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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-10
To Put Back Old Basis

The effect of the commissions order requiring the resembling of Rule 1 will make it incumbent upon the Louisville and Nashville to put back on the old basis all freight rates in the no com- modity group. The rates in effect at the time of the rate agreement lower than those prescribed by legislative en- actment must not be changed, while at the same time those rates which were higher than prescribed in the original act must be decreased to meet the pro- visions of the legislative rates.
 The railroad commission denied the pe- tition of the Alabama company to fix rates on coal to coke ovens on the same basis as obtains to furnaces. and also denied the petition of the A. G. Kahn Brick company of Selma to make rate of cents per 106 pounds on bricks iron, Selma to Birmingham.
 Petitions of the Southern Express con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-10
Deaths and Funerals
JOhn Surginer

Funeral services over the remains of John Surginer, aged B years, who died Tuesday afternoon, were held from the family residence, 1703 Jasper avenue, north, yesterday afternoon at o'clock. Interment followed in Elmwood. The de- ceased is survived by his widow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-10
Sherwood Fl. Lawrence

The remains of Sherwood H. Lawrence, who died Tuesday afternoon, were sent to Sawerville yesterday Afternoon by Johns The deceased Is survived by his widow and four children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-10
COMMENCEMENT AT
 AUBURN IS. ENDED;
 DIPLOMAS AWARDED
Continued from Page One)

(Continued from Page One) the college atmosphere of song and college yells pervaded all
 Col. B. S. Patrick, military instructor, today announced the following recom- mendations to the federal war depart ment. which has established custom by which military instructors each year send into the department the names of such of their students as they believe have shown an exceptional aptitude fos mili- tary matters: D. D. Gibson, cadet ma- jor Lineville; C. A. Oonehoo cadet lieu tenant. Oneonta; W. r. Isittleton, cadet captain, Florida; F. l.. Tucker. cadet cap tain South Carolina.
 Parting of Ways
 The usual parting of the ways for many of the college boys. for some mere- ly during summer vacation. for others for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-10
Bryan Retires

Washington, June 9-William Jennings Bryan retired today as Secretary of State. His first act as a private citizen was to issue statement explaining his reasons for leaving the cabinet and announcing that he intended to lay his view of what the American policy toward Germany should be before the profile for judgment.
 The statement came as sensational climax to a day of farewell speeches and good wishes from President Wilson and executive colleagues of the retiring secre- tarV
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lative enactment, but increased other rates then in effect so as to establish rates in conformity with every provision of the original law.
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JOHNS Undertaking Co. Phone aaaa
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Makes Statement

Makes Statement
 In his statement, MT. Bryan revealed that the President had not felt Justified in adopting two suggestions made by his Secretary of State-that an offer should be made to Germany to submit the question in dispute with the United States to an international commission for in vcstigation during years time and that meanwhile Americans should by procla- nation be warned not to take passage on tiny belligerent ships or on American vessels carrying ammunition. These prop ositions MT Bryan expects to urge upon the people "in the hope of securing such an expression of public sentiment as will support the President in employing these remedies if in the future he finds it con- sistent with his sense of duty to favor them.
 Mir Bryan's statement was received with undisguised amaZement in official quarters No comment was made at the White House, but some high officials in- dicated that they believed it most unfortu- nate that so pronounced an expression of opinion should be made public while the discussion with Germany was in prog ress. It became known. too, that MT. Bryan told his colleagues in a general way of the contents of his statement and some had advised against it.
 Principle Advocated
 The principle advocated by MT Bryan Is embodied in treaties of peace negotiated by the United States with 30 nations. and was accepted by Germany, although no convention ever was drafted. The state ment is a condensation of the argument which Secretary Bryan has made re- peatedly to President Wilson in the last few weeks and upon which he hopes to build up a public sentiment in the United States that will mane war with Germany impossible
 The issuance of the explanation had been timed to coincide exactly with the dispatch of the American note to Ger many Mir Bryan had previously in formed some officials of the character of the statement All Of them stoot with the President.
 The retiring secretary left the state department shortly after 1 o'clock. Int note was put on the telegraph wires a ? o'clock when MT. Bryan's resignation went into effect.
 London, June 9-(9:35 p. m.)-A dis patch to the Exchange Telegraph com pany from Amsterdam says, s.The news of the resignation Of Sec tary of State Bryan became known II Germany at noon today and caused , deep stir. The foreign office ordered the newspapers to refrain from com lnenting on the resignation until fur
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-10
FREIGHT INCREASE
 OF 10 PER CENT IS
 GRANTED RAILROADS

tCo.tiDu.d from Page one,
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-04-03
GET FAR FROM ALL DANGER
In the Breeding Season Condors Roo,
in the Most Broken and
Inaccessible Places.

