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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-07
PROSPERITY RE|GNS
in BUSINESS CIRCLES

New York. October s.-Bradstreets
tomorrow will say:
Quick time continues the marching
order in practically every line of en-
deavor, with new and higher levels
being attained, to the tune, however,
of soaring prices, penalties, by the
way of superabundant prosperity in
tine gave of short crops or straight
ened supplies of raw materials The
cry is that theSe are not enough cars
to haul commodities; that there is not
esough labor to hasten production, and
there are not enough goods to supply
insistent demands. Wants apparently
are Unsuitable current demand being
for present needs for winter, for the
holidays and for isext spring. Conse-
quently current reports merely accen-
tuate those regarding past activity.
Weekly bank clearings, $685.
OO5,000."
and Twentieth street, the Rev. r. IT
Waltes, pastor: Morning service at IL
Sunday school at GAS a. m.
Christian church, the Rev. Thomas
LennoX, pastor, Avenue F and Twenty
hrst street; Morning service at II
O'Clock, evening service at s o'clock,
Sunday school at 9:45 a. M
Ensley Highlands Presbyterian
church, Ensley Highlands, the Rev. l..
e. Brubaker, pastor: Morning service
at IL o'clock, evening service at s
o'clock, Sunday school at 9:45 a. M
Ensley Highlands Methodist church,
Ensley Highlands, the Rev. w. w. Dor
man. pastor; Morning service at IL
O'Clock, evening service at O'clock,
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
Shadyside Methodist church, Shady
side, the Rev. z. A Bowling, pastor:
Morning service at IL o'clock, evening
service at s o'clock, Sunday school at
9:45 a. m.
st. Anthonys Catholic church, Rev.
r. j. McQuillen, pastor; services at the
usual hours.
st. Johns Episcopal church, Twenty
second street, between Avenues G and
H. the Rev. J. w. Fullford, pastor; SER
vices at the usual hours.
A meeting for the adoption of the
bylaws for the ensuing year will be
held tomorrow afternoon for the Ala
bama Football association, at the Ems
ley opera house at 2:30. The plans for
the coming soccer football season will
also be discussed. Teams that are in
terested are requested to be present
at the meeting Sunday afternoon in or
der that the new season may start
early and without difficulty in the
schedule
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BILE with the fact that many industries
are still closed, but it is explained that.
though building industries and a few
others have less work since the war
began, other industries have more.
1t cost the government 3,1s4,000
francs to support idle workmen in
Paris alone during the second half of
January, 1915. In the second half of
| January, 1915. this allowance had fall
len to 1,524,000 francs. In some other
ployment has been reduced to 10 per
cent
Excepting among such employees as
garment workers in Paris and kindred
industries. all wages are higher, &C
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-15

Establishments of the country closed at
the beginning of the war, when an
average of "a per cent of the workmen
were called to the colors. Forty-tw o
per cent were thrown out of employ
| ment by the closing of the esta blish-
! ments, leaving only "a per cent con-
tinuing to earn their wages. In about
$4,000 esta blishments inspected LOO
900 worl<men were employed in time of
peace. The figures fell to one-third of
that number in August 1915. then in
| creased progressively to 100000 in
January of this year, which is "a per
cent of the normal. Taking into ac-
count the "a per cent modified, there
are actually employed now in French
industries ] per cent more of work
men than before the war.
These figures would seem incompati-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-15
FIFTH BARON THURLOW DIES
Was for Many Years Connected
With British Diplomatic Service.

LONDON, March 15.-Thomas John
Howell Thurlow Cumming Bruce fifth
Baron Thurlow-died here Sunday
Baron Thurlow. who was born in 1893.
was for long time connected with the
British diplomatic service. In 1876
he acted as private secretary to the
British minister at Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-15
REVIVAL OF INDUSTRY
is REPORTED in FRANCE
Official Figures Given Out Show De-
crease in the Number of
Idle Workmen

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
PARIS. March 4.-Oficial figures just
given out by the department of la bor
inspection show a revival of industry
and a decrease in the number of idle
workmen in France. More than half
of the industrial and commercial es-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-15
Not a Matter of Days.
Laconia, N. H.. Goes Republican.

LACONIA y. H.. March 1.-the re-
pubIicans have elected George p. Mum
sew mayor by a majority of