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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-21
In the Business World


 Henry Clews, in his Saturday review says in part:
 This country is rapidly adjusting itself to war conditions and already shows vis- ible signs of recovery from the terrific blow which fell upon the entire civ ilized world more than six weeks ago. That blow smashed the worlds credit system In fashion never before experi- enced and never expected by those re- sponsible for the war, or by those who were able to estimate it's effects Never tbeless, the shock has been met with re- markable success in this country, thanks to intelligent cooperation between gov- ernment, financial and commercial inter- ests; and, while the difficulties to over come are still of the gravest character and while further disasters may yet be possible, the situation is vastly better than at any time since the war began improvement.
 .In home industrial circles a more con- fdent feeling is developing. Good crops are helping the west wonderfully Throughout New England there are signs of recovery. The actual stoppage of industry has been less than expected, and in some cases increasing activity is already noted. Our textile mills stood the shock, we'll some of them being en- gagged on foreign orders; and our steel industry is also giving better account of itself than at one time anticipated; an increasing interest being shown in export trade. Vigorous efforts are al- ready being made in the latter direction by our bankers and export merchants with indications that a considerable in- crease in foreign trade will cQne to the United States as result of the war.
 ''There is just one other element for revived confidence, which has been all most lost to sight by the European trag- edy. which is the abatement of hostility at Washington to large corporations. The government is already showing a more friendly attitude to big business and there are signs that the spirit of prejudice is giving way to reason
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-21
FILMS FOR THE KAISER

The progressive party may only be re- tiring to a strongly fortified position.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-21

tional spirit. Ireland's close -associa- tion with England made harmony natu- ral at time of a great European war. What the result will be in Ireland can hardly be foretold. It may heal the religious breach which nearly caused civil war or the struggle may be taken up again. after the war, just where it was dropped. But. in either event, British regard for Ireland will be ments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-21


 those who expected Ireland to revolt to see John Devlin. the nationalist, rush across the house of commons and brandish his fist in the face of Kier Hardie, the labor leader, shouting that the socialists in the reichstag could | teach him, lesson in patriotism and loyalty. Alone of all the factional leaders in Parliament, and significantly enough the reproof came from an Irish man.
 i Hence the call for an Irish regiment to aid England in her war was not wholly unexpected 'The democracy of Great Britain have kept faith with Ireland" said John Redmond the leader of the Irish party in the House oi Commons, "and 1t Is now the duty oi honor for Ireland to keep faith with them" In the manifesto, calling or Irishmen to bear their share in the war Mr. Redmond says:
 1 We have, even when no ties oi sympathy bound our country to Great Britain, always given our quota, and more than our quota, to the firing line and we shall do so now. We have g right to claim that Irish recruits fol an expeditionary force should be kept together as unit and offfcered. al far as possible, by Irishmen--to form in fact, an Irish brigade, 30 that Ire Hand may gain national credit for theil deeds. and feel like the other commu nities of the empire, that she. too. hal lcontributed an army bearing her namt lin this historic struggle
 Diplomats whs counted upon the dis lloyalty or even the lukewarmness o Ireland, when England became involved in war. failed to count upon the ma
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-21

