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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-02
Munitions Are Beginning to Move to Their Destination
 Across the Atlantic
FOOD PRODUCTS AND
 COTTON ALSO FIGURED
This Country Is Becoming Great Ex- porter of Funds-Situatio Was Entirely Unlocked for by
 Financial Experts
Nv HOLLAND

New York, August 1.-(Special) )-June of this year was a banner month for exports. In the figures which come from Washing ton that tell of the money value of these exports are to be discovered, it is pre- sumed. evidences that the war orders which have been placed in the United States since last fall are beginning to move to their destinations across the see Some munitions of war have already gone. but considerable portion of our in- crease in exports since last September is of food products and cotton.
 This morning an executive officer of one of the large corporations which has already received war orders of the money value of s2O0O0,0oO or a little more said that the export of these commodities man. ufactured by his company had only just begun Much time Is required for the manufacture of war munitions. Last win ter when one of the American industries received a large war order it was com pelled practically to scrape the United States in order to secure sufficient num- Der of lathes with which these implements of war could be manufactured. This made a scarcity of this apartus and Amer- icap manufacturers who produce lathes put their plants to the full capacity in order to make a new supply. But a lathe cannot be made in a day nor can any of the munitions of war
 Therefore, it is presumed by manufae- turers that we witnessed in June the be- ginning of the export upon a large scale of Amercan-made munitions of war. These exports will be continued and in- creased. It is presumed that even though the war should be terminated late in the fall of next winter exports of this char acter will continue, since many of the con- tracts provide that the purchases shall be delivered as soon as made whether the war be in progress or ended.
 Another Kind of Export
 Bankers who have opportunity to know what is under way in the international money market say that there continues to be heavy imports of funds, gold and ne- gotable instruments of credit. They also say that we are rapidly becoming a very great exporter of funds. One of the tests of the pre-eminence of Great Britain a creditor nation has been her ability every year to export funds in large amounts, principally by lending money upon the securities of other nations or of the corporations of other nations.
 In the financial district it is said that at present an almost paradoxical condi- tor prevails. From one point of view, We are debtor nation. President George M Reynolds of Chicago. President Loree of one of the great railroad systems and others have pointed out that we owe cit izens of other lands hundreds of millions even billions. Our railroad companies, President Loree has recently '-1rned, owe citizens of Europe and G eat Britain s3,O0e o00,000 Besides that We probably owe the citizens of foreign lands some-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-02
Hottest Day

Charlotte, N. C.. August 1.-Charlotte experienced the hottest day in 37 years today, when the thermometer went to 100 degrees. according to local Fore caster Alto.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-02

The members of the beginners and junior departments of the Ensley Sun day school will have charge of the Franklin theatre today and will pre- sent two special programmes in addi- ton to the pictures. The afternoon programme will be commenced at 3:30 o'clock and will consist of musical numbers and drill by the children of the Burgin park playground. The evening programme will commence at 7:30 and will include selections by we'll known local vocalists
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-02
NNEWSAND GOSSIP OF INTERESTTO TRAVELLING SALESMEN
NEWS OF ENSLEY

A very large crowd was present yes terday afternoon at Fairfield, where the concert band of the Tennessee company gave a Sunday concert. Dur ing the afternoon a motion picture of the crowds listening to the band se- leetions was made, as well as of the different sections of the city The industrial plants were included. The picture of Fairfield will be first shown at picture houses of this district and later will be sent to San Francisco to be shown at the fair.
 In the presence of many friends the remains of the late John H. McMurtry were laid to rest yesterday in the Elm wood cemetery and his last resting place hidden from view by the many beautiful floral designs sent by sym pathizing friends of the deceased and at the family residence at o'clock. The Rev. B. T. Waits, of the Ensley Methodist church. officiated and was assisted by Rev. T. P. Hay of the Pres byterian church, and the Rev. l. w. Martin, pastor of the Fayette Baptist church. The deceased is survived by his only child Mrs Dennis A. Echols, of Ensley. The pallbearers were Dr. c. R. Walker, E. R. Maynard, George Henderson, B M. Angwin, Sam Looney, William Porteous, Louis Smith and c. T. Thomasson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-02
Weather Conditions

| iHaflt Weather Conditions
 Summary of observations made at Uni ted States weather bureau stations dur irg the 24 hours ending 8 p. m., 10th me- ridian time, August 1, 1915:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-02
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast


