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Evening star., 1915-05-04
IMPORTS OF POTASH.
German Embargo Caused Decrease of
21 Per Cent Last Year,

The shortage of potash salts. used as
a fertilizer, in the United States was
still further acentuated by the German
embargo placed on the export of these
salts in January, according to a state
ment given out by the United States
geological survey.
In spite of the Interruptions to the
normal trade in potash salts due to the
war, the imports Of these salts into the
United States during 1914 amounted to
4S5,s1s,459 pounds, the statement con-
tinues. But these figures represent a
decrease in the quantity and value of
the potash salts imported amounting
to 81 per cent as compared with the
imports for the year 1913
Evening star., 1915-05-04
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following:
Theophilus 8. Halstead of University,
Va. and Elsie Mae Sullivan of Char
lottesville, Va.
Thomas H. Hall and Roberta E.
Creamer.
Henry r. Bowman and Alvernon A.
Allen.
Frank A. Caster and Susie Platter.
John NJ. Penny and Roberta Jackson.
Raymond B. Aukard and Ada B. Cal
houn.
william c. Washington and Mamie
King.
Depew T. Chauncey of Alexandria,
Va, and Mary N. Rider of this city.
Frederick r. Darlington and Theresa
NJ. Raley.
Joseph E. Krah of Pittsburgh, Pa,
and Rosamond E. Wright of Wilson,
n. c.
Evening star., 1915-05-04
Births Reported.

The following births have been reported
to the health department in the last
hours:
William and katherine Thorington- boy
William c. and Isabel E. Skelly. boy,
Cesare and Maria Marisi. girl,
Charles and Geneva kendrick, girl
Simon and Rosa Kellner. boy.
Joseph and Edith Hanley. boy.
Lloyd and Agnes c. Darden. girl.
Aaron V. and Catherine f. Deane, boy
George ". and Pearl Z. Curtain. girl.
Richard H. and Susane A West, girl.
Walter and Flora West. girl
Charles and Estelle Parker. girl
Harrison and Julia Morton. boy.
Samuel and Margaret Henson. girl
Seafus and Maud Fletcher, boy.
Arthur and Bessie Ford. girl
Evening star., 1915-05-04
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been re-
ported to the health department in the
last twenty-four hours:
Sister Mary Elizabeth Roche, "A years,
Providence Hospital.
George Alstead, AZ years. Georgetown
University Hospital.
Sarah Dean. 81 years, Washington
Asylum Hospital.
Maud L. Wahler. % years. 10th and
Savannah streets. Congress Heights
Frances c. Smith, 66 years, 1414 Bu-
chanan street northwest
Charles D. Sardo, 81 years, 40S H
street northeast.
Sarah Bierley. 20 years. H and Sd
streets northeast.
Elizabeth Dillon, II days, 1900 X
street northwest.
Infant of Albert and Mary Reichen-
bacher hours. Sibley Hospital
Raymond Butler. IS years, 31S D
street northeast.
Laura Brown, 4e years, Gallinger Hos
pital
Ernest A. Clark, s5 years. Gallinger
Richard Drew. 81 years. Freedmen's
Hospital.
George Reed. IA years, Washington
Asylum Hospital
Malinda Newton, 43 years, 11O5 r
street northwest.
Eugene A. Williams. jr.. II months,
917 Euclid street northwest.
Evening star., 1915-05-04
SUIT FOR INJUNCTION ARGUED.
Request Made for Construction of
Labor" Clauses of CLAYTON Law.

The first request for a construction
of the labor" clauses of the Clayton
antitrust law was made to the Su-
preme Court yesterday in the oral ar
gument of a suit for an injunction
against interference with trade in nom
union manufactured woodwork in New
York city.
The suit, begun under the Sherman
antitrust law, was appealed to the
Supreme Court after the passage of
the Clayton act. Attorneys for open
shop manufacturers argued they were
entitled to an injunction under the new
law.
Counsel for the carpenters union de-
MED that the law was applicable or
that an injunction should be issued IL
it did apply.
Evening star., 1915-05-04

