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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Hear. of Bou weevn Ravase.

T have not been in southern Alabama recently but l learn that the boil wee VII Is playing havoc with the cotton In that part of the state" said Jerry Jeral- lie, the well-known travelling salesman. Farmers are blowing up their cotton and will try to get in late corn.
 The extent of the ravages may not be quite as bad as reported, but 1t Is bad enough. It is safe to say that crop diversification will be more widely prac- ticed next year than ever,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11

The Alabama legislature convenes on Tuesday. The indications are that 1t will be a live and active session of some twenty legislative days or more and that some good work will be accom- plished
 While some of the newspapers and politicians have had lots of fun at the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala. rustoffice second class matter un- der act of Congress March 8. lsis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11
oIrITE THE THING.

the hyphen must be a yard long"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11
'any and sunday Age-Herald.

0. E. Young, L. D. Griffis and N. D. Brumbeloe are the only authorized traV- cling representatives of inc Age Herald ln it's circulation department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11

No communication will be published without it's authors name. Rejected manuscript Will not be returned un- less stamps are enclosed for that pdr- bosa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-17
TARIFF LAW CONSTRUED
BY GENERAL APPRAISERS
Interpretation of Statute, Not Gov
erned by Utterances in Con-
gress, Board Asserts.

The utterances of members OF Con-
gress in legislative debate are not
consideration in determining the law
or the purpose of the lawmakers for
those who are required to interpret the
law. This is an Interpretation of the
statutes and of it's obligations in con-
STRUNG the tariff act laid down by the
board of general appraisers, in deciding
how to impose duty on jacquard
figured towels, bath mats and quilts
made of cotton.
while it is within the power of the
courts, and sometimes becomes their
duty to ascertain the policy of the gov
eminent in order to correctly interpret
ambiguous statutes" declares the board
in it's ruling, such course is OF
doubtful wisdom and a dangerous ex-
pedient, and such a line of research
should be last resorted to: and courts
will not consider the opinions of Con-
gressmen expressed in debate in Con-
gress in order to ascertain the mean
ing of the law or the intention of the
lawmakers"
The attorney for the government in
the case quoted freely from the pro-
ceedings of the ways and means COM
mittee and the finance committee and
arguments on the floor of the House
of Representatives. The appraisers put
these arguments aside in deciding the
case in favor of the importers, who con-
tended that the cotton product was
entitled to a lower duty, under another
provision of the tariff act. than that
imposed in the schedules on jacquard
manufactures generally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-17
SOFT CLANS ION TRIAL"
Epicures of Chamber Of Commerce
Summoned as Expert Witnesses,

Epicures of the Chamber of Com
merce have been summoned as expert
witnesses in the case of the soft clam.
The trial is to take place at the AL
hambra Garden Tuesday afternoon at 4
o'clock. The witnesses called are men,
bers of the annual outing and shore
Commerce. F. J. Mersheimer. chairman
of that committee, is to be the presid-
ing Judge.
Those who have been "subpoenaed'
by Mr.. Mersheimer to give expert
testimony touching on and appertain-
ing to the food values of soft clans"
Ross P. Andrews. William D. Barry,
DR.. Lewis j. Battle. Joseph A. Ber-
berich, Walter Brownley. George v.
Buck. Guy w. A. Camp. A. B. Claxton,
H. A. Courtier, Floyd Davis. Edwin H.
Etz. Peyton P. Fletcher. Isaac Cans.
E. C. Graham. William F. Guide. Walter
B. Guy, Joseph Jacob, Gardner F.
Johnson. r. E. Joyce. D. J. Kaufman,
S. A. Kimberly. Harry King. Phil King,
J. Leo Kolb, Peter Latterner, Ralph
T. L. Lipsett, Walter Mcdonnell. ].
Charles Mcclure, F. w. Mackenzie,
Robert F. Mentzel. Claude E. Miller.
Patrick T. Moran. E. J. Murphy, Louis
Poole, D. S. Porter, Maj Raymond w.
Pullman, Ward Savage. E. G. Schafer
Edward S. Schmid. Fred A. Schultz, G.
G. seibold, A. Leftwich Sinclair. Odell
s. Smith. s. J; steinberger. H. G. C.
Stiles. W: Nick, stoWell. M, stras-
Tharp, A. Wade Wells. A. A Weschler,
Sidney West, Joseph Strasburger, D. ].
Callahan. w. F. Jones, Ed Neumeyer,
August Brill and DR.. J. J. Kaveney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-17
INCREASE CREDITED TO WAR.
Exports of Medicines, Medical and
Surgical Appliances Nearly Double.

