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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17
Study Class for Young Bankers

The study class of the local chapter of the American Institution of Bank ing will be organized for 1914-1915 at the chapters rooms in the American Trust building at s30 o'clock tonight The class will have most capable instructor in the person of Frank NJ. Dominick of the firm of Stokely. Scriv- ner & Domnick, a graduate of the Southern university and of the Uri- versity of Alabama, who has practicei successfully at the Birmingham bar for several years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17
Real Estate Transfers

The following real estate transfers were yesterday recorded in the office of the probate judge.
 O--Birmingham Realty company to William B. White. lot in bloek l. Birmingham Realty company's addi- ton No. 5.
 sa0oo--A. A. Gaines and wife to Mat tie Connolly. part of lots 10 and H. in block ss5 city of Birmingham.
 s3000---American Mortgage and Loan company to Southern States Fire Insur- ance company. part of lot In block SIS survey of city of Birmingham.
 s.350---Investment Real Estate com- puny to A. NJ. Hocutt, lots 40 and 41s Investment Real Estate company's sub- division of Margaret Bryan's block "ps~ South Ensley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17
BUSINESS MEETING
 OF THE ROTARY CLUB

Tie Rotary club will hold it's reg ular monthly business meeting tonight al 6:SO o'clock aS Rotary hall The business meeting will be preceded by Dutch supper. The regular weekly luncheon was postponed yesterday and instead the supper will be held to- night.
 Just what the programme is aside from the business routine seems to be . matter of mystery. Secretary Oliver Cox refers reporters to the ways and means committee and the chairman of the committee puts his finger on his nose, looks wise and says, Wait and see" Somethlng good in the form of an entertainment is promised.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17

De
 when he leaves for 4,~
 Birmingham location. being near ... tidewater, gives it an advantage over other industrial centers as regards trade in the countries to the south of us" said MT Harris last night. and with the shorter haul to those countries. 1t oc- CUTS to me that there is very great opportunity for Birmingham to develop very fine and profitable trade there. There should be a good demand for Bir- mingham cts-manufaetured steel. cement, coal, machinery of all sorts, wire fencing corrugated iron; in fact. every product one can name that Is manufac- tured in this district can find a consid- erably larger field than has ever before been developed.
 '1he object of my trip through Gen. tral America is to endeavor to find new markets for American goods and at the same time to see why American goods that are already in that field are not going in larger quantities.; also to see if there can't be some suggestion made for developing trade reciprocally and bring the consumer of such raw mate- rial as those countries produce in closer touch with the people there.
 During the present war; of course, the market for goods in Central and South America has been almost entirely cut off and if we expect to sell those people the goods that Europe has been selling them we must also be prepared, in a measure, to buy a considerable portion of their goods I will look after that feature of the export trade to the United States Of course. the main object of the trip Is to find new outlets for American manufactured products
 MT. Harris will be prepared while here today and tomorrow to give inforna- tion to such manufacturers and business men as may ask for 1t and 5t the sans time to receive from them requests for investigation In any particular line to hear of any difficulty that
 had heretofore in gett'-
 down there, or wi. as
 ing gotten nI rH
 New Orleans, f4
 or four days.
 Mir. Harris, W aere his headquarters we -,ttral Amer lea. said he wot none. He will start his tour ofA sstgaton at British tiOnuufaS ana expects to complete th1 journey through the Central American states in about seven months. He then will go to Cuba and Porto Rico.
 Mir. Harris for two years was associate editor of The Mobile Register resign- ing this position in July when he received the appointment to the position he now is occupying in the department of com merce at Washington. He was a mem- Der of the trade extension tour of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce last year. which went into several Central Amerl- can countries
 Tha trade extension bureau of the Chamber of Commerce met yesterday morning at the Chamber of Commerce.. but nothing was done It was decided to wat until Mir. Harris arrived in the city and to go over the situation with him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17
VEIL FORECASTS JONES AS
 WINNER BY AT LEAST ITS

Colonel Marcus Veil predicts that Harry Jones will defeat James Wealth. erly in their race for associate mem Der of the city commission.
 The well known forecaster, who suc- cessfully predicted the outcome of the amendment election in 1909, who prophesied the success of the present governor, who foretold the overwhelrn- ing victory of oscar w. Underwood, and who practically named the exact ma jority by which Charles Henderson won over B. B. Conner, does not state that MT. Jones will have a walk-over. He declares, however. that he will win by majority of not less than 7I5 votes.
 Colonel Wells statement is as fcl- lows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17
Birmingham Bar to Meet

