to 81 800, O0OOcO. according to
a pamphlet entitled American Manu-
features in Foreign Markets just pub
lished by the Department OF Commerce
The document is a comprehensive re-
view of the growth of American foreign
trade from year to year from as far back
as 1852. There are numerous compare
tive tables in the booklet showing the
growth of various articles used in inter
national commerce
The exports To each continent are given
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-05
SCHOOLS IN VACATION
PART OF PUBLIC SYSTEM
Total of $50 Cities Provide 1nstruc-
ton for Children During Com
ing Summer.

Children in 80 more American
cities will continue going to
school during the summer months this
year. according to information received
at the United States bureau of educa-
ton. Clarence Arthur Perry. in a publ
cation issued by the Russell Sage Foun
dation, New York city, finds that al
municipalities reported vacation schools
in one or more buildings in 1912. and
there will undoubtedly be more this year.
Starting originally as a humanitarian
movement to keep children off the city
streets. the vacation schools have become
an important part of the school system.
with a tremendous influence in the de-
mand for the all-year school The steady
development from fifty-six cities in 1909
to al in 1912 indicates that vacation
schools represent a genuine educational
demand and not mere fad.
Duration of Terms.
Some Of the schools keep open as long
as ten weeks. but six weeks is the usual
term. In most cities the session is five
days a week. though eleven cities report
sessions of six days. The school authori
ties have generally provided the funds
70 rthe work, but they have sometimes
been aided by tuition fees or private con-
tributions. Appropriations for vacation
school work in 1912 totaled more than
$500. 200.
The vacation schools have been dis
tinctly successful in most of the instances
reported TO the bureau of education. In
Newark. n. j.. where the vacation school
idea is oldest, Supt. Poland placed two
elementary schools upon an all-year basis
In June. 1872. Some of the advantages
claimed for the vacation schools are:
They have interested pupils who have
not been interested in the work of the |
regular term: they have been useful in
giving deficient pupils chance to make |
up lost ground: they have proved to be
generally beneficial to the health Of teach |
ers and pupils, and they have given
teachers who have taught in them
clearer insight into the real needs of
school children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-05
AIDS TO NAVIGATION.
Notice Regarding Changes in Vir.
ginia Waters of Fifth District.

notice regarding changes in aids to
navigation in Virginia waters Of the
fifth lighthouse district has been is
sued ~ the authorities in charge of
the distcirt, as follows:
acknowledgements bay, main chan
mel, thirty-f1ve-foOt channel gas buoy,
No. g. found extinguished May 81; re-
paired and relighted same date Tangier
Island shoal lump gas buoy. No. 12TL, re-
ported exiinguished May 81: relieved
and new buoy lighted May so Hamp-
ton roads approach, Florida wreck gas
buoy. HIS. found extinguished May 81:
gas buoy No. 3. found distinguished
May 81: recharged and relighted same
date. Bangor wreck gas buoy. A, re-
ported extinguished May 21; relighted
May 81. Elizabeth river, channel gas
buoy, No 16, found extinguished re-
lighted same date.
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by classes of articles over a period of
wears and again these classes are sub
divided SO that the progress of particular
industries in the export trade appears.
One table shows manufactures in in
ternational trade of the world, from
which it appears that the percentage OF
increase in the export of manufactures
from 1900 to 1912 is greater in the case
of the United States than in that of her
chief Industrial competitors. The United
States now ranks third among the ma
tons in export of manufactures.
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Progressives Adopt Custer Plan.

BALTIMORE. June Sat a meeting
of the progressive party state central COM
mittee yesterday board of control was
named TO conduct party affairs until a
state chairman shall be elected. that being
the method decided upon by which to de-
pose Edward e. Darlington. jr., as state
chairman.
In effect the committee proceeded upon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-05

A dozen heirs In Rockingham county.
Va are benefited by the breaking OF
~ u Hiawstha, Kan. involving the
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the theory that Mr. Darlington had been
only provisional chairman. Former At
torney General Bonaparte was chairman
of the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26


and we can afford to await the out
come.
Beyond all doubt both sides will
favor the framing of new treaty. 1t
will be difficult to draw up treaty
that will be satisfactory to the SEN
sitive people of Japan and to Ameri-
cans who are prejudiced against the
yellow races of Asia. But perhaps the
task is not beyond human effort, and
Secretary Bryan will certainly en-
deavor to find good way out.
1t would be better to all concerned
to drop the subject during the COM
ing months of this year. Give the
Secretary of State that much time in
which to find solution of problem
that really was left over by the Taft
administration. The treaty with Japan
was negotiated by Mr.. Taft, and it
has been a source of trouble and fric-
ton ever since it was ratified.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26
Fees in High School