There is splendid specimen OF IN.
male condor in a glass case in m.
bird room of the Children's museum
Brooklyn. Though he stands 81 To-.
high, the spread Of his wings is min.
feet.
THE condors live throughout IN.
Andes, principally in Chile and parr
Their favOrite haunts are the level \,
perpetual snow" writes Miss Anna
Gallup in the Museum News. "Durin,
a portion of the year condors roost IN
the trees on the lower mountai,
slopes, but in the breeding season IN.
summer months of November and IA
cember) they retire to the ms,
broken and terrific precipices, lO,OM
to $1,000 feet above the sea leyel
where no other creature can owen
There, on a ledge or shelf of rock. ths
female lays two white eggs nearh
four inches in length. Sometimes sbs
places a few sticks around them, nor.
haps to keep them from rolling out NJ
place.
After about seven weeks. in Feb
ruary or early in March, the youp,
hatch, entirely covered with soft Whit
down that afterward turns to brown
color"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-04-03

is strong in what he achieves, not
through the gifts he receives or the
goods he steals. Indemnity Will not
raise another blade Of wheat In our
land. To take 1t from beaten man
will foster in him the desire 10 peat
his adversary in turn and recover the
amount and more. Then we shall nave
the apprehension Of war always In the
air. and soon another war and more
destruction. Remove the danger OF q
European cataclysm. and any sum ex-
torted from the Grays becomes paitry
beside the wealth that peace Will Gre
ate. An indemnity makes the purpose
of the courage of the Grays in their
assaults and Of the Browns in their re-
sistance that of the burglar and the
looter. There is no money value to a
human life when II Is your own; and
our soldiers gave their lives. Do not
cheaper their service"
considering the part that we played
AT The Hague" observed the foreign
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-04-03
GOOD FOR LONG WARM SPELL
Widow Teeter's Opinion Of Her De-
parted Husband Evidently Was
Not an Exalted One.

The Widow Teeter's husband had
been dead only a few weeks when
there were surface indications that
she was about to marry again.
The late Mr.. Teeter had not been
exactly a model husband, and 1t was
the general opinion that his death was
a stroke of good fortune for Mrs.
Teeter, but still the relatives OF the
deceased thought that his memory re-
uuired a widowhood of at least year.
When the indications Of the approach
ing marriage became apparent, some
of her late husbands friends waited
on Mrs. Teeter, and one of them said:
I'VE hear that you are about to
marry again, Lucy Ann?"
We'll, / don't know that it is any
of your business" replied Lucy Ann,
but II 1t will give you any satisfac-
ton to know the facts, don't mind
telling you that / shall be married
woman again in about two weeks"
But Tom has been dead less than
three months" protested another.
well, | suppose he's dead as he
ever will be, isn't he?"
But" said a third, you ought IN
common decency to wait until he ID
cold"
wait until Tom Teeter is cold!'
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-04-03
Surely a Rascal.

A short time ago man was CHARGED
in Glasgow with stealing a herrins.
barrel. After the charge had been
proved the principal accuser thus ad.
dressed the magistrate:
Deed, Sir Bailie, the man at the
bar is great rogue; the stealing q
the barrel is naething to some Of bin
tricks. He stole my sign-board last
week, and what does your honor think
he did WITT"
Magistrate-That would be hard for
me to say.
Witness-Weel. sir, I'll tell We. He
brought it into my ain shop, wi N,
ain name ont, and offered to sell met
as he said he thought it Would be 3
mair use to me than Onybody else.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-04-03
CORDIAL WELCOME FOR MULE
British Army Authorities Recognize
the Good Qualities Of the
Unhandsome Animal.

