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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-10
Fuedist Leader Dead

MlddIeboro, kyl March 9.-General souders, leader of the Souders faction in the famous Souders-Turner feud which was supposed co have ended 25 years ago. died at his home here to- day of pneumonia. He was 5S years old and is reputed to have killed II men, He prided himself however, on the fact that for the last 20 years he had been law abiding
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day expected to begin a hearing on the British claim growing out of the col lision in Baltimore harbor of the United. States naval tug Potomac the British steamer Sidra, recessea until Thursday, owing to the illness of counsel for the British claimants
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Society
tContinued from Page Six,

(COntinued from Page SixD sionary union at the Southsde Methodist church Wednesday, March Il, beginning at 1o:3O o'clock. The ladies are requested to bring box lunches.
 The Hi Shi Nj class of the East Bir- mingham Baptist church will give a tacky party at the Pastorium Thursday even ing.
 The Original Twelve Five Hundred club will meet with Mrs. J. T. Hury this aft efnoon at 2:30 o'clock at her home in Nor wood
 The School Improvement association of Pratt City will meet Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Ingle- nook Baptist church will meet this after noon with Mrs. A. l.. Dillon.
 The Kennedy School Improvement as-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-10
Two Axiators Killed

Vienna, March 9.-Lieutenant Esner, a aviator and a non-commissionea officer who accompanied him as a pas senger, were killed today whon their aeroplane fell. The accident Evas due to the break down of the motor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-10
Reported Attack False

Vera Cruz Mex, March 9.-The threat ened rebel attack on the city of Tam pico, which resulted in active prepa- rations being made yesterday to defend the city by it's garrison of 1500 men, proves to have been a false alarm probably based on q sKirmish near AL tamira, 10 miles away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-10
New Military Bill

Berlin, March 9.-A new military bill, now in preparation, will appropriate $25,0Oo for the rearming of the German artillery according to Munich dis patch. t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-10
LITTLE PROGRESS IN . ECONOMY IS MADE !. BY PARTY IN POWER Leaders Believe They Gan Convince People Money
 Is Well Spent REVENUES ENOUGH TO MEET THE OUTGO Income Tax Makes Up Tariff Deficit and Canal Will Require Much
 Smaller Sums in the
 Future
By c. F. STEWART

Washington, March 9.-(SpecaI)-It may be possible that at some point in the democratic administration of Woodrow Wilson, the party in power, may sustain and live up to it's platform declarations of economy. So far, however, it must be ad- mitted and may as well be, before the re- pubicans charge it, that little progress, and less promise of such results has been made except, of course, the platform and campaign promises. The blame for this is not chargabe either to the President or the leaders in Congress, but rather to system. Until Congress adopts new rules governing appropriations, and perfects more thorough system of control over the various committees now exercising au- thorty to initiate appropriation bills, there will be little improvement.
 Of course the democratic party is able to defend the propriety of all it's appro priations. Their ont-ntion is that the money, while spent. is distributed in all cases for the best interest of the country at large, and the projects-democratic projects long advocated by the party, such as parcel post and other innovations-have warranted the big appropriations The wisdom of appropriations equalling and in some instances exceeding appropriations made by the republicans for similar pur- poses is vigorously defended by the party leaders, and they claim that they are will ling to rest the verdict with the people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-10
Tribunal Recesses

Washington, March 9.-The interna- tional tribunal of arbitration which to-
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sociation will meet Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. A full attendance is urged.
 The Thread of the Story club will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. J. W. Me Carty in Ensley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-10
Big Appropriation Bill