A meeting of the Birmingham bar has been called for Saturday morning at Il o'clock at the courtroom of the second division of the court of com mon pleas for the purpose of passing resolutions of respect to the memory of the late Guy R. Thompson, the well known young attorney whose death from typhoid fever occurred few weeks ago. All attorneys of the city are requested to be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17

"1t has only been for the past few days that l have had an op- portunity to post myself in regard to the election for city commits sioner, which will occur Monday. In making up my mind as to the outcome, l have been guided by desire to be absolutely fair and im- partial to both candidates, Harry Jones and James Weatherly. have successfully subjugated any preference for either that 1 might possess.
 From information from reliable sources throughout Greater Br- mingham, it is my opinion and best Judgment that Harry Jones will be elected Monday by a majority of at least 775 votes.
 MARCUS WE'LL"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17
Sluinine That Won't Make YOu
 Nervous

FEBRILINE is trademark name which designates the first. original and only reliable Tastless Syrup of Qui- nine, an improved Quinine. pleasant to take does not nauseate nor cause nervousness. Children take 1t and never know 1t Is Quinine. Especially adapted to adults who cannot take or dinary Quinine. Try it next time you need Quinine for any purpose. Ask for Bounce original package. The name FEBRILINE Is blown in the bottle. 25 cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17
PERSONAL

Adolph Reich of Gadsden. proprietor of the Printup hotel of that city, was here yesterday with party of friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17
GARRARD HARRIS HERE EN ROUTE ID
 CENTRAL AMERICA
Government Agent Will Ad- wise Local Merchants Re garding Trade With South
 and Central America

GaNard Harris, special government agent to investigate trade conditions in Central America. arrived in Birmingham last "'oht and will be at the offices of thf -"A this morn in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17

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The Washington times., 1914-04-14
BELASCO

1t would be painting a lily to criticise
a GHbert and Sullivan opera; one can
say nothing but good. and the opera
does not need 1t. And one cannot say e
great deal for the production OF
'Tolanthe' at the Belasco last night, by
the Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Com-
pany. While the perennial De Wolf
Hopper and a few others Of the cast
were satisfying. the performance on the
whole was mediocre.
Iolanthe Is a fairy some two centur-
les old, who was doomed to live in Q
pond with the frogs because she mar
ried a mere man Her son, who is half
and-half-fairy and mortal-loves a
ward in chancery. To aid the match,
the queen of the fairies pardons the
mother and she overcomes the opposi-
ton OF the lord high choncellor. by re-
vealing herself as his fairy wife. Then
they are all happy.
The Gilbert lines might well have
been written today instead of decades
ago. The chancellor, De Wolf Hopper.
is made to say that he Is ready to
marry again" and the British lords get
eft q lot Of lines that apply well to the
present Congress, while women suffrage
Is scored roundly.
Outside Of the work Of Hopper. the
bright spot in the opera was tine Phyl-
liz of Miss Alice Brady, who appears to
be Just as clever In musical work as
in the drama
The Washington times., 1914-04-14
GAYETY

A combined burlesque and cabaret
show is being presented at the Gayety
this week by Forrester's American
Beauties Two large audiences yes
terday gave the capable company a
warm welcome. Act one is located in a
California hotel, while the second act
is given over to the Adorable Island
Cabaret" Edgar Bixley, a Washington
boy, and Lew Hilton are the chief 1un-
makers of the aggregation and proved
clever entertainers. Adele Archer.
Naudie Heath. Hazel Woodbury., ana
Mae Holden are I quartet OF show girls
who aid in making the performance
pronounced hit. BiXleys musical special
~ and the dancing Of Dave Hallen and
Maudie Heath are features Of the show.
The staging and costuming are elabor-
ate and the chorus is one of the best
drilled ard attractive seen here this
season. Some of tho effective song
numbers were This Is the Life.
''Flcwers of Love- Camp Meeting
Band" and s'Let Her Co."
A special performance in which sew
eral members of this company will ap-
pear will be given Sunday for the hene-
fit of II. o. Jarboe. the genial treasurer
OF the Gayety
The Washington times., 1914-04-14
What's on the Program, in
Washington Today

