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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-11
100000 Trade Event.
On Sale From Pm. to Bpm.

sSe o. +e ed's1s: Silk 1.1S aharm*use all
Aprons of gingham and percale, waist IT.
style; &c values. Observation-Disclosures
81x9O Bed Sheets, seamless; hand E0~
torn; 75c value. .........
Boys Wash Suits, values to QEc
to $Z.SO.
Mems SOC Black Silk Half Hose; TO-
slightly imperfect ..............
Children's Stamped Hats and Caps, 0Ec
neat designs; Use values. ......
Dress Ginghams, plain and fancies; 1OEsc
I5c and 1oc values ~ AHT~S
s617s Pinch De'tox Grass Rugs s1'lo 64C
VdluSS
Garden Blouses, in blue, pink or Ct M
white; also stripes. ........
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-11
100000 Trade Event.
On Sale From 4 Pm. to SPIN.

Boys Percale BlouseS, &c d.
VdlueS
Sateen Petticoats, black and colors; EO~
$1.O0 values. Observation-Disclosures.
Bleach Cotton, 36-inch; cfamois fin 7Lsc
Speehler's Lily of the Valley Extract, zoe
$1.OO value; ounce ...........
$1.OO 44-inch Black Imported PrunelIa, ~
yard. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Children's Stamped Dresses, tan. pink 1Ec
and blue; SOC values AOS
soxoo, ' De'to* Grass Rugs 7Se 44C
VdluCS
Hardwood Extension Screens "a in. 1O-
high; open to rs in........... wv
4O-inch French Sateen, black or white; DE-
soc value NV
WOmens and Misses Wash Dresses; also
balance of our stock of Silk Dresses; all
sizes, 16 and 49, "a to AZ; val o. 90
ves n s1soo .Qk.OC
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-11

Bubonic plague follows the estab-
tished routes of travel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-11
100000 Trade Event.
On Sale From II NJ. to | P.

'0-'n "s'.s Black "essa''"e' s'oo Csc
VdluC
House sz.E v .nS s"sh'" 65C
Hemstitched Scarfs, 18x54 inches, 35c d.
Values
Boys Pajamas, with silk frogs, soc A2C
Infants Fancy=top Sox, Csc 1O~
VdsuCS
Mems Athletic Underwear, values to e
35c garment. Observation-Disclosures.
ST so 54=inch Black Imported Serge, CT M
yard.
Stamped TraycIoths, oblong shape; daisy e.
design; l0c value. ..............
Belgian Linen Couch Covers. red or OOc
green border; $I.98 values .....
27-inch plain Outing Flannel white, 23k(,
cream and gray; 1z11zc value " o"~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-11
100000 Trade Event.
On Sale From ; Pm. to 4P.M.

$l.OO 36-inch Stripe Messaline and <Oc
Taffeta.
Long X i'm 0 n o S, crepe, lawn and 2OC
chalIies; 79c values. ............
Mercerized Napkins, 2O-inch; $1.25 2OC
values. ..................
pi'eweas ,,s<. 45 a.'sin heavy cot 8Ac
7oc Black or White Contrast Embroid- lz~
cred z-clasp Silk Gloves. .........
Bows SOC Combinations all 20r
styles
Children's Suit Cases, 1Z-inch size; 10c
mating or fiber covered ........
soc Metal Extension Screens, 80 inches 0Oc
high; 43 inches wide. ..........
36-incf White Lingerie NainsoOk, fine SC
soft quality; Csc value. .........
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-11
100000 Trade Event.
On Sale From II Am. to II M

CamisoIes, Crepe de Chine and Lace, d7C
- Csc values. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
$Z.Z5 Linen Napkins, 5-S sizes, new 81 20
patterns Dozen. ............
Bolster Cases, 4zx7z inches, straight DC
with selvage; Csc value. ........
SOC bottle Kinds Honey and Almond O0C
NTedm
Writing Paper, odds and ends, fine 0f,
quality; Csc value.
$I.OO Novelty Silk Hose; broken 6Oc
sizes ........'i..
Silk Fiber Sweaters, ss:'s S4.oS
values
$3.50 o.! s4;i"eh Black Imported Broad $l.75
cloth
Closely.woven Hammocks, with Ct M
pillow and stretcher; ST. 90 value
.36.incfl White India Linen, 15c quail 10-
ity, yard. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-11

