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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-31

tain information which l would like to lay before your readers in order that 1t may be studied in connection with the picture.
 Mir J. A. Thomas, the chief of police. writes me under date of August 26 as fol- lows:
 q will say that coffin was captured in a raid in this city. The whisky was not brought here in the coffin. officers saw an automobile come into the city at a late hour of the night and suspected that they were bringing whisky, watched the ma chine, saw it stop and, taking some thing up into building which they sup posed to be whisky. They secured a war rant and searched the building and found that the whisky had been taken from the automobile and concealed in coffin that was on the second floor of the building. The parties that were trying to bring the whisky into the city found that they were being watched by the officers. so they concealed it in the coffin, thinking that no one would look there for it. The parties were capture and convicted for bringing the whisky Into the city.
 "I do not know what the motive of the paper was for commenting upon this raid, but l do know there Is no parison with the order and the conduct of our people since prohibition went into effect, as there was during barroom days. Dur ing the days of barrooms in this city we were continuously dragging men up drunk In helpless condition, most of them poor men with families needing their money Now you rarely see drunk man in this city. Give me city with no saloons everytime'
 As a subscriber to and reader of your esteemed paper from its first copy. I should be glad if you will print this let ter. Yours very truly.
 SAMUEL D. WEAKLEY. Birmingham, August 30. 1915.
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LETTERS TO EDITOR
Tax Exemptionists for Industries


 To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 Tax exemption for industries has long been the policy of the most pros porous and progressive cities and states of the United States.
 This exemption Is based on the fact shat such industries are the active agencies for the distribution of money that goes Into all channels of business, giving life and stability to those locall- ties where established and insuring progress and development where other wise would be stagnation and devasta- ton.
 From the very inception of these in- austries they begin paying dividends 10 the public at large in their pay rolls. "hile the expense of location and initial outlay for equipment forbids hope of early return on the capital invested. Ii is only natural, therefore, that those communities which offer the induce ment of tax exemptions are the ones that obtain the greatest industrial de- vciopment and largest degree of pros perity.
 Alabama has a wealth of raw mate rial and favorable facilities for sue ccssful manufacture. that can render the state one of the richest in this union. but she needs every possible in ducement that can be given to capital to have it risk competition with others where similar manufacturing has the advantage of establishment and trade connections that are difficult to sever. Instead of taxing capital that seeks such investment in Alabama, the state. and every city within It's limits. can afford to not only exempt 1t from tax alton, but levy special tax beside to invest In such industries and aid them i.i their establishment.
 N. +. THOMPSON. Birmingham, August 2S, 1915.
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GADSDEN

Gadsden. August so--(Special.) )-Robeit t Campbell. who som& time ago organized a company to build soil pipe plant in East Gadsden has been onered a site of five acres to locate the plant in AttAla. The proposition is being considered and may be acted upon favorably at arf early date, Gadsden already has three soil pipe plants and several hundred mon gre employed at the industry.
 Judge ]. E. Blackwood is being regarded as a candidate for Congress in the Sew enth district It Is pretty certain that Congressman John l.. Burnett will be \ candidate and it is not improbable that Capt. l.. B. Rainey will be candidate.
 Lon Webb. a negro, who was recently acquitted of a murder charge in BirmiDg- ham and who was arrested here charged with violating the prohibition law. was fined $l00 and sentenced to serve six months on the chaingang in the police court this afternoon.
 Spot cotton dropped K cent this after noon in Gadsden. following break m the future market Good middling is now quoted at cents.
 s. A. Moore, travelling freight agent for the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad, has let a contract for 5000 bungalow on Tenth street and Seventh avenue.
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GOLD PRODUCTION ' ADDS ENORMOUSLY ], 7OAMER|CAN STOCK Alaska Continues to Swell Annual Fetal by Huge
 Figures RAILROAD EXPECTED
 TO ADD STILL MORE u' History Has Shown That Wars Al ways Stimulate the Production 1 of Gold in the Various
 Mining Fields
 