Appropriation bills so far passed or in- troduced in this session of Congress go to show that there Is little hope for any thing less than billion dollar total. The postoffice appropriation bill. as completed by Senator Bankhead'S committee, totals something like $312, ,000, 900, end 1t is the boast of Senator Bankhead that it is the largest single appropriation bill ever passed by Congress, and that all the Sen ate amendments were agreed to by the conference committee without question. The appropriation, however. is taken care of entirely by the reeepits of the postoffce department, including the parcel post The increase in the size of the appropria- ton is partly. if not entirely due, to the ircreasing demands of the postoffice de- partment because the inauguration of the parcel post system.
 Rivers and harbors appropriations were increased over last year by $7O0O,OO0, and the naval appropriation bill by about $5,OO0,000. The most notable decrease ih public expenditures seems to have been in public buidings-more than any other appropriation measure handled by Con- gress-criticized as pork barrel"
 At any rate it Is admitted that the great est cause for disaster to the party is averted. There is going to be money enough to pay Uncle Sam's bills, and the chances are that a neat little surplus will be on hand at the end of the fiscal year. No bonds will be issued, for there will be no need for them. All the democratic party will have to do is to explain and point out to the people the benefits they are getting from the expenditure of this gr eat sum, and that they have spent 1t economically and for the greatest good to the greatest number.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-10
Billion Dollar Country


 the income from the income tax would make up the loss in revenue from the tariff.
 There seems to be no longer any need for worry on that score. Estimate from the treasury department carefully made on the receipts from customs duties and income tax estimates go to show con clusively that the slight decrease in reve- nue caused by the lower tariff rates will be more than made up by the income tax. Up to February 1 the average monthly loss in revenue since the Underwood bill became a law sustained by the treasury because of lower customs duties, was s. 27S,000 Of course the law has not been in effect long enough to be able to judge ac- curat tely just what the yearly losses will be- But if they reached $75-000.0O0, or about double what the monthly average has been up to date, there would still be a surplus from the income tax after this loss was made up.
 Estimates of the income tax made few weeks ago were: From corporations, S33,- 000,000; from individuals, $54,000O00; total, $SI,000 900. This estimate too, is only five sixths of the calendar year of 1913. Since the estimates were made the treasury off, cials believe that the income tax will ex- ceed this amount. For a full year, it is reasonable to believe. the income tax will amount to at least S100,000,000 In the mean while the revenues from the tariff will in crease rather than diminish, as the busi- ness of the country grows, and there seems to be no cause for alarm over shortage of revenue.
 The completion of the Panama canal takes another burden off the trea sury-- while, of course, appropriations will be required for the canal all along, nothing like the annual sum. which has been re- quired heretofore for several years will be necessary, and in addition there will be quite revenue derived from canal tolls
The Washington herald., 1914-10-21
The Danger Signal Shows.

The public by this time is fairly we'll informed as
to the railroad situation in this country 1t has be-
come familiar with the reduction or suspension of
dividends, with the disconnuance of trains the cur
taimen of working forces, the cutting of salaries,
the abandonment of extensions and improvements
and with the today of rolling stock that was
long since headed toward the scrap heap 1t has
watched in recent years the steady decline of the
transportation companies from prosperous wealth.
producing and distributing concerns to point where
they struggling merely to keep from smashup at
the bottom of the grade. The public too, has fol-
lowed in detail the efforts of the roads to obtain
from the Interstate Commerce Commission recogni-
tion of their right to enough to enable them to
render efficient service and receive fair return upon
their investments. 1t is likely therefore that aside
from emphasizing the problems thrust upon the
roads as result of the stagnaton in TRANSPORTATION
due the and the higher rates of interest which
the money markets demand, the present hearing be-
fore the Interstate Commerce Commission upon the
rate question will develop but few facts not already
generally known
During the first days hearing, however, Vice
President Shrver of the Baltimore and Ohio, in one
brief paragraph portrayed the plight in which the
thiry-eight carriers in Eastern territory find them
selves in 1914 He said:
"The figures presented showed that the railroads
in this territory paid in 1914 average dividends of S
per cent, but that they fell short by $4,000 of
earning that dvidend-itself the lowest of divi-
dend paid in ten years The year 1914 was the first
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l.
year in fifteen years in which these railroads earned
no surplus over the dividends paid"
These figures are undoubtedly correct. They
went unchaIenged Louis Brandeis, counsel for the
commissioner Office apparently nearly equivalent to
that of prosecuting attoney-did not dispute them,
nor did Clifford Thorne, counsel for dozen State
railroad commissions and various organizations of
shippers They stand then representing the actual
state to which the steady decline of recent years
has reduced these thirtyeght railroads in 1914 Now
they are confronted with difficulties brought
about by the Operating revenues are to be
still further reduced interest rates to be largely
increased II is time to consider seriously what will
be the condition of the roads in 1915 and what the
effect will be on the prosperity of the nation a
whole unless relief is forthcoming.
Is it just wise, is it not dangerously short
sighted for State railroad commissions and organiza
tons of shippers to send counsel to Washington to
oppose the granting of such relief
The Washington herald., 1914-10-21
Hustle for Textile Mills.

