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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-30
CIVIC CHAMBER OF
 GADSDEN ELECTS
 A NEW PRESIDENT

Gadsden, September 29.-tSpeciaI )-Loui Loveman, prominent dry goods merchant, is the new head of the Chamber of Com merce. He was elected last night, fol- lowing the report of the nominating com mittee. Other officers are as follows: Vice president, Otto Agricola treasurer. Clyde Stevenson; secretary. Earl Lay: directors, Dr. c. l.. Guice, s. McGaughy, S. S. Caldwell, W. S. Vance, John Pa- den, John W. Burnett and c. S. Ward. AZ the new officials are prominent busi- ! ness and professional men. A commit tee was named to attend the State Fair at Birmingham with view of securing attractions for the Farmers Fall festival here
 A statement issued by Mayor J H. Hol- ccmbe gives a resume of what has been accomplished by the present administra- tion. The administration paid balance of s40o0 subscription to the steel mill, donated Sl00o to the school fund and spent $500 on repairing school buildings. pur- chased five lots. paved Forest avenue to Twelfth street and a part of Chestnut street, reduced fire insurance rates and electric light rates. authorized bonds for the extension of the sewer system, saved the city $500 in attorneys fees and left money in the treasury.
 Pipe molders to the number of 15o will meet at the city hall tonight to give fur ther considera ton to the notice of l9 per cent decrease in wages, posted by the Campbell Manufacturing company, the A. x ]. Manufacturing company and the Gadsden Pipe company.
 Reports were in circulation today that efforts will be made to induce the incom- ing council to decline to confirm some of the men picked for patrolmen. The particular complaint against the men was not stated.
 Work has been started on the new office of the Gadsden Car Works. which will be one of the handsomest offices in the city when completed. Other ex- tensive improvements are being made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-30
CITATIONS ISSUED

Jackson, Miss, September 29.--tSpe- aL)--Railroad Commissioner Edwards has instructed Secretary Galceran to
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same time the low price is inducing American cotton manufacturers to make heavy purchases or to contemplate doing that for they are persuaded that Tor year or more the United States must de- pend on them for domestic cotton manu- factured goods, and, in addition, there ,oav omen a considerable market for these goods in South America and elsewhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-30

Work has been started on the new office of the Gadsden Car Works. which will be one of the handsomest offices in the city when completed. Other ex- tensive improvements are being made.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-08-13
FOOD PRICE SQUEEZE
DENOUNCED IN HOUSE
Congress Asked to Probe A.
lgggd Conspiracy.

Washington. Aug. 13.-The house OF
representatives is to investigate the
advance in the price of food stuffs/and
determine to what extent squeeze
is being attempted by dealers in this
country who are anxious to take ad
vantage of the European war.
Representative Howard, of Georgia
introduced a resolution calling upon
the department of justice to ascertain
whether there is a conspiracy among
dealers and to advise what steps are
being taken to prosecute those respon
sible.
Representative Kahn, of California
announced that he would introduce
bill making it a penal offense for any
two persons, firms or corporations to
join in an agreement to advance the
prices of food stuffs.
The Howard resolution calls upon
the department of agriculture to ad
wise the house as to the maximum
prices of food stuffs now being charged
throughout the United States and to
furnish figures for the export food
stuffs for the month preceding the
European war, and the time covered
since the beginning of that war. The
preamble recites that dealers have
raised food prices on the pretext that
the European war is responsible and
that such statements have no founda
ton in fact.
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THE CLOWNS
CODE
How 1t Was Overcome by
a Woman
By THOMAS l.. MASON
Enna.li arLlt INV E,rarlls A MnnSHy Co
By THOMAS L. MASON

