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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30
West Point Supply Inadequate

Before the Civil war the regular army was too small to have va cancies in the list of officers for all the West Point graduates, and in order to provide for those who desired to enter the army many graduating ca dets were appointed brevet second lieutenants. In every branch of the service were to be found young brevets.
 Upon the reorganization of the army after the Civil war it was pro- vided that every cadet upon his grad uation should be commissioned a sec ond lieutenant There have been no brevet lieutenants since that time, but for a number of years there was no room among the line officers for any but West Pointer. It is very different today.
 From 1866 to 1898 the regular army was kept down to a maximum of 25,0O0 enlisted men. The enlisted strength is now nearly 90,000 and the number of officers required for this force is close to 5000. West Point does not supply enough officers by about 25 per cent and as a consequence noncommissioned officers are drawn upon to fill vacancies after the gradu- ates from the military academy have received assignments.
 It may be assumed that the Sixty fourth Congress will agree to a con- siderable increase in the army. If only 50,000 men are added-the num- Der will probably be greater-fully 1900 more officers will be needed. A noncommissioned officer, to be ad- vanced to lieutenancy, must pass a stiff educational examination and per- haps not more than 200 or 300 of these enlisted men will be found on the eligible list. Here, then, is a good chance for graduates of the Virginia Military Institute and other military schools of high standing; also a good chance for National Guard officers who are ambitious to enter military service for life.
 In the meantime the proposition which military men have made re- gently to largely increase the West Point cadetships grows in favor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30
Regarding War Stocks

"The European war has been a boon to some manufacturers and much of the prosperity prevailing today is traceable of course to the war; said Henry s. Barney of New York. q am not a speculator myself and am not connected with any brokerage house, but as the stock market Is usually good barometer of business I read ev- erything I see about Wall street and stock exchange dealings. Here is an article from Financial America that strikes me as being on the right line:
 "'No one can tell how much longer the war in Europe will last, but wheth- CT the period of prolongation be two months or two years, the business growing out of the same is essentially ephemeral in character and offers no basis for an enduring rise in values. Profits may be large for the time be- ing but the period of their duration 1s necessarily limited and in the long run the value of stock must be de- pendent entirely upon the course and nature of it's ordinary business. Even the prospective large profits from the war orders may, 1t Is quite apparent, De readily JeOparulZeu
 "'The war may terminate suddenly, removing the present pressing need for war supplies. Existing contracts doubtless provide for deliveries for many months to come, but the moment the existing urgency for immediate supplies Is removed specifications can easily be enforced in such way as to lead to the rejection of the deliv- cries with the deliberate purpose of avoiding payment.
 "As a matter of fact there is so much instability connected with the war order business that except in few special instances it affords scarce, iy any basis at all for an era of spec ulation and inflated prices such as we are now witnessing. It Is for that req son that the disclosure of the truth with reference to one of the share properties that has served as leader in the speculation is so refreshing. It will have been noticed that it Is the common shares generally that are be- ing whirled upword with special fury. and yet these common shares are most of them situated the same as those of the company With reference to which the disclosure has been made-that is, there are unpaid arrears or dividends on the preferred shares which must be paid in full before the common stock can hope to receive anything even un- der the best of circumstances
 "'Facts like these should control le- gitimate investors Those engaged on l the, stock exchange in whirling prices up 10 to 50 points day are not of that class.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30
HOTEL HOBBIES
Prosperity at Nortb Birmingham

There is a good deal of business ac- tlvity in North Birmingham this sum mer and conditions promise well for the future,' said Robert H. Wharton, cashier of the North Birmingham Trust and Savings bank
 Our bank is kept very busy and that of course reflects the general situation. The fact is that the bank, prosperous from it's beginnin, has enjoyed a nigh CT degree of prosperity in the recent months than in any former period"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 The Roumanian government has put stop to the transportation through Rou- mania of munitions of war for Turkey, and Germany charges a violation of neu trality. How does that square with the protest against the sale of munitions in this country to the allies? After all, 1t makes big difference whose OK is gored.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30
Eoundrr Iron Market