Exports Of medicines and medical and
surgical appliances from the United
States to foreign countries nearly
doubled from 1914 to 1915. exports for
1914. for the year ending June 80, hav-
ing been valued at s1S.916.000, while
for the year ending June 80. 1915. they
are given as s35.774.o00. in figures is
sued today by the Department Of Com
merce.
The value of rugs, chiefly disinfect-
ants, exported in 1914 was $1,000, 900,
while for the year ending June 80, 1915.
they amounted to $22.500.0OO. The value
Of surgical appliances of all kinds
jumped from $1.269.0O0 in 1914 to
81 SOC. 900 for 1915.
The European war is given credit.
naturally. for the large increase In the
export for these goods. The use of
dental goods has evidently fallen of, as
in 1914 such goods to the value of
s., 6T9, 900 was exported from the United
States, while for the same period in
|19l5 only s1,274.o0o was totaled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-17
Big Order for Shrapnel.
OBJECTS TO FATHERS WILL.
Mrs. Louisa Luh Not Satisfied With
Pequest by Charles Mades.

Mrs. Louisa Luh is not satisfied with
the provision made for her by the will
of her father. Charles Mades. and has
filed a caveat and a motion to set aside
the probate of the will, which was
admitted June 80. This is the second
objection to be filed to the will, the for
mer being by another daughter. Will
helmina McDermott. for whom no pro-
vision had been made in the will. Mrs.
Luh was given life interest in a
house in Southeast Washington.
The former caveat was dismissed by
Mrs. McDermott following compro-
mise with her brothers. Frank and
Charles Mades, who received the bust
ness of their father and a large portion
of the estate. Mrs. Luh sets forth the
usual grounds for objection to pro-
batting a will-mental incapacity and
undue influence. Attorney Alvin l.. New
myer appears for the caveator. The
estate left by Mr.. Mades is said to be
worth 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-17
BUILDING PLANS COMPLETED.
Work on New Powell School and
Two Fire Houses Soon to Start.

Plans for the new Powell School, to
be located on School street, near 1rv-
ing street northwest, have been COM
pleted in the office of Snowden Ashford
municipal architect, and bids for the
construction of the new school build
ing are to be advertised about August
Is, 1t was announced today.
The building is to contain eight
rooms and an assembly hall. and it is
expected the work will be completed
and the building ready for use in about
ten months after construction Is begun.
Plans also have been completed for
truck house No. /, to be located at
New Jersey avenue and e street
northwest. and for the new engine
house, No IS, to be built on Connecti-
cut avenue extended between Ordway
and Porter streets. Bids for the con-
struction of the two buildings are to be
advertised about August 1, and 1t is
expected the buildings will be COM
pleted in about seven months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-17
NEW 9TH STREET PAVEMENT.
Committee of Citizens to Celebrate
Beginning of Work Monday.

Work on the repaving of 7th street
between New York avenue and Q street
northwest is to begin Monday morning.
At that time a committee of 18th street
merchants and others. members of the
Midcity Citizens Association, is to re-
move the first of the old stone blocks
with which the street is now paved and
ceremonies celebrating the actual be-
ginning of the work are TO be held. The
committee is composed of Thomas s.
SerReon, chairman; Charles s. Shreye
William L. Burkhart. s. r. Waters,
Harry Kaufman: Joseph Berberich,
John Shugrue, ". T. Rupert, w. r!
Dante and NJ. B. Hebner
The contract for paving 9TH street
with asphalt is in the hands of the
Warner-Quinlan Company of Syracuse
n Y. The cornpany's portable asphalt
paving plant has arrived in Washing
ton. the cars on which it is installed
being on the sidings at 9Th and W
streets northwest. The paving work is
to be in charge of J. A Walsh, for the
company: under the supervision OF w
w. Curtiss. assistant engineer in the
ONCE of the engineer of highways
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-17
DEFENSES ARE ADEQUATE,
SAYS SENATOR TILLMAN
Declares, However, British and jap
anese Probably Possess Full
Information About Canal.

