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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-03
Man MysteriousIy Shot
-S Lima, O., November 2.-Letters fou

Lima, O., NoVember z.--LetterS 1Ound in the desk of John F, Hauenstein, wealthy business man of this city, who died today from wounds mysteriously received last night in his office, are the only clues upon which the police have to work. Two men with whom Hauenstein was seen on the street last night shortly before he was shot were missing today from the hotel at which they were registered. It Is alleged that they were representatives of New York realty firm and the police have telegraphed the firm asking informa- tion about them. The letters found by the police, one not finished, addressed
 to a brother, Howard. in New York city, stated that Hauenstein had been threatened. The finished letter ended with these words: "Mr. Bryns threat ened me also, but they can't scare me"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-03

tracts already made in towns of less than 2000 inhabitants for the year 1915-l6. think it would be we'll however, for the county board to pass q resolution approving the actions of the town boards In making contracts, etc, for this year.
 Tn paying out funds in these towns this year. it might be well for tke county board of education to require the principal of each town school to make out monthly pay roll and have the same signed by tine three local trustees appointed by the county board and ap- proved by the chairman of the county board of education and the secretary of the county board of education. This pay roll properly signed and approved should be authority for the city treasurer to draw his warrant or check in favor of each party whose name appears on the pay roll for the amount placed opposite his name'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-03
NATHAN STRAUSS
 DIES IN NEW ORLEANS

New Orleans, November 2.--Nathan Strauss, widely known throughout the south through his activity in Jewish philanthropic work, died at his home here today after an Illness of several months. MT. Strauss during the last 26 years had been grand secretary of Dis trict Grand Lodge No. [. Independent Order Of c'Nai BRith, which has juris- and Porto Rico. He was born in Weis- enberg, Alsace, on September 10. fSs4, and came to this country in 1852. set ting in Mississippi. but several years later removed to Louisiana. During the war between the states MT. Strauss served in tue Confederate army and at different periods was adjutant on the staffs of Generals Miller and Braxton Bragg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-03
Retrenchment Advocated

| Dealing with the final aspects of the sit
 1 uation, Premier Asquith laid stress upon | the importance of retrenchment
 Every man in the country" he de- clared in dealing with the question of re- cruiting, fought to be doing the thing for which for the purposes of the success of the war he is best fitted. There has been a difference of opinion among the minis ters as to whether the full exploitation of l the recruitable area could be obtained by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-03
ASQU|TH URGES EVEN GREATER SACR|F ICES BY GREAT BRITAIN ON
 WAR GODS ALTARS
Statesman Is Given Ovation When He Rises to Speak. Reviews England's Part in the War
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wounded, 2,5oo,ooo tons of supplies and SOo,- eco horses and mules.
 Unstinted Praise for Many
 up to the present" he added, the loss of life in the whole of these gigantic overseas operations has been consider ably less than one-tenth of 1 per cent. : There never has been anything compar- able in history of the service of the navy. There they are-the men of the grand fleet, living unnoticed, unadvertised, per forming with efficiency and vigilance which cannot be described, but which has cleared the whole high seas from one end to the other of German warships and mercantile marine. Where is the great German fleet upon which so much money was spent? Locked up m the Baltic It dare not show it's face in waters where it can be attacked. The whole maritime resources of Germany have been reduced to sporadic and constantly diminishing ef- forts of subma rines."
 In regard to the western front MT. As- quith said he had nothing to add to the dispatches from Field Marshal French except to say that on balance since April the Germans had not gained a. single foot.
 That, indeed. is an understatement of the case" he continued.
 In the East
 Referring to the eastern war theatre, the premier paid warm tribute to the fighting qualities of the Russians, and ex- pressed confidence in their ability ''before long to roll back the enemy"
 As t. Mesopotamia, MT. Asquith re- marked the British objective was to pre- serve the neutrality of the Arabs, safe- guard British interests in the Persian gulf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-03

wounded. 2,5oo,Ooo tons of supplies and sO0,- eco horses and mules.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-03
Redmond Defends Premier

