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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-10
Equal Suffrage Activities
 Reviewed By q Suffrd3iSt
By pATTIE RUFFNER JACOBS

of revenue seeking the establishment of restroom for women in the court house They were sympathetically re- ceived and the excuse given for not acting favorably on the proposition was the already over-crowded condition of the building, In the course of conver- sation, MT. Hugh MoGeever intimated that women were not patriotic because they always object vociferously to hav- ing their taxes raised.
 You ought to hear them" said he. Why, they are the biggest kickers we deal with, and the hardest to convince
 Why shouldn't they be?
 In the name of fair play, Is it any wonder that women object to being taxed without their consent, that they object to their taxes being spent on road building or anything else without their consent, that they object to bonds being issued without their consent?
 Complaint to the board Is the only recourse the women have, since they can neither elect it's members nor lodge a protest at the polls when it's policies do not conform with their ideas.
 Would men submit quietly to such a programme?
 Mrs. Leslie Warner has Just been elected president of the Nashville Equal Suffrage league, Mrs Clifford Dudley, who formerly guided that very active body being now the state president.
 Tennessee women are making great headway in their educational campaign and the fact that their bill has already passed one session of the legislature. makes them more determined that 1t shall go through the next session, 1 8 months hence, and so be submitted to the people. Thus Tennessee will be the first far southern state in the campagin.
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 Carrying It Out From the St. Louis Globe Democrat You don't like to punish me, do you?'
 NO. do not
 "You would rather punish your own self. wouldn't you, mamma?' ''Yes."
 ,"Wen, then, mamma, I wish you would"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-10
YOUNGSTOWN STEEL MILLS ARE CROWDED
Labor Supply, However, Said to Be Ample Except for Some ImpOr-
 tations in Skilled Trades

Youngstown, November 9-(Special) Steel mills in this district are crowded with orders as they have never been be- fore in their history. All of them are be- hind in their deliveries and this condition is becoming more acute. In number or cases finishing mills are being robbed or the usual supply of material by the com panies owning them because the steel can be sold at fancy prices for shrapnel and other purposes. In spite of this fact, which reduces slightly the number of men employed in finishing mills, especially sheet mills, more men are now employed in the industries of Youngstown than ever before in it's history.
 There is, however, no apparent shortage of labor except in the way of machinists and other skilled trades Several hundred machinists have been brought here from other cities during the past two weeks, and this form of labor seems to be plenti- ful in other parts of the central west.
 The two lines showing least activity are sheet and pipe. Wire mills are sold ahead until the first of the year. There is a tremendous demand for bars and billets, and pig iron producers have all the orders they can fill tprices about $5 per ton higher than those of four months ago The finishing mills of the Republic Iron and Steel company and the Youngstown Steel and Tube company are especially busy, the only department not over crowded being the tube mills.
 In spite of this fact, black pipe was ad- vanced by the Sheet and Tube company $2 per ton on Monday morning, and the other manufacturers will undoubtedly fol- low suit The reason given is the con- stantly advancing price of steel and iron, used in the manufacture of this com mOdity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-10

paralyzed. Afterward, chiefly because of that marvellous cooperation of Amer ican bankers, whereby something over $200, 900 in gold were provided so that our foreign trade could be readjusted and facilitated there began an export trade from the United States which has since then increased in volume and is now without any precedent since the nations of the world began trading one with an- other.
 The third annual meeting of the na- tional foreign trade convention is to be held in January, and New Orleans has been chosen as the city for the meeting. The choice of New Orleans reflects the to the foreign commerce of the United States.
 A few weeks ago the statisticians at Washington published report which full filled a prophecy made years ago by the late c. P. Huntington, who was even then persuaded that the time was not distant when New Orleans would rank second only to New York in the magnitude and money value of it's foreign commerce. The Washington authorities reported that New Orleans had at last passed Bos- ton, which for years had ranked second to New York in the amount of foreign commerce at that port
 It is with the prestige which New Or leans has now gained as a city of for eign commerce that the convention will meet there and will plan and discuss ways and means by which our foreign trade can be maintained and increased
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-10
PIG IRON OUTPUT
 NOW 37,5OO, 900 TONS
Nothing in the HistOrk of the Nation Has Ever Approached Present
 Rate of Production