1t was dusk when the old clown
came in from his walk and slowly
mounted the long stairs, which creak-
ed mournfuIly with his weight. The
fire in the wood stove had almost gone
out. He put on another stick, turned
on the draft and sat for some moments
in silence. rubbing his attenuated
hands.
Aided by long years of constant
makeup. time had done its deadly
work upon his face The result was a
network of involved lines-lines that
crossed and recrOsscd and ran.into one
another. presenting a sort of curious
facial puzzle. At Il short distance these
lines seemed to resolve themselves into
picture, in which. like a composite
photograph, all the scenes Of the mans
life had left their traces.
He went over to a battered leather
trunk in the corner, opened it, took out
q huge scrap book and began reading
from its yellow pages. 1t contained
the history of his many triumphs. 1t
told in lfppings-varying from sin
gle sentence to pages with his picture
in the center-the story of his stage
career. These We're some of the head
lines:
"Flaubert OutdOeS Himself"
"Flaubert. the Prince of Clowns"
"Flaubert Funnier Than Ever"
"The Inimitable F'laubert'
Little Jimmie 1T His Best"
Vow many times had Flaubert read
all thisl Now. in the long obScurity Of
age that had come upon him, it was
his only consolation. Once more he
lived in the arena or on the immense
stage of some hippodrome and per-
formed his delightful antics, while
blue eyed children clapped their hands
in glee and childike grownups forgot
their dignity and renewed their youth.
The old man. absorbed in his Occu-
patton. read on and on. at times stop
ping to brush his cheek or blow his
nose with tattered silk handkerchief.
Suddenly his ears were greeted by an
unfamiliar sound. He raised his head.
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To one who lives in solitude an unusual
trife is always an object of curiosity.
HE listened intently.
a cab had driven up and stopped In
front of the house There was pause.
A bell had been rung. Steps were COM
ing up the stairs-sloW-as slow as his
own. There was knock-once, twice
He opened the door. A woman stood
without. She, too, was old, but her
eyes cleaned still like diamonds in the
frosty air of the hall.
Little Jimmy"
Good heavens, You, Josephine?'
Like two old French generals who
meet long after their wars, they en-
braced each other impulsively. Joseph
inc TucaliOn. the prima donna, whose
name, now obsolete in the annals of the
stage. had once been household word,
and Little Jimmy Flaubert, whom a
whole generation could not think OF
without a smile, once more stood face
to face in the last quarter Of life
when the sun sinks low in the heavens
and the shadow of a long, uncertain
night slowly gathers.
Nj. Flaubert handed his guest the
! only wooden rocker in the room. She
sank into it, loosened her furs from
her neck and toasted her feet on the
stove rim.
"Ah, my dear. what a search l. have
had for you. | went to Halbert. the
son of your old manager. He did not
know your address. He sent me to an
agency They had record OF the
place you had lived in a year ago
From there | came here. Let me see
1t must be twenty years since l have
seen you"
For a time. like two voluble children
they disputed about dates. Then he
said gently:
"But tell ne of yourself, Josephine"
"Do you remember the night the en-
peror, carried away by his enthusiasm,
invited me to his palace? And now it
Is all gone. A younger generation has
come up, and those | lived with have
all passed away. But you, Little jim
my-you were foolish. Why did you
not save your money? l lost much of
lille. SllIl nave cDOuSh " 1--we
upon"
The clown smiled gayly.
II am quite comfortable. 1t does
not matter"
Tut! You can't deceive an old
friend. l suspected something. p
He betrayed an air of alarm.
You did not come" he said, "for
that, | hOpe-to-to"-
Nonsense! | see you are the same
as ever, as proud and vain as a pea
cockr' She rose suddenly. Come,
Little Jimmy; let us go out to dinnerP
He rose with her. There was anx-
iety In his voice.
"Oh, no, thank you" he said. Real
ly, Josephine, cannot. l have anoth-
err enga cement this evening"
NONSENSE she repeated. "Come,
Jimmy! You must?'
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Winninq a Bouquet.

Among his stories of Homburg In
King Edwards days the author of ION
the Track of the Great" notes the fash
ion of punching presenting bou-
quets to LADIES' on the promenade and
tells this story of King Edward and
the Roman artist, Corrodi:
One morning dear old Corrodi was
carrying around a bouquet of~serious
proportions Of fine tea roses which he
proposed presenting to an American
lady for whom he was eagerly seeking
in the large mass of promenaders. All
at once he unexpectedly came across
the prince. accompanied by Lady Cork.
Good morning, Professor Corrodi!'
exclaimed his royal highness. How
very kind Of you to think of bringing
Lady Cork such a beautiful bouquet
OF course there was nothing left for
the genial Italian to do but to part
with his flowers and go and buy some
more for the American lady.
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FAC
Local Evidence.