Edward and Ollie Curtis. girl.
James and Marcia Branch. girl.
William and Minnie Bell, boy.
The Washington times., 1915-08-01


situations. For instance, Alabama n
surpassed by only four States in the
number of males between 1S and "A At
for military service. those States being
New York. Pennsylvania, Ohio. Illinois.
The 1910 census gave California 200, 900
more population than Alabama, yet
Alabama reports that she can furnish
100000 more men than can California
Texas. with 100000 more population
than Alabama, reports only 500, 900 men
fit for service. while Massachusetts,
with 10000 less population than Texas,
offers 1900 more men.
Minnesota. with 100000 population,
reports only 237.s23 possible soldiers,
while South Carolina. with only 1,500. Ooo
population. comes within 10000 Of that
number. Ohio. whose population is a
round million greater than that Of
Texas, Ia credited with 450. 900 more able
men than Texas, but only 150. 900 more
than Alabama, which has $500, 900. fewer
people. -.'.. ,'l..,.
Mississippi. 100000 population. offers
more than 10000 men, whereas Ten
nessee. with 2.2O0, 900 population, re-
turns only 376 000 Indiana. with 1000
600 less population than Texas. reports
100000 more At men and 5000 more
than Massa chusetts, which has CSC, 900
more citizens than has Indiana.
Much criticism has been leveled at
the War Department because Of appar-
ent lack Of interest in the militia 1t
Is a fact, however. that never, except
when the country was at war. has the
Government done more for the National
The Washington times., 1915-08-01
Evening Services in the CHURCHES

Centennial Seventh northeast Rev.
Hez Sven, "Whose Mule Are You Mding?" 8I5 p. m.
Fifth Baptist Church. and Six streets southeast Rev.
John E. Briggs Goods Cure For the Blues" p. ,|
Tent Eleventh and southeast Evangelist r. E. Carter
"Amageddon," 1880 p .,. .....,..s ,....-. i3;'.
Presbyterian Church, stree
George L. Bitter, of Valdosa Ga What Is Relgons 1880
p. m. " - a.
First Church Of Christ Scientist Columbia road and Euclid street.
Foundry Church.
Shannon Biggs Of Baltimore, "The Righteous Man,"
Shiloh Sixteenth
streets, the Rev. Dr. j. Milton Waldron "He Cume to Him
self" m. -" .'"'".". -
Sixteenth
ford "The Rivers Of Death and Of Life" p.
M. E. South 1913 Park
Prettyman illustrated travels in the Holy Land
8 p. m.
Twentieth south of Pennsylvania
northwest the Re-, John MacMurray Memorial tributes
departed members.
The Washington times., 1915-08-01
]. S. HAS SIXTEEN
MILLIONS OF MEN
WHO CANNOT FIGHT
Regular Army Numbers 80, 1000,
and Militia Can Muster About
100000.

with a total Of more than 1900, 900
citizens Of military age-more than
are enrolled in all the armies engaged
in the European war--the limited
States has only its small regular
army Of approximately 10000 officers
and men. and a doubtful militia or
ganization Of a fraction more than
100000 officers and men.
The fact that there are approxi-
mately 16 100000 men Of military age
without the slightest bit Of military
is bst IN hsvs series s.sa Of
made to the War Department with
reference to the work that is being
carried on in training the militia.
Lack Of interest. lack OF support
where there is the slightest interest.
lack Of esprit du corps In many ex-
listing organizations and feeling
that every American is a soldier nat
urally. is one OF the ways this might
be accounted for. according to people
who have studied the reports.
Weeks of Work.
But the main facts, weeks Of work.
the War Department reports state, Is
that there are so few men with the
slightest military training on whom
the country can depend in time OF
war, and that months OF the hardest
sort OF work would be required to
get together and train an army suf.
hcient to meet a corps that Germany
or any other Of the belligerent ma
tions OF Europe could land in the
United States a week after war Is
declared.
The military age is between IS and
45. The War Department reports
show that the militia. Of the States
consists Of 119,251 enlisted men and
1872 officers. 1t shows that few OF
the States have any field artillery:
that in 35 States there are no coast
artillery organizations in the militia
"a States are without cavalry; there
are but $500 men and officers trained
rs engineers in the entire country
and the signal corps-to which has
been assigned the aviation work.
has few II any representation in the
State organizations.
No Militia at All.
Nevada has no militia at all and
msny of the other States have organi.
xations that are poorly equipped ant
must fight public sentiment.
In the table that follows. which
gives the number Of officers and en-
Ested men of all arms in tho Nation
al Guard. the figures are from regu
lar army inspectors, and appear II
the most recent report of the division
Of militia affairs.
The Washington times., 1915-08-01