 Washington, August 1-Forecast for Ala bama and Mississippi: Partly cloudy Monday and Tuesday; probably occasional thundershowers.
 Georgia: Local thundershowers Monday and probably Tuesday.
 Tennessee: Local thundershowers Mon day and probably Tuesday, somewhat cooler Tuesday.
 Local Data
 For the 24 hours ending at D. m Au- gust i. 1915:
 Highest temperture ................... 99 Lowest temperature ...................... 76 Mean temperature ..................... SS Normal temperature ...................... so Deficiency in temperature since Jan. 1. 337 Rainfall ......................... .00 Total rainfall since Jan. l .29. 76 Deficiency in rainfall since Jan. It.. .5s Relative humidity, a. m. ............. 70 Relative humidity, 12 noon .............. A Relative humidity, T D. m. ............... 53
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17
THE STREET MAN ORGAN.

The Meriden Journal says that the spring releases the hurdy gurdy man and sends him on his wanderings. Where is he? He hasn't shown up around here yet and the children have been looking for him. His sub- stitute, however, has come and with him his assistant and the street piano. The hand organ no longer occupies it's old position in juvenile affections because nowadays it is out out of date and besides 1t is incon- venient for the operator to play and collect at the same time. The street piano which has come into use has two operators, one to do the turning and the other to pass the hat, and when the former becomes tired the other fellow grinds while his compan- ion takes up the collections. The most modern of outfits in this line is to have the muscial apparatus in a wagon drawn by horse. This en- ab1es the operators to devote more time to the music and at the same time it relieves them of the necessity of using their surplus energy in drawing around the piano. There has been as much progress in this line as in some others and even the children them selves have noticed it. =
 The organ with the monkey attach ment has been driven into the discard because the simian Is now regarded as a burden and that a man with an up-to-date street organ can obtain as many pennies without him. As a matter of fact the money making days of the street organ man have departed; it is no longer as lucrative business as it used to be and a bare living is about all the operator can boast of. There have been organ grinders who have made fortunes in this work, particularly those who have followed circuses and other ag gregations which attract crowds of people who are willing to drop a coin into the outstretched palm of the operator or perhaps into his hat, which is generally placed wherc it can catch every penny. The circus, like everything else, is having it's ups and downs now and it's field of en- deavor is being restricted.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17
Curious Things in Politics.
(Washington Post. ]

Politics develop many curious and Interesting situations" observed Judge Horace Kimberly of Oklahoma City, Okla, at the Willard. "A munic- . ipal election was recently held in Okla homa City, and a republican named oNerholz was elected by d good ma Jorlty over a democrat by the name CT Gault. There is nothing unusual doout this to the ordinary observer, put to the old-time resident of Okla homa City the election of Overho!2 recalls another election more than a quarter of a century ago.
 In that other election the fathers or the two contestants ran for tine same office in Oklahoma City, then small town in the territory. The candidate Gault then was a democrat, as ms son recent candidate is today. ana OVerholz, father of the recently erected mayor. was republican. But at that time Gault, the democrat. won nv large majority. Ever since then the Gault and Overholz families have oeen prominent in Oklahoma politics ana there has been more or less rival ry between the members of the fam lhes The Gaults did not believe that any OVerholz republican could ever oe elected over a Gault deocrat, but the recent election, of course, has convinced them that anything is spos- sible in politics.
 lhls election also indicates the trend of things in Oklahoma. Some enthusiastic republicans are claiming now that in 1916 the state will give plurality for the republican candi- dates. Tn any event, it is certain that the election next year will be much closer than it has been in many years and the republicans are much heart ened over the prospects"
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17
Republican Drift in the States.
Springfield Republicanl