There Is a decidedly better tone in the southern iron market" said Horace Hammond. and Morris Bush, who was with MT. Hammond at the time prompt ly seconded the statement
 There is good inquiry for foundry metal and prices are upward con- tinued MT. mond. T think it safe to say that not ton of Birmingham iron could be bought for less than S10 on No. 3 basis. The outlook is car- tainly brighter for the iron market than it has been for sometime"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30
SHEPHERD BOYS SONG

By John Bunyan. He that is down needs fear no fall; He that is low no pride; He that is humble ever shall
 Have God to be his Guide. am content with what I have,
 Little be it or much: And, Lord. contentment still I crave, Because Thou savest such. Fullness to such a burden Is,
 That go on pilgrimage; Here little, and hereafter bliss,
 Is best from age to age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30
steady Improvement

There is very steady improvement in business in and around Birming- ham" said Otto Mooney, cashier of the Traders National bank.
 T became buoyant some weeks ago when we had so many evidences ol business recovery But now everybody is talking prosperity, and l am more optimistic than ever"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30

BEGINNING THE DAY-Lord, how wonderful that in my flesh l can see God! How past believing that Thou hast enabled my human ity to hold communion with the spirit of the Most High: I bless Thee for the unspeaknble gift. Unstop my cars! UnveiI my eyes! Open my heart! I would wnIk with Thee ev- cry hour. Amen.-H. NJ. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30

During the first quarter of 1915 ship ments of eggs from China to the United
 States were lighter than they were dur ing the same period In 1914 according to an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. This was due to the withdrawal of trans pacific merchant vessels, as a result of the war During the first three months of the present year 41076O dozen Chinese eggs, valued at nearly s65, 900, were shipped to the Pacific coast ports of the United States. For the same period of 1914 the shipments reached 1.S1s,7S7 dozen, valued at more than s300,00O. Brown Leghorn eggs are the most popular. One of the
 There are no large poultry farms in China, the eggs being assembled for ship ment by buyers. Eggs are shipped fresh, dried and frozen and the northern routes are preferred because they reduce the cost of refrigerating. Chinese chickens are fattened on rice and a Chinese farmer usually sells his eggs for about s4eO thousand. The cost of production Is very low, since laborer can be hired for 10 cents day. The poorer grades fof Chi nese eggs are used extensively for com mereial purposes and in various indus tries, such as the manufacture of chemi- calls and the tanning of leather.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30

Professor Taft thinks the late note to Germany met all requirements It is in. spring to see the patriotic manner In which he upholds the President at every turn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30

The resident of dry town who wishes to communicate with the spirit world does not consult a medium. He sends an order by mail or telegraph.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30
THEY KNOW HIM

From the Raleigh News and Observer
 When instructions are given to Gen. Fred Funston to get busy, Carranza and Villa show sense in calling halt along the border.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30
THE ARBITER.

"On our side alone Is right
 A cry that more insistent grows, Despite the roar of deadly guns,
 And bloody fields and countless woes. And yet if any eye looks down
 Upon the havoc man has wrought, It must be with a stern rebuke
 For every senseless battle fought.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30

The city of Antwerp was fined $50 900 by the Germans for celebrating a Belgian fete day. One guess as to just how the Antwerpians feel about it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30

With Great Britain fatly declining to many evading the submarine issue. it be- gins to look as if Uncle Sam were sim ply wasting his valuable time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30

Colonel Roosevelt has travelled so much that seeing America no longer inter ests him, so he buries his nose in a book magazine when his train starts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30

A new invention by Marconi has not been announced in several days. The distinguished Italian scientist will lay himself open to the charge of laziness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30

The summer girl has distracted the at tention of poets to such an extent that they are no longer able to create fierce war poems.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30

The Englishman is learning that his country and his King not only need him, but his savings, too.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30

Attendance at the San Francisco fair has reached the 5000, 900 mark, and tour ists are still fockng to the west in large numbers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30