PORTLAND, Ore. July 17.-Senator
B. r. Tillman of South Carolina, who
is on his way to Alaska, stopped in
Portland today to visit his daughter.
Mrs. Henry w. Hughes.
Il studied the Panama canal and its
defenses for a week." declared the sem
ator. land 1 found the defenses wholly
adequate. The principal concern mani
tested at the canal is to guard against
observation by ships. All the informa-
ton has been guarded very carefully,
but there is no doubt that the British
and also the Japanese are in possession
of full information about the canal"
Senator Tillman expressed the opin-
ion that several years work and the
expenditure of several million dollars
would be necessary before slides would
cease to interfere with the canal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-17
DIR. ST. CLAIR M'KELWAY
. SUCCUMBS At AGE OF 70
Editor of Brooklyn Eagle and Noted
Orator, Lawyer and
Educator.

NEW YORK. July 17.-Dr. ST. Clair
McKelway. editor of the Brooklyn
Eagle, died at his home in Brooklyn
yesterday afternoon. He had been i'll
for long time. Mr.. McKelway was
seventy years old.
For several years DIR. McKelway's
health had been failing, and about five
weeks ago his Understanding OF
and he was confined to his home until
him at the end.
Activities Cover Wide Field.
Journalist. lawyer. orator, educator,
DR.. Mckelway's activities extended
over a wide field, the latter years OF
his life being devoted to his duties as
editor-in- chief of the Brooklyn Eagle
a position he assumed in 1885, after
serving as editorial writer on that pa
per, as assistant editor and Washing
ton correspondent of the New York
World and as chief editor of the AL
bany On. " Argus.
In the campaigns in which Grover
Cleveland was elected once Governor
of New York and twice President, DR..
Weekdays writings were accredited by
democratic leaders as influential in
Mr.. ClevelandS behalf.
Native of Missouri.
The son of physician, DR.. McKelway
was born in Columbia, Mo. His early
education was obtained in New Jersey,
and at the age Of eighteen he became
city editor of a Trenton newspaper. In
1856 he was admitted to the New York
bar. In 1889, during his newspaper
work in Albany, the legislature elected
him a regent of the University of the
State of New York. In 1900 he became
vice chancellor, in 1905 acting chan
cellor and in 1918 he became chancellor
Of the university, and he retained this
office until failing health forced him to
retire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-17
NEW j. S. SUBMARINE
CAN CRUISE 5000 MILES
Simon Lake, Inventor, Gratifed at
Tests-Seven New Boats to
Cost $535,oo0 Apiece.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, July 17.-Slmo on
Lake, the inventor and builder of sub
marines for the United States govern
ment. was gratified today by the sue
cess of the experiments testing the
new submarine G-3. which demon
strated that the new boat can cross
stopping, having a cruising radius OF
5000 miles. ut is perfectly practical
BILE for the Ga, with it's new engines
to cross the ocean, do what she wants
to do and come back without de-
pendence on any base of supplies
said Mr.. Lake. 1T is merely a ques-
ton of the economy of fuel"
The G-3 was built by the Lake Tor
pedo Boat Company of this city. Hell
extensive cruising radius is due to the
efficiency of a new Swiss engine, which
drives the boat both on the surface and
under water, replacing both the gaso-
line engines heretofore used to drive
submarine craft on the surface and the
electric motor used for undersea travel
New Boat Cost $780, 900.
In series of tests consisting of
trips up and down the length of
Long Island the new boat showed a
speed of 14.7 knots on the surface and
IO7 knots submerged. She cost $3.50,
900.
The G-3 is only $50 feet long, but
seven new Lake submarines which
are being constructed for the United
States Navy will be $50 feet long and
possess a much greater radius of ac-
tivity than the G-3. They will use the
new engine, and Mr.. Lake said today
that they would be the equal of any IL
the German navy.
When the new boats are finished. in
about a year and a half" Mr.. Lake
said, they will be a match for any
submarine in the world. They will cost
$685., 900 apiece and will be equipped
with six torpedo tubes each"
The United States government holds
the specifications for the new engine
which burns heavy oil, and American
firms will be able to manufacture
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-17