II would appear from the quality of
the latest arrivals of mules here that
they are to be used for cavalry pur-
poses. The lot at EPSON are declared
by experts to be as clean as polo
ponies, able to gallop, and quite big
enough for the purpose-they are
about fourteen hands two inches high.
They would outrun any of the heavy
stamp of horse, of which there are
plenty left, whilst horses suitable for
cavalry purposes are scarce all over
the world. Mules, of course, are used
by Spanish and Mexican cavalry, but
they have not hitherto been used in
the British army except for transport
and for mountain batteries. The like
lihood is that there will be revival of
the mounted infantry idea, to take
light cavalry men who are now work
ing in the trenches from place to place
where motor traffic is impossible. Sir
Garnet Wolseley in 1872 foretOld some
thing of the kind in his Wellington
Essay" where he said that mOunted
infantry on mules or even IN carts, ac-
companied by a small proportion OF
real cavalry, would be of signal use in
days to come. The mules and ponies
that formed the whole of Sir Fred
erick Rogers transport from Kabul
to Kandaher-he had no oxen or
camels--carried two "maunds," which
is about one hundred and sixty pounds
but were capable of carrying much
more. A mountain battery mules load
runs up to 220 pounds, but he is never
as big as even fourteen hands-Man.
chester Guardian.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-04-03
TheL.astSh
FREDERICK MER
(Copyright. 1914. by Charles Seminars Sons)

in their stares and grasping at straw.
only a panic, as l said. If" his
voice rising hoarsely and catching in
rage.
I'VE have a new government. new
premier!" Turcas repeated. with firm.
methodical politeness. Westerling
looking from one fact to another with
filmy eyes, lowered them before Bou-
chard. There's a room ready for
Your Excellency upstairs" Turcas con-
tinued. The orderly will show you
the way"
Now Westerling grasped the fact
that he was no longer chief OF stan.
He drew himself up in desperate
attempt at dignity; the staff saluted
again, and, uncertainty, he followed
the orderly, with the aide and valet
still in loyal attendance.
Two figures were in the doorway:
a heavy-set market woman with a
fringe of down on her lip and a cadav-
erous, tidily dressed old man. who
might have been a superannuated
schoolmaster, with bronze cross won
in the war of forty years ago on his
breast and his eyes burning with the
youthful fire of Grandfather Fragini's.
They got the premier in the CAPT
tai. We've come for Westerling! We
want to know what he did with our
sons. We want to know why he was
beaten," cried the market woman.
| ssVao coid ho yofaran "XVn want
him to explain his lies. Why did he
keep the truth from US? We were
ready to fight, but not to be treated
like babies. This is the twentieth
century,"
1--WE want Westerling! Tell Yves
terling to come Quit" rose impatient
shouts behind the two figures in the
doorway.
You are sure that he has one?'
whispered Turcas to Westerling's aide
Eyes," was the choking answer
yves. 1t is better than that"-with {
glance toward the mob. Il left m!
own on the table"
1--WE can't save him! We shall hav'
to let them"
Turcass voice was drowned by
great roar of cries, with no word ez
cept "Westerling" distinguishable
that pierced every crack of the house
A wave of movement starting fron
the rear drove the veteran and tn
market woman and dozen other
through the doorway toward tn
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-04-03

minister, "it would be rather incon-
sistent for us not to"
There is only one thing to do. Lam
stron has got us!" replied the premier.
I'VE must jump in at the head OF the
procession and receive the mud or the
bouquets, as it happens"
With Partow's and the staff's ap-
peals went an equally earnest one
from the premier and his cabinet. Nat
urally, the noisy element of the cities
was the first to find words. II
shouted in rising anger that Lanstron
had betrayed the nation. Army off,
GERS whom Partow had retired for leis-
urely habits said that he and Lanstron
had struck at their own calling. But
the average man and woman, in a
daze from the shock of the appeals
after a nights celebration, were read.
| ing and wondering and asking their
neighbors' opinions. II not in Par
| tow's then in the Stairs message they
found the mirror that set their own
ethical professions staring at them.
Before they had made up their
| minds the correspondents at the front
had set the wires singing to the even
| ing editions; for Lanstron had direct
ed that they be given the run of the
army's lines at daybreak. They told
of soldiers awakening after the de-
bauch of yesterdays fighting, normal
and rested, glowing with the security
Of possession Of the frontier and re-
spending to their leaders sentiment;
of officers of the type favored by Par
tow who would bring the industry that
commands respect to any calling, TAX
| ing Lanstron's views as worthy OF
their profession; of that irrepressi-
BILE poet laureate of the soldiers, Cap
tain Stransky, I. c. (iron CROSSE break.
ing forth in a new song to an old
tune, expressing his brotherhood ideas
in I'VE have ours let them keep
theirs" chorus that was spreading from
regiment to regiment.
This left the retired officers to grum
BILE in their corners that war was nc
longer a gentleman's vocation. and ST.
fenced the protests of their natural al
ly in the business of making war
the noisy element, which promptly
adapted itself to a new fashion in the
, relation of nations. Again the grea,
, square was packed and again wave
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-04-03
Activities of Women. 4