Entered al the BirmIng nam. Ala. postoffiee as second class matter under act of Congress March 5, 1879.
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Commissioner reports that 1t Ia crafty
ing to note the increased number OF
men brought to trial who frankly tell
the truth instead of preparing some ex
cuse to account for the dereiction OF
duty with which they are charged.
The question of traffic regulation is
being very carefully studied by the po-
lice authorities The traffic squad IL
being gradually Increased as the occa-
sion seems to call and during the next
year will be enlarged probably by some
thing like 200 men. A school for train
ing men for traffic duty has been instl-
tuted and no new man will be assigned
to the traffic squad until he has been
through this school. Under the heading
Safety" the Commissioner discusses the
subject OF traffic regulation as follows.
The duty in connection with the reg
ulation Of traffic consists not merely In
facilitating the movement OF vehicles.
but also in safeguarding life and in re-
ducing as much as possible the number
OF accidents In the streets. To this end
n study has been made Of the question
OF Fairgrounds for children so as to get
children of the street and out of dan
ger The captains OF precincts have
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interviewed owners OF vacant lots under
their jurisdiction. and a report has been
made to me showing that the owners
OF u large number of lots are willing TO
allow them TO be used for children to
play in. We have been working on
this matter with the Park Commissioners,
under whose jurisdiction 1t probably
comes and who Will handle II from now
on. We are also working on the ques-
ton OF closing certain streets during
certain hours TO traffic, so that children
can play there safely; and the question
is being looked into OF limiting the speed
OF vehicles in certain streets where
many children habitually play TO- say,
eight miles per hour, In order that chill
drcn In the congested districts may be
In the streets without the risk of being
moved down by fast moving vehicles
In all this work the Police Department
has been constantly in consultation
with the traffic committee of the Board
OF Aldermen, and I am glad to ac-
knowledge the unfailing cooperation we
have received from this committee"
Commissioner Woods declares that the
motor cycle squad is at present made
quate. but that 1t will be increased as
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arrests and convictions Of pickpockets
and thieves who steal from sleeping and
intoxicated persons.
The Identification bureau, which Is a
most important branch Of police work,
has suffered sadly during the past two
years, according to Commissioner
Woods's report, because of the removal
from It OF a large number OF photo
graphs and records OF professional
thieves. The Commissioner says:
"Our constant effort Is 10 enlarge and
bring up to date these records, and we
have been helped by the receipt OF a
number OF photographs from various
cities throughout the country. Plans
are now under way for the elaboration
of the criminal indexes and mechanical
equipment OF this department. Com
pared with similar departments In Lon
don. Berlin. Paris and Vienna our own
shows up poorly hitherto we have not
kept pace with the new developments
along technical lines. Of this side of po-
lice business. Changes such as are nee
essary in this department cannot be
brought about In n week or a month:
they are matters Of slow development
At present we can only report that the
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SPIES INTEREST KAISER'S SON.
Crown Princes Brusauc Query WI
noys British I'm ba ssHdor.

The conflict between England and Ger
many recalls an incident of an mum.
mating character between the 'r""l
Prince Frederick William and the Eilt
Ambassador at Berlin, sir Edward COS
chen, which almost brought to sudden
end "A brilliant dinner given in honor o
the Kaiser's heir at the embassy IN 'n'
German capital last February.
over the coffee Crown Prince Fr'der''
William turned to Sir Edward Gos'h'D
and demanded brusquely:
"Where are your SPIES"
"Spies?' exclaimed the astound'd 'P
lomat, ~ cannot understand wnHt So''
H,rnness means"
why" returned the heir TO the tN'oI,
OF the empire. "yOur two spi', you,
military attache. Col, Russell, ana your
naval attache, Capt Anderaon.7
"Noither the military attache," 'WI.
replied Sir Edward Goschcn, nor wv
naval attache has anything TO do lN "s
nature OF spying. l can assert h'i a.,
the most energetic fashion ,,4.
British Government has formally pFo"N
ted spying on the part OF It's reprc''.'
tives and the attache has not sem -,
single report TO London which mas Nv
been examined by me- ,,.
Well" insisted the Crown Prince
also have military and naval "'",
and | know what their reports r''l 10,
The British Ambassador went on -
argue the point, but the Crown N.
not even half convinced, changed Wv
| conversation and spoke OF horses
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1t is worthy OF especial note. when
We realize how acute the situation
really is. TO say that dealers have not
taken advantage of the situation and
raised their prices. As matter OF fact
they not only have continued TO sell at
former prices, but most OF them are
now in the midst of their summer clear
ance sales, Offering real bargains in foot
wear, when retailers all about them
have raised the prices on other necessi-
ties whether or not such increases were
warranted by the real conditions.
The great European war is not alone
responsible for the present straits. Hide
and skin prices have advanced steadily
for many months. When tanners asked
for proporiionate increase In the price
of leather shoe manufacturers were re-
luctant to pay II. and instead OF plac-
ing the usual blanket orders for leather
to be delivered during a long period OF
time they ordered leather in small lots
as they needed II.
Tanners were cautious, therefore. and
through their inability 10 judge just
how much leather they would sell they
curtailed production Ia prevent any
great accumulation OF finished leather
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Shortage in Supply Of All Leather
Already Felt---Wise to Buy Now
Against Threatened Famine