London, November 2.-John Red- mond, the nationalist leader declared that the attacks upon the premier and the persistent pessimism if a portion of the press had had no weight in Ireland and that Mir. Asquith's proposal with reference to the cabinet was one which he believed would for the present, at least, silence "the wreckers" MT. Redmond said to impose compul- sion, unless the country was virtually unanimous in it's favor, would be fol- ly and crime.
 George Nico1l Barnes, the labor mem Der for Glasgow, said what was wanted more than anything else at the present moment was national unity.
 Sir Edward Grey then arose to cor reet what he described as misappre- hension that had arisen from Sir Ed- ward CarsOn's speech.
 "Sir Edward Carson" Sir Edward said, must have left the House of Commons and probably would leave our allies under the impression that the government made a promise to send help to Servia and then vacillated and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-03
U. s. Government Investigates
 Sale of Gasoline In Georgia
Discrimination In the Sale of Gasoline Alleged By Senators Owen and Gore-Agents Sent Out to Get First
 Hand Information

result of such inquiries will guide the commission in determining if the alleged conditions are prevalent in the United States at large, and whether it will be desirable to take up that subject for Immediate investigation, or whether fl will be more advantageous for 1t to con- centrate it's efforts as far as possible to the completion of the reports on the whole situation as directed by the Senate resolutions, in which exhaustive investi- gation the matters now made the sub- ject of specific complaint would neces- sarily be included"
 The commission will soon issue a re- port dealing with the cost of pipe line transportation of crude petroleum.
 Tt is quite apparent from the investi- gation already conducted" says the statement, ''that there is wide difference between conditions existing in the sev- eral parts of the United States, and that the petroleum industry is at present un- dergoing rapid changes and certain branches of it. due to the European war have been in abnormal state. New pro cesses for refining oil have recently beer installed, and this is leading to marked changes in the refineries situation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-03
Maunoury to Succeed Callieni

Paris. November 2-1t is semiofficially announced that Gen. Michael Joseph Maunoury, former military governor of Paris who was badly wounded in battle last March, will succeed General Gallieni as military governor of Paris, the latter being minister of war in the recon structed cabinet General Maunoury dis tinguished himself in the early days of the war in command of the French extreme left wing in pairing the rapid advance of the German right wing on Paris
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-03

Washington. November 2.-Complaints from Georgia have caused the federal trade commission to institute an investi- gation into price differences in the sale of gasoline in various parts of the coun- try it was announced today. This in- quiry will be part of general investi- gation which the commission is making in response to Senate resolutions intro- duced by Senators owen and Gore
 Recently there have been numerous complaints filed with the commission al- leging discrimination between localities in the sale of gasoline,'' said an an- nouncement by the commission. "A num- Der of these complaints were made in formally by citizens in various towns in the state of Georgia to Commissioner Harris, who called them to the attention of the commission. Similar complaints have been received from California, Idaho, Missouri and other states.
 These recent complaints alleging price discrimination between localities in the sale of gasoline have led the commits sion to send out agents to gather first hand information on this subject The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-03
Third Loan Almost Subscribed

Berlin, November 2.--(By Wireless to Tuckerton.) )-Cash payment on the third German war loan up to October 74.4 per cent of the total subscription. 1t was announced today by the Over- seas News agency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-03
Carson Makes Criticism