By HOLLAND

New York. August So.- o.-(special)-From Washington has come an official report Which might be used to illustrate the truth that is in the saying of the scrip lures, ''To them that hath shall be giv- en-" The United States is accumulatins gold so rapidly that very likely the Wash ington statisticians may report by and by that the time is not distant when we shall hold two thousand millions in gold ftn the year 1914, the mines of the United States and the territories produced new gold ir round numbers valued at ninety five million dollars. This was an increase of five millions over the amount mined in the preceding year.
 In 1913, there was apprehension that possibly the United States had reached the climax of gold production in the ttates and in the territory of Alaska, Some who have studied this question
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-31

were Inclined to think that the day might never come when the mines of the states and Of Alaska there would be secured headre5 E1..lion dollars value, some pre- dieting that there might be a gradual fall- ing off in production. They based this view upon the belief or suspicion that our own mines were gradually be- ing exhausted. In the year 1914, the American gold mines produced five millions more than they yielded in the previous year. Furthermore, there are some reasons for believing that the output of the new gold in the year 1915 will be the greatest ever secured from American mines.
 It is a fact associated with great wars that sooner or later they stimulate gold mining. There is no reason for presum- ing that this impulse will be lacking while the European war. is in progress or after it Is ended Furthermore, science is constantly showing better methods of gold mining and higher economies in the extraction of gold from the ore. This un- doubtedly explains the increase Of gold production in the United States in the year 1914 as compared with the produc- tion in 1913 But there are other req sons for the increase and these are asso- sociated with new development of gold mining in some of the states that lie west of the Missouri river, particularly Mon- tana. Utah and Arizona
 Furthermore. with the development of good transportation facilities in Alaska, the probabilities are great that within few years that peninsula will be found yielding annually gold In greater quanti- ties than the amount now mined. When it is borne in mind that since 1880 there has been taken from the mines of Alaska gold of the value of two hundred and fortyfour million dollars. much of it hav- ing been mined since the year 1907, then some idea can be obtained of the mag nitude of the gold deposits in the penin- sula. Washington reports that in the year 1914 the Alaska mines yielded sixteen mill lions in gold. Large as this amount is, 1t would have been regarded by the late Senator John P. Jones, were he still liv- ing, as, comparatively speaking, a trifie when the gold resources of the entire peinsula are recognized. Senator Jones. who was one of the first to undertake gold mining near Juneau. was persuaded from the geological and physical characteristics of Alaska that an enormous amount of gold is deposited beneath the soil. He
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-31
Lemon Should Always Be
 Served With Iced Tea
Care Needed to Prevent Getting
 Either Tea or Lemon Taste Too Strong

Lemon should always be served with iced tea. Care should be exercised, however, to get the proper blend be- tween the lemons and tea favors. Neith- CT flavor should be allowed to kill the other. The proper summer tea drink is one with just a slice of lemon to cut the stringently bitter tea and make the beverage smooth and refreshing.
 In serving iced tea. much depends upon the manner of service. Great care should be exercised to present the guest this cooling drink in daintiness. Also plenty of ice should be in each glass, good idea being to let ice stand in each glass for several minutes before the tea is poured in. This puts beautiful and inviting frost on tho outside of each tumbler.
 The most beautiful set for serving cool drinks is the water set now being distributed to readers by The Age Herald It consits of three-pint pitcher and six glasses. each of which holds half a point. Each piece is decorated and ipitialed in Venetian gold. Readers may get as many extra sets of glasses as they wish How to obtain this handsome | set is explained in display announce ments and In Water Set Coupon ap- bearing elsewhere in Vhs Ass-Heraid daily.
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Poisoned by Jimpson Weed

Jackson. Mss. August 3o.-tSpecial)
 Edith and Tyson Lassiter. children of Mr. and Mrs. G. c. Lassiter, four miles west of Corinth, were seriously poisoned and came near dying a few days since from eating seeds of the jimpson weed. Physicians were hastily summoned and succeeded in saving the children The jimpson weed makes a good poultice to apply externally to cuts and wounds, but is a deadly poison when taken in- ternally, 1t has always been understood.
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Johnny Had the Proof

In instructing a youthful class in mather atics the teacher turned to John Jones:
 Johnny" she remarked, "can you tell me what an average is?"
 Yes, ma'am," was the prompt re- sponse of Johnny. "An average Is what hen lays eggs on.'' "WhatT exclaimed the amazed teacher. "What on earth are you talk ing about?' That's right Miss Mary" was the rejoinder of Johnny. Most every lesson in our 'rithmetic starts off: If a hen lays three eggs week on an average"
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Prohibition in North Carolina

To the Editor of The Age-Herald.
 In your issue of August 20 there ap-
 peared under the head of "Smuggled
 Liquor Discovered in Raid" a picture of
 some jugs of liquor In coffin surrounded
 by four police officers, who probably made
 the raid At the bottom were the follow
 ing words. ''The newest hiding riaoc-a
 casket-for contraband liquor, at Winston
 Salem N C., is shown in this picture,
 taken at police headquarters, taken in a
 recent raid" stating the number of gal
 Ions of liquor that it contained when dis covered.
 I did not know then and do not know now from what source this publication
 or the plate emanated, nor the motive for its publication--whether 1t was to show the diligence of the police officers of the North Carolina city. or whether it was to convey the idea and suggestion by those who prepared the plate and the item. that liquor might be smuggled into a state regardless of its prohibitory or prohib- ton laws. for North Carolina has ship ping law more stringent than that of Ala bama No doubt The Age-Herald pub lished this as simply showing an interest Ing fact in connection with the enforce ment of prohibitory laws, leaving the reader to draw such inference as he might see proper.
 In order to know more of the incident, I wrote the chief of police of Winston Salem, asking him as to the facts and circumstances in the case, and have re- ceived from him letter containing cer-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-31