Meetings. evening:
Masonic--Federal Lodge No. J: Acacia. No.
IS and Takoma, No. %: Mt. Horeb Chapter.
No :, and Potomac. No. S. Royal Arch;
DeMolay Mounted Commandery. No. 4.
knights Templars; Evangelist Chapter.
knights Rose Crolx. election. .:nd Albert
Pike Consistory, Scottish Rite; Electa
Chapter, No. .. Bethlehem. No. :. Friend
ship. No. II. and Fidelity. Eastern Star.
Odd FeIIows-Washington Lodge. No. Q. G"l-
den Rule, No. q. and AmIty. No. -; Fred
d. Stuart Encampment. No. :.
knights of Pythias-Webster Lodge. No. Z.
MYRTLE. No %. Excelsior. No Il. and Capi-
tai No. -.
Interstate Commerce Commission hearings,
n-zzanine floor New Willard.
Young ladies' Auxiliary. National Demo
cratic League. Cabinet Room. New Willard,
$50 y. IN.
The Dansante, Mrs Hawkesworth and Mrs.
Groner, large ball room. New Willard.
"Reminiscences Of Fifty Years in Interior pe-
purtment." George W. Evans. Home Club.
night.
District Central Committee. Socialist Party,
Nl + street northwest, SIS o'clock.
Workmen's Circle Branch 81, A1clalist Party.
al l. street northwest. S:l5 O'Clock.
Meeting Brookland brotherhood. Lord Me
Lecture OH Gardens by W. e. Stafford. OF
the Bureau OF Plant Industry. under
auspices the OptinIist Club OF First Uni
versalist Church. Thirteenth and l. streets
Meeting Old Glory Chapter. No. ,. Woodnen
OF the World. Third street and PennsyI-
Nania avenue southeast. at p m.
Illustrated lecture. The Origin OF the
hnthropoogIcaI Society. National Museum.
al 40 d. III.
The Washington times., 1914-04-14

putting bread and butter on the price
list. Heretofore they have been in
Guided without specific charge. which
has been an amiable Americanism
Illustration of our free-and-easy
methods of doing things. One pays
for bread ard butter, just as one
does for mutton chop, anywhere
OUTSIDE the u. S. A, and it has never
been very obvious why one shouldn't
here.
The general advance in cost of liv-
ing is given as the reason for ths
increase in prices. Perhaps at the
increased prices it will be considered
practicable to install some more din
ing cars, on some of the trains thai
very much need them. If so, the pub
lie will feel good deal less grieved
than it otherwise might.
The Washington times., 1914-04-14
WISDOM OR IGNORANCE?

An applicant for naturalization
appeared before a Federal judge in
Baltimore yesterday, and was sub
jected to the usual catechism to de-
termine whether he understood
American institutions we'll enough to
take part in running them. Asked
what the White House was, he de-
scribed it as a department of the
Government that includes both the
Senate and the House of Represen-
tatives.
The court demurred, but the ap-
plicant insisted that he knew he was
right. Thereupon his application
vas rejected, and he was told to post
himself better and come again.
From this distance it occurs that
either the court was too i'll endowed
with the sense of humor, or else ths
foreigner was too well equipped in
that direction. Sheer ignorance
could hardly have stumbled upon
that definition.
The Washington times., 1914-04-14
FOREIGN GOODS IN OUR
OWN MARKETS.

Against foreign goods that chal-
lenge customers taste or intelli-
gence the American market has one
natural advantage, if it is not offset
by too many other things. The slight
difference in appearance between
home and foreign goods, which may
or may not represent intrinsic super
iority in the native product, works,
in some instances, to the detriment
of the seller from abroad. Such is
the testimony from some trades as
unrelated as steel and woolen cloth
ing. 1t may be in variety of pattern
or it may be in catering to an Amer
lean habit, in one way or another
some home industries have that nat
ural advantage to help in holding
the fort against foreign competi-
lion. But of course what is true as
to natural advantage in our market
is true for the benefit of foreigners
in their home markets.
In the making of type, tariff rates
and the possession of mines within
her borders play into England's
hands; but when her manufacturers
prepare to storm our market they
must first incur expense in modify
ing their machinery so that it will
produce the kind Of type to which
we are accustomed, with the task
still before them Of dislodging a
strongly intrenched foe. Factories
for complicated machines that must
be made in great quantity to be
made economically find in the United
States their natural habitat. Es-
pecially is this true of those con-
nected with printing, such as type
writers and typesetting machines,
since our demand for newspapers,
books, and magazines and for what
ever helps to make them dwarfs the
demand in all other countries. Amer
ican manufacturers, working with
the highest efficiency because. among
other things, they handle immense
quantities, find their best market at
their doors, and with their surplus
age can still beat the foreign COM
petitor on his own field.
When ingenuity and efficiency are
brought to bear upon problems set
by popular intelligence and by a
growing national individuality in
taste, the American manufacturer,
with anything like q fair chance, be-
comes well-nigh invincible. But a
danger even for him, though he him
self be very much superior to for
eign producers in his own line, is the
possible weakening Of his general
home market through its invasion by
foreign products in other lines.
The Washington times., 1914-04-14
AN EXPERIMENT IN POSI-
TINENESS.