Uu Bale FIOIn / M. 10 4 I M.
81 and IS Inch Tub Silks, 60~
$1.OO values. ....................
ch' d.: .:; Ms'''" Gowns to 10 yrs; 29c
Lyons %.;.1 re ss1 Paste or Powder. Csc 13c
Women's SOC Silk Isle Hose, black or 00<-
white; gauze weight ............
MEMS {;e s5s ys;sss Striped oe: Coats 66c
SOC Oh Sha% n" Gloves z'''s'; sizes 44c
w'% gss ;. Ss%'"'t'o"'' several Styles 33c
2S-inch India Dimities, checks and e
stripes; Csc values. ............
ISx36.incf Delt0x Grass Rugs, ZSc 1Ec
values.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14

bama are wide awake and eager to
 improve their methods and place agri- culture abreast of all the other great industries and business enterprises of this country. The crop diversified ton campaigns conducted last year in Mississippi and Arkansas were sue cessful and good results have already been seen.
 But no campaign of this sort has ever approached in point of enthusiasm the Alabama cam paign. There will be splendid results even this year. Cotton acreage will be reduced and the crop that will be made will be pro- duced at less cost than in former years, which will enable the farmers to make profit even if prices should be low. But the greatest benefit from the diversification campaign will be seen in the vastly increased produc- ton of foodstuffs. No matter what happens to cotton the farmers will be well ahead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14
Effect of Bright Weather

Birmingham has enjoyed week of beautiful spring-like weather, and some of the business improvement noted in the shopping district was due, no doubt, to the glorious sunshine. In ordinary times, when prosperity pre- vails, business keeps up a certain briskness even when the skies are lowering and the temperature is not to our liking. Yet then everybody rejoices when bright day comes, and business activities are correspond ingly buoyant.
 Throughout the entire country the winter now passing has witnessed much destitution in the large cities, and industrial depression has been the rule in almost every section. A perfect day such as were the days of last week are therefore, all the more welcome now. At any rate when the sun is bright and the air is balmy at this season of the year the pessimist keeps quiet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14
WAR ECHOES

New York Tribune: Once upon a time when every nationality had it's own par ticular deity or deities, to call upon them for victory could cause TO confu- sion in the empyrean. Each god had but one side to take in battle, on whose outcome his own existence often depended. But in these days, when all of Cnristendom worships the same God, His choice of sides in war is subject to as many interpretations as there are bellig- erents involved.
 Each nation at war m Europe has as- severated it's faith in the possession of divine favor. So far their reasoning, in some cases rather bewildering. has fol- lowed in | rough way, though without public avowal for obvious reasons, a certain ecclesiastical cseavage The priests of France have called for the blood of the German heretics. Catholic Austria would have God annililate the Slav minions of the Greek church. Protes- tant Prussia has offered up prayers for the defeat of the ignorant, brutish fol- lowers of Greek priests and for the humiliation of deeadent Catholic France. Anu Suiuihoi Mercier mas expressed con fidence that God would punish the Prus- sian despoilers of Catholic Belgium
 But now comes German cardinal Archbishop Won Hartmann, of Cologne With the announcement that God will not permit atheistic France and ortho- dQX Russia to crush the flourishing re- l'Eious life in the fatherland.' The de- cision in the matter must therefore i'm volve a rather more complicated psy- chological process even than we had at first feared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 Be good and you'll be happy-maybe
 Fish are wise. They begin business on a small scale.
 Gossip is a deadly gas that is oftel fatal to friendships.
 mans wisdom isn't as interesting as woman's intuition.
 If the world doesn't understand a man it calls him a crank.
 Any girl who thinks as much of man as she does of herself will do to tie to.
 Even after a man sees where he made q mistake he keeps right on making more.
 These ultra modern skirts are evidently built for deep snows. as they are about lSree deep
 After a girl gives her hand in mar riaSe she may discover later that she put her foot in 1t.
 When a man tells a joke 10 halt Il dozen women and they all laugh put one. that one is his wife.
 Most people would rather blame a man for what he doesn't do than give him credit for what he does
 A woman may not accept a proposal of rnarriage, but she always adInires the good judgment Of the man who made it. It is always more or less of shoc,s to d woman when she discovers later in the game that her husband really did ki.ow what he was talking about
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14
War Losses