Anniston, August 3o.-(Special.) .)-The at- tendance at the Anniston High school this year will be so great that more room will be necessary to accommodate the pupils and two extra school rooms are be- ing built to meet the requirements at the auditorium, which is being used as high school.
 schools stated today that 150 pupils will probably be enrolled in the high schoo, this year which will be an increase of 50 per cent over last year.
 The city schools will open on September 13 Examinations will be held in the various school buildings on Thursday and Friday preceding the opening of the schools in order that the pupils may qualify to enter.
 Chief Lon Phillips of the police force has put the lid on crime of all sorts and only four arrests have been made since Saturday, and these were for minor of lenses. Very little blind tiger liquor is being brought to this city and sold, say the police, and as an evidence of the truth of their assetion they cite the police court docket which does not show single case made against persons for drunkenness in several days.
 The Calhoun County Sunday school convention will meet at Jacksonville or Tuesday and Wednesday and several hun. dred delegates from all over the county are expected to attend. The delegates from this city will go to Jacksonville ir pleasur wagon and will return 70 the city each day as soon as the days session is concluded.
 Several hundred people from this city and vicinity were disappointed Sunday afternoon when they went to Camp Nor. gan to see the drill which was scheduled to take place at o'clock in the after, noon. A heavy rain came up just few minutes before time for the drill to beglr and continued for about two hours.
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Extensive Improvements are being made on Twelfth street. The street de- partment has been working large force of convcts there for several days and the entire street will be maeadamized.
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Large numbers of people went to Boaz Sunday to attend a singing convention. It is estimated that between 5000 and 1000 people were in attendance during the day.
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New Knox Hats Are In

Steel company, which has been built to take the place of one destroyed by fire. will be ready to occupy by September TO-
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GADSDEN

Gadsden, August 30 30--(Special.) )-Business In Gadsden was better Saturday after noon and Saturday night than for several months. The streets were crowded and large cash sales were reported by mer chants. Industrial plants running on full time have given the working people more money and the prospects for good busi- ness this fall are far better than one year ago. Some cotton men are predict- ing that cotton will bring as much as 12c a pound before the first of the year. Cotton has been selling at 9isc for good middling.
 Lonnie Webb. negro who was recent y acquitted on a charge of murder at Birmingham. was arrested by the police Saturday night charged with violating the prohibition law. Webb had a consid- erable quantity of liquor and was filling half pint bottles and selling to his GUS toners when the police arrested him.
 The new commissary of the Gulf States
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ANNISTON

Prospects Bright for High School-Puts Lid on Crime-S. s. Convention to Meet
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The Firemen.

The firemen of New York enjoy in
q peculiar degree the confidence ana
anection Of the public. Their pro.
fessional skill and personal bravery
have been 30 often displayed that
rhese qualities are taken for granted.
The record Of their achievements
forms n Of the most Interesting
pages OF municipal history, n consls.
tent tale or intelligent performance
OF d.ty, frequently Illuminated by
acts Of personal sacrifice coupled with
the display Of unusual Ingenuity and
res%ourcefulness.
Whatever the emergency has been
In which their services have been
Gequired, the tiremen have shown
themselves, from commanding officers
to the men in the lowest classification.
eficient and ready. So accnstomed
indeed, have we become 10 the high
quality OF their services that woro
there not occasional Incidents 10 re-.
mind rs OF Its superiority we should
b IN danger Of forgetting the possl.
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Irish Sentiment % to the War.