The European has raised for the American
manufacturer protective wall such as no advocate
of the protective principle in tariff making has ever
demanded Every protective tariff that has been en-
acted has been revenue tariff Which is to say all
tariffs that have been framed in accord with proec-
zionist doctrinas, have nevertheless so adjusted the
schedules as admit large volume of foreign manu-
factured goods and have been productive of large
government revenue This all ll-Europe war has para
lyzed more than half the manufacturing industries
facturer more protection than he ever asked for
In the production of textiles especially this war
will divert either to the United States Japan the
industrialsm. The United States produces about 90
per cent of all the cotton grown in the world
but manufactures only about one-third of the raw
product into textiles The world populations for the
most part wear cotton clothes; WOOL silken, and
linen clothes are mere adjuncts. The war has not
only turned to the American manufacturers their
home markets. but has tossed to them more outside
markets than they take of unless they hustle
Baltimore American.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-21
Swift Revival Of Trade

One of the most amazing of war items is the
fact that exports from the port of New York in the
third and fourth weeks of September ran almost
S6oooooo than last year. in spite of nearly total
loss of our exports to Germany, Austria Hungary,
Russia, and Belgium. In four weeks ended Septem-
Der 70 Great Britain and the British possessions took
81 100000 in New York exports than last year.
and Denmark, Norway, Greece, Spain, Cuba and
other countries substantial increase August ex-
ports showed a decided slump in totals as was nat
ural, and fear Of capture has checked Pacific port
trade but with the approach of foreign exchange to
normal figures the trade of New York shows won
derful capacity for swift revival-New York World
The Washington herald., 1914-10-21
CIVIL WAR DAY BY DAY
Fifty Years Ago.
S6e Northern New England States Were Greatly
Over Published Reports of Confederate Raid St Adams VT, in
which Banks Were Robbed and Several Citizens Wounded One
Mortaly
written expressly for The washlngton Herald,

Fifty years ago today communities
in the Northern New England States
were greatly excited over published re-
ports of a Confederate raid on st. Al
bans. Vt. in which three banks were
robbed and three persons wounded, one
mortally.
The news shared the columns of the
rress with accounts Of Sheridan's vic
tory at the battle of Cedar Creek. Both
were events Of October 70. but it was not
until the 2!si that detailed accounts of
either we're published.
While New England felt a proper in
terest in the striking features Of Cedar
Creek, il had a much more vital inter-
est IN the st. Adams raid. The raid
brought the war near home and seemed
to bear out rumOrs that a hostile army
was seen TO cross the northern border
of the United States from Canada
Certain events which preceded the raid
had shown organized Confederate activ-
ity in Canada Two plots had been put
on foot in Canada to rescue the Confed-
crate prisoners at Johnsons Island, Lake
Erie. near SIndusky. Ohio. One had been
attended by the seizure OF two American
steamers on the lake. Both had failed
through their early discovery by the Fed
erals, but the fact that they had been
organized in Canada had caused unrest
along the northern border OF the Jnlted
States.
The st. Adams raid originated with the
same class of men responsible for the
attempts on Johnsons Island-refugee
Confcderates, acting under the direction
Of persons in authority, known as Con-
federate Commissioners. These included
Jacob Thompson. formerly Secretary Of
the Interior of the United States; Glenn
ent c. Clay. jr., and George n. Sanders.
Mr. Clay had charge of the arrangements
for the St. Adams raid.
On Especial Service
The raid on ST. Adams was stated by
its organizers to have been planned In
retaliation for acts OF Gen. Sheridan in
the Shenandoah Valley, where, as
measure of military necessity crops and
barns had been put to the torch.
Its originator was Bennett Fl. Young,
Of Kentucky, a young lieutenant in the
Confederate army. to whom on June l6
had been issued an order by James A.
ScLdoI. Confederate Secretary Of War.
assigning him to special service" This
special service was TO be the burning Of
towns near tine Canadian border.
Lieut. Young had been a prisoner OF
war at Camp Douglas. Chicago. On set
ting out on his adventures on the border
he gathered about him a number of 9TH
er former prisoners of war. who had es-
capped or been exchanged. The mem
bers of the band thus formed met first
The Washington herald., 1914-10-21