The trouble with our watchful
waiting in Mexico has hitherto lain
in oul reluctance to endanger it by
exhibitions of the backbone we are
known to possess. The process is
evidently to be long-drawn out. We
should be distinctly gratifed over
any incident which, without causing
en- abandonment Of that policy, gives
opportunity for demonstration that
we are not waiting in any supine or
helpless manner.
Admiral Mayo, backed by the
President, has worked up such an
incident. There comes IA peremptory
order to Huerta to salute the Ameri-
can flag. The arrest of our sailors
was no more fragrant an insult than
have teen various others handed us
by the Mexican leaders on either
side. 1t was, moreover, purely per-
sonal. 1t did not reflect upon our
authority to act for the European
powers, as did Carranza' refusal to
permit the examination of Benton's
body or to deal with us at all in
that matter.
The peremptory demand in this in
stance will not be followed by war.
Huerta, it seems, is ready to salute
the flag, and back we can go to the
even tenor of our way.
The Administration will have be-
come considerably stronger for the
incident. The man whose bluff has
been called once does not bluff with
confidence second time. On the
other hand, the experiment ought to
give the Administration confidence
that it can henceforth be much more
positive than it has been without en-
dangering peace.
Had we quietly informed Villa at
the time of the Benton affair that
three or five or ten uniformed but
unarmed officers of the United States
army were going to Chihuahua, were
going to take up the dead English
mans body, were going to bring it
back to Texas, and that he was not
TO interfere with them, the chances
are 10 to | that he would not have
interfered.
The Washington times., 1914-04-14
PLAY BALLw

Play time for the entire nation is
ushered in today with the umpire's
loud, "Play hall" The winters time
Of toll and trouble is forgotten in the
swish of the bat through the air, the
crunch of the spiked shoe, the thud
Of tho ball in the huge nlitt. Glad
vacation is here, marked by the open
ing of the baseball season. Affairs
Of state give way to the call of the
diamond. Old men are young again,
content to MUNICH peanuts or the
bleachers. Everywhere is there JOY
far ard wide save, perhaps, in the
heart of the umpire, whose bitter
days are upon him.
II is well for the country that the
baseball season has arrived. 1t will
tarn the eyes of men from their diff
ficulties. We are intense in our sor-
rows and our joys. In the perform
ances upon the diamond we shall di-
vide our troubles and multiply cur
pleasures. No other land offers the
spectacle Of more than half its pop
ulstion attracted to the great out-of-
Coors for an entire half year, held as
by magnet. That's what baseball
does for Americans and we are all
glad to be Americans today, for we
~ss celebrating the opening Of the
The Washington times., 1914-04-14
JAPAN'S NEW PREMIER.

Old men still have the chance to
shine publicly in Japan. Count
Shige-nobu Okuma, who yesterday
accepted the premiership, is seventy
six years old. His important public
services began in 1873, when he was
PIT IN charge of the treasury depart
ment. He became minister of for
eign affairs in 1888 and revised the
treaties which were closed before the
restoration. Because of his progress
sive and liberal stand in internation-
al relations an attempt was made
upon his life and as result of this
he lost leg.
Count Okuma was premier in
1896, and at the same time, being a
renowned horticulturist, he held the
ministry of agriculture and COM
nerce, as well IS of foreign affairs.
He became the opposition leader
when his cabinet lost power, and he
has been recognized by the progress,
sive party as its leader for nearly
twenty years.
The Washington times., 1914-04-14
ANOTHER HEAD-ON COL.
LISION?