The Eastland was a prosaic excursion boat until it tilted over and then it took it's place along with the Titanic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30

Whatever ill feelings may be created by the manufacture in America of shells for the allies. the Germans themselves admit that the shells always explode.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30

After copious "weeps for the late Charles Frohman, Miss Billie Burke went over to the "mov4es."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30

Perhaps the progressives would join the republican party, if the invitation to join were made sufficiently strong.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30

The fate of the Eastland indicates that ship without a keel is even worse off than a ship without a rudder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30
SWEEPER BY FAR

From the Houston Post.
 The Rocky Ford cantaloupe is not half as sweet as that Henry Ford $l5,000,000 melon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30

President Wilson recently played a game of golf in the rain. which indicates that he is a true golf fan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30

If the growth of the movies continues at the present rate 1t will soon be quite a novelty to see real live actor on the stage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30

Having plunged into the wilds of Pitts burg, it is to be. hoped that Harry Thaw will remain in obscurty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30
A FRANK CONFESSION.

A FRANK CONFESSION. When you got out of college I dare. say there was nothing you thought you couldn't do."
 Not quite. I knew couldn't get again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30
AN EXCEPTION.

When a man carries book around with him all the time and reads 1t in public places, one naturally infers that he is literary"
 Not always
 MOP"
 I'm acquainted with a man who does that and the title of the book is Drum mers' Yarns"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30

The Poles are again experiencing the familiar sensation of being pawns in the game of war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30
HORSE OF ANOTHER COLOR

Late reports indicate that the Germans are again getting busy under the sea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30
ALABAMA PRESS

Troy Messenger: Pike county has some of the best farmers in the state. They are after every new idea, and seek every way of advancing their in terests. For farming results Pike can always be counted in the front line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30

Attalla Herald: Laying by" time Is here and there is nothing to do but fish. eat watermelons, visit relatives, and go to all-day sngings. Who wouldn't be farmer now?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30
A RURAL FINANCIEF

A RURAL FINANCIER "Old Codgerly's daughter seems to set the styles hereabouts."
 "She can afford to. Old Codgerly sets the rate of interest hereabouts."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30

Just for an experiment I split an in- finitive. but there was nothing like a riot precipitated.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30

A COMPLETE REVERSAL. "So she married him to reform him?" Yes"
 How did the marriage turn out?" Judge for yourself. When she comes home late he lets her in.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30

Alexander City Outlook: The biggest corn crop in the history of Alabama Is in sight If the corn crop turns out as well as it now looks like 1t will, an extra large cotton crop will not be needed. However, conditions would be a great deal better if there should be good corn and cotton crops.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
THE YACATION. HABIT.

THE VACATION HABIT. Their minds are on vacation bent What though they squander every cent They've saved up, week by week, for
 most year; while they will be free from cares And lavish, too, as millionares, Until their little hoard shall disappear. And then you'll see them trooping back, Forspent, along the homeward track And wondering why they ever went at
 all. But not for long. They'll soon take heart And to save up once more will start So next year they'll be ready for the
 call
 NOT JUST THEN. T met Jagson on the street this morn- ing"
 Was he drinking anythng?" No"
 Strange. How did that happen?" "He was fully 50 feet from a barroom."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30
WENT UNNOTICED.

WENT UNNOTICED. What is your opinion of Boston?' 1T was agreeably surprised on my first visit to that town"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30

Sumterville Democrat: Hon. Harry NJ Ayres of the Anniston Star was elected president of the Alabama Press asso- ciation at the recent meeting in Mont gomery. We congratulate the associa- tion upon naming a real live wire as president. James H. Hard of Birmine- ham was made secretary, which is an- other good selection.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30

Entered al the blrming ham, Ala. | restoffice as second class matter un- | der act of Congress March 3. 1si9.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30

Anniston Star: Laugh. and the world laughs with you; beef. end you'll pull a bone
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30

Huntsville Daily Times: Of course the Dixie highways coming via Huntsville and thence through Jackson county to Chattanooga will bring a speedy con- pletion of the four or five miles bad stretch of road near the state line be- tween here and Fayetteville. The won der is that it had never been attended to before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30

O. E. Young, L. D. Griffis and W. D. Brumbeloe are the only authorized tray cling representatives of The Ase-Herala in it's circulation department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30
NOT JUST THEN.