The nation given inspiring example of
patriotism yesterday when a former President of
the United States and the man of opposite political
belief who succeeded him in the White House spoke
from the same platform to the American Bar As
sociation Not only was the discussion of national
problems from a broad and patriotic standpoint by
these two great statesmen Illuminating and uplft-
ing but Mr. Taft established himself more Sc
curely than ever in the hearts of the people by his
earnest, whole-souled and unreserved support of
President Wilson in his task of guiding the ship of
state through the present international crisis Jeal-
ousy has no part in the make up of Mr. Taft who
is big enough and broad enough to recognize that
he is not the only man in the United States capable
of administering the Office of President.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-21

How closely the people of Japan kept in
touch with world events especially since the war
began is shown in copies of war extras" of the
Japan Times just received in this country. These
papers, containing cable dispatches from all over the
world prOfusely illustrated, with the colored
sections and catchy make up OF metropolitan
dailes. The Japan Times, published in Tokyo, is
printed in English and through an alliance with Reu-
ter's Telegram Company and KoLusai Tsushinsha
International News Service) covers the entire
world 1t marks an epoch in journalism in the Far
East
The Washington herald., 1914-10-21

Forty-seven of the ABS members of the House
voted yesterday on the Plaza awards resolution and
adopted Ben Johnson's measure in preference to
that of Representative Post Mr.. johnson boasts
that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will receive
100000 less under his resolution than it would un-
der Mr. Posts while Mr.. Post claims that the re-
verse is true The railroads claim should be ad-
justed with the same justice that is accorded the
individual property owners but the object of most
immediate Importance is the payment of the claims
of the large number of people who have been made
to suffer because of the delay in the House II
is to be hoped therefore that the Senate will prompt
1y concur in the action of theHouse The vote yes
tcrday again serves to emphasize the deplorable in
difference of the House to affairs of the District
The Washington herald., 1914-10-21

him Of the wonders Of the arctic, and he
wondered at times whether It would not
be possible to find some survivors Of Sir
John Ffanklin's expedition. Therefore,
when he was brought into association
with Or. Kane he became enthusiastic
and pledged to DR.. Kane the entire
amount necessary for fitting out an ex-
pedition in search Of Franklin. Franklin
was not found. but DR.. Kane did dis
cover new land not before know to geog-
raphers, and to that he gave the name
OF his patron. 30 that Grinnell Land, so
named, was an unexpected reward for
Mr.. Grinnell."
ICopyTight. 1915. By z. J. Edwards. Al rEhts ~
SeTFedl
Tomorrow DR.. Edwards will tell of The
Business Morgan and the Social Morgan"
The Washington herald., 1914-10-21
The Housing Of Servants.
By JOHN ID. BARRY.

@ ONE years ago in a Euro
~ pean city spent several
weeks in lodging house, large
and roomy and we'll kept.
Throughout the place there was
an atmosphere of prosperity. 1t
was evident that the owner was
reaping a harvest. Those who
once stayed there invariably rec
commended the place. There was
a steady demand for rooms.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-21

A Connecticut toy factory is working twenty four
hours a day trying to the demand that
formerly supplied by imports from Germany. There
is reason why American factories should not turn
out just satisfactory toys foreign concerns
Designers and workers should become so proficient
before the war ends that the industry will be so
firmly established here that it will never again be
necessary to send money abroad for toys.
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A Line o Cheer Each Day o
the Year.
Written Expressly for The Herad.l
By JOHN kENDRICK BANGS.
TIE LOVES OF OLD.