New York, November 9.-(Special.)-Pig iron production is now running at the rate of 37.500,000 tons year. an astonish- ing record when the fact is taken into consideration that in no full year in his tory has the United States turned out more than 3l00o,OO0 tons.
 It goes without saying that another new high record in output will be established in the current month, smashing the pre- vious high high monthly records of Sep tember and October of this year.
 According to the Iron Age, the output of pig iron in October was 3,125491 tons. which was at the rate of 100,S22 tons a day. The rate of output on the first of this month was 375OO,OO0 tons annually, including charcoal iron.
 Actual output in October was at the rate of 36, 800, 030 tons a year. not including charcoal iron. Evidently the forecast made by Charles M. Schwab. a short time after he was made president of the United States Steel corporation, that in 20 years the United States would be turning out 40,00O0O0 tons of steel annually, is likely to make good. In the year the United States Steel corporation was organized less than 100000 tons of pig iron were produced
 How the steel industry has recovered from the depressios is evident from the fact that there has been an increase since January of this year of 100 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-10

whatever the issue of the European war may be or how soon 1t may terminate.
 A Work of Preparation
 President Farrell, when he was chief executive authority in the foreign sales department of the United States Steel corporation, perfected an organization which when completed represented sev- eral years of preparatory work. The re- suits of that organization and its world enoircling influence were demonstrated Tn the reports which began to come from the department of commerce at Washing ton some years ago which told of the fn- crease in our exports of iron and steel commodities and what markets of the world these commodities had entered In competition with Great Britain and Ger many.
 Now the preparation, which President Farrell worked out so that at last he has perfected a foreign sales department for the United States Steel corporation, is to be expanded under the auspices of the National Foreign Trade association. The officers of the association and the members as a whole represent the United States The names of some of the mem bers identify several of the largest indus trial and agricultural undertakings in the United States. The association will en- deavor, among other things, to learn whether the present tariff law should or should not be amended. and if it is ex- pedient to modify or amend it then in what way this should be done.
 President Farrell, in a communication made few days ago to the Manufactur- CTS Record of Baltimore, stated that the exports of the last twelve months, which are without any precedent in the world S history, have unquestionably been the deciding factor in the revival of business and industrial activity and in the re-em- ployment of labor which for a year or two has been seriously idle. The misfor- tunes which the nations across the sea are now experiencing have on the other hand. been counterbalanced by the bene- fits we have received. at least of an in- dustrial and financial nature. President Farrell is inclined to think that the es- tabIishment of dollar exchange is sure to be a very important factor in the new order which will prevail in the United States when the European war is ended. He also made reference to our enormous accumulation of gold and our rapid ab- sorbing of American securities that have been held abroad.
 What the national foreign trade organ ization hopes to perfect will be the devel- opment of policies and practices which will make it possible for all who are en- gagged in foreign commerce or for those who may enter that field to meet the in tense competition for world trade which will certain follow the return of peace. And it is for the purpose of preparing ourselves to meet this competition that the foreign trade convention will discuss policies and practices at it's third annual convention January next at New Orleans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-10

ROTOGRAVUREl ROTOGRAvUREs ROTOGRAvUREl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-10

both thinks that the South Highlands Baptist Is the only Sunday. school on earth, ought to run down to Selma and see how things go here. They have splen- did attendance and teachers pretty near in class with Judge Stiles. The stranger Is made to feel at home and to realize that among Christian people the common good is the principal end. And Sol Ca heen ought to journey down here and see some members of his race that believe they can get along without moving pie lures on Sunday.
 Business conditions are greatly im- proved over year ago. Selma is go-t ing steadily ahead and even the pessmists admit that things could be much worse The weevil has hit them hard, but the cattle industry is filling the hole created by the loss of cotton. l doubt if much corn will be shipped into this section an- other year. Selma's greatest asset, how ever, is it's fine type of citizenship whose people, for the most part walk in the fear and admonition of the Lord," con tent to earn little and spend a little less. BILL SYKES.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-10

Did you ever hear the story of the old darky whose employer said to him. Abe, why don't you quit your evil ways and get religion?"
 Boss" he replied T aint fit"
 "Then why don't you get fit?'
 "Well, boss, you see, hits dis way; I ain't fit to git fit"
 All of which is very much like the anti suffragists, whose general style is that women should not vote because they don't know how, and knowing that they don't know, they should not be permitted to learn.
 The New York Times delivers itself of the following concerning women who want to vote:
 They have had no training and are not known, as a class, to have any present fitness for public business"
 The best way to learn to do anything in life, is by doing it. There never was a time in history when a new group of voters were so well qualified for admission to our electorate as the American women today. For years the commissioner of education has shown in his reports that one-third more girls than boys are in the high schools of the country, and according to the last cen sus the illiterate men greatly out number the women. In Alabama pr. Denny says 76 per cent of the gradu- ates of the schools are girls.
 But perhaps you do not believe in the "literacy test" It may be you are one who thinks only the taxpayer should vote. The property of women is taxed equally with that of men, and some of the heaviest taxpayers in Amer ica are women: this Is true in Alabama. it is true in Jefferson county, and in Birmingham.
 And yet these same women who help materially in the support of their gov ernment, are allowed no voice in the expenditure of public funds
 Recently q committee of suffragists went before the Jefferson county board
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-10
FINE COMPLIMENT | ID NEW ORLEANS B|G TRADE MEETING Port Now Second Only to
 New York in Its Export
 Business |FARRELL'S VIEWS
 ARE BORNE OUT Foreign Trade Convention Devotes
 Its Efforts to Working Out Prob
 lens Harmoniously by
 American Exporters
 