Strange. How did that happen?" He was fully 50 feet from a barroom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-30

No comm unication will be published without its authors name. hsJoctoa manuscript wllI not be returned uh- less stamps are enclosed Tor that pur- pose.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-09-29
WOMEN CONFER
WITH ROCKEFELLER
He Promised To Do All lie Could 10
Improve Industrial Conditions,
Say Intcryicwcrs.

DENVER, Sept. 2I-Two women
representing the Justice league today
called on John u. Rockefeller, ir..
after his return from an inspection
Of the mining properties in which he
IS interested.
The women, Mrs. Lee Champion
and Mrs. Sarah Seaman, quoted Mr..
Rockefeller as saying that he was
doing everything in his power to inn
prove industrial conditions and pre-
vent further combat in the mining
field.
Mrs. Champion said Mr.. Rockefeller
refused to discuss legal questions
growing out of the armed struggles
that took place at Ludlow and else
where during the coal miners strike
Of 1914. She said Mr.. Rockefeller
felt hat he could not interfere with
the work Of the officers i'm regard to
several hundred indictments pending
against former strikers.
Mr.. Rockefeller declined TO tell
what was said at the conference with
the representatives of the Justice
league. further han to say that the
question of recognizing the United
Mine workers Of America had not
been discussed.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-09-29
GoNcInor WON'T Intcrrcrc.

LITTLE ROCK, Sept. 27.-OnIy
clemency by Governor Hays, and hat
is improbable now, can save the lives
of Joe Stronr, a young Italian, and
Clarence Dewein, son of a saloonist
at Belleville, Ill. Both boys are p.
They are under sentence of death for
conviction Of the murder of l.. IL.
Thompson, al aged merchant at Ben
ton, Ark, On the night of April rs.
1914. The Arkansas supreme court
today overru.ed the appeal of De
veins attorneys for a second invcsti-
cation of the youths sanity. A jury
in circuit court at Benton recently de
clarcd him sane. Strong's case has
never been taken into the courts but
Governor Hays had announced that
the result Of Dewein's case would de
eide both youths fates. Previously
the governor refused to commute the
death sentences.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-09-29
Personal Mention

Attorney II, II. Rogers has returned
from a trip to New York.
Mrs. T. Baxter left yesterday on a
~ten-days' trip to New York.
G. r.. Mccormick, who has been at
McAlester for some in the interest Of
mis- company, is expected to return
during the week.
L. ID. Gwynne has returned from a
six weeks trip through New York
state and Pennsylvania, where he Wis
tied relatives and old friends.
Joseph |Ilanrahan has returned to
shreveport, La, where he is in the
employ of a pipe line company. after
a months visit with his sisters the
Misses Kathryn, Louise and Agnes
Hanrahan.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-09-29
MAYOR WOODEN Is
BACK HOME G. A
Weeks Illness Alone MARRIED a Three
Weeks New Mexico
Outing.

TULSA looks better to me than II
ever did, and I'm mighty glad I'm
back said Mayor +. NJ. Wooden yes
terday, who had just returned from
q vacation, lasting three weeks and
one day. Together with his family
ne was at AlamoEOrdo, n. NJ, and
made the return trip i'm his auto. ac-
companied by Or. II. A. Penney and
Miss Ola Sparks Of Temple, Texas.
Mayor Wooden is slightly "fIatter"
under his belt than when ne left
Tulsa, having lost ten pounds in
weight. due to q severe attack of ma
larlai Fever, which kept him confined
10 ms bed during the first week on
his vacation.
His face now is rudy and sun
burned and he is the very picture Of
hcalth, due to his life out of doors.
lie spared no time in getting right
Dack on the job Monday morning and
was at his desk all day.
Together with his wife and two
daughters, the Misses Mayme and
Helen, and guests, the MAYOR said
the party had left Alamogordo ON
september IA and were on the road
every day until Saturday evening.
when they arrived I'm Tulsa.
Points visited by them enroute were
Lascruses, n. NJ; Elephant Butte,
%Socorro, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las
Vegas, Trinidad, Col; LaJunta. La
Mar, Dodge City and Worthington.
1T was a most enjoyable trip. but
really I'm awfully glad I'm back here
and ready for work. concluded the
mayor.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-09-29
Oklahoma Hotel.
OVERRULED
IN MUNDAY TRIAL