Writing for the February Ameri- xan Review of Reviews, Frank H. Simonds estimates that Germany has now in the field three million men, France two million, Austria one mil lion and Russia three million. In a short time England is expected to have one million men on the continent, while Servia and Belgium have about 250,000. Lord Kitchener predicted that the war would last three years. With this as basis for his calculations, MT. Simonds proceeds to estimate the relative strength of the belligerents at the end of three years.
 Russia, it is canceded by everybody, has supply of men that is practically inexhaustible. She looms up tremend- ously in the struggle even now and every month that passes will only make her comparative strength the greater. That she could keep her fight ing force at three million men for three years goes without saying It is even thought that she could maintain her vast armies at the present strength indefinitely, regardless of losses. England can also keep her army up to the million mark for an in- definite period, in spite of losses. France, on the other hand, with an available military population reckoned at four million, has already lost one million by death, capture, disease and wounds. 1t is estimated that 500,000 of these men are permanently lost France would therefore begin the third year with only two million men. as her losses in this year cannot be made good except by the new class coming to the colors in 1917, and levies from her colonies.
 It is estimated that Germany had about six million men ready for serv- ice in July, 1914. Her losses so far have been approximately 1,S00,000. Taking into account Germany's large reserve forces, even if her present heavy losses continue, it is predicted that she will still have three million men to draw on at the opening of the third year, but her resources will then be exhausted. Austria, which has lost one million men and has perhaps a million left, will have no reserves at the beginning of the third year.
 The result will be, MT. Simonds thinks, that when the third year opens-if the war continues that long-four million Austro- Germans, the last line, will face six million Rus sians, British and French, with several hundred thousand Serbs and Belgians. behind whom there will be Russian and British reserves of at least four million.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14
After the War

No one can foretell now what
 changes will be made in the map oi
 Europe after the war is ended, but
 one result of peace negotiations will
 probably be reduction in the arma-
 ment of the large powers and curb- ing of continental militarism, for a
 time at least. Standing armies there
 will always be, until the world ap- breaches the millennium, but the na- tions that have been like armed camps will be compelled to turn their atten- tion in the next few years chiefly to the arts of peace in order to build up the places made desolate. But no matter how peacefully disposed the United States may be a policy of in- difference on the part of the govern ment to the national defense must always be deprecated.
 The sixty-fourth Congress will have to deal with many important matters, notwithstanding the fact that the principal democratic measures scheduled for adoption will have been disposed of There will be an earnest effort to keep down appropriations, but good economy and good statesman ship will demand an increase, perhaps a complete reorganization, of the army and continued strengthening of the navy. This country will never need very large standing army as armies are known in Europe, but to promote efficiency our army should be larger by many thousands than it is today.
 The next Congress should have constructive military programme and carry it out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14
Crop Campaign Great Success


 When the Alabama crop diversified. ti0n movement was organized in Bir. mingham two months ago it was ex. pected that something like half the counties would enter the campaign and apply for crews" of specialists in farm demonstration work and in structors in the science of modern agriculture, but 50 of the .67 coun- ties have participated in the move ment. aH
 The actual campaign started in Jeff ferson county on February 3, and fol- lowing the success of the meetings held on that day the diversification schedule has been carried out in 21 other counties in northern Alabama under the direct supervision of the Birmingham headquarters committee, and in 28 counties in other parts of the state under the supervision of the Montgomery committee. This has been, indeed, remarkable record far greater than the promoters of the movement had hoped for.
 It is plain that the farmers of Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14
High Art fin Advertising

