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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-01
MONTHLY REVIEW OF. THE BANK OF ENSLEY
America Is Fast Becoming Commercial Clearing
 House of World

The monthly review issued by the Bank of Ensley Is in part as follows. The United States is fast becoming the commercial clearing house of the world and the chief hanke CT for the great nations at war. The situation Is absolutely unprecedented and mer- it's the careful study of every thought full American. Twenty industrial plants are working today on actual orders tcontracts for which have been closedl for munitions of war aggregatine $500, GOO. .0o0.
 Practically every foreign nation IS coming to the United States to buy something, with the result that Amer icsn manufacturers are enjoying to- day an uneaualled opportunity to place their goods In every part of the civ ilized world.
 Nature has treated the American farmer kindly for the indications arc. first, that the total wheat crop this year will be a record breaker, reach ing nearly one billion bushels, ana, second, that Europe will bid for it a high enough price to make it alto cether the most valuable crop that We have ever raised.
 The advance in the price of stoel products has been a natural sequence 10 the Improvement of the industry, due in part to the large foreign ton rage already contracted for Russia has arranged for a large tonnage of ra;ls and several hundred locomotives. The outlook for the industry as a whole Is better than it has been at any time for months past.
 There is a pretty good tone to gen eral trade People are feeling better than they did. There is little fear of :, ar with Germany, which a month ago was the chief cause of unsettlement in trade circles. Business men at many commercial centers are looking for in- creased activity very soon
 The unemployment problem" has dis appeared entirely. This situation is iu marked contrast with conditions pre- ,dlling five months ago. when relief committees in large cities were seek ing employment for thousands of idle men. There may be an actual short age in unskilled labor before the year Is over. The demand in some quarters already exceeds the supply. Italy's en- trance into the war has caused hun dreds of reservists to leave the coun- try.
 In deciding that the United States Steel corporation was not doing busi- ness in violation of the antitrust law. the United States circuit court of ap- rcsls declared that mere "bigness" was not a crime. There is much less antagonism today toward business in general. There have been evils in the rs st. But the "soulless corporation' no lor ger exists. Public sentiment Is ar riyed against it. And what public sen tIment will not tolerate cannot become Il financial success in this country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-01
JACKSON AT BANK
 THROUGHOUT DAY
Will Announce Officers and Directors of New Financial Institution
 Within the Next Week

A. F. Jackson, who with associates, has completed arrangement with the state banking department for reorganization of the Jefferson County bank, was at the bank all day yesterday and has taken active charge of the organization of the new financial institution. MT. Jackson stated yesterday that in about a week he thought he would be able to announce the list of officials and board of direc- tors for the new institution. It is gen erally understood MT. Jackson will DC made president.
 Application for a charter for the new bank has been made and will be adver- tised in the newspapers. according to law. This, together with other details nec- essary to preliminary organization work, will consume about 30 days and MT. Jack son and associates expect to open the doors of the new bank by August l, at which time all depositors, both open and savings accounts, will be paid in full
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-01
ALICE FURNACE WILL BE PUT IN BLAST IN NEXT WEEK OR TWO
ATLANTA BUYS TILE HERE
 FOR EXHIBITION BUILDINGS

and Fulton county are constructing Tor the permanent exhibit of agriculture and industrial products of the state.
 The first two buildings or units are 10 be ssoxloo feet each. and il Is eN- pected to add new units yearly.
 The money for the first units was made up by contributions as follows: City of Atlanta, s76,0Oo. Fulton county. s75.oo0; citizens and merchants of Att lanta, s75,ooo
 Officials of the Bessemer Fire Brick company were highly elated yesterday that materials for these structures should have been bought in Rirming- ham. and thought Atlanta's enterprise would probably serve as an incentive 10 Birmingham to erect permanent fair and exhibit buildings of fireproof con struction where possible Exhibits could be made the year round as Is contem- plated by the Georgia movement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-01
VACATION RULES AT
 PUBLIC LIBRARY
Patrons May Take Six Fourteen-Fay Books and Keep Them Until the
 Last of August