" streets NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hours
Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. 1880
to IL o'clock.
Gospel Mission branch. 216 John Mar
Thursday and Friday, 2:30 to $3.50
No. 1885 AZ street southwest-con.
ference hours Tuesday, Wednesday ana
Friday, to o'clock.
Washington Diet Kitchen Association
and Instructive Visiting Nurse Society,
7th and H streets northeast. over Yeat-
mans drug store-Conference hours
Tuesday and Friday. 2:30 to $3.50 o'clock
Friendship House and instructive instructive
House. 1874 Virginia avenue southeast
Conference hours Tuesday and Satur-
day, 2 to 5 o'clock.
Washington Diet Kitchen Association.
Mothers who wish information are
requested to call telephone west 376.
Children's Clinics.
Children's clinics, including those for
babies:
Children's Hospital. 18th and V
streets NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hours
2 to o'clock daily.
Emergency Hospital. New York avenue
ence hours. to 2 pm. daily.
Neighborhood House. 466 N street
southwest-Conferen hours Tuesday
Thursday and Saturday, 3 to 4 o'clock
Noel House, 1888 Kramer street
northeast-Conferenc hours Tuesday
3 to o'clock. Physicians and nurses
are in attendance.
Baby hospital camp in Rock Creek
Park. for sick babies under two years
of age, with or without mothers; ar
engagements can be made for older chill
dren. In order to make arrangements
for care of babies and children at the
camp call telephone main 1872, west 1874
or west 376.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-17
FAVOR STANDARDIZATION
. OF WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS
Federal Reserve Board and New
York Bankers Express View It
Would Aid Farmers.

NEW YORK, July ia proposal to
standardize warehouses and warehouse
receipts for cotton and other staple
commodities is being considered by
members of the federal reserve board.
officers of the federal reserve bank of
New York and the heads of several
leading New York banks. The subject
was discussed at an informal meeting
here yesterday. attended by four men,
bers of the federal reserve board. AL
though no action was taken by the
conferees, it was learned today that
they had expressed the view that a
string of warehouses should be estab-
lished under private ownership and
uniform state laws, so that the re-
ceipts would become standard of &C
ceptance by banks and be Immediately
rediscountable at the federal reserve
institutions. In some of the southern
states. especially Louisiana and Texas.
1t was said, warehouses are under state
supervision, with good results.
OF Interest to Farmers.
The purpose of the proposed stand
ardization plan is to render the bank
ing resources more flexible and extern
sive in the interest of the farmer.
Bankers pointed out that there was
need OF a warehouse receipt that would
be instantly accepted in any bank
| throughout the country. This was de-
clared to be essential to better financ-
ing of the crops. and this, it was said,
applied peculiarly to cotton.
The New, York bankers informed the
federal reserve board members that
any plan approved by their southern
correspondents would be acceptable.
Members of the conference expressed
the belief that the cotton crop could
be financed this year without taxing
the resources of the country, despite
eign banking capital normally used.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-17
Winston Spencer Churchill
Says It Has Nothing to Fear
From Germany's Foes.
WILL NOT BE FORCED TO
ABANDON ITS NEUTRALITY
Former First Lord of British Ad-
miralty Thinks, However, Dutch
Do Well to Be Prepared.

LONDON, July 1.-THE Daily Tele-
graph today prints what purports to
be an interview granted by Winston
Spencer Churchill, former first lord o.
the British admiralty, to the London
correspondent of the Nieuw Rottor-
damsche Courant and sent by the Daily
Telegraph's Rotterdam correspondent. 1t
deals mainly with the question of Dutch
Neutrality.
Mr.. Churchill in the interview did
not conceal his opinion that geo.
graphically and strategically the ter
ritorial arrangement of the mouth of
the River Scheldt appeared to some
unnatural, and that it had done harm
to the cause of the allies. If Antwerp
had been able to obtain transports
along the Scheldt. Mr.. Churchill said,
the city need not have fallen. At the
same time, he admitted that had the
Netherlands permitted such a violation
of it's neutrality it would have been
attacked and probably occupied by
Germany, and nobody, he said, had a
right to expect such sacrifice from
the Netherlands.
Germany May Be Forced to Attack.
Mr.. Churchill was emphatic in stat
iIe ludt Tic dlllSS "Oulu uol uIuSl ally
circumstances attempt to exert pres
sure on the Netherlands to make 1t
abandon it's neutrality, but, while there
was no danger from the allies. the
Dutch were doing well to be prepared.
for, he declared, "a free Netherlands
cannot exist with German Antwerp.
and Germany may be forced to attack
Holland"
Germany" Mr.. Churchill continued,
''is getting into the position of a wild
beast in its cage that sees the flames
getting nearer and nearer and makes
desperate dashes left and right. For
tunately you have a great and brave
army And then your wonderful water
line"
Believes Allies Must Win.
Repeating that Holland had nothing
to fear from the allies even now or
when peace came to be concluded, Mr.
Churchill ended the interview by ex-
pressing the opinion that the allies
must win.
When reminded that the Russians
were drawing back, the former first
lord of the admiralty added:
We'll, then, perhaps not this year
then next year. Our people are tough
and tenacious"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-17
Would Write It in Treaty.