One of the very best pieces of ad. vertising in the refinement of sugges- tion that l have noted lately was a reader in The Age Herald, a few days ago. singing the virtues of Velvet Joe, said publicity man. "It was the work of a genius and the very atmosphere seemed redolent of the delightful odors of a fresh. sweet pipe after reading it.
 "The argumentative force of it-its pulling power, as advertising men say was so patent that it made me long to smoke, for I have never usco to- bacco.
 More and more we arc coming into an order of the day when brains and culture will take the place of the Blacksmith with type in ad writing. And another thing we shall see by and by The theft of other mems ideas by so-called ad writers, who clip from the papers of large cities and palm them off in others for their own, will be checked"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14
Kennel CIuh,s Rench Shaw

The Birmingham Kennel club will hold a bench show April 6, continuing probably three days and nights" said President Albert c. Chesney
 "We hope to secure the use of an unoccupied, centrally located building, well ventilated and well lighted for day and night uses
 "The increased interest in fine dogs of many breeds has shown itself in better exhibitions of high class uogs at our shows
 Birmingham occupies a very prom inent position in the world of dogdom and today holds conspicuous place in the bird dog class, with the recent per- formances in field trials of the great dog Lewis c. Morris and the setter Jack Love. Then in the colley class. the Airedale, the Boston Bull. pet bull and Great Danes, we can show blue ribbon dogs who have won in the pest company. not only in the Uni ted States, but some of them abroad
 Those intending to exhibit should begin in March to condition their dogs as to coats and general appearances and also schooling them for the show ring, very important natter that amateurs often neglect, thereby caus- ing some very good dogs to lose.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14
ADRlFT WITH THE TEr1ES
AMBITION

AMBITION I'd love to be 6 suffragette, With warlike flags unfurled, And captainess a battleship With addresses gired.
 New York Evening Sun I'd love to be a suffragette. And with the "suffs" stand; I'd love to march ahead of them As drum majress of the band.
 Allentown Democrat. One need not be suffragette, Who gets her husbands goat, And makes him do the way she says, Already has a vote.
 Houston Post I'd like to be a suffragette And carry out this plan: d directress the banks, of course, And governess the man.
 Memphis Commercial-Ap Who wouldn't be a suffragette In stormy days like these. To make the legislators fret And rob them of their ease? MORE "FREAK' LEGISLATION "Who is the gentleman with the pom derous air7' That's Senator Bolts of the state leg slature. He's the author of bill mak- ing it a misdemeanor for anybody in the state to wear spats" What's his idea?'' He says his father didn't wear spats.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14

school education. He taught school
 one term and then divided his time
 between farm work and photography Seventeen years old when the civil
 war began, he enlisted as volunteer
 In Pennsylvania regiment. He had
 a good war record and was wounded
 In battle near Savannah. He settled
 Tn Chicago in 1871 and lived there
 until 1888, when he moved to New
 York. He was member of the board
 Of directors of the United States Steel
 corporation and of the Baltimore and Ohio, the Seaboard Air Line and oth- CT railroads. He was distinguished for his high integrity as well as his busi- ness acumen.
 James c. Fargo, who died on the 9th of this month in his S0th year, was an exceptionally high type of the self-made American. As president of ''S ~hhiSiiNdH IA DIcSS COulpdHy Ue was widely known by reputation He entered the service of the company at the age of 15 and worked his way up, entirely on his merits, and came to be the controlling influence in it's affairs. He was devoted churchman and the rector of St. Thomas Episcopal church said of him that he was one of the most valuable members of his vestry. For many years he was the treasurer of the parish.
 The world honors the self-made man whose making has been in the right mould, but in another genera tion all the financiers and railroad presidents and great merchants will be thoroughly trained in mental pro- sesses and in the scientific economies of the worladay world. The higher standards and the sharp competition in business will demand it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14
Passing of the Self-made Man

Every man who is successful in the large affairs of life is self made in re- spect to character and leadership but the term is used ordinarily to de- note the self-educated man-the man who had little or no early advantages of education.
 But despite their lack of schooling many of the greatest men in this country rose to eminence both in pro- fessional life and in the business world. Until college education became popular with the commercial classes nearly all the great manufacturers and merchants and a majority of the railroad managers were self-made. With the younger generation it is the technically educated man or the well rounded man who gets to the top. In the very matter of business econo- my good education is required in or der that the best results may be realized
 Even as late as ten years ago a large majority of the prosperous business men were self-made. but like the veterans of the civil war they are fast passing. In most instances the capitalists and the captains of trade, the builders of railroads and the build CTS of cities were born and reared on farm or in village. The late c. P. Huntington came from small town in New York and had his first experience in business as a clerk in a country store. Thomas F. Ryan, the New York capitalist, was plowboy in Virginia and was 15 years old before he emerged from the backwoods. Both were ambitious and both obtained cul- ture by their own application and in- dustry.
 Norman B. Ream, the distinguished capitalist who died few days ago, lived on farm in Pennsylvania until he was IA. He received a common
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14
WASHINGTON, February 13.-Cabi- AA/ net officers. jurists, legislators
 and men of distinction in private