By HOLLAND

New York, November 9-(Special.)-The response was instant and from all parts of the country to the action taken by the national foreign trade convention, whose second meeting was held at St. Louis early in January of this year. The members of the association received many communications that revealed the interest which business men took in the proceed ings. James A. Farrell chairman of the National Foreign Trade Council, recom- mended that St. Louis be chosen as the city in which to held the second of these annual meetings. It was really the hrst since the meeting held in Washington Tn May, 1914, was chiefly for the purpose of organizing. Not then had the war in Europe or even any hint of it's ap- proach so vastly changed our export trade as has been the fact since that Washington meeting adjourned. But at the annual meeting in January at St Louis it was possible for the members of this organization to discuss intell1gently the immediate and remote effect upon our foreign trade that could be traced to the European war.
 The part which the middle west, and especially the Mississippi valley, is taking in the development of foreign trade and the important relation which St. Louis bears to that movement justified Presi- |dent Farrell in recommending that the |convention be held at St. Louis. When the choice was made of St. Louis it was the relation of the Panama canal to the of our foreign trade which was chiefly in mind, and the proportion late part which the manufacturer whose plant and" capital are not large and the merchant who does not do business in millions, but instead in thousands, are to play in the development of foreign |commerce which originates in the middle west and in the Mississippi valley were |expected to be the chief themes in this dis |cussion.
 But of sudden the European war be- |gan. For six weeks or two months our foreign trade, or good deal of it, was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-10
LACK OF VESSELS
 CONGESTS FREIGHT
Thousands of Cars Are in New York Awaiting an Opportunity for Unloading

New York, November 9.-(Special) Lack. of ocean vessels continues to keep raiIroad terminals. in and around New York congested with export freight. As vessels arrive and depart irregularly, con- ditions on the railroad docks fiuctuate from day to day. A single large vessel will often clean up 200 or 300 carloads of freight, and as half dozen will soma- times become available for loading in single day, it is difficult for railroad officers and shipping men to describe the situation except from hour to hour.
 The New York Central and Pennsyl- vania are estimated by shipping men to have 10000 cars each awaiting unload ing, and the Erie 4500 more. All of these lines are releasing cars as rapidly as possible by storing freight on the docks and in available warehouses. Railroad men assert that the congestion has not yet begun seriously to embarrass the movement of freight, although it has something to do with filling orders for cars promptly No embargoes have been declared against export freight for thir port, and none is anticipated unless tue situation takes turn Tor the worse.
 Conditions respecting export grain at this port are declared to be satisfac- tory, but there is much trouble in ob- taining sufficient vessels. Export grain is going into storage boats and elevators, but railroad men assert that there is still some elevator space to spare. They say that the situation is not as bad as it was last fall for few weeks, nor as bad as it became last Fepruary.
 Aside from conditions at the seaboard, due to the scarcity of vessels, officials of practically all the trunk lines say that the present record volume of traffic is moving with degree of promptness and ease never before equalled. The req son is that the more important roads have continued throughout several past years of diminished traffic to keep up their mo- tive power and gradually to expand theil yard and terminal facilities. Recently they have been rather hastily placing large orders for freight cars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-10
A Work of Preparation

whatever the issue of the European wal may be or how soon 1t may terminate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-10
{ Birmingham, Ala
 { Jacksonville. Fla
TWO STORES
A Butcher from BOyden

A ND a finer bit of 4 N workmanship never left the hands of these good shoe men. Fashioned of high grade mahogany Russia calf with a medium weight sole and flat Eng fish heel.
 FINISHED in that care A full, clean cut way of Boy dem 's-fit for the proudest foot in the land. The style number is 8O3 and the price
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-01
NORTH DAKOTA CITIES
MORE HEALTnFuL
Sanitary Conditions Materially In
proved During Past Year

Bismarck, N. D., Sept. 23.-
o" Me sanitary condition of sever
'0c, tiles of the state is shown
toe, materially improved dur
ing. past year by city in
specti, %, just completed by
the state pure food department.
At Minot the average condi-
ton of all places handling food
stuffs rated at 84.3 per cent
of perfect, 100 per cent being
perfect.
The Bottineau average is 81. Z
per cent; the Kenmare average
is fixed at 1873 per cent; the
Cando average is 86.3 per cent;
Lakota has an average of 76.3 8
per cent and Rugby 78 per
cent.
The state pure food depart
ment has issued warning to
three ice cream companies that
have been shipping their pro
duct into the state, the charge
being made that their product
is below the standard fixed by
the state regulati ons.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-01