iJOpyrghf. E9lLl
Always be on with the old love before
you are on with the new"
o the strange advice these Sages give
how futile and how untruei
For me I'll be on with the new love
whenever 'tis offered me,
But as for the old I'll cling to II as long
as the world shall be.
The new, new love II is sweet to win.
and warm as the loves OF old,
But loves that stand through the stress
of years are the loves to have and
mold,
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young man. / asked him how he liked his job.
To my surprise, he merely smiled and shrugged his
shoulders. forbore asking further questions. But
was curious
Several days later l happened to be passing
through the hall, when suddenly, to my
ment, l that young man step out OF what
had supposed to be a closet under the stairs Before
he had time to close the door saw that the closet
was really his bed-chamber with just room enough
for a little bed. There it was that he did his
sleeping, after his hard days work,
No wonder he not satisfied.
A little later l had another talk with that young
man. | asked him about the sleeping accommoda-
tons for the servants He made some startling
elatons. Some of them worse off than l am"
he said They live in dog kennels in the cellar"
After that conversation thought good deal
about servants quarters. In Europe | heard some
unpleasant stories Then l found one of the rea-
sons why servants were eager to come TO America,
to the land of plenty.
What shocks some OF them must have had! They
must have discovered that America was indeed the
land of plenty but the land of plenty, not for the
the multitude, for the specially favored minority
Lately l have been accompanying friend in his
search for house apartment in great Amer
lean city. l interested to see how the servants
were quartered. l made some strange discoveries.
In several instances the scarcely fit for
human habitation. One woman, in showing a
small house, seemed to be properly ashamed. She
took US down to some wretched little rooms just
behind a kitchen, rooms where one might keep FIRE
wood or old truck. These rooms are hardly good
enough for American servants" she said THE
people who used to have this house kept Oriental
help"
Those people evidently believed that the Orientals
would endure conditions that the American servants
would resent So much the worse for the OrientaIs.
And much more the discredit of their Christian
employers!
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The Only Sufferer.

Neighbor-The baby suffers from sleep
lessness. does It?
Mr.. Jeroloman (haggard and hollow
eyed)-I didn't say II suffered. 1t seems
to enjoy it. I'm the one that suffers
Chicago Chronicle.
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Hard to Explain.

Cummings and Weisner were business
rivals. One day at the club they fell to
talking.
DO you carry any life Insurance.
inquired Cummings
Yes" was the answer. Il have
$1,000"
Made payable to your wife?" asked
Cummings.
Yes" said Weisner.
We'll" asked Cummings, " what kind
OF an excuse do you pull of to your wife
for living?"-New York Times.
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The PrsHfnlisf.

Some people" remarked Morton Mus
ington. look the same whether going
to a funeral or a wedding"
We'll" replied ]. Fuller Gloom, who
is cordially detested for his pessimism.
why shouldn't they?"-Puck.
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Morning Smiles.
Wnn,nn,. MAJ

Mrs. Crawford-why don't you ask
your husbands advice?
Mrs. Crabshaw-I intend TO, my dear.
just as soon as I make up my mind
what I'll do.-Judge.
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Often I hear people complain of the difficulties
in procuring good servants They speak as if they
were injured. And in all the conversations that
can recall very little has ever been said about the
housing of servants. And yet from the experiences
have had l am convinced that here is one of the
most serious causes in the way of procuring good
servant. For it has become the custom among GER
tain kinds of people to treat servants as if they
were less than human, as if they did not deserve
reasonably human treatment
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Why He stayed Away.

Mrs Henpeck is going around in
Mysteries. Poor Mr.. Henpeck is still de-
tanned abroad"
NO, he isn't"
Then why does he stay?"
Says he'd rather be where the fighting
is more general"-CIeveland Plain Dealer.
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There is Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals But l have yet to hear of society
that will protect servants from the cruelty of those
who employ them.
But the servants should be able to take care of
themselves. l have lately heard that some of them
are forming unions. I hope that the good work
will go And hope that it will result not merely
in better wages for servants, but in more decent
conditions for their living