In Connecticut a bill is pending in
the legislature requiring fee of $40
from all pupils in high schools and
trade schools. Germany does, it is
true, exact fee from all who attend
her technical schools, but what Ger
many does America need not do.
The prosposed Connecticut plan is
wholly reactionary and it will no
doubt command the support of every
family that expects to send sons and
daughters to college. Such families
do not believe in paying for the high
or education Of anybody else.
In Birmingham the number of high
school pupils is constantly increas-
ing and the party that proposes to
charge them fee will encounter ar
opposition that he would find very
formidable. The high school is de
veloping into a public college and il
we'll maintained it will arrive at tina
point in another decade.
The Connecticut plutocrats may Sc,
little good in public colleges but il
Alabama there will be no fees in hig-
schools or trade schools. Whateve1
the public does in the way of edu
cation should be open and free to all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26

CONCERNING NOTE BOOKS

0i' '"e SicNeidhu ram Dealer.
In one of his amusing books, F. C. Bur-
nard tells story of cracker box jaw
smith who annoyed Aristides, or Themis-
tocles, or some other learned leader of the
day, by his amazing popularity.
"hiie Aristides was uttering his
moral platitudes to empty benches
In the Senate chamber the jovial stranger
on the cracker box was convulsing a grin
ming mob of cackling yokels.
Aristides. becoming desperate, era wled
under the tent one dark night and stole
the orators joke book. Then he had the
fellow at his mercy, and presently drove
him out of town with choice revilings and
considerable contumely
This reminds us of Mr.. Howell's advice
to keep note book. "Jot down allthe
clever things YOU hear he advises
Later on, when you come to use them
you will find them amazingly original"
very good, Mr.. Howells. But when the
note book man becomes familiar with his
precious collection and begins to rely upor
1t, and never leaves home without 1t
what's going to happen if some Aristidiar
Nemesis crawls over the transom ant
runs off with it?
Note books should be prescribed will
discretion and no man can afford to be
come slave to their insidious effects.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26
RAT PROOF BUuDINCs
From the Journal of the American Me
ical Association.

From the Journal of the American Med
ical Association
The recent elemental catastrophes-th
in that vast region watered by the Ohio
have destroyed many hundreds of build
ings Here, out of misfortune, much good
should come. timely appeal for the rat
proofing of dwellings and other buildings
at present existing, under construction or
In contemplation, comes from the United
States public health service. Those about
to erect new building or repair an old
one, whether of frame. brick, rock, con-
crete or other construction, may learn
from recent bulletin issued from Wash
ington what sanitary and economic bene-
fits are. to be derived from permanent rat
proofing; and measures to such ends
should be demanded by prospective own
ers as a part of building contracts. The
rat is far too prolific to be exterminated
by such agencies as traps, poisons, gases
and the like; these may reduce the num-
bers of the rodents, but if there is food
within reach, the surviving rats will have
more to eat proportiona1ly, and procrea-
tion will be stimulated the more. Rat
determination can be effective only by
cutting of the rats food supply. The bull
letin contains all necessary information
to this end, SO far As relates to build
ings. Those already erected can be rat
proofed by the closure of all natural or
accidental openings; by the removal of
structures which will give refuge to rats,
and by the protection or removal of foods
which rats will eat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26