Guard than now. There is no press
agent to keep the country informed, but
the War Department is In intimate
spS sGSch now with has tss ssi %ts a e s ssysty y
officers who give all their time to In
spection and instruction. Nineteen
picked army officers are now on duty
in New York. Thees officers have a
building. and no office in that great
structure Is buster.
/ Able Men for Instructors.
At the head of the New York State
detail is lieut.. Col. A. p. Burlington,
who has given years to the study Of
the militia problem and he works
hand in hand with Major General
O'Ryan. and the other higher officers
of the New York guard. Under Colonel
are Maj. william Weigel. Capts. jos
eph L. iGilbreth and George H. White,
and First Lieuts. Russell James. Car
roll b. Hodges. and Albert T. Rich.
Infantry: Capt. RoSsGt naS,G 3 TsSmss' h;%G,' d en-
First Lieut.. William II. Bell. cavalry;
Capt. Daniel w. Hand and First
Lieuts. Dawson oimstodl and Harry
Pfeil. field artillery; First Lieut.:
Maj. Sanford II. wadhams. medical
Eirht officers are detailed to the
, National Guard Of Pennsylvanta. six
,9 ohS ssysn .aS ,S tro nos Or. pn1 to- iop
each to every other state except Ne
vada. Among these 1873 officers are
about twenty retired Officers who
| had to leave the active service be-
cause Of disabilities that made cam
pairninr in the Philippines. or eer-
vice in Panama. Porto Rico, and bor-
| der ports in this country. out OF the
question but which did not affect
their usefulness as instructors.
over all these officers is Brig. Gen Al
bert L. S1ills. u. 8. A.. chief Of the d.
vision o. militia affairs, with headquar,
| tiers in the War Department. Gensrai
| Mills is one Of the few New York city
| general OFFICERS in the regular service
and was formerly superintendent or the
| Military Academy at West Point. At
| tached to the stan Of each Of the four
| depa artment commanders 10 also an OF
hcer whose duties have entirely to 90
| with militia affairs. Col. Charles II.
Noyes. holds this position on the stan
| of Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood. who com
=. mands at Governors island: Col. D. A.
! Frederick is the militia officer Of the
centra! department: Lieut.. Col. William
s. Scott. holds, the position on the stan
| of the commanding general OF the south
! ern department and Col. John c. Gres-
| ham on that Of the commanding officer
Of the western department at San
! Francisco.
The Washington times., 1915-08-01
Weak in Field Artillery.

All tn states, save Nevada. have in
mantry troops as a matter Of course.
In field artillery there are twenty-three
that have none. Those States are Ari-
zona. Arkansas. Delaware, Florida.
Idaho. Iowa. Kentucky, Maine. Mary
land. Mississippi. Montana. Nebraska.
Nevada. North Carolina. North Dakota
Oklahoma. South Carolina. South Da-
kota. Tennessee, Vermont, Washington.
West Virginia. and Wyoming.
Only thirteen States maintain coast
Of coast artillerymen more than half
Is in New York. In Maine the total
OF coast artillerymen Is thirty. The
coast States OF New Jersey, Pennsyl-
Florida. Alabama. Mississippi. and Tex
as are without coast artillery organ
izations.
Nearlv half of al 1.-THE National Guard
cavalry cav In the country is In New ,,n, York
cavalry are Alabama. Arizona. Arkan-
sas. Delaware. Florida Idaho. Indiana.
Iowa. Kansas Kentucky. Maine. Min
pesota. Mississippi. Montana, Nebraska.
louth Carolina. South Dakota. Utah.
Virginia. West Virginia, and wyoming.
It will be noted that among the States
without cavalry are a majority Of those
in which horsemanship is supposed to
be most common, such as Wyoming,
Kentucky. Montana. Kansas. and New
Mexico.
or engineering troops more than LOO
OF the 1924 are In four States; New
York with 754 Ohio with l9O Pennsyl-
vania with 1913, and Michigan with 100.
or the remaining 225 officers and men
Illinois claims four Of the officers and
sixty men. and Oklahoma three officers
and sixty-one enlisted men. Virginia
has an engineering strength of three
officers. Massachusetts, and California
two officers each. Rhode Island, South
Dakota. Minnesota, Maryland, Iowa
and the District OF Columbia one offi-
Ger each
The figures for the ordnance. quar-
The Washington times., 1915-08-01

termaster and subsistence services
speak for themselves.
'"Just think Of IT, said q regular
army officer recently, in all tho
United States there are fewer than 100
officers and enlisted men in the Ma
tional Guard ordnance service"
16,5OO,0O0 Able Men.
The number Of men between eigh-
teen and forty-four. fit for military
service, is approximately ,oO0 d.
yided among the States as follows:
The Washington times., 1915-08-01
Saved Home First.