The public library is granting spe- clal vacation privilege to people who are going out of town for a consider able length of time. Such persons may take six books and keep them untIl August 31. The hooks taken must be IA day books that are not in great de- mand, and they are subject to call after 2S days if much needed at the library. The person who takes books on this plan pledges himself in so doing to keep the library informed as the every change of address and to return the books promptly if requested to do so.
 The object of this regulation, says the library director. is to make it pos CTS in general to use, while on their vacation library books that would oth erwise be standing Idle on the i- brary shelves. Fewer books are ordi narily taken out in July and August than in any other months of the year
 This privilege Is extended to all li- brary patrons In all parts of the city, and the books may be drawn from the central library or from any one of the five branches
 The rule of the library board fol- lows:
 After June 1. any library borrower leaving the city for vacation may take out not to exceed six 14-day circulating books, to be kept until August 31, but such books shall be subject to call after 2S days If there is great demand for them at the library.
 Each persons who accepts this of- fer must agree to keep the library in- formed as to every change of address and to return the books promptly on demand"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-01
CIVIC CHAMBER ID RESUME MEETINGS First Will Be Held in July. Johnson Writes to
 Members

Birmingham has the reputation of hav- ing live bunch of business men, real city builders with a punch Let's get closer together and continue the good work" writes Crawford Johnson, president of the Chamber of Commerce. in a letter to the members of the chamber sent out yes terday. President Johnson contemplates holding a series of general meetings of the chamber beginning in July.
 The meetings will be held in the audi torium and every member of the cham Der will be urged to come as the purpose of the movement is to make the members in the ranks take more active interest and have more to say regarding the busi- ness of the chamber.
 President Johnson announced at his in- alguration that he intended to hold a series of such general meetings Due an- nouncement of the date of the first one will be made in the near future. His let ter is as follows:
 Beginning in July. the Chamber of Commerce will resume the general meet ings of the entire membership. This is in response to the expressed wish of the di- rectors and of the individual members.
 IL IS dtSlTtui tidl d Closef lellOWSnlp be developed among our members, and that we express to each other our views on questions of interest to all of us We realize that greater good can be accom- plished for the community, and at the same time every member be benefited. if each and every member knows personally the builders of Birmingham, who are so largely represented in the membership of the chamber. Closer acquaintance will develop the pull together spirit, and will be helpful to many of us in a business way.
 Tt is a mark of distinction to be num- bered among those who are helping, through membership in the Chamber of Commerce to make Birmingham the leading city of the south. You never can know the full benefit of being citizen of Birmingham until you have taken an Its problems are your problems, and you are charged with the responsibility of solving them.
 An interesting programme Is being planned for the first meeting. and invite you and every member to be present and take part. Our industrial committee has matter of prime importance to present for our consideration. The date of the meeting will be announced soon
 Birmingham has the reputation of hav- ing a live bunch of business men, real city builders with a punch. Let's get closer together and continue the good work Do it for Birmingham Yours most cordially,
 CRAWFORD JOHNSON,
 ''President"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-01
No Semi-Monthly Pay Days

The Frisco and Birmingham Belt lines will not follow the semi-monthly pay day plan. according to the following statement issued yesterday by l H.. Doughty, general agent of the Frisco:
 Announcement is made from the gen- eral agents office of the Frisco that the publication a few days ago of the estab- lshment in Alabama of the senii-monthly pay day was based upon an erroneous in- depreciation of the circular and this cor recton of the mistake is made SO that no misundersta andng will be entertained in respect to the matter, as the time and manner of paying employees of both the Frisco and Birmingham Belt railroads will be the same as heretofore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-01
Nothing of Moment Marks
 Advent Of Prohibition