Evidence that can be verified.
Fact is what we want.
Opinion is not enough.
Opinions differ.
Here's a Cambridge fact.
You can test it.
Mrs. John W. Bassett, 100 Race
ST.. Cambridge, Md, says: Il had
a weak back for many years and
always had to be careful when
doing any work that required me to
stoop. Any mis-step or sudden
movement always brought on an
acute pain across my back and
hips. l also had frequent dizzy
spells and sharp twinges through
out my body. Finally, l got Doan's
Kidney Pills from Bradshaw's Phar-
macy and their effect was so bene-
fetal that l have since relied up
on them for relief. They are wor-
thy of a trial by everyone suffering
from kidney complaint. You may
continue using my former endorse
ment of this remedy"
For sale by all dealers. Price, so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the Unit
ed States.
Remember the name-Doaa's-
and take no other.-Adv.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-08-13
REPORT BIG FIGHT IN SERVIAt
Austrians In Battle at Vishegrad With
Saryi,ne and Monfeneorns


Servians and Monteneqrns.
Nish, Servia, Aug. 12.-The Servian
war office announces that a heavy
battle is going on at Vishegrad be-
tween Servians and Montenegrins on
one side and Austrians on the otner.
The latter are strongly entrenched.
The Servian and Montenegrin ar.
mics, which had affected a junction
on the border of Herzegovina, are now
operating together.
Servian artillery is engaged in the
bombardment of Gorashda on the river
Drina, Twenty-Five miles southeast of
Sarajevo, the Bosnian capital. Seryian
troops already had captured the Bos-
MAN town of Vardishta, at the juno
ton of the rivers Drina and Linn.
Some unimportant outpost encoun-
tiers are reported on the Servian from
tier at different points on the rivers
Save and Danube. The bombardment
of Belgrade, the Servian capital, by
the Austrian artillery continued, and
heavy material damage was inflicted
on the city.
Reports reaching Nish from Sofia
state that the Bulgarian government
is preparing for eventualities, but it
is not known what it has in view.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-08-13
HARVESTER TRUST
MUST DISSOLVE
j. S. Court Declares Company
a Monopoly.
ACTIONS ARE CRITICISED
Get Ninety Days to Dissolve Company
or the Court Will Appoint Re-

Get Ninety Days to Dissolve Company
or the Court Will Appoint a Re-
ceiver.
St. Paul, Aug. 13-The International
Harvester company was declared to De
a monopoly in restraint OF interstate
and foreign trade and was ordered dis
solved by a majority decision filed
here by Judges Smith and Hook In
the United States court. Judge San
born diSsented.
Unless the $140,000,000 corporation
submits plan for the dissolution OF
the combination into at least three in
dependent concerns within ninety
days of the issuance of an appeal
! mandate from the United States SUI
preme court, the decision announces
that the court will entertain an appll-
cation for the appointment OF a re-
ceiver for all the properties OF the
| corporation.
The majority opinion held that the
International Harvester company was
from its organization in 1902 in viola
ton of the Sherman law. The original
corporation, formed of five concerns,
violated the first section OF the Sher-
man act by restraining competition
among themselves. The combined or
ganization also tended to monopol1ze
trade in contravention of the second
section of this law.
The decision declares that while the
International Harvester company ana
it's selling organization, the Interna'
tional Harvester Company of America,
control from 80 to s. per cent OF the
trade in agricultural implements man.
ufactured by them, their treatment OF
smaller competitors in general has
been fair and just.
The court finds fault with the &C.
lions of the corporation, aside from
the technical violation of the Sher'
man law, for only two actions. The
opinion declares there was no excuse
for the advertising of the products OF
D. M. Osborne & Co. as Independent
for two years after it had virtually
entered the International Harvester
company.
The other act censured by the de-
cision was the manner in which the
five original concerns were turned
over to the International Harvester
company by William c. Lane, a New
York banker, who contended that he
had purchased the properties.
"The court is clearly of the opin.
ion," the decision reads, that the pro-
cess by which it was made to appear
that the properties were sold to Lane
was merely colorado"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-08-13
NAVAL BATTLE WACED
OFF new ENGLAND
Isle Of Shoals Reports WgOr.
Gus Engagement,

Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. IA tele.
-phsne raeSsa &c received ed hers
the Isle of Shoals said that a naval
battle between British and a Ger
man warship could be seen from the
roof of a hotel there.
The firing apparently came from
distance of fifteen miles. Several guns
seemed to be discharged simultaneous
ly at short intervals. After fifteen min
utes the firing ceased.
An hour later the firing was resum-
ed, apparently from the same point
as before 1t lasted five minutes. The
watch in the observatory of the Unit
ed States live saving station on Apple,
dore Island reported that he could see
no vessel.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-08-13
Msst~Prices Forced Down.