The republican nomination for president of the United States next year seems likely not to be forecast until the party's national convention has acted, any yet the chief atten- tion of the politicians appears to be more directed toward naming a can dldate than seeing to it that the party shall do these things, wherever it is in power, that will invite the confi- dence of the country. Everyone who takes note of what the legislatures of many states are doing is impressed by the reactionary tendencies that are in evidence. Perhaps in some things we may have advanced too fast and too far, but whichever party seeks to eXalt the spoils doctrine and to undo legislation that is in the .interest. of humanity and efficient government is misinterpreting the popular temper.
 When it is assumed that hard times. born in great measure of the world wide war disturbance, are bound to insure q republican victory, whoever be nominated or whatever the party's record meantime, quite too much is being taken fer granted When the two great political parties of the country have been forced into a close CoillCoI IlNN nave gwen much attention to what they did, or failed to do, lest they be rejected by the people. When any party feels assured of success it too soon forgets the voters, and does about as it pleases. The democratic party, is chargeahle with many sins, but under the Wilson administration it has come to manifest more ability in leadership and government than had been eX- pccted of it. The president has been able to exercise considerable control over the wild horses of his party. Wholesale condemnation of the demo- cracy is no longer possible.
 Therefore, this is the tome of times when the republicans ought to be doing anything but copying the worst of democratic blunderS. In Connecti- cut, Colorado and Ohio there has been revival of the spells system to an extent that makes PostmaSter-Gen- era! Burleson look more respectable. Tho DCs Moines Ga.) Regis or. and Leader is constrained to note that there has been retrogression in the matter of state reforms in the legis- lature of its state, as we'll as in the
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17
Oldest Government Building.
(Southern WorkmanD

For more than three centuries the history of the southwest centered in the long, low, massive adobe building at Sante Fe, N. M, known as the pal ace of the governors. Here reigned 100 executives of New Mexico. some with high, autocratic hand, others weak and vacillating, under Spanish, Indian, Mexican and American regimes. During the Pueblo revolu- tion of 1880, 1000 men. women and children were crowded into this build ing and it's platica, while hordes of Indians were hurling themselves against it's two protecting towers, their arrows and their missiles falling in showers upon the covering anI frightened mass of Spaniards, who re- piled feebly with cannon and firearms The Spaniards finally made their escape and retreated in a memorable march to Fl Paso. on the the Rio Grande.
 The building has recently been re. stored. Today it houses the museum of New Mexico, with priceless treas urcs of archaeological interest taken from numerous cliff dwellings in the immediate vicinity of Sante Fe.
 The palace also houses the school of American archaeology, one Of the five archaeological schools maintained by the American institute of archaeology, the others being in Greece, Italy, Pal estine and China. The historical soci- ety of New Mexico. too, has its mu- scum in the building. In addition, there are three fine libraries-one on linguistics, library of Now Mexicana and private archaeological library. New Mexico is proud of this palace of the governors, and considers it the most famous landmark in the United States, as it certainly is tho oldest gov ernment building north of Mexico.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17
"Treated Like a Cow"
Philadelphia Inquirer ]