ported. Consequently relief in this d.
rection will be months in coming.
Even the materials for the manufac-
ture Of fibre board for counters and
such uses in footwear are also I'm
ported and II Is already a big problem
to find enough OF these lesser parts Of
shoes to supply the demand for more
than a short time 10 come.
We we're once In a more fortunate
situation. for 1t was but a few years ago
that cattle were roaming our plains in
the proportion of three to one to our
population, but agriculture replaced
grazing 80 rapidly that our cattle sup
ply has dwindled to an exactly reverse
proportion. We have naturally come to
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and made just enough to keep pace with
the demand.
This increase in the price of their
raw materials and the influx OF foreign
feathers after the tariff was removed
both aggravated this universal caution OF
tanners, and to-day We are without aly
appreciate accumulation of finished
leather in this country.
At present it is impossible to get colt
skins and horse hides from Russia, our
greatest source Of supply for these prod
uCts. European hides for the making of
upper, sole and betting feathers are also
unavailable South American hides come
to us by way OF Europe, so that source
, OF supply Is also useless nj this time.
And the millions of kid, goat and sheep
skins from India and neighboring coun-
tries. together with those which we
usually get from South America, are
also unavailable.
French and German calfskins will not
again be available for many months.
More than this. our tanners import
most OF their tanning materials and
cooring matter There Is no supply
of these things on hand to satisfy any
thing more than immediate wants, and
even If tanners could get enough domes-
| tic hides and skins they would be at
a loss to tan them for want of these
materials.
! II is no wonder that prices OF leather
! have risen from two to four cents n foot
on all grades in the past four days. and
despite the increases tanners are re-
! luctant to sell to any but shoe manu-
facturcrs who buy from them regularly
1t has been suggested that fabrics
and felt soles would creep In now to
meet the emergency, but It must he re-
mcmbered that most OF the shoe cloths
are imported and though felt soles are
practically perfected not only for spe-
cial shoes but for shoes for everyday
wear, all or nearly all the wool and
| hair which go into felt are also i'm
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fast as motor cycles can be procured.
Discussing automobile regulation he OBJ
serves:
when an alleged speeder is arrested
by "A motor cycle man and taken TO
court the issue resolves itself into his
word aga inst that of n policeman. Under
these conditions law enforcement would
he impossible unless the Magistrate is
able to take the polceman's word. 1t
is imperative, therefore, not merely that
motor cycle policemen shall he men of
character, but that the methods they
use in determining at just what speed
an automobile Is going shall be ac-
curate and beyond question. | find that
| their methods have not been wholly sat
iSfactory in the past, and the inspector
in charge of traffic is now working upon
general order to be sent out which
shall specify exactly the methods to be
used by these men in obtaining evil
dence of overspeeding. In working out
this general order we are consulting
with bodies OF citizens who are inter
cstcd in this matter, and such instruc-
| tons will be given to motor cycle men
as will make II as certain as possible
that they serve summons on no one
without reliable evidence"
The school for recruits is declared by
Commissioner Woods as a valuable asset
| of the department His report states
that a long forward step was taken by
| Commissioner Mckay on March II,
when he heightened the course of in
struction from six To twelve weeks and
added the following to the currlculum
Instruction in swimming and rescu-
, ing of drowning persons,
Carrying unconscious persons mp and
! down ladders.
Sealing fire escape ladders from the
| sidewalk,
Actual experience in busy precincts
while In school.
Instruction in descriptive portrait
Identification.
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NEW SPIRIT OF NEW
YORK POLICE FORCE

in the city. Persons who have no pre-
vious record and who from the circum-
stances OF the case are believed to be
not likely to commit crime again are
not shown at the lineup"
On certain mornings Of the week after
the lineup graphic demonstrations OF
how different crimes are committed are
given by the more experienced members
of the detective bureau. Attendance
at these demonstrations 10 wholly vol
untary. yet. according to the report, from
200 to 500 men have been there on each
occasion. Among these are a number
Of patromen who have come In. many
OF them on their own time, and MEM
bers of the school for recruits. Some
OF the patrolmen have profited to such
an extent by these practical demonstra-
tons that they have followed It up with
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Report of Com. Woods to Mayor on
Work Of Department Since Begin
ming of Present Administration