Charwomen in England number 1885,
061.
In some German towns women are
acting as scavengers.
There are over 500 woman doctors
in England and Wales.
England now has a million and a
half surplus women.
Maori women, formerly cannibals,
now vote in New Zealand.
The German textile industries EN-.
ploy more women than men.
Female laundry workers in Topeka,
Kan, have formed union and have
already made an agreement with the
laundries for a 54-hour week and q
minimum wage Of 81 per week.
The Women's Tax Resistance league
Of London, composed mainly of suf-
fragettes and whose motto is mo
votes no tax" has decided to pay taxes
this year on account Of the war.
To induce American women to wear
cotton clothing number Of Washin 2
ton society women have arranged to
hold national cotton fashion show In
the capital city this month.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-04-03
Had Enough of War.

After season in the trenches, knee
deep in mud and water, yet not hav-
ing seen one of the enemy in all that
time, Private Cox was invalided
home. After relating all the adven-
lures which he and his comrades had
experienced, he concluded, And now
i comes 'ome full of bloody rheuma-
tism an l 'opes | never see a bloody
battle again."
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-04-03

stairs. Then the sound of a shot was
heard overhead. ~.
THE man you seek is dead" said
Turcas. stepping in front Of the crowd.
his features unrelenting in authority
Now, go back to your work and leave
US to ours"
81 understand. sir" said the veteran
We've NO argument with you"
"Yes!" agreed the market woman.
But II you ever leave this range alive
we shall have one. So. you stay!"
Looking at the bronze cross on the
veterans faded coat, the staff saluted;
for the cross. though 1t were hung on
rags, wherever it went was entitled
by custom to the salute of officers and
present arms" by sentries.
After Lanstron's announcement to
the Brown staff of his decision not to
cross the frontier, there was a rest.
less movement in the chairs around
the table. and the grimaces on most
of the faces were those with which a
practical man regards Utopian pro.
posal. The vice-chief was drumming
on the table edge and looking steadily
at a point in front of his fingers. II
Lanstron resigned he became chief.
"Partow might have this dream be
fore he won, but would he now?'
asked the vice-chief mo. He would
60 on"
"Yes." said another officer. "The
world win ridicule the suggestion; our
people will overwhelm US with their
anger. The Grays will take it for a
sign Of weakness"
"Not If We put the situation rightly
to Them" answered Lanstron. mot
IL We go to them as brave adversary
to brave adversary, in fair spirit"
1--WE can-we shall take the range!'
the vice-chief went on in a burst Of
rigid conviction when he saw thai
opinion was with him. Nothing car
stop this army now!" He struck the
table edge with his fist, his shoulder:
stiffening.
"Please-please, dont!" imploret
Marta softly. 1T sounds so like Yves
terling."
The vice-chief started as IL he hat
received a sharp pin-prick. His shoul
ders unconsciously relaxed. He begaI
a fresh study of certain point on tn,
table top. Lanstron, looking first a
one and then at another. spoke again
his words as measured as they eve
had been in military discussion an,
eloquent He began outlining his owl
message which would 70 with Partowi
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-04-03
Mans lnQratitude.

my employers played me a ratha
heartless trick" remarked the man
who is always kicking.
why, | thought they had In
creased your compensation"
Yes. But they increased ii Jus,
enough to compel me to keep book
and employ an expert accountant to
figure out my income tax"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-04-03

repeated the widow, with fire in her
eye. IF your theological belief is or
thodox, you must know that Tom Tee
ter hasn't a ghost of a show of ever
getting cold"
Then the objecting friends filed out
and Mrs. Teeter resumed the work
of preparing her trousseau.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-04-03
A Bird.