Writing a statement as to why he did not desire to live longer, and pin ming the paper to d favoritc apple tree in his richard, Frank x. Skalla a hotel keeper at Fishers station, Camden county, stood beneath the branches and shot himself through the head Persons in the hotel saw the smoke curling from the clothing of the sui eide. the cartridge having ignited his shirt. Coroner Cook found Skaila first shot himself through the body and then the head.
 Skalla's message reads:
 This is my statement. My wife treats me no better than q COW, and my. children no longer love mo. My wife mekcs faces at. me and my chil- dren are not kind to m>. I ain taking this terribleNway to get out of it all. There is nothing for me to live for. and l am tired Of it all. When my friends are not kind to me I want to die"
 There were other lines scrawled on the paper to the same purport, and County Detective Giibben said Skalla was probably mentally unbalanced from real or fancied troubles.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17

tested with Arguments pro and con.
 In view of the need for unanimity of opinion when peace comes, William Archer foresees the necessity of care ful preparation. He offers as q guiding text for that kind of prep arat1on an aphorism of Napoleon's to this effect-"Disdain hatred; hear both sides, and delay judgment until sway" In the London Daily News he passes on his injunction to his fellow countrymen. who are said to display an intense bitterness toward Germany. For those who have lost, or fear to lose, the lives most pre- cious to them, through this German frenzy, he writes, it is no doubt diff cult to speak or feel calmly as to the authors of their agony. But they should remember that the frenzy is working it's own punishment, and, while hating the illusions that poison the German mind, they should dis dain to hate the victims of the illu- sion.
 The case is probably not mild one, for MT Archer confesses he was ava kened to the situation by hearing an American observer, who had just come from Germany, speak of the intense bitterness of feeling he had noticed in England. though no re- port comes of an organized hate.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17
For Tree Butchers.
(Boston Post.)

Lovers of our most beautiful nat ural ornaments, the trees, will hear with approval that Governor Walsh has signed the bill providing for fines and in some circumstances jail sen- tences for those who shall hereafter without authority cut down, injure or deface trees in the public highways or on private property not their own Such a statute has long been needed, as a journey through any part of the state will prove.
 In old days the trees had no friends because there were so many of them; a lack of eternal supply never oc cured to the people. Things are diff ferent now. We cherish the splendid adornments to our landscapes through realizing that a half-hou"'s butchcry may undo the work of a hundred years. The state does we'll to call halt on such vandalism.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17

i legislatures of Wisconsin and Minne | sota. The New York Evening Post agrees with other newspa perss when 1 it says of the proceedings at Albany i that "as the legislative session draws to a close the feeling of diSappoint- ment of all expectations of a credit able, or even decent, record be- comes more and more complete" Is there very much in the way of praise
 to be said of other states whose legis- ! latureS are dominated by the republi- cans?
 Because of faults which are too
 much in evidence this year. the re- publican party was sent into the poli-
 tlcal wilderness. If it is not to re-
 main there the immediate thought of it's leaders must be given, not to the feeding trough of politics. but to the Well-being of state and nation At no time in our political history was there greater call for leadership of the unselfsh and far-seeing type, which
 shall recognize that the public inter- est made supreme is the surest de- fense against party disaster, the one safe guaranty of success. Reactionary leaders are too much disposed to un-
 wise speech and boasting of a drift toward the republicans which will warrant them in any kind of triffing. If the Purpose of the party be right the question of the candidate for
 presidents will in due course take care of itself. If on the other hand. re- form is to be sent backward in state after state, it may matter little who heads the republican natIonai ticket next year. There is much to warrant the statement that former republi- cans are getting together. but they will have to come together in the right way, or reunion cannot be expected to spell political success. The need is not so much for a noisy as for 9 strong and sensible leadership diff fused throughout the state, and that realization of this is less in evidence than it ought to be must be accepted a political fact.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17
War and Words.
est. Louis Republic )