THE new spirit OF the police force
in Greater New York is the CEN
trail topic Of the report of prog
ress in the Police Department
since the beginning OF the present ad-
ministratIon. which has now been made
public by Commissioner Arthur Woods
at the special instance Of Mayor Mitchell
Commissioner Woods says: The aim
has been to treat men fairly and with
consideration and to demand from them
full police service. 10 this end any
man on the force. no matter what his
rank. Is permitted to apply directly to
the Police Commissioner for an inter
view upon any subject and no such APP
plication has been denied.
The vacation period OF a patrolman
has been lerfgthened from ten TO four.
teen DAVIS. The public cannot expect
the best police service from men who
are called upon to dA the continuous,
exacting and hazardous work OF police.
mon unless the mon are trea ted fairly
Consultation with the inspectors as to
whether the granting of the extra DAYS
vacation would be detrimental to police
service OF the community brought the
unanimous opinion that IL would not"
r, oraar N oh,atn tho hos, kind of
nol,ce sery,ca from tho men Commits
s,oror Woods uryar,Iv recommends
he,,sr housing conditions lie has
,p,aa N tborouvh a,udv az Tho s,ation
houses 60 as 70 no sire that from n
sanitary noin, n, Wow thew are whole
Gonna and IN tbe endsavor 70 imnroye
yenoraIIv tho aIeen,np quarters of those
nh ara on reasrve duty
=, ,t. ro,or. ,ha Sor,,,iss,oror
49,. .sIn,,a,,, 80 .,a,ta.
houses TO-DAY arc no, AZ nlaces 10 OK.
peot man IN live In. and We cannot OK.
pect from men under these conditions
the high quality OF police service which
the city demands. II would DE a great
helm 10 the spirit OF the force II the bet q
ter class OF citizens and the policemen
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depend upon foreign countries for OIL,
supply Of raw materials. and now W,
are as unable to get these products 4,
though we ourselves were besieged h,
a belligerent nation powerful enough I,
close our ports.
When the European disturbance 1,
over the consuming public Will M,
benefit by the reopening to US OF th.s4
sources of supply for some time 10
come. because the great shoe ana
leather producing countries OF Europ4
still will be industrially paraly and
will look to this country more than
ever for the finished product. II is ob.
viously a timely action to buy shoe,
now to put away for future use
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SHOE PRICES BOUND
TO INCREASE SOON
ny G. r.. BOswORTH,
Secretary shoe and Leather Re-
porter Company.