 London, November 2-Sir Edward Carson, who recently resigned from the office of attorney general in the cabi- net, initiated a discussion on MT. As- Quith's statements. He said he would not have risen if the premier had given sufficient information to the pub lie on matters upon which they showed anxiety and after fifteen months or war he thought it only right that there should be free debate in the House. The present position, he declared, was one of grave peril. There was nothing to be gained by minimizing the danger and he could assure the premier that the desire for discussion was not in any way to minimize the main objects of the war 1t was a symbol of the growing determination of the House and country that every thing that could be done should be done to bring the war to satisfactory con- clusion at the earliest possible moment. What was wanted was smaller num- ber of competent men sitting daily With 1.-the best advisers they could get to work out the problems that arose He did not think that a committee of tho cabinet would answer, if the committee was to be accountable to the cabinet and the cabinet was to take the respon- sibility.
 Balkan Situation
 Perhaps the gravest instance and the most recent of how the cabinet and government worked, he said, was to be found in the Balkan situation. Noth- ing had astonished some more than the gyra tions they had gone through fn relation to British policy in the Bal kans.
 'We have had an overwhelming theatre of war he said. which in the east is threatening the very vitals of our empire. The Germans are in possession of Belgium and part or France and Poland and are now threat ening our gallant ally. Servia ''Wha the House and country are really anxious about is whether our resources in men and material are being used to the best advantage; whether what |have appeared to be grave miscaicula. tions could have been avoided, and above all, whether the machinery of the government for carrying on the war | is the most adequate and most erfectlve which we can devise"
 Sir Edward declared that on all these questions the country was groping in the dark. He held the view that the country had never fought so well. or ! had so readily made sacrifices as when 1.-the people understood the whole situa- [ ton and when, with its back to the wall if necessary, the nation deter mined at all costs to surmount it's diff faculties. He did not forget the diffi- culties which had been surmounted. but at the same time the co"ntrv was un- easy with regard to certain things that that had happened in various theatres of tho war.
 War Munitions
 There was absence of munitions. He 1 referred to that because experience shown him that the cabinet. howN ever useful in time of peace, was an organization utterly incapable of car 1 rying on a policy In the Balkans. on September 2S. Sir Edward Grey stated that Bulgarian mobilization had
 resulted In Balsaria assumtnss an
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-29
Head Of Naval Academy.

TO the Editor-Hazing, gouging and
other vicious practices may be expect
ed to crop out at intervals at the Naval
Academy, so long as the policy of fire.
quently changing the administration of
affairs OF that institution continues.
The superintendent of the Academy
ought not TO be changed except for
cause If he is a competent man, the
longer he stays there the more expe-
rience in that particular work he ac-
quires. and the better fitted he is to
conduct the institution.
The training of young men for the
naval service ought to be conducted
on lines followed by the great univer-
stiles of the country There should be
no politics, no outside interference or
influence whatever. The head of the
institution should be a fixture, and he
should not be made TO lose any of the
vigor of heart and mind he would put
into the work by the ever-present pos
sibility of his removal to another and
different kind of duty. The same is
true of West Point
| do not pretend to say that this
change would ever prevent hazing and
dishonesty in examinations. but that il
would greatly lessen these evils.
S X NJ.
Baltimore American.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-29
ITEMS FROM IGLEHARTS.
County Cuttings From Capitals Corr
respondent.

The hail storm OF Tuesday last was
quite q surprise TO every one. especial
~ by the victims. The sky had been
black for some time and the rain could
be heard in the distance.
when those large stones began 10
fall every one made for cover. The
poor horses suffered the most. II they
did not run away, they were hard 10
hold Roofs of houses were like salt
boxes ana much glass was also broken.
At Sherwood Forest the roofs suffered
greatly. and also the windows For a
time the wind blew quite strong. but
the only damage was broken trees.
There is a large camp of young
men at Sherwod Forest and they are
having a delightful time The Rev.
Mr.. Gould has the boys in charge.
Quite an accident came near happen
ing here at the crossing. when an au-
tomobile crossed in front OF the freight.
The man did not slow down. but he
seemed to put on more speed instead.
The children of Mr. and Mrs w. +.
Cochran have left Sherwod Forest and
will shortly be AT Bar Harbor Me. their
summer home. Mr.. and Mrs. Cochran
will follow later.
Mrs f. J. Won Schwerdtner. of Sew
ern Hail has as her gnest her sister
from the West. who is visiting here
for a short time.
Mr. w. r. Cochran spent the week
end az tis cottage NJ Sherwood Forest.
Mr. Arthur Mayer, of Baltimore. is
spending a short time with the boys
who are camped at Sherwood Forest.
Miss Mary Proctor. of Richmond,
Va, and Washington, u q. is now the
guest for the summer of her sister Mrs.
Brice Worthington, of Sunny Banks.
Mr.. and Mrs John l.. Dorsey have
opened their summer home at Ham
mond's Crossing.
Mr. and Mrs. John RemillieuX and in
FAINT. OF Brownsville. were the guests
on Sunday OF their uncle and aunt, MIR.
and Mrs. George Viking.
Miss Jump secretary to Mr. w. +.
Cochran. with party Of friends. spent
the Gay on Sunday at Sherwood
Forest
Mr.. and Mrs. J. j. Doyle motored to
Sherwood Forest on Sunday and en-
joyed the trip very much.
MRS. Bendall has opened her sum
mer cottage at Sherwood Forest for the
remainder Of the season.
Quite a delightful motor trip was en-
ioyed by a number of ladies and gen
tlemen from Sherwood Forest on Sat
urday evening. Being moonlight. the
trip mas enjoyed very much. Many
more such trips are looked forward to
by residents at Sherwood Forest.
l.. NJ. w.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-29
GUNNER SPRAYING NECESSARY
FOR PERFECT FRUIT.
How To Prepare SeIf-Boiled Lime
Sulphur-Time For Applications.
T. B. SYMoNS.
Maryland Agricultural College.