MORRIS, H., Sept. 1.-Two mo
tons made by the defense in the trial
OF C.. h. Munday, charged with con-
spiracy 10 wreck the Ia Sale Street
Trust and Savings bank OF Chicago.
were oyerruled today by judge
Slough.
The first motion was TO strike from
the files the record and supplemental
record OF former actions I'm the case
because Of omissions The second
motion was 10 direct the clerk Of the
criminal court of Cook county 10
furnish the clerk Of the circuit court
OF Morris with a true and correct rec
ord II the case.
After the motions had been dis
posed Of the selection Of a jury was
beEuu
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-09-29
LOTTERY
USED AS ASYLUM

BROWNSVILLE, Texas. Sent u
A special tonight to the BrownsvilIe
Herald from Mexico City. dated SEN
TENDER 20, says the building in Next
co City formerly occupied by the ma
tiOnal lottery has been taken over by
the Carranza government and now
used as an orphan asylum. 1t accom-
modates four hundred orphans.
The Mexican Central railway and
the Hidalgo road are In operation and
are carrying large quantities of food
supplies into the capital, today's mes
saEes say.
OF the fighting in the south. adj
vices say hat the Zapatistas have
been ~dislodged from Ytla. southwest
Of Mexico City.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-09-29
ELEVEN ARE CAUGHT
IN A COAL MINE
Special to The World.

LANSFORD, PA, Sept. 27.-Eleven
men, six Americans and five foreign
ers, employed as miners. labOrers and
drivers in the Foster tunnel of the
Lehtgh Coal and Navigation company
at Coaldale, two miles from here,
were imprisoned today by a sudden
rush Of culm and water that had
broken through the roof from an
abandoned working. Gangs of men
worked in half hour shifts this af-
ternoon and tonight in an effort to
stem the flow Of water that was pill
ing up the barrier of culm, dirt and
coal behind which the men are held
prisoners. Company officials said It
would be late tomorrow morning be-
fore the men can be rescued.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-09-29

The other day ! stood ON fields
Where nearly sixty years before
Our soldiers fought and bled and died
And as the story of the fight
Was told to me by one who fought,
I'm fancy ! could see them there
And hear the roar of shot and shell
But no, the Soldicrs-cold gray stones,
The sound-thc silence and the spell.
And tho twas nearly three score years
Since what he told me he had done,
He seemed to live it all again
And as he named them one by one
And told how each fought hand to hanC
From Chichamauga battle field
TO Missionary Ridge, and stand
Beneath the hottest fire of all
My blood did tingle in my veins,
Inspired by him whose faltering tongue
Was thrilled with memories of the past.
y n y y y
A hundred guns stand in their place
Just as they stood so long ago;
Like s]cntiuels they stand and guard
The heroes of the friend and foe.
For side by side they lie in death
Countless heroes of the day,
The same to him who wore the blue,
The same to him who wore the gray,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-09-29

But didn't John D.. r., overlook a
bet in not getting Mother Jones for
guide in personally investisat.ng labor
conditions on the Rockefeller proper
Nes in Colorado7
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-09-29

Little Minnie came in from the gar
den with soiled, clammy hands and
perpleXed eyes.
Mamma she ~propounded, why
does God keep on making toadstools
when the toads won't sit on them ?"-
ExchanRa
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-09-29

Congressman Vic Murdock scoopcd
NEluy Republicans when he said they
49, planning To- nominate Taft
again.