VALPARAISO, Ind. Aug: while
was on fre, caused by the explosion Of
q lamp. she ran to box and called
the FIRE department, which arrived in
time to save her home from destruc-
ton. After turning in the alarm Mrs.
Buck beat out the hre In her clothing.
The Washington times., 1915-08-01

In the above total is included thirty
one generals of the lne,, nlnety-eight
officers assigned to duty rs adjutant
generals Of brigades and divisions, forty
seven inspector generals, and forty
eight Judge advocates.
The apportionment among the various
arms fthe service Is as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-14
A CORNER IN ANCESTORS
By FRANCES oowLEs. THE LANDEN FAMILY

yCopyright. 1915, by the Mcclure Newspa-
 per syndicate)
 One of the first of the Landen or I,an- don family here was PAnal Landon who was one of the founders of South. < old, Long Island. He died January Is I75o aged 4s years and is buried in the old Southold cemetery. Another grave in the same place is that of Bethiah, ''the virtuous wife of Samuel Landon." She died in 17el, aged 5S The names, in both instances. are spelled with an "o.''
 One of the family living in Northum- berland County, Pa, was William Lan- den. In 1875 he was taxed for IA sh. 4d. on 100 acres of land, two horses and .one cattle George Walston Landen, born in England. 17e0, and his brother. wko rejoiced-let us hope that he ''re- joiced''-in the singular name, Babel re- moved from Baltimore to Ohio, near Gin cinpati. about 1S19. George was a build CT or ship carpenter, as he Is called in some records.
 Among New England towns, where the Landens were pioneers, may be mefl- tioned Litchfield, sharon, Salisbury and New London Conn. They settled in Ad- dison county, Vt, at an early date in Columbia county N. J., in Dauphin County Pa, in New Jersey and Virginia. They were among the earliest settlers of Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin and Miehi- gun.
 The Landens have always been pa tricts, and to them freedom has been a great and glorious word. We find them represented in King Philips war, 1675-- David and Daniel Landen being soldiers good and true. They were in the French and Indian wars; took part in the revo- rtr~t,f Ha a.,ff ffa.a ri liT1o and also were represented in the war of 1s12. George Walston Lahden, already mentioned, was one of the oldest pen sioners of the war of 1872. He was in Baltimore at the time of the siege. or bombardment. Of those of the Connecti- cut family. who were in the revolution, may be named Capt. Nathaniel, Rufus, James, Hosea, Elial and David of Gull ford
 Among marriage connections may be mentioned the Burts, Colemans, Neales, Eatons Townsends, Fields, Hunts, w1itneys, Harrsons, Eliots Cham pions, Douglases, Guilds, Southwicks, Wills, Winchells, Woodworths, f1tz- hughs, and Carters, the two last named, the well known southern families.
 The coat of arms illustrated is blaz- oneo gules, lion rampant, or: a canton per ben sinister ermine and sable.
 Crest, dexter hand apaumee Cpalm extended) proper.
 Motto: Fro Quod EramI will be " hat l was.
 This coat-armor symbolizes through the color, gules, fortitude and magma niinity; gules, the emblem of war. Is also the language of valor. To symbolize the colors by precious stones and even by the plants, was fancy of heraldlc writers of an early age According to this, we have gules, symbolized by the ruby and the planet Mars. Or, denoting generosity, by the topaz and sol; sable, constantcy, by the diamond and Saturn The lion denotes deathless courage; err mine, honor and dignity; the hand is pledge of faith sincerity and justice
 To F. J. D., who asks for information
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-14
COVERING A TRAIN ROBBERY

T was at The Age-Herald office and was glancing at the bulldog just off the press about 11:30 o'clock, when the tip came on the telephone that there was train robbery somewhere and that Chief Eagan and the patrol had just started. In a moment l was running to a taxicab stand and boarding one of the cars, started on a most nomentous and exciting assignment
 We turned east from Twentieth street on First avenue at 8 miles an hour and skidded into the curbstone and almost into the American Trust building. The chauffeur and I did not know where the robbery had occurred, but the driver had heard the word Irondale' from the po- lice and the patrol had also headed that way. so that was the direction for us and at full speed.
 About Thirty-fifth street we caught uI with the patrol and another car full of detectives. A lively race followed to the
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something to him. gently eased my hand