John Barleycorn was buried in Bir- mingham last night, without ceremony and apparently without regret.
 Nothing of moment marked the end of the old regime and the beginning of the new. There was no boisterousness, no crowds Of men proelaiming their ctsapproval of the step taken al II o'clock last night The police had a far easier time than they anticipated. During the day but seven arrests were made for drunkenness and four of those falling in the tolls of the law were negroes.
 The great majority of the saloons closed hours before the time the law had prescribed for them to cease bus mess Practically all of the bars of the, city were dark at o'clock and but two in the business district remained open until H.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-01
OFFICIALS OF Q. & c.
 HERE YESTERDAY
Vice President Powell and Chief En- gineer Dougherty in Birmingham.
 Powell COnfers With Attorneys

T. C. Powell, vice president of the Queen and Crescent line, was in Birmingham yesterday as was also c. Dougherty, chief engineer.
 MT. Dougherty, 1t was stated, was in Birmingham on his regular inspection trip. Vice President Powell was here to confer with attorneys regarding wna, Is known as the Mississippi merger case, in which the Queen and Crescent is be- ing prosecuted under the Sherman anti trust laws for alleged violation of the statute prohibiting combinations in re- straint of trade
 This is an old case, having been in- stituted against the railroad some two years ago. The company is being sued for two million dollars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-01
STEINER IS NAMED
 CHIEF COUNSEL OF
 WESTERN 00F ALA.
Well Known Montgomery Attorney succeeds Gen. A. P. Harrison, Who Be-
 comes Associate Counsel

Announceuent was made locally yes terday morning mat Mal. h' h'' 9tenlef' the well known montgomery HuofheS' 'ao oaep nan,aa chief counsel of the Western If Alabama Ra lroad company
 Maior Steiner succeeds Gen. A. P. Har- rison of Opeiha' Who TOT huihoc' oi vears b.s hasn chief counsel of the rail road General Harrison will continue to represent tue company in the capacity oi advisory c9unsel.
 Maior s,einer is one of the best known lawyers of the state, and the announce ment of his appointment caused general satisfacti,,n in the Birmingham district. In addition to his other attachments, Ma for steiner has received honors at the han..s of the University of Alabama. hay ing been given this month honorary mem hefship in the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity, .<.nd la wing been reelected a member of the board of trustees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-01

The crowds in these twe saloons were good naturedly hilarious Various cNpedients had been adopted by the proprietors to dispose of the stock of ilonor still remaining last night ono had employed an auetioner to dispose of the goods remaining
 It was common sight last night to see the most famous brands of i'm. ported champagnes ordinarily retailing at sb per quart sold under the ham mer for S2. Whisky and the best brands or beer brought only q song A quart Of whisky priced at S725 wholesa ie b. ought but 75 cents. Other prices were In proportion, but the saloon keepers did not complain as tn, V figured the proceeds from the sale last night as salvage.
 Birmingham wakes up this morning dry town and the forces of Chief Eagan and Seriff isatson arc prepared to keep 1t so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-01
Real Estate Transfers

The following real estate transrers were yesterday recorded in the office of the probate judge:
 s9sl9s0--W. B. Leedy to Christian Curan, lot 6. block g, survey of Elyton Land com pany-
 $S1S1s0v w. Wood. D. W. Wood ana F. R. Wood, to c. M Dewitt, lot IA. block 25, survey of West End Land and Improvement company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-01
Bessemer Fire Brick Go. Sells 90 Carloads of "Bess- co Hollow Tile" to Atlanta and Fulton County

R l.. Gamewell. sales mana ger of the Bessemer Fire Brick company. yest,r- day announced his company had sold to the city of Atlanta and Fulton county Georgia. 90 carloads of the com pany's famous "Besseo hollow tile The sale was made through Roper & Strauss company, the local concerns Atlanta agents.
 The tile is to be used in the construc- tion of the new fair buildings Atlanta
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-01
BLACH ENTERTAINS
 EMPLOYES TODAY

J. Blach & Sons. tpe well-known cloth iers. are celebrating (heir first Thursday half holiday by entertaining all of their employees at the Bluff Park hotel during the Afternoon and evdbing. Busses &C., commodati ting some 50 or< employees will leave the store at D. m with band in attendance. and upon Arriving at the hotel dancing and other paAimes will be enjoyed by the merry party. At clock supper will he served and ah enjoyable time is anticipated by all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-01
Marriage License