World war has proved to be an en- richer of vocabularies. Terms like mobilization" and "moratorium' have become a part of everyday speech since the days of last July and August. The American public, long unfamiliar with such matters can now distinguish with toIerabIe accu- racy between cuirassier and a Cos seek: the uhlan and the dragoon. a submersible and a submergIb1e. Along with a better and far more intimate knowledge of European geography has come a habit of making finer dis tinction between technical terms. It is curious to note old words live dart, mortar and pilot taking on new mean iDgs.
 Primitive man fought with darts they disappeared from what we were pleased to term modern warfare and they have returned as missiles de- signed to be dropped from skycraft Some of the early types of artillery were mortars. but the Germans have given the word a new meaning by their notifications of this gun and by putting it to new uses. We have al- ways thought of the pilot as having 10 do with naval affairs, but the air llloL lo one UT the biggest 1aCCOrS 1n the present struggle.
 There are certain new words too, coming out of the struggle. Air base Is one of these, coagulen is another ard trinitrotolulene is perhaps the newest Air base explains itself. while coagulen is 8 preparation which will instantly stop the flow of blood from wound. Trinitrotolulene is a illuminate recently perfected. Taube, the descriptive name given the Ger man monoplane, has come to us out Of the war along with territorial" an English term for forces raised for home defense. We are gradually be- coming familiar with the fact that when the war cables talk of petrol supplies this refers to plain old gasoline. We are mastering, too, the difference between a pacifist and a piou-piou, a Highlander and huzzar.
 Neutrality too. is an old word that has taken on some strange, new and somewhat twisted meanings since the | uhlans galloped across the East Bel | gian frontier few short months ago. |
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17
Mercy for Drug Users.
iNew York Worldly

The frantic appeals for hospital re- lief made by drug victims afford evil dence of the energetic work of the rolice in suppressing the traffic in narcotic drugs. They indicate like wise the deplorable prevalence of the habit which it is the object Of the law tu check. The death of one youth and the probably fatal seizure of an ether from the use of fake drugs bought from q vender as substitute for cocaine furnish a pathetic illus tration of the plight of victims of the habit under a rigid enforcement of the law.
 There should be short shrift for Talefactors who thus trade on the N Weakness of drug-users. But is not s"ne consideration due to these unfor- tunate victims of sclf-indulgence, more than they have received? It is not society's fault that they have wrecked their lives, bur surely it is sVciety's duty to make the conse-
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17
Hours for Women and Children.
(Norwich Bulletin.)

Nothing in the way of new lcgisla- tion has perhaps brought the New York legislature into the limelight of criticism more than the passage by both houses of the bill which will all low the women aAd children of that state to work seventy-tWo hours week in the canneries, instead of sixty at the present time.
 This is a change which might nat urally be expected to arouse much indignation in view of the fact that it has generally been recognized that there should be less instead of more hours of labor for skilled workmcn and such being the case, it should ap- ply with equal strength when it comes to the working hours of women and children. It can be appreciated when 1t was said by one of those who rec ognized the backward step that the finest products of this country are it's children, and of more importance than peas, beans and strawberries If the women of this generation arc over worked and allowed practically no hours of rest the children of the next generation will deteriOrate.
 Pressure has been brought to bear in behalf of this bill under the claim that such hours are necessary to pre-
New Britain herald., 1915-04-17
ION AGAINST THAN.

|y was a bad day for Harry Rise the appellate division of he court of New York de-
 hc should be recomrnitted Nanl Insane asylum under sl commitment. There ap- |e onfy two courses open to Ind they lie in the direction 'Df habeas corpus or a trial |lry or justice on the ques- E sanity. The court holds ks not make any difference ThaW came to New York, hat he escaped from Mat ll that the commitment up he was sent there still to have him sent |ho had been watching the Is closely admitted sur the decision should have bst Thaw. His attorneys have made out a good case &srel-~Hn1ess he can have q e question of his sanity it
 he will be obliged to spend and a long period of it in 8 asylum. His general man
 witness stand at his trial Tracy, however, suggested ks recovered his mental lar as a man who has been Be as he has been, can. p one except paid attorney yen attempt to justify Thaw ] has done, but all will pro- Nit that if he is not insane 8ouId not be shut up in an
 Bum.
 base looks now and as his
 ggests sanity, he ought to
 hearing as to whether he
 not. That should be done
 Yer of justice and fairness.
 esent, however, the outlook
 not very bright.