Peggie-Why do you say he Is /
bird?
Polly-Well, he is chicken-hearted
and pigeon-toed, has the habits Of az
owl, likes to wear a swallow-tail coat
and collars with wings, he is ALWAYS
acting the goose, and he is a perfect
jay.-Judge.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-04-03
Appropriate.

Mabel is certainly a great one for
looking on the bright side of things,
At the wedding the other day, l said
what a pity it was raining so, and
what do you think she answered."
"What?"
THAT as everything else was so
in harmony with the decorations, it
was lucky the bride carried a shower
bouquet"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-04-03
A Cheerful Liar.

Sir" she said angrily, 81 under
stand you said had face that would
stop a clock" ,.
Yes, that's what l said" he calm
ly replied. ANY well-regulated clock
would pause and hold up its hands in
admiration at sight of your lovely
face"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-04-03

Any woman can keep an expense ac
count, but not more than one In q
thousand can make it tally with h1|
cash.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-04-03
Her Opinion.

Are you fond of bridge?"
"Well, it beats washing dishes any
day."-Detroit Free Press.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-04-03
Not Now.

Asker-Smithers has an automobile.
Tellit-Not a bit of it. He collided
with a train yesterday.-TownT Topics.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-04-03

It's the man who doesn't want cred
it who has a good rating.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-04-03

distance.
Sorry, but the chief has retired"
answered the officer on duty sleepily.
I'm fact, all the rest of the staff have,
with orders that they are not to be
disturbed before ten"
Tell them that the premier. the
head of the government, their COM
mahder, is speaking!"
"Yes, sir. The orders not to disturb
them are quite positive, and as a 1u-
nior could not do so except by their
orders as superiors. The chief, before
retiring, however. repeated to me, in
case any inquiry came from you, sir,
that there was nothing he could add
to the Stairs message to the nation
and the army. 1t is to be given to the
soldiers the first thing in the morn
ing. and he will let you know how they
regard It."
"Confound these machine minds that
spring their surprises as fully execut-
ed plans!" exclaimed the premier.
"It's true-Partow and the staff have
covered everything-met every argu-
ment. There is nothing more for
them to say" said the foreign minister.
But what about the indemnify
demanded the finance minister. He
was thinking Of victory in the form
of piles of gold in the treasury.
This question, too, was answered.
war has never brought prosperity "
Partow had written. Its purpose ia
to destroy, and destruction can never
be construction. The conclusion Of q
war has often assured period Of
peace; and peace gave the impetus Of
pr3sperity attributed to wtr. A mar
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-08-05

The significance of the German ad-
vance in Russia says the st. Louis
Globe Democrat, is not so much IN
its effect upon the empire of the
czar as upon the war in the West.
Assuming that the Germans capture
Warsaw and Riga, and establish
line extending from the great seaport
on the Baltic to the Galician border
near Lublin, they have still barely
enterd upon the Muscovite territory.
They will be no means be as far ad-
yanced into Russia, comparatively
speaking, as they are into France.
Russia is a country of infinite dis
tances. 1t is approximately $50 miles
from Warsaw to Petrograd and about
equally distant to Moscow. 1t is some
900 miles from Riga to Petrogard. II
the Russian army desired to retreat
into this vast interior and draw its
enemy after it, weakening the latter's
line of communication at every step,
as was done to Napoleon, it could
hardly be conquered by any force that
Germany and Austria could bring to
hear against it. But that is not the
nurnose of Russian nor of German
strategy. Russia's part in this stu
pendous conflict is to keep the Teu-
tonic forces in the East so busily oc-
cupied that no great number OF men
can be diverted to the battle lines in
the West. If it can compel its
enemies to keep up the fighting with
all their powers, whether it is IN re-
treat or advancing, it is serving the
purpose of the allied plan of cam
paign, although at tremendous sacri-
flee of life.