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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22

to be able when he returns to China to colaborate with Chinese authorities so that her currency system can be simpli- fled and perfected, since not until that is done can the most satisfactory trade con ditions be established.
 Five years ago negotiations were per fected in which Willard D. Straight had part, acting for American bankers, by means of which $50,0O0. GOO fin gold was to be obtained in the United States and util- ized Tn perfecting the fiscal and financial system of China. The negotiations were necessarily abandoned on account of the fall of the dynasty with which MT Straight had perfected them.
 MT. Yang, Ike others who are well fn- formed, is confident that this is an espe- cially opportune time for representatives of Chinese merchants to visit the United States There are 15 of these merchants and all are men who have gained pres tige and success in the management or great Chinese business undertakings. The chairman of this commission IS MT Cheng- Hsun Chang. and he is competent as well as authorized to speak Of the op- portunties in China and the need China now has for good friends in other nations than her own Mir. Chang in spite of his years-he is 75 years old-is enthusiastic vigorous and is fond of studying details and of asking questions so that ne may become well informed. He is one Of the wealthiest citizens of China and his busl, ness undertakings have been associaten with many parts of that nation. Those who should know say that he Is presumed to be worth at least 900. One or ths purposes which Mir. Chang has In mino is securing an agreement by which severai lines of steamships plying between the United States and China can be estao. 1ished. Recently MT. Chang stated ,has at this time China is in great need oi friends and that he is persuaded that ,n. only real friend China has in the worio 's the United States
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
100000 BOOKSFOR BRITISH SOLDIERS Camps Library Committee Has New Difficulty in
 Its Task

London. May 9.-(Correspondence of the committee, which aims to furnish reading matter for all the British soldiers at the front and in training, and which has it's headquarters in 8 big garage adjoining the House of Commons has received over 100000 books from contributors all over the British Isles in the past three months. A large number of volunteer workers are kept constantly employed in sorting re- pairing and distributing the various volumes. One room is devoted to old books another to heaps of magazines, another to the Book Hospital" where a dozen young women spend their hours stitching and pasting the paper veterans back to their second youth. In another room row of helpers stand pa1Sns volumes in the special boxes which with in few days will be In the trenches.
 All sorts of books find their way to the committee. Contributors seem to think that anything between two covers is ac- ceptable. Several out-of-date guides to the London art galleries have been sent. not to mention sales catalogues, tele- phone directories, and railway time tables. A number of title deeds to some far land
 in the north of England were swept by accident into one parcel, and many love letters have been found between the pages of the books.
 A large package of candles Is enclosed with every bundle of books sent to the continent, so that the men can read when daylight fails
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
Make Hazing a Crime
Colorado has every other place backed off the map

when 1t comes to things that count on vaca- ton. Its sky IS the bluest, its sun the brightest, its air the clearest, its scenery the finest to be found in the whole wide world Believe 1t? you AaUe to believe when you're there.
 Unusually low fares via Frisco Lines
 to Colorado and to California of Colorado that of California and her wonderful worlds fars Never again will such opportunity in combination; such extraordinarily low ares
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Read Your Bible