rates. Within the last few days over
$40, O00, 900 of new offerings have been
| made in New York and over $3.50, ,000,-
600 of new offerings in London; not 10
speak of correspondingly heavy issues
in Paris. These included s45, ,000 900
of Az per cent New York city bonds
marketed here and s75,oOO,OO0 of Chi
nese bonds which were sold in Lon
don. There have been numerous fail
ures of municipal bond sales outside of
New York during April and May, which
show that a check must be imposed
upon the extravaganza of our great
cities. New York Is by no means free
of criticism on this point and while
the credit of the city is beyond aues-
tion and the danger point not even in
sight, 1t Is evident that the capacity for
the absorption of new issues has about
reached its limit. Such conditions call
for continued caution
Outside of monetary conditions the
situation shows some Improvement. The
slowing down of business thus far,
, while general, has been of moderate
proportions. 1t is unquestionably partly
due to uncertainties connected with
the tariff, and when this problem ia
settled there will be considerable
gap in the merchandise movement re-
naming to be filled. AS a matter of
tact, the industries likely to be in
Jured by, the tariff are not important
compared with the total product. of the
country; and the effect of tariff legis-
lation has undoubtedly been overesti-
ie 4.
stood that the extreme features of the
Dill, or those which were really injur-
ious, will be moderated so that the
harm from tariff revision will be re-
duced to minimum.
AS to the outlook for the market,
we advise continued caution. The chief
drawbacks are strained credit stu
alton at home and abroad high rates
OF interest. symptoms Of a more gef-
eral trade reaction and a general weak
ening of confidence. The offsets to this,
which should receive their full value.
are that the crop outlook Is fine; that
business generally is in a sound posi-
ton; that liquidation has STRENGTHENED
the general situation; that many Sc
cur1ties are selling at very attractive
Investment prices; that lower prices are
d1scounting further reaction, and that
| pessismism is certainly being overdone.
A little more courage and patience will
undoubtedly improve the general stu
alton The United States ought to lead
In this respect, but just at present we
appear to be tagging behind Europe.
where recuperation after the war il
already making itself felt This market
is really entitled to a moderate recov
ery."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26
THE NUDE IN ART

hended its beauty and they conceived
their gods and goddesses in the terms of
this wondrous beauty; and their artists
and sculptors gave to the world those
works of sculpture which are to this day
the highest known expressions of human
physical beauty and perfection. The n
cient Greeks by close observation. learned
and know more about their own bodies
than any people that have ever lived.
They were the first great. healthy, in
telligent race the world had known. AnG
because. they were healthy they abhored
vulgarity.
Emerson has said: "A beautiful person
is sent into the world as an image of the
divine beauty. not to provoke, but to
purify the sensual into an intellectual and
divine love- The Greeks never made
the mistake of immortalizing in their
nude or seml-nude statues any but the
most perfect physical beings. They sell
dom bothered with the portrayal of those
who required excessive clothes or drap-
cries as aids to beauty They knew and
respected the purpose of clothes, but their
highest admiration was for the perfec-
ton of beauty in the human body. AS a
small nation. surrounded by hordes OF
barbarous nations, the Greeks could not
have lived if they had not been inteli-
gently healthy, and this love for health
gave them respect for their own healthy
bodies. They were proud of this health
and of the bodies which were the result
of such health.
To it might be well to bear in mind that
when a real artist paints or models the
nude human figure he does so usually
from an accurate knowledge and intense
admiration for .the most wonderful OF
Gods creations. And it is a remarkable
fact that no great artist ever drew. paint
ed or sculptured anything vulgar. for
great art means knowledge and intelli-
gence of high order, and no person OF
knowledge and intelligence is consciously
vulgar. UNCLE DopShf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26
TELEPHONE
Bell (private exchange connecting AL
departments), No. 40OO.
They dropp'd, as by thunder-stroke'
Tempest.
The Park Concerts

The Music Study club, by whose ef-
forts Birmingham has enjoyed open
air music in the summer during three
seasons past, will, it is understood, ar
range for park concerts again this
summer.
The fund raised in 1912 was not as
large as that in 1911. The Music
Study club is composed of prominent
and public spirited women and their
appeals last year were urgent but
somehow individuals did not respond
as literally as they had before. The
money collected last summer came
chiefly from three or four sources,
the Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company and the Tennessee
company being the largest contribu-
tors. The city appropriated $500, the
Music Study club made generous
contribution and there were few
other donations but the total was not
sufficient to continue the concerts to
the end of summer.
It is believed that the present time
is propitious to raise a larger fund
than was collected in 1911, which was
the banner open air concert year. The
Music Study club committee interested
in this popular civic enterprise should
be able now to raise a fund of $4,000
or $4,000, which would employ band
of 25 or 80 musicians for daily con-
certs through a season of nine or ten
weeks. The city should be able to ap-
propriate $1,000 instead of $500, the
Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company will doubtless increase
its subscription and individual sub
scriptions will, it is hoped, be more
numerous than they were last sum-
mer.
Whatever is done in the way of pro-
viding for summer concerts should be
done without delay. In order to OBJ
tain first class band talent the COM
lnittee in charge of the open air mu-
sic should be able to make contract
with a bandme sier early in June. The
concerts sholI start not later Than
June 20, even if the season has to
close before the last of August.
Members of the Can't Getaway
club congregate in Capitol park in
large numbers early in the summer
and they crave music. In every city
of any pretentions park concerts have
come to be recognized as indispensable
civic institutions. Ttf t
Birmingham must not be behind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26
Chattanooga Reunion