The following marriage licenses were yesterday recorded In the office of the probate judge:
 L. c. Hammond, Littleton, to Miss Will lie May Baum.
 Harold Elmer Bissell, Birmingham, to Miss Margaret Drennen.
 w. V. Hammond, Birmingham, to Miss Elizabeth P. Pindel.
 Joe Bankston. Warrior, to Miss Dallas Blackburn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-01
Improvement
Vop

"Withot ticular study or the matter I that It VIII De DIE improveu ger the lease system to work the .ivlcts on the roaos sald M. V. Josep, z, From humanitarian stand point it surely Will be better, ana good ness knows we need the roads bad enough. i.E the change will bring them.
 sBesidesE understand. that each coun- ty under lthe new order of things will work its town convlcts on it's own roads and tha will eliminate the present con- dition pder which Birmingham Is the dumpint grounds of convicts from every part of The state because they are brought here un|der lease of the industrial com panies iof the Birmingham district and after h>ving served out their term are turned -e here. with repults which we all kno
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-01
PERSONAL

The Rev Father Eatqn. pastor of St. Marys church. Mobiley is the guest of the Rev Father Tunter. pastor of the Blessed Sacrament cIflrch, West End Father Eaton -vei f9r a short time as assistant al ', vse Birmingham. He ho ,,,lc., Fe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-01
Huntsville Merchant Speaks

alone in their position. The people of the state are likewise clamoring. W k. Pettus a prominent merchant of Huntsville, made the following state ment yesterday:
 You are eminently correct in regard to the convicts in our state. Let's urge the legislature to lose time in pass ing a law to work all the convicts in the state on the public highways. Ala bama should have as good roads sl;d can have as Indiana and Rhode Island, and not just have little better roads than Louisiana and Mississippi This is very important matter and should not be neglected"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-01

Quite number of American manufacturers being fully in formed on the condition of the basic factors which underlie and affect all trade, were able during 1914 to contract for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-01
Certain Manufacturers

their raw materials practically at the bottom price of the year, and at what will probably be the bottom price for two or three years. The experience of these men is conclusive evidence of the importance of keeping constantly posted on underlying conditions.
 A regular reading of our monthly report on trade will enable any man, no matter how we'll informed, to keep better informed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-01
WATT BROWN TELLS
 WHY HE OPPOSES
 CONNECTS IN MINES
Compete With Free Labor, Inhumane and False Eco nomics-BirminghamP PeO-
 ple Not Alone in Demand

That the convict lease system put into competition with free labor, convict la bor is one of the reasons why Watt T, T. Brown of Ragland. former member of the senate, espouses the cause hay ing for it's obSNct the abolition of that system.
 Tt is inhumane in the first place, he said. Tn the second place, it de- prived free labor of employment justly it's prerogative. In the third place, in- asmuch as the convict bureau nets little actual money for the state, 1t is false economics to keep the convicts off the roads.
 The people of Birmingham are deter mined that the system be abolished and are heartily in favor of the plan of the legislative recess committee on inves- tisation. That committee. as has here- tofore been reported in The Age-Her ald will urge the legislature to abolish the lease system and put into effect in Alabam the Georgia system Under that system, the state would lease the convicts for their maintenance to the several counties, and the counties would work them on the highways.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-20

Frances Crane Lille, who has do
mated 81 $50 to The Day Book strike
Fund.
Mrs. Lille had made the $3.50 a
week for five weeks offer to several
trust newspapers She was turned
down. Then she took it up with The
Day Book and the fund was started
the next day. AS the total of the
strike fund will show, Mrs Lilies
idea was a good bunch. She de-
serves many thanks, as do all donors
to this fund. Her first. $3.50 was
turned over to the strikers just be-
fore the fund was started and is not
included in The Day Book fund total.
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The trouble with movie Christ
mas trees is they are hardly ever
large enough.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-20