n Tot in n full half century, II ever
nj before, have the tanners ana
l. shoe manufacturers OF this
country been confronted with
snch a serious problem as that which
stands before them to-day awaiting
solution
Their problem IL also the problem
OF the people In every plane OF society
because the end OF the supply OF raw
materials for the production or Ieatner
and shoes Is already In sight. Persons
who fully realize the importance OF I'M
mediate action for self-protection VIII
buv shoes now for future use.
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The estimated amount Of property
reported stolen and lost for the first
half of 1918 was sl,S2l,29S and that
found s16j.2l2. The estimated amount
81 property reported stolen and lost for
the first half Of 1914 was 81 1852 iO7 and
that found $3.50 1855
The detective bureau IL in process
OF reorganization. Commissioner
Woods announces that the elaborate
system Of decentralization exist
under the preceding administration by
which detectives were Quartered in the
various precinct station houses has not
proved "a successful experiment.
"In fact in city of composite popu-
lation representing an infinite variety
Of racial customs and habits" he SAYS,
"a decentraized form of detective or
ganization can hardly be expected TO be
successful: because extreme decentrali-
izat,on among the detectives themselves,
without which to fight against the in
creasing varieties of crime is hopeless"
The new plan, already instituted. divides
the greater city for the purposes OF de-
tective organization into nine divisions
or branch bureaus: Four In Manhattan,
two in Brooklyn and one each In The
Bronx, Queens and Richmond. This plan
will be put into complete operation as
soon az tho necessary buildings can be
obtained for headquarters for the branch
bureaus. AS stated in the report, II
will make possible the development OF
specialized men TO handle particular
varieties OF crime and will insure ade-
quate control direct from headquarters.
In line with this policy there have
alrnaht. happ "a l,li ghp6 paNspra1 Cpapinl
squads pawnshop squad. two pick
pocket squads. one Of them working at
night only; safe and loft squad.
mendicant squad and homicide squad
Since the institution OF the pawnshop
squad the records show that the
amount of stolen property recovered
has greatly increased. and the efforts of
the pickpoCket squad have cut down the
number Of complaints for pocket pick
ing for the first five months of 1914
10 40 as against 2l0 for the same
period last year.
In his discussion OF the special mendi-
cant squad the Commissioner says:
"lf a person is found begging. the
members Of this squad are instructed
in case the man maintains that he has
home. to take him there and verify
his statements. lie is not brought before
Z 'hagistrate unless 1t is clear that he
IS without visible means Of support
and has no home. Since May ~ this
squad has made 1879 arrests, Of which
1s6 have been convicted, We have
been working with the Commissioner Of
CHARITIES on plan Of action which
gives mendlcants the choice of going to
the farm colony rather than being ar.
rested and arraigned before magis-
trate,"
Commissioner Woods points out the
possibility Of effecting very grea. savings
In the construction of new station
houses in the future. For the past
several years It has been the practice
to erect prisons in connection with the
station houses altogether out Of proper
ton 70 the requirements He recon-.
monds that in new constructions
prisons can be eliminated entirely n
\ Nany of the STATEN houses and re-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-25
MT. HERMoN COMMENCEMENT.
Program Will Open Thursday Night
List of the Graduates.

commencement exercises at Mount
Hermon school will he held Thursday
and Friday Of this week. The program
will open Thursday With class day ex-
erciscs at o clock.
On Friday there viii he gymnasium
team exhibition IT 10 a III, commence
mcnt exercises 1T $50 =. m. with an
address by Rev. II. -. Hahn. y. h., of
Springfield, Mass. the principal 5 re
ception from 40 to and the com.
mencement concert at 80
Following are the names of the
graduating class: Thomas Bamford.
Ernest Malcolm Blanchard Alfred
Theodore Burri. Oscar Christensen. Da
vid Elmer CHppinger. Linwood james
Gorscr. Albert Bortram Davis. Howard
Nelson Fem, Allen Harris Fobes. Lila
vel MAYHEM Clifford, Sidney Wallace
lIolbrook, Wiltrcd REYNOLDS Holt, vii
liam Fuller Lawrence, Willis Cbaf1ec
Luce, Harold Edgar MeGrath, Mark
FELTON, Mclean. Charles Simonds Mer
Ram, Antonio Maria Monies, Winfret
Perry, John Brown Riddock Haver
Henry Spencer, Lewis George Vine.
Watson and Philip Simmons York.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-25
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
NEWSPAPER DEFENDED
Member of State Publication Commit
tee Denies Statements in hmeri
can Medical Assn, Journal.

On March g, ut the request Of an
officer of the Brattleboro tuberculosis
association, Tie Reformcr published IN
article furnished 10y the press service
of the National Association for the
STUDY aud Prevention Of tuberculosis.
In that article DR.. Hermann NJ. Biggs.
state commissioner of health of New
York. replied TO an attack by Chris
tian Scientists through the Christian
Science Monitor on movement for
local tuberculosis hospitals. The press
service said that the occasion for Or.
Biggs ) statement was the wide dis
semination of an article purporting TO
show that tuberculosis was not infect
ions. and il further said that by quot
ing only part Of a medical paper hy
Or. E. Il. Baldwin of Saranac Lake
the ChrisINln Scientists had given the
impression that tuberculosis was not
infectious
The Reforner prints herewith reply
to the press service article, by c. E.