The wise grower viii aim to secure
he very highest quality of fruit pos
sible. In securing such fruit. the i'm
,ortance of summer spraying cannot be
over-estimated. We have hundreds of
Instances where the hopes of remunera-
lion from good peach crop have been
blasted by brown rot, and good sized
peaches have brought poor returns
owing 10 a bad infection of scab
Moreover, IL is a common sight to see
apples seriously affected by one or
more disease, making the crop from
many trees practically unstable. In
order to prevent these losses, growers
should practice late spring and sum
mer spraying.
In this connection. the adoption of
the lime and sulphur mixture as a
tungicidal treatment for fruit trees in
foliage, especially for peach. can well
be considered one of the greatest mod
srn advances in preventive treatment
Of disease. 1t can be prepared by the
grower in the following manner:
Use eight pounds of flowers or -four
Of sulphur. eight pounds of stone lime,
to fifty gallons of water The mixture
should be made in kettle barrel, or
receptacle of sufficient size Better re-
suits can be obtained with larger guam
titles. The necessary amount of un-
slaked lime should be placed in the
receptacle and sufficient amount Of
water poured on the lime to start ii
slaking. When the lime begins TO
slake, add the eight pounds of sulphur
Stir the mixture and add water as
needed to keep a pasty condition until
the lime is all slaked Do not allow
any dark, yellow color to form, as 1t
will, If the heat becomes too great at
any point. If the sulphur is lump, it
may be put in finely divided condi-
ton by passing II through a fine mesh
sieve. The heat generated by the
stacking lime causes the sulphur to
mix physically with the lime in very
fine state, but should not be continued
TO form much of the sulfide combina-
ton indicated by the yellow or brown
color. Therefore, it is essential that
the proper amount of water be added
to cause violent boiling of the mix
ture for a few minutes and as soon
as the lime is well slaked, add cold
water to make the required amount
The self-boiled lime sulphur is now
ready for use. The time to allow the
mixture to boil will vary accordingly
to the lime used. as some lime will
slake more quickly than others. II
should show only faint yellow color
before diluting.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-29
HIGHER EDUCATION
COST Is MOUNTING.
Average Increase in Tuition at Twenty
Institutions is SIS Year---Rea-
sons for Advance.