Aug. 13.-It was admitted
at the stock yards that the agitation
against high prices had considerable
to do with a fall of 40 to so cents a
hundred weight in the price of hogs,
as compared with quotations twenty
four hours before. In some extreme
cases the drop since Monday has been
as much as dollar.
Threats of general boycott against
all kinds of pork had the effect of les
sening the demand from butchers. At
the same time the receipts of hogs
were greatly enlarged. The arrivals in
Chicago on "wednesday alone amounted
to 10000 head, as against 10000 dur
ing the whole of last week.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-08-13
SERVIAN ROYAL HEIR HURT
Crown Prince George Hit by Fragment
of Shell Watching Bombardment.

London, Aug. ia Central News
dispatch from Nish, Servia. says that
Crown Prince George, of Servia, was
wounded while watching the Austrian
bombardment of Belgrade.
The prince was standing on the
walls of the fortress when a fragment
of shell struck him on the head and
made him unconscious The wound is
said not to be dangerous.
A news agency dispatch from Pa
says that it is rumored there that
three sons of the Duke and Duchess
of Maille, members of the French no
bility, had been killed by Germans in
the duchy of Baden.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-08-13
GENERAL MARKETS

PHILADELPHIA - FLOUR firm
winter clear, $3.75@4; city mills fan
cy, $4,000.
BYE FLOUR firm, at $3.s5@4 per
BABEL
WHEAT firm; No. red, 91@97c.
OATS steady; No. ? white, 46h q
47c.: lower grades, 441Ac.
POTATOES steady, at s1@3 per
barrel
POULTRY: Live steady; hens, ia
&c.,; old BOOSTERS, ia 13c. Dressed
ers, 13c.
BUTTER firm; fancy creamery, 32c.
EGGS steady; selected, 81 33c.;
nearby, 2Sc.; western, CSC.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-08-13
Pope Grieved bv War.

Rome, Aug. 13.-Deeply grieved that
the general European war should have
come during his pontificate, Pope Plus
has cancelled virtually all engage
ments. His holiness spends hours
alone in prayer. Grave fears are en-
tertained that worry and sorrow, to
which the pontiff has all but given
way, may undermine his health.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-08-13
Live Stock Prices.

CHICAGO-HOGS lower; bulk of
s mised $ss5sGssS h agR se@sS
rough, 5000 $50; pigs, $6.75@S:40. =
CATTLE unsettled; beeves, $3.50
1880; steers, $s.4O@910; stockers and
feeders, $5.50@S.10; COWS and heifers,
$3.75@9.30; calves, $500 lie.
SHEEP 81 ss weak sheep s$S 52egs; year
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Killed Praying Fc>Ermy.

Brussels, Aug~fs-Fifteen women
were killed during a fire panic in q
chdrch at La Louviere while a mass
was being said for the Belgian army
Fifty others, mostly women and girls
were injured. The panic was caused
by the overturning of a candle. Nearly
all of the worshippers were women
and girls, as the men are fighting in
the army.
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To Be Appealed to Supreme Court.

Chicago, Aug. 13.-The Harvester
case will be taken to the supreme
court of the United States as soon as
possible, according to a statement
made here by Cyrus H. Mccormick,
president of the International Harves.
ter company.
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STANDING of the Clubs.
FEDERAL LEAGUE,

l. BatteriesS Camnitz' Berry: Watson
Wilson.
At st. Louis-St. Louis, 8; Brook
Ign, ). Batteries-Willett, Keupper,
Simon: Maxwell, Owens.
At indianapolis - Indianapolis, 2;
Buffalo, 0. Batteries zFalkenburg, Rar-
iden; Anderson, BLAIR.
Baltimore-K Kansas City not scheduled
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Oil Ship Fears CAPTURE.

Aint-G0mfort, Va, Aug. 10. =
Craftsmanship Vulcan, of the Standard
oil company, has put into Hampton
Roads to escape capture. The vessel
flies the German flag and is valued at
100000.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-08-13
Deljohtinu the Eve and the Ear

THAT pianist has remarkable hair
"Yes," replied the theatrical mana
ger. HE is one of the most compact
propositions | know of. Not only does
he provide his own music, but he car,
ries his own scenery Washington
Star
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PAS Solution.

ooh, papa" called Willie excitedly,
there's a big black bug on the ceiling
"All right. son." said the professor
busy with his essay; step on it and
daa't bother me-"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-08-13
Army AYiatorS Killed.