Formerly to partisans of the limita.
ton of ornaments was cited the ability
of Prussia to get around the prescrip-
ton of that sort imposed by Napoleon
/. but since it is demonstrated today
that troops, however numerous. can dc
nothing without power of artillery, we
may find a practical means of control
in the supervision of all manufactures
of arms and cannon by an international
commission instituted by the eventual
treaty of peace.
That commission should include rep
resentatives of each European power
and should be presided over by a repre-.
sentative of some neutral state, such as
Switzerland"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-17
HURRYING FROM STORM, DIES.
julius Sommerfield, Insurance
Agent, Victim of Heart Disease.

Hurrying to get out of the storm
yesterday afternoon so greatly affected
julius Sommerfeld, forty-two years
old, an insurance agent, that he
dropped dead. Mr.. Sommerfleld was
near Florida avenue and 7th street
northwest when he found it necessary
to quicken his footsteps to avoid being
caught in the storm. He ran a short
distance to the lunchroom of Storm
& Sherwood. entered and dropped on
the floor.
Mr.. Sommerfield died before a physi-
clan could be summoned. His death
was due to an attack of heart diseas Sc
it is thought, brought on by exertine
himself too much in an effort to gel
off the street before the storm arrived
He is survived by his wife and one
child.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-17
RUSSIA GIVING HEED !
T0REQUEST OF US.
Government Expected to Lift EN-.
barge From Exports on the
q
Terms Proposed. /.

The Russian department of commerce
has accepted the proposal of the United
States government for modification OF
terial to the United States, whereby
the American government would guar
antee that no part of the exports should
ultimately reach Russia's enemies.
This arrangement would release to
the United States millions of dollars
worth of raw material annually which
has been cut OF during the progress of
the war.
1t only remains for this proposal to
be ratified by the Russian foreign Of
fee. and this is expected.
Word of Russia's acquiescence came
in a cablegram to c. MedzikhoySky,
commercial attache Of the Russian en-
bassy.
Details of the Plan.
Under the proposed plan exports would
be consigned to the Secretary OF Com
merce of the United States. to be dis
tributed under Official supervision to
American merchants and manufactur-
ers upon guarantees that the goods
would not be re-exported.
The original plan proposed by Russia
under which goods might be shipped to
the United States contemplated "diplo-
matte guarantees from the United
States that the products would not md
their way to countries hostile to Rus.
STA. The American State Department
certified that 1t had no power to make
such guarantees, and negotiations were
undertaken to meet the situation in an.
other way
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-17
F, D. Roosevelt Going to Maine.

Assistant Secretary Franklin d.
Roosevelt, who recently underwent an
operation for appendicitis at the Naval
Hospital in this city. has recovered suf-
fciently to justify his removal to his
summer home at Eastport. Me. The
cooler climate is expected to expedite
his recuperation. Accompanied by Mrs.
Roosevelt, the assistant secretary will
leave here tomorrow morning, going by
rail to New York city and from there
to Eastport on the naval yacht Dol
phin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-17
FINISHES INSPECTION TRIP.
Surgeon General W. C. BREASTED,
u. N, Returns to Duties Here.

Surgeon General w. C. BREASTED, U. S.
N, has returned to Washington and has
resumed his duties as chief of. the bu-
reau Of medicine and surgery, after a
transcontinantal inspection trip. the first
he has had an opportunity to make since
he became chief of the bureau.
He visited the naval hospitals on the
west cDast. the hospital at Los Animas,
Col; those at the training stations at
North Chicago and Newport. and the
hospitals at Portsmouth. Boston, New
York and Philadelphia He found every
thing In excellent condition, and was
much gratified with the manifestation of
cooperation and efficiency at each insti-
tuition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-17
LEAVES FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
Ben G.. Davis to INSPECT State De-
partments Exhibit at EXPOSITION.

Ben G. Davis. chief clerk of the De-
partment Of State. will go to San
Francisco to inspect the departments
exhibit at the Panama Pacific exposi-
ton, and will be gone about four
weeks. In his absence Clinton r.
Whitney will act as chief clerk.
E. c. Sweet, who was confidential
clerk to former Secretary Bryan, and
who has been recently on duty at the
San Francisco exposition, has been re-
called to this city for duty at the de-
partment. 1t is understood he will be
retained on the staff of Secretary Ian
sing. who has not as yet made a single
change in the stan Of confidential as
sistants to the Secretary.