Those who go to the theatre
merely to be amused as we'll as
the literary folk will find in
The Honey Moon" the play
which comes to the opera house
Wednesday night, October ga
beautiful comedy full of the
light side of life, but richly
jeweled with bright, sparkling
English that only the great
writer's can handle. The story
of the play is filled with many
extravagant comedy situations
and there is not one dull NOM
ent from the rise of the first to
the fall of the final curtain.
The company presenting this
favorite comedy is from the
east and having an open date
in this territory, the fire de-
partment have been able to Sc
cure them on a reasonable
guarantee and already large
advance sale of tickets has been
secured.
In order to secure choice
seats reservations should be Sc
cured as early as possible.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-01
STATE SCHOOL OF F0REs TRY

The State School of Forestry
announces that for the coming
school year, two instructors in
voice and piano are available.
Prof. Clarence Chandler, who is
with us for the third year, has
charge of the extension music
outside of the city of Bottlneau.
Glasses will be organized in all
surrounding towns as soon as
possible. Miss Vina Bra EEL
ton, graduate of Lawrence
Conservatory, and of the Ly-
ceum Arts Conservatory, has
charge of the music in the
school of forestry and her SER
vices are available for instruc-
tion in voice and piano for
pupils in the school and for
those in the city of Bottineau.
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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-01
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Elizabeth w. Taylor to Geo.
Lange, $4,000, Sc 27-l63- so.
First State bank of Hurd to
Ollie Mcdaniel, 500. lot | block
8, Hurd.
Samuel G. Lonsbrough and
wife to Anna Bergen, $27OO,
lots 10, 20. ~ and ~ in block
20, South Bottineau.
Arne Hunskor and wife to
Rasmus Hunskor. $4,000. ne ne,
sl2se 20 and ne ne 32- 1879
and lots II and 1S, block 7, lots
s and 9 block 8, Landa.
Rasmus Hunskor an ! wife to
L. &. Peterson, 81, sw and sw
NV l7-l63-79.
Emma and VIM. T. Patter-
son to Grin l.. Palmer, 81, nl2
sw 9-162 81.
William L. Patterson and
wife to Grin l.. Palmer. 81. sw
.9-1G2-S1.
William T. Patterson and
wife to Nora S. Palmer, 81, ne
9-162-Sl.
Frank Sims to y. =. Hansen
81, lots 3 and 6. block I, Thorn
as first addition to Willow
Citv
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-01

\. J. BergerOn of Omemee,
has been compelled to give up
his position AS grain buyer at
Overly because of severe at
tack of inflammatory rheuma
tism.
\ team driven by Rev. Rem
dial Of Bottineau on Saturday,
became frightened and ran into
a stack of snow fences south of
Souris. Rev Kendall had his
right hand and head slightly
injured.-Souris Nessen ger.
F. X. A. Perrin for number
of years prominent business
man in Willow City, but who
recently moved to Velva, visit
ed at Willow City on business
last week. Mr.. Perrin express
ed himself as we'll pleased with
the business in his new loca-
ton.
a reception was held in the
lecture hall of the Methodist
church at Westhope colnpli.
mentarv to the teachers. The
evenings entertainment con-
sisted of vocal and instrument
al music. An excellent lunch
was served at the close of the
program.
Ad Tanguay of Quebec, Can.
is looking after the threshing
on his farms near Willow. Mr..
Tanouay is receiving the sym
pathy of his friends in the re-
cent death of his son-in law. NJ.
Laliberte, who was married to
Miss Blanche Tanguay, less
than a year ago.
Miss Naude Sims has res ign
ed her position as assistan t
postrnistress at Willow City
and will soon leave to Join her
father and family at Woodburn,
Oregon. Miss Sims has serv-
ed as assistant pOstmistress at
Willow City for the past eight
years and the vacancy caused
by her resignation will be a
hard one for Postmaster Rob-
ertsOn to fill.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-01
Hoffman Home DESTROYED

The farm home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Hoffman. promin
ert farmers of Hoffman town
ship, was destroyed by fire
Wednesday afternoon. Mrs.
Hoffman was alone at home at
the time, both Mr.. Hoffman
and Shirley being at work in
the fields and was out in the
garden when she heard an ex-
plosion and looking up found
the house in flames. She i'm.
mediately gave an alarm over
the phone, but the flames had
too much of a start and nOthin &
could be saved, with the exCep-
ton of a few bed clothes. Prior
to going to the garden Mrs.
Hoffman had started a kerO
sene stove they had in the
kitchen and placed baking of
bread in the oven. and it is
thought that either the stove
exploded or the flames were
famed by a draft and caught in
the wall paper. The building
was insured for $500. and the
contents for 500 which is far
from covering the loss. In a
talk with Mr.. Hoffman today
he stated that in all probability
he would build again this fall,
although it is rather busy
time. American.