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 If we believe in the Bible as the word of God if we believe the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man, but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost,' and that God will is revealed to us in the scriptures, then. that we may the better know His will, we should make it a practice to reao our Bible frequently.
 If we forget what the civil law is re- parding such and such a matter. we are liable to break the law, then now can we keep from breaking Gods commands our moral law-unless we keep them In mind7 And how can be better do this than by reading Gods word-the binie'
 have been reading my Bible, both Old and New Testaments. for many years oftentimes carelessly, with mind hah filled with other things; at other times from sense of duty; still other times and 1t Is my fault that 1t was not oftener with pleasure and profit, but within the pa st two years my Bible has meant more to me than 1t ever did before. seep to find so many more beautiful and com
 fo,.t,ng things, so much that tends to
 increase my faith, to enable me to bear
 cheerfullv the trials of this life. and to
 convince me there is a glorious life to come in which I shall have a share; and
 many passages that hitherto seemed on- scure are now full of meaning.
 The psalmist says: "Open thou mine eyes that I may behold wondrous things our of thy law" feel that God has done this for me and my heart rejoices over the
 ..wondrous things" and now l long to tell others, if perchance l may help them to a like experience. Believe me. 1t Will come from a persistent and continued
 raading of the scriptures. and, for best
 results. I would advise daily and sys- | tematic reading.
 | I remember my dear old father used tc pick up his Bible at any odd time dur- ing the day and read it apparently with the deepest interest. I noted this ana thought it a good thing to do, but l am
 sure I had no idea until now of all it meant to him. After his death an asso- ciate in business in eulogizng him at meeting of the bar association, stated; 'I have been to my office morning aiter
 morning. and the first thing 1 saw that
 old man pick up was his Bible. He read it as carefully as l would case In which I was interested. and never did he take step in his work until he had read his chapter or whatever he had conceived was req sonabe for him to read" and sn conclusion he added:
 "I simply say for him that he ripened in time, and the fruit fell in full fruiton, and when his soul took that everlasting flight. I believe that it Is resting now
 under the shadow of the trees in God Almighty's paradise, where the fruit is all golden and fair"
 We too. guided by the same blessed book, may enter upon a like heritage, "an inheritance incorruptible, undefied, and
 that fadeth not away reserved in heaven for you' ELLEN GARNETT. Birmingham. May 19. 1915.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
RAILROAD MENOF SOUTHERN STATES With Bad Nerves and Bad Stomachs Tell What Vitalitas Has Done
 for Them

Among hundreds of interviews here are given few extracts showing what Vitali- tas Is doing for railroad men throughout the south:
 Nashville. Tenn: T had pains in my side. stomach out of order, sleepless nights. Since taking Vitalitas the alarm clock does not wake me. It has done me great good" o. N Hanes. R. R. switch- man, 10li sth ave, south.
 Shreveport, La: "Vitalitas Is the great est and best medicine on earth. I was down with kidney trouble and sciatica rheumatism. Today I am wel'' Lieut.. Fred C. Horton. 124 McNeiI st.. railroader.
 Deweyvile Tex: 'I have reached my normal weight once more and VitalitaS did it." J. s. Award, operator. K. c. s. Ky.
 Houston, Tex: 'I was crased with rheumatism, thought l would die After taking vitahtas am now sound as dollar and exposed to all kinds of weather" D. A. Treadway. 26S Gee- man st. switchman.
 Birmingham. Ala: 'T recommend w. taltas to all who suffer rheumatism and indigestion. Two bottles cured mo" George Wood. 11o9 45th st.. north. Ia q N. Ky.
 Nashville, Tenn: .I think vftaiitas . wonderful medicine" A. R. Brewington, l.. & N. Ky.
 New orleans. La. Have taken vftali- tas and my rheumatism has left mo and l am limbered up and feel like a ycung man." John J. A. Williams. engineer, s1s St. Andrew street.
 Not only railroaders, but people in all walks of life are finding relief and cains in wonderful Vftalttas.
 Sample vitalitas at AvWytS Drug Store, 109-fff goth st., or write there foc information Also for sale hv Pegrame Patton Drug Co.,. Bessemer. Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
B|G MERCHANTS OF CH|NAARE VISITING IN UNITED STATES Spend a Hundred Million 6 Year for Cotton and
 Cotton Goods
THIS COUNTRY GETS
 ONE-TENTH OF THIS
The Visitors Are Especially Inter- ested in Establishing Transporta- tion Lines Between United
 States and China
By HOLLAND

New York. May 21.-(Special.) )-Mr.
 Kweeu E. Yang. who has been for three study our banking system, our financial methods and our fiscal policy. and who has been special student in economies sight of the commission of Chinese mer- chants now in this country when New York city is visited the first week in June. Mir. Yang is of a Chinese family which las conducted for generations a large silk business at Shanghai When Boston and to lesser extent New York were occu- trade Mir Yang's house transacted much
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
BIG FIRES RAGE IN
 NATIONAL FORESTS