The Presidents insistence that
there shall be no curtailment OF his
trust legislation program for this
session strongly indicates that the
present session of Congress will
telescope the one that is due to open
in December. For some time the
feeling has been growing in Con-
gress that much of the trust pro-
gram would be laid aside for the
present, in the hope of getting Con-
gress away from Washington by
midsummer, and giving members a
chance to take a part in the fall cam
paign. But if, with legislative bust
ness in its present status, it is in
sisted that trust, anti-injunction and
contempt laws shall be formulated
and passed, there is small chance of
Congress getting away from the
Capital in time to make much con-
.ribution to the discussions from the
hustings.
1t Is an ambitious program that
is proposed for a single session, and
It is TO be pressed despite that Con-
gress already has before it a volume
of business which will consume much
lime. 1t is obvious that no one of
these measures is going to be passed
without long discussion; none of
hem, indeed. could safely be passed
with less.
Probably the President has the
light political view, SO far as his
party is concerned. The country is
not unlikely to be better pleased to
zee Congress working in Washing
ton, than to meet it on the stump.
The Washington times., 1914-04-14
CASINO

The famous Lozano Troupe. direct
from the Berlin wintergarden. supplies
the headliner at the Casino Theater
this week. in a brisk and interesting
series of difficult tight-wire and aero
bate feats. 1t is a fine offering any
very attractive. Pierre Pe1letier and
company. consisting Of Sherry Snyder
and Mae Rose Clarke. have a sketch.
''10:40 West The Zoyaras, acrobats
and equilibrists. with a remarkably
clever dog. open the bill. Bob Warren
has new songs and a monologue. and
Fred and Bessie Lucier. in Love Pow
ders," make a merry addition to a thor
oughly. enjoyable bill. Last night the
surprise party was the added feature.
and shared in the big applause. To-
night and tomorrow night the country
store will take its place
The Washington times., 1914-04-14
AT CAPITAL THEATERs THIS WEEK
COLUMBIA

Just to prove that 'auld acquaint-
ance" has not been forgot there would
have been a bulge to the walls Of the
Columbia Theater today-f brick and
motar tightly packed could buige-so
great was the throng that sat and stood
and cheered and stamped Its welcome
to the Columbia Players last night on
the opening Of their 1914 season. There
could be no doubt as to the popularity
OF the individual members OF the COM
pany, who were recognized as old
friends. nor to the warfh of the well
come extended the new people The
play wasn't the whole thing; which was
proved by the Introduction OF Violet
Heming. who wasn't in the play at
all
Miss Heming was projected into the
glare OF the footlights just to prove she
Is really here and Is really with the
company. She didn't have a part in
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary"
which Carrie Thatcher and all the rest
OF them proved Is just as delightful
as ever. But Miss Heining arrived from
New York only last night and was hur-
ried before the audience when Arthur
Ritchie, the stage director, attempted
to tell things about the plans for the
season at the conclusion Of the second
act.
The play was warmly received. The
Regeneration Of Aunt Marry was
accomplished In the hilarious style Ann
Warner intended 1t should be when
she wrote the story. Earle Brown, the
leading man, who Is new to the COM
pany and the Washington public. was
made very welcome and was. we'll
liked for the way he handled the part
Of Aunt Mary's scapegrace nephew.
Miss Thatcher. as Aunt Mary. and the
others in the cast, including Jessie
Glendennipg.- Julia Blanc, Marie Drof-
nah. Bessie Maxwell. Elsie Rizer. Ever
ett Butterfeid. willard Robertson,
David Chase. John NJ. Barber and
Arthur Leslie. Here all greeted sepa-
ra.ely and distinctly and eacn gave
decidedly acceptable performance
The Washington times., 1914-04-14
DINNER IN THE DINER.

The Pennsylvania road is raising
the price of dinner ir the dining car.
The table d'hote meal, served on the
plan Of staying just as long as pos
sible, eating all you can possibly
stow away, and keeping other people
cut of the car while you attempt des-
perately to get more than you are
paying for-the table d'hote dinner
is to be raised from 81 to S1.25. 1t
is served only on the Congressional
Limited, the star train between
Washington and New York. Some
protest is voiced at Philadelphia,
though with what justification is rot
apparent, inasnluch as this train
doesn't stop for passengers at minor
towns of Philadelphia's class.
On the la carte dining cars the
hoist of prices is accomplished by