N " MI net officers. jurists legislators and men of distinction in private life were the guests of the Gridiron club at it's dinner tonight, and saw and heard themselves parodied, ad- | monished and instructed in the ways they should go. Presidential candidates were tried out and reminded of their sins of commission and omission. Edgar c. Snyder Wasl1ngton corres- pondent of the Omaha Bee. was inaugu- rated as president. Chauncey c. Brainerd the Portland Oregonian and Arthur J.. Sinnott of the Newark Evening News were declared members and seated. A high court of justice held sway for awhile during an intermission in the | courses of the dinner and half a dozen presidential candidates were brought be- fore the bar to answer to indictments The first trio comprised Whitman, Her rick and Borah; the complainant was Woodrow Wilson, who charged that the republican party has not had a new idea for 90 years"
 Under examination by common people. the prosecuting attorney, Whitman, con fessed that he had had an idea: He "wanted to be President Judge: That isn't your own idea; that's the idea of William Jennings Bryan.''
 Whitman: Eve got another idea; the sovernorship of New York is the step- ping stone to the presidency.' Tudpe ss'Tbat idaa icp,t xrorro aitboy. 1t was used over 30 years ago by Grover Cleveland"
 Herrick, the next, declared he had an idea; it was that distinguished diplo- rnatic service is the road to political preferment.'
 Judge: That's an exploded idea. Jimmy Gerard proved that"
 Borah defined an idea to consist "in the contemplation of methods pursued by men who, with far less natural equip ment than myself, have succeeded by hook or crook in reaching the White House
 The court, however, held that an idea was "a confused mental image; an in- tangible yearning. There ain't no such animal, and if there is it can't be pro- duced in court, so the defendants are found not guilty"
 Bryan, McAdoo and Clark were next haled before the court.
 Common People: Gan you start the mills running?"
 McAdoo: Well. I've got the banks on the run"
 Champ Clark was asked to define "hard times
 Clark: '"rhe Baltimore convention
 Bryan was last under examination
 Common People: Do you expect the mills to start running again?'
 Bryan: "Oh, yes"
 Common People: And will you also start runnlng?'
 Bryan: T refuse to incriminate my self
 Judge: "The court finds that all these
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14
Activity in New Financing

Henry Clews in a special review on
 the business situation says, in part:
 No better evidence of financial im-
 provement could be recorded than the increased activity of new financing. Im-
 meolately following upon the opening of the war there was sharp contraction
 Tn new capital applications the total of | which recorded for the last seven months
 reached about siS0, 100000, or Sl6S coo GOO
 less than the same time last year The l lowest month was September, when ap- plications fell below s2S,00O0OO. Recoy- cry has been gradual, and in January the total rose to sl27, 900 600, or only $3.- .UO0O0 below the same month in 1914: while the total announcements thus far reached about $4S0, ,000,000, or s16G0OO, GOO bonds. including s10o,O0o0O9 New York Central, $270Oo,0OO New York State, and sl5.Ooo,o0o Canadian Pacific, besides number of other important issues. The January total was of course swelled by the Pennsylvania issue of $49,OOO O0O. Total issues in February last year were $176,- oo0,O00. considerable portion of cur rent new issues is for the purpose of adjusting maturing obligations but the significant feature is that these operations could not have been successfully carried through few weeks ago. while now 1t looks as if other important flotations will follow so that this February will considerably exceed the same month a year ago.
 There is also another and very sig rificant trend in the new demands for capital, which is that nearly every i'm portant nation in the world except Great Britain is either borrowing in the United States or wishing to borrow. This is