The annual reunion of the Confedera te
veterans to be held this week in Cbatta
rooga will be largely attended," said tbe
son of a veteran
fWhile the Gettysburg reunion i'm July
VIII be great historic occasion and will
doubtless draw an immense concourse nj
people, including thousands OF southern.
ers, owing to the distance from this sec.
ton there will not be as many veterans
las will assemble at Chattanooga The
scenic attractions in and around the Ten.
nessee city and the historic battle feld
should assure an exceptionally large at.
tendance of the sons and daughters CT
veterans.
II understand that Virginia will be espe
cially well represented at Chattanooe:
and on account of our proximity Ala
bama will also be we'll represented. Al.
though the old vets are passing away in
terest in the reunion will continue fol-
| several years to come.
II hope to see reunion held in Br.
mingham, again within the next two OF
three years. The last one held here r
1908 was unsurpassed in most respects
| 1t is still being talked about by the veter.
ans throughout the south as one of Tho
great reunions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
The Republican party

The republican party has much VI
tality left Notwithstanding It's crush
ing defeat last November" said A j..
Whfttet of Chicago.
when Colonel Roosevelt and MS
iieutenants bolted it was plain to see
that the democrats had a walk over.
The coloners personality was so strong
as to make a regular republican can
vass hopeless. I was one of the re-
publicans who voted for Roosevelt but
long to see the old republican party
back on Its feet again and l hope to
be able to support a regular repub-
lican ticket in 1916. | think the pro-
gressives and the regular republicans
Will merge and | see no reason why
Colonel Roosevelt should not be the
republican standard bearer in 1915.
The democrats may make them
selves so strong that President Wilson
Will be succeeded by a democrat but
the democrats have acquired a habit Of
staying in power only four years at
time. and l am counting on it be-
ing that way in 1916"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26
The Church Name

THE last issue of the Literary Digest
devotes nearly two pages to discus
sion about the proposed change of name
of the Protestant Episcopal church. said
looker-on, that is, one who is friendly
to but not a member of the Anglican COM
munion.
Thomas Nelson Page. a staunch Epis-
copalian,s protests against all this tin
kering with the name of the church. He
contributes an article to The Churchman
of New York. Mr.. Page recalls the fact
that the change of name has been dis
cussed at Protestant Episcopal general
conventions during the past 80 or more
years.
II remember when the question OF
changing the name attracted little atten-
tion, but 1t seems as If the Anglo-Catholic
party in the Protestant Episcopal church
has grown steadily. 1t Is believed that
those who favor change of name will be
strong enough at the general convention
to be held in New York in October to be
reckoned with But it is dollars to dough-
nuts that when the vote is taken those
who insist on retaining the present name
will be in very decided majority"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26
Direct Election of Senators

A reform begun in 1886 in the
House and in 1850 in the Senate has
in 1913 been consummated and SEN
ators are to come hereafter direcly
from the people. An agitation of 62
years was necessary in order to put
this reform in the constitution.
Reform propositions promise to
move with more celerity in the future,
however. There is the entire machin-
cry of electing President and vice
president which was SO reactionary
when it was announced that it was
discarded and disregarded to all in
tents and purposes, is still part of
the constitution. 1t nearly led to a
muddle in the last Roosevelt cam
paign, and under it the presidency was
stolen from Samuel J. Tilden, who re-
ceived not only plurality but ma
jority of the popular votes.
How much longer this antiquated
plan is to remain in the constitution
remains to be determined by Congress
next winter. The states stand ready
to act speedily on a reasonable and
just method of electing a President
and the eighteenth amendment may
be laid before the people before the
long session of this Congress stands
adjourned without day.