To X EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir:
Irishmen at homo. here and elsewhere
are divided regarding their proper atti-
tude toward England In the present
war. Believers in John Redmond's
policy for years who still believe IN him
feel an unbidden thrill OF pleasure when
reading the report OF a British victory.
The reason OF this change from heredi-
tary hatred to whole hearted sy1npa-
thetic loyalty Is twofold conversion of
the English masses to tho doctrine Of
irish home rule and that ~ingrained
and perhaps excessive gratitude Of the
Irish race for ever small favors re-
ceived and reluctantly conceded.
IL may be posted as a principle that
those born. bred and living In IRELAND
know best hat Is for their w benefit
Now II is AN ~indisputable fact and ac-
tually u~ndisputed that the vast majority
or members representing the Irish peo-
pie IN the British Parliament are led
by Mr.. Redmond. share his views re-
earding home rule and approve ms
policy touching the empires interests
IN tho European struggle.
The inference from this Bile
fact Notwithstanding too frequent pri-
vate or public dissent from the parlia-
mentary party's attitude on the part OF
individuals OF Irish blood settled here
or arriving from Ireland, Is the best
and most logical information available
for the determination OF correct thought
and right sentiment with regard TO Eng.
land and the war. J.. A. NJ.
CHESTER, May 20.
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strnined 10 encroach On adjacent ter.
ritory, 10 he liable to an extra fare
surcharge? And how is this extra
fare to be determined before he has
demonstrated his surplusage BY &C.
tual test2 On the subway and ele.
waited lines, for instance. is there to
be a board Of estimate at every sta
ton with power to refer applicants
for tickets, before admission to trains,
to committees of measurement, or of
actual theodolite survey as the case
may seem to demand. before fares are
asseoeed ON the basis Of a~scertaincd
superficial sitting areat Or are there
to be stiles automatically excluding
those above the standa nd, with other
stiles accurately registering breadth
Of beam and ringing up the appropri.
ate fare1
Whichever way you look at n, the
rigid enforcement Of the 1918 sand
ard could hardly fail to throw upon
the local companies the %unravelling
of some pretty knotty questions. Not
necessarily that the problems involved
are beyond solution. The long dis
tance ra1lroad lines are even now
pretty well entangled in the laby-
rnth Of the Cummins baggage chip
ping amendment to the interstate
commerce act but they are by no
means despair1ng Of ultimate extri.
cation. They seem to be genially
banding over the trouble to the trav-
eller ~ far a. possible, and It is he
who IN the final adjustment win pre-
sumabiy bear most Of the burden.
So far az he the traveller, can at
present see tho light, It would appear
chat 30 the ordinary perils 10 life and
limb incident to railroad travel he
must now add a e sonable chance OF
being subjected to penal servitude.
He may land safe and sound at his
Journeys end only to find a Jail "yawn-
ing for him. If he IL a pretty good
value appraiser Of the miscellaneous
contents Of his trunks he has a chance
OF escape But II he undertakes he
goes to JAR. II he overvalues, again
the Jail. These, II may be at once
admitted, are Inconvenience. But
what are mere Inconvenience CON-
pared with the boon Of commission
supervision and uplift3
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A Promising Crank Year.

It Is entirely natural in these cx.
citing times that there should be, as
apparently there Is, a larger and more
aggressive mobilization OF the ma
tional crank forces than usual. The
permanent first line array Of our
standard cranks, who are always with
us. has certainly been a good deal
swollen Of late by accessions Of the
moro violent and frantic types. the
result presumably Of the worlds tn.
mutt and turmoil.
Cranks rampant and cranks couch
ant; cranks roaring and believing
because n demanded moderation
and restraint, and busybody cranks
prattllng about peace because this
Is tho n particular time when 10
do 20 Is most ~irritatingly absurd.
Then we have instances Of physically
dangerous war developed cranks run
ming amuck with murderous knives,
and Of ~peetiferous nuisance cranks run
ming amuck with b~latherskite yawp
in what should be calm and unbiased
investigation proceedings.
All these and many more varieties
we have had and still have with us.
and their number seems to threaten
increase rather than diminution. IN
doubtedly the crank crop this year
promises bumper proportions. Yet
there appears nc legitimate reason
for uneasiness about It. To begin
with. there are no crank concentra-
tons In any legislative halls, either
State or national. to be dreaded. Then
again. the crank migratory season Is
now nea at hand. They will soon
swarm. Buzzing hives of them will
speedily settle In conferences" Of one
sort and another in many widely
scattered lakeside, seaside and noun
tain resorts. Vast herds will be cor-
rallied In remote Carbohydrates. The
episodical, sporadic ones left behind
should not be n difficult problem.
There may be a few more OF them
this year than usual. that Is all. The
O~bstreperous ones Will he automati-
cally sequestered by the routine ma
chinery Of public safety and order.
The more fantastic will scale their
dizzy peaks Of idiocy and h~armlessly
grimace and gibber thereon as IL their
wont. The plain, conventional nui.
sance type will plod his wesrisome
way among US as Of yore. All will
he tolerated and endured ms Of the
days work, just a part Of the sane
mans burden.
A strange country, that grotesquc
which lies between sense
and sheer insanity, a land OF chronic
nor -nor'east madness and gargoyle
nightmares bred of mental indlges-
ton. A strange country and a popu-
lous.