London, Aug. 13-Lieutenant Skeen
military aviator, and his mechanician
Sergeant Barrow, were killed at Ne
theravon when their machine collaps
ed over a field.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-08-13
Standing of the Club
War Hits EXPOSITION.

Rome, Aug. 13.-Italy has Cancelled
her participation in the Panama-Pacific
Exposition at San Francisco in 1915
becaue of the gravity of the war situa,
ton.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-08-13
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

At New York-New York, 3; st.
Louis, 2. Batteries-Demaree, Meyers;
Salee, Snyder.
At Brooklyn Chicago, 4 Brooklyn,
1. Batteries Cheney, Archer; Pfeffer,
McCarty.
Other games postponed: rain. .
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p.raouav's Giant WASP.

Paraguays Giant V"'
Paraguay is the home of a giant
wasp so terrible that most natVe iol-
sst hunters fear 1t more than they 90
snakes. centipedes or spiders.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-08-13
BASE BALL SCORES
Following Is the Result Of Games
Played Yesterday.
STANDING of the Clubs.
AMERICAN LEAGU

At Chicago-Cleveland, 5; Chicago,
8. Notwithstanding Egan; Benz,
Schalk.
Other clubs not scheduled.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-08-13

over the line in Lorraine. A bayonet
charge by the French drove out the
German defenders, who fell back
through the mountainous districts east
of the village.
The war Office announced that the
French army which is invading Alsace
has fallen back before superior forces
to the plains south of Muelhausen. 1t
is reported that battle between the
Germans advancing from Breisach and
the French army of invasion is now in
progress at that point.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-08-13
OPPOSING ARMIES
COME IN CONTACT
French and German Lines Con-
fronting Along Border.
AUSTR|ARS ARE COMING UP
Troops of Republic Victorious In
Every Engagement With Foes, Paris
War Office Announces.

Paris. Aug. l3-The French war OF.
flee issued an official announcement
declaring that the troops OF the repuO-
lie have been victorious in every en-
gagement with the Germans.
This statement relates to the hight
ing in Alsace and along the fronue',
where the opposing forces are spread
out in a battle nearly 100 miles long.
1t vas further officially declared
that all the German soldiers who pen
etrated France in the departments OF
Meuse and Muerthe Et-MOselle have
been driven back across the border.
1t is expected that the French army
that invaded Alsace and which report
ed capturing Altkirch and Muelhausen
will soon be engaged in battles with
Austrian soliiers Definite informa-
ton reached the war Office that the
Fourteenth Austrian army corps, con-
sisting of 10000 men. under command
of the Grand Duke CT Tuscany, had en-
tered Alsace from the direction Of the
Swiss frontier and was moving stead
lily to a junctllre with German forces.
The French are in contact with Ger
man forces all along the frontier. DIS
patches from the front say that t7ere
is a heavy body of German soldiers
maneuvering over line stretching
the siXty-five miles between Chambley
and Messapre with the possible inten-
ton of trying to outfank the French.
At Mangiennes, northeast OF Yer
dun, a sharp engagement took place,
in which the French claim to have re-
pulsed the German with heavy loss.
Six guns, three heavy pieces of artil-
lery and three rapid five guns, fell
into the hands of the soldiers of the
republic, according to the report.
battery of German artillery was dis
abled.
German troops attacked the French
advance posts in the vicinity OF Cha-
teau Salins, eighteen miles northeast
of Nancy, but suffered severe losses
and had to retire, according to the
war Offices official statement. 1t adds
that in the fighting at Mangiennes the
French artillery wrought great havoc
among the German cavalry which was
sent forward to lead the attack. The
French column was strongly support
ed by artillery.
Hand to hand fighting around the
German guns ensued. In the face of
a deadly and incessant fire from the
German machine guns the French sol
diers swept forward, sabering and
bayonetting the gunners. Although
the Germans fought CALAMITY the could
not withstand the charge, the report
declares, arGc the guns were taken
alonS u6;ty of ammunition.
Il;; s;s1' #'':
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STANDING of the Clubs,
rRI.sTATE LEAGUE.

At I'renton-Harrisbur 8; Tren-
ton, "A Q3 innings. Batteries-Cha-
bek 6ler; L. Smith, G. Smith.
At Observation-Disclosures 1; Lam
CASTER o 90 innings).
Reading WHINING rain.
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Paris Reports Victories.

According to the war Office in Paris
the French have been victorious In