something to him, gently eased my hand to the floor and laid Doc Whelans pistol there and placed my foot on it. then spoke up bravely:
 am I1ussier of The Age-Herald and in hurry to get to Hopdaie to use the telephone
 ' You all ain't in any more hurry than we are said the fellow who had his gun now resting behind my ear and the chauf- feur started the car.
 Tt was not exactly comfortable ride. as the pistols were held just at our heads all the time. guess needed more at tention than the chauffeur. for had a gun on the back of my head from the fellow in the rear of the automobile ana one held against my cheek from the fel- low on the running board. Somehow, can truthfully state that. though the night was very cool. found no trouble in perspiring very freely
 Well, to make long story short, we got to Irondale in a few minutes and several detectives who knew me arrived from Birmingham and recognized nae--,or us, should say-for the fellows who had stopped us were the chief Of peIioo or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-14

..Train robberies are getting scarce around these parts,' said Richard F. Lus- sier, at the Newspaper club. 'and far be it from me to desire any more of them.
 Tn the past three years that I've been on The Age Herald we have had several of these dramatic affairs, and the last two about finished my desire for excite ment. 4
 ''The tram robbery at Bibbville gave me the shivers. as I was sitting q few feet away in the special when Deputy Jim Bonner was accidentally shot and killed. After that incident police report ing did not agree with me for a month or two.
 However, the Bibbville affair was fol- lowed about three months later by the sensational holdup at Irondald right on the outskirts of Birminghama about . year ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-14
CH|NA'S FINANCES
 ARE IN GOOD SHAPE
Present Conditions Surprise Even the Optimists-Out-
 look Even Brighter

Picking, February 1s.-(Correspondenc of the Associated Press )-The condition of China's finances at the end of 1914 has surprised even the optimists. A majority of those who believed they knew some the country felt that while China might avoid actual financial shipwreck, she would be shown at the end of the year tp be in such position that only the most careful navigation could keep her off the lee-shore.
 The republics official New Year has come and gone. The country Is tranquil, the soldiery have been paid, the contribu- tions from the provinces to the central government have been coming in well and the cost of administration is being met out of revenue. Moreover the salt revenue has shown an astonishing in- crease and the accession Of runds from this source alone has been such as to remove any fears that foreign bondhold- CTS hay have felt Suggestions were made sometime ago that the customs revenue would show a great falling off as a con- sequence of the European war. This be- lief has been gratifying falsefied. Other sources of revenue have also been satis- factory.
 The outlook for 1915 is even more hope full very large increase in the salt revenue is assured. Furthermore the land tax is to be collected upon some coherent plan instead of the wasteful, haphazard method of the past. The late Sir Robert Hart pointed out long ago that a prop erly adjusted and honestly collected land tax would relieve China of all financial arxiety. Without pressing in any way heavily upon the small land owner a tax could be fixed that would produce a reve- Tue that would cover the cost of the wEole administration of government many times over.
 tends to enlist the services of Sir Richard Done, who has done such good work in connection with the Salt Gabelle, in the task of reorganizing the land tax.
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lrondaie and two of his deputies. It was then that I skRrted breathing again.

There was5n whole lot of excitement connected with that train robbery for me 50 much, in fact that repetition at the present would make you fellows think [ was stretching things. but nevertheless, the one distinct part of the whole affair that l can never forget. is that Irondale deputy holding his pistol at my head and thinking I was a train robber, and me with cooked gun fin my hand. When think of that say no more train rob- berries for mine mistakes might happen again."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-14

scene of the robbery. We reached the scene at just 12 o'clock. and after mak- Ing few notes and getting all the names, l started for Birmingham but first borrowed Dr. Charles Whelan's pis- tol, which I held in my hand as we sped back to Irondale on the return journey.
 We were approaching Irondale when at q bae place in the road the chauffeur was forced to. slow up. and then it hap pened. Three men with coat collars turned up around their necls and with big. black pistols, came suddenly out of the bushes and halted us. We had been told that three men roughly dressed had held up the train and I was sure that it was the robbers.
 ''The leader placed his gun against my temple and another did the same thing to the chauffeur and said:
 Hold up, there. boysv
 Needless to state that we held up we were paralyzed with fright. All the time was holding on to Doc Wheian [ gun, and I knew that once the fellow saw it he would shoot I didn't want to shoot him, for some reason or other. and look ing straight at the fellow and mumblinG
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