Washington. May 1.-Two forest fires are burning at tho north end e& Tongass national forest Anska. threatening to destroy the h0meA 0f settlers and menaoing a heavy skAnd of government timber. according tn = telegram today to tho forest serxies. The fires have swept through m1ko than three square miles of tfmhsrt There have been three weeks of dry weather in the locality of the fires and there are said to be no immediate pros poets of rain.
 still another fire. also rsgarden ns serious. is reported burning in the Chugach national forest in A1aska, ssev- eral hundred miles northwest of the Tongass.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS
 GATHER IN ANNISTON
Officers for Year Elected Afternoon SessonW Choose Next Place of Meeting Today-Lieutenant-G Governor
 Welcomes the Visitors to City
By ELLIS c. HoLLuMs

the cooperation of the U. c. Tss. in plac- ing before the legislature measures for the benefit of travelling men.
 Many of the Birmingham delegation ar rived in Anniston this morning at o'clock and several more came at noon. Charlie Abram, one of the grand council execu- tive committeeman. was in the party that left Birmingham at 5:30 o'clock. He said that several more of the Birmingham delegation promised to come over on that train. but were too sleepy. ]. D. Leslie accompanied MT. Abram. as did c. A. Mitchell. J. P. Oliver and Mrs, Oliver were of the party.
 B. F. Wilkerson was on the train when the Birmingham party boarded it at Bir- mingham. The porter had not been able to arouse him from the "downy at 5.So and 1t was little after o'clock before he got out of bed. He looked as grouchy as sore toe. according to Charlie Abram, with whom he had quite kidding tilt. MT. Wilkerson completed his toilet and drank a cup of coffee and came back to the Pullman smiling quite happily. He Joined other members of the Birming- ham party in telling some stories, but Charlie Abram again got in the lime light by telling the best of the lot.
 George Plafsance was at the station
 here when the train pulled in and ap- peared to be as happy as though ne had just had breakfast. R. T. Epperson, grand council secretary pro tenn. also met
 the train and greeted the Birmingham
 crowd. Steps immediately were tallekn tc
 secure the next convention for Birming-
 ham. and all the local delegation is work
 ing to the end that the T.. c. ITS. meet Tn Birmingham next year.
 J. NJ Bowman of Anniston was busy al the Alabama hotel. registering the dele
 gates and introducing them to almost ev. , erybody in town. There are more nict fellows here to the square inch than any town in Alabama, except some. w. A Darden, secretary to Lieutenant Governor Kilby met all the delegates and helped to make them feel at home. c. M. Wood ruff stood right by the door and intro duced himself to the delegates as the, entered the hotel. He also introduced himself again if they attempted to go ou and the writer met him four times within 20 minutes.
 F. Stevens was at the registration bootf and made himself very agreeable to al the delegates T. V. Ordway arrived lit tie late, but he made up for 1t by meetins all the delegates within 15 minutes C. M Noble. Jr.. who is on the Anniston enter tainment committee. was on the job al day. w. c. Crutchfield. junior councillor and w. P. Robertson, senior councillor o the local council, met all the delegates b. w. Ledbetter, secretary of the oca council, was reported sicI .a many O the delegates expressed their sorrow ant sent messages of sympathy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22

business in silks with Boston and New York merchants.
 A. A. Low, father of Seth Low. who car ried on for many years a large trade with China, had business dealings with the Yang house which were always satisfac- tory on both sides. There has always been, Mr Yang says, most friendly disposition on the part of the great Chi nese merchants toward the United States and it's merchants. There has also been considerable embarrassment in trade ow- ing to the fact that there are many dif- ferent currencies. to speak, in China MT. Yang says that at one time there were about 100. This condition can better be understood by reference to the time before cur old national banking law when all of our paper currency was issued by state banks. That entailed frequently heavy ex- change charges and had to be reckoned with in all business transactions of any moment
 It is in part the purpose of MT Yang
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22

circumstance that it is to be in Wash ington when the Pan-American financial conference is in session. Chinese bank CTS, and those who have large dealings
 in silk and in tea, are represented upon this commission. and in addition to the courtesy which the commission is giving in return for the visit of American mer- chants to China. it is occupied with in- yestigation of our resources with intent to use this information for the purpose of increasing trade relations between China and the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22