HAS INTERESTING FIGURES
Some interesting figures on State
street rentals is contained in a
bill filed in a suit now pending in the
circuit court. The Hub is one of the
principals.
A lease under which the clothing
store held property on the north
west corner of State ST. and Jackson
blvd. raised the dissension finally re-
sulting in suit
According to bills filed, the Hub
occupied the State st. building for
five years, from 1907 to 1912, on the
lease. Meanwhile they were building
the new building on the opposite
corner.
The Hub agreed in the lease to inn
prove the property with elevators on
condition that when their five-year
lease ran out they would be paid $15,-
900 by the owners, Adella M. Dem
ing, 1855 Greenwood av; Margaretta
Otis, 2033 Prairie av.; Charles T. and
Lucius Otis, GIG Monadnock Block;
Winifred o. Hine and Grace o. Sage.
When the term of the lease ran out
on the Both of April, 1912, the Hub
people were not ready to move They
agreed to pay the owners $500 a day
for every day they stayed in the
building.
Under this agreement they stayed
until Feb. %, 1913, at a cost of almost
$15O,000. Then they moved.
When they tried to collect the $15,-
900 provided for under the agreement
relative to installation of elevators
the owners Of the property did not
pay. They claimed that as the Hub
had not vacated the property at the
end of the five-year lease period they
failed to live up to the agreement.
So the Hub filed suit.
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HOW HE KNEW
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-20
HOW HE KNEW

1.-THE street cars haven't been as
crowded lately. as usual"
"That so?"
ooh, yes! Why, coming downtown
this morning 1 had only one person
on each foot!"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-04-24
Newspaper Ethics.

Every once in q while someone
brings in printing with request that
it be kept secret. Perhaps little in
formation concerning the rules Of
newspaper Offices and printing plants
will not be out Of place. One Of the
first things an apprentice is taught ID
absolute secrecy concerning anything
that is done in the Office. He must not
give out information as to what kind OF
printing il being done nor give any no
tice Of what il to appear in the paper.
Another rule is that the copy hook ID
sacred that 10, outsiders must not
read its contents and neither. should
they read the copy on the case before
the compositor. This last is considered
by the average printer as i'll bred a.
the reading of private correspondence.
All proof sheets, and in fact the paper
itself, is considered private property
until it is delivered to the public.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-04-24
Spring Song.

Cut this out and learn it. Now as
the weather is opening up and your
friends are getting their cars out, you
can sit on the porch land hum 1t over.
It's full of truth and human nature:
In the cleaning, oh, my darling, when
the cars are whizzing past.
Sit we two upon our front porch till
|. We see the very last.
It is time to seek the feathers. but we
linger still outside; s
Twenty persons said they'd take US out
a-riding, but they lied.
In the gloaming, oh, my darling, we
will sit till midnight's hour,
As the motor cars fly past US on the
wings Of benzine power.
Do not give up hope, my darling, keep
a-smiling and sit tight;
If we wait for twenty summers may
be one will stop some night.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-04-24
COPPER COUNTRY
FAIR CONTESTS.

Secretary /. N, Haas has announced
the various agricultural contests for
the Copper Country Fair to be held at
Houghton Sept. "a to October 2. inclu-
sive. Lack Of space forbids us from
publishing the complete rules govern.
ing the contests and we would suggest
that those who care to enter write him
for full particulars.
For the potato contest, boys or girls
not over 10 years Of age eligible. Priz-
es are offered - follows: First prize
$40, second prize IS. third prize s.,
fourth prize 81, ten prizes Of 81 each.
(. The special senior corn growing
contest is open to all boys not over
IS years Of age. The first prize will
be $40, second prize IS. third prize -,
eight prizes Of 81 each.
The school children's corn growing
contest 10 open to all school children in
the upper peninsula. They may make
application to their superintendent Or
teacher and pay five cents for entry
fees. The grand prize will be $25
gold medal and second grand prize will
be SIS gold medal. Cash prizes will
also be awarded as follows: First
prize IS, second prize So, ten prizes Of
81 each. In addition to this, each stu
dent making an exhibit of six ears Of
corn will receive prize of 25 cents.