The cost OF higher education is In
creasing Almost every large univer-
sity in America has increased its tut
ton charges within the last FIVE years
and. according TO those who should
know, the end is not yet.
Five great universities Harvard.
Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Cor
nell-have found it necessary to raise
their tuition rates recently. The big
state universities OF the West as well
as the smaller colleges have made pro-
portionate increases.
The reasons set forth most frequent
~ are that the cost OF higher eduea-
tion must be made to keep up with the
increased cost OF living: that the wis
dom of paying salaries more nearly
equal TO what the earning capacity Of
the professors would be in other lines
Of endeavors is becoming more appar-
ent: that at best the student is but a
beneficiary and il is only logical that
he should bear greater share of the
burden Of the institution.
II has been suggested further that in
recent years endowments TO establish
ed universities for general mainte-
nance have been fewer and that it mas
not only been thought wise but il be-
came absolutely necessary not to de-
pend longer on such endowments to
cover the increased cost Of running the
institution
:. Those who have given money recent
~ have preferred for the most part,
to give il for specific purposes. such as
new buildings, which after all only
add to the cost of maintaining the
university.
The Harvard Corporation on April
26 last voted TO increase the tuition
from $3.50 to 5000 for all students in
Harvard College the graduate school
Of arts and sciences, the graduate
school OF business administration, the
schools of architecture and landscape
architecture and the Bussey Institu-
tion with the school of forestry
This increase does not apply to the
medical school, the divinity school or
the school of law The increase is to
become effective with the classes on
tering in September. 1916.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-29
THE COURT OF INQUIRY.
The Question Of Hazing is Foreign to it
Altogether.
[ From the Washington Star. J

The investigation by the court OF in
quiry at Annapolis into the alleged use
of purloined examination questions by
members of the graduatins class in the
final tests of the school year has now
lasted three weeks, and is apparently
long way from conclusion.
The defense has not yet begun its
presentation of testimony, and mean
while the counsel for the accused mid
shimen are opening up the question OF
hazing. which. If pursued is likely TO
lead to an indefinite protraction of the
proceedings.
Past experiences in the investiga-
tion of hazing at the Naval and Mill
tary academies attest to the difficulty
of ascertaining the true conditions.
and il may be seriously be doubted
whether any good will be accomplish
ed in the present conditions by com
plicating the examination question
case by this side issue.
While the inquiry is in progress the
cadets of the Academy are waiting on
board three battleships at Annapolis
for the beginning of their cruise to
San Francisco by way of the Panama
Canal. The original program was that
they should start early in June and be
absent three months, returning in
time for their usual annual leave Of
thirty days before the resumption Of
academic work at the Academy in Oc-
tober. 1t is now impossible for the
cadets to take a three-month cruise
and have their full usual leave. Eth
er The cruise or the leave must be cur
tailed. the latter, perhaps. to be
wholly abandoned.
This difficulty is regarded more
acute by the apparently needless inter
lection of the hazing question into the
inquiry The question before the
court at Annapolis is comparatively
simple and it would seem that some
way could be found to shorten the in
vestigation without doing injustice to
any one, and certainly without break
ing up the summer schedule of the ca
diets and perhaps demoralizing the in
stitution next winter through the de-
nial of the usual vacation period.
One way to this end is to drop the
hazing question, which has no part in
the present issue. If hazing is still
practiced at Annapolis TO degree de-
manding investigation and correction,
the matter can be considered quite as
readily and fully in theautumn after
the completion of the cruise and the
vacation, to which the cadets are fully
entitled and which they need to fit
them for their arduous work at the
Naval Academy
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-29

At no time in the history of Annap.
oils has there been so much glass
brought here by freight as at the
present time. This is due to the fact
of thousands of window panes having
been broken at the Naval Academy.
Naval Experimental Station and
throughout the city by the large hail
stones, the size Of baseballs, that fell
a week ago. There was not enough
glass in the city to supply the needs of
half the damage done, and quantities
of glass are being brought here by
freight daily.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-29
WHO is FIRST MARYLANDER.
Panama Exposition Managers Question
Puzzles Governor.

Very much puzzled to know what tc
do about announcing himself a candi.
GATE for denomination. Governor Colds
borough is even more perplexed over
the proposition of designating Mary
lands foremost citizen, which has been
put up to him by the managers of the
Panama-Pacific Exposition.
The probabilities are thai he will
sidestep the task as being one that is
entirely too delicate even for a man
who has no political aspirations.
The Exposition authorities have stat
ed that if the Governor will name the
man for them they will take pleasure
in honoring the person designated.
But the Governor intimates that there
are so many prominent men in the
State that it is impossible to choose the
foremost
Some people asert that he NAV find
a way out of the dilemma when the
question of who is to be Maryland's
next Governor is settled this fall.