Anniston. May 21-1Special) )--At this afternoons session of the Grand Council of Alabama. United Commercial Travellers. the following offices were elected to serve the ensuing year: W. L. Wall. Huntsville. grand councillors. B. H. Johnson. Montgomery, grand ju- nior councillor; E. D. Karpe. Selma, grand conductor; Theodore Meyer. Montgomery, grand page; Joseph NJ. Bowman, Anniston, grand sentinel; A. C. Smith. Montgomery, grand secretary. Frank Neigh. Selma. grand treasurer.
 The executive committee elected were George Plaisance, Birmingham; C. k. Abrams. Birmingham; J. D. Bailes,
 Florence; A. W. McCallister, Huntsville; c. M. Woodruff of Anniston was selected to represent the grand council of Ala
 bama at the supreme council.
 The matter of choosing the meeting place for the convention in 1916 has been
 left over until tomorrow. Birmingham is making a vigorous fight for the meet
 ing next year. and Huntsville seems to
 be the only worthy rival of the Magic City Many members of the council say that Huntsville needs the meeting more than does Birmingham, and it is possi- ble that compromise will be effected whereby Huntsville will get the next meeting. The Birmingham delegates nave not given up hope. however, and will continue to wage their fight.
 The Grand Council United Commercial lraVelers of Alabama convened here this morning at 9:30 o'clock at the Calhoun county courthouse. Grand Councillor Joe Stevens presided and introduced Lieut. Gov. Thomas F. Kilby, who welcomed the | travellers to Anniston in behalf of every man. woman and child in Anniston, and there's 15.0O0 of em'
 l George M Plaisance of Birmingham council No 172 responded to the address
 of welcome and referred to the beauties i of Anniston glowingly. MT. Pls/sance | said that the beauty of Anniston's ladies was known from coast to coast, and from
 the great lakes to Mobile on the gulf. l These two addresses closed the open 1 session of the council and at 1O:30 o'clock the travellers went into executive session, adjourning at noon.
 | This afternoon the visitors were escorted | to the baseball park and saw the game 1 between LaGrange and the Anniston I Georgia Alabama league teams. This was l followed by an automobile ride over the city of Anniston and environs, which proved very interesting.
 | At the Country club tonight a reception and dance was rendered the visiting trav- i cling men.
 Louis J. Adler of Mobile, president of
 the Alabama Travellers association, Is | in attendance at the U. c. T. convention. MT. Adler delivered an address at this
 mornings session in which he asked for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
GERMAN GENERAL
 PUBLISHES BUDGET

London, May 21.-t9 D. m.)-A dis patch to the Exchange Telegraph com- pany from Amsterdam says:
 General Won Bissing. the German governor general in Belgium, has pub lished the Belgian budget for 1915. It gives the revenue for the year as S35,- 031, ,906 and the expenditure at s3s,- cal 906. The statement says means for providing for the deficit of $4,600,0O0 will have to be found later."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
ANNISTON

Anniston, May 21.-(Special) )-TaX Collector c. Worth witeside began the sale of land Cor taxes Monday morning, and has already sold $s6.0o0 worth of real estate in this county. The sale will continue until the remainder of ths property upon which taxes have not been paid has been sold. The property which is going under the hammer is valued at S100,000 and represents so per cent of its valuation.
 pr. Frederick D. Losey. members of the faculty of the University of Ala bama- and one of the best known men in the state will deliver the commence ment address at the Anniston High school on the evening of May 2S. Dr. Losey has many friends in Anniston among the alumni of the university, and Superintendent D. R. Murphey of tho city schools is being congratulate ted on getting him to deliver the commence ment address.
 T. A Miers ofOhatachie is the un- willing host of a 6-year- old boy who answers to the name of John Henry. The boy, in company with another boy about Ia years of age, stopped at the Miers home yesterday and said they were from Lincoln. They asked for something to eat and the older boy slipped away, leaving the youngster with Mir Miers. who is anxious to find the boys parents.
 The first direct benefit that Anniston has secured from the opening of the Panama canal will be the new freight rate on pipe, which goes into effect to- morrow between this city and the Pa cifc coast. The old rate was SIS per ton on cast iron pipe and fittings and after tomorrow the rate will be $11 per ton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
ROANOKE SCHOOLS
 FINAL EXERCISES

Roanake, May 1.-tSpecial)-L evening closed probably the most suc- cessful commencement occasion in the history of the city schools of Roanoke. Four young ladies were given diplomas. The annual address was delivered by pr. George H. Denny, president Of the State University. Prof. l.. l., Vann has been reelected superintendent of the schools and has accepted.
 Wednesday evening Miss Ida Faust, daughter of Rev. w. E. Faust, presiding elder of the Roanoke district, was mar ried to Mir Clifford Trammell of Five Points, Chambers county. The young people took their friends by surprise, going to Standing Rock, unannounced, to have the ceremony performed.
 Crop conditions in this section are pronounced very hopeful since the re- cent rains.
 Make Hazing Crime
 Madison Wis, May 21.-The Wiscon" sin senate today passed a bill making hazing punishable by jail term.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
Returning the Compliment


 r.a ,,;s,t of th,s Chinese business mems commission Is from one point of view cofm- cor,
 nlimentarv It is in fact. return eah'
 SO to speak. made by China in resognition
 of the visit made five years ago oy Aiie,
 ican bankers In the six-nauon s.oup
 which a few yeas ago agreed 10 iehu
 China each nation its proportlonate part s125. coo 900 and subsequently, as much more,
 inc statesmen and the business men oi
 China still rely upon us to fuinii our
 treaty obligations. This commission is
 ners,a ded that as a result of its vislt. and especially as a result of the amaz-
 ing advance the United States has maoe
 recently as a financial and commerciai
 power, very great trade between china
 and the United States may in the course of a few years be established All the members of this commission have peeh frank to confess that they and their busi-
 ness friends at home know sthat China lis now dependent upon the United States
 for no small part of the development and progress which now await her That IS the. view of Mir. Yui. who is executive
 secretary of the commission. As several of the members of the commission speak
 English, it has been possible to obtain from them at first hand and without using 'interpreters statements which show that they believe that trade between the United
 States and China may be greatly in- creased in the course of few years. China as a Cotton Market
 The largest import which China receives from any nation is cotton and manufac- tured cotton goods. This Is a statement made by one of the members of the com mission which will be read with great in- terest in the south. especially as the com mission last week visited several south ern cities-New Orleans, Memphis and St. Louis China pays little over 500 900 a year for the cotton and cotton goods which she buys and imports. At present the United States share in this large busi- ness is only $10.00O.O00. Until the war broke out in Europe, China was paying in Eu- rope and Japan for manufactured cotton goods nearly 800 GOO, much the greatest part of this going to Great Britain. Now ! it is realized that China and the mer- chants and planters of the United States should control the greater part of this trade and in common share the profits
 which may accrue from it. One of the commissioners, Mfr. Mich, the vice chair man, has frankly said since coming to the United States that there is no reason why China should purchase the greater amount Iof her cotton goods from any other na- | ton than the United States. and says that very large cotton trade can now be es- tablished by reason of the fact that the Panama canal brings the United States | into closer association with China than was the case before the canal was open 1 to traffic.
 When the commission sails for home | from San Francisco. about July l. 1t will have visited practically all of the impor- ! tant centers of the United states. It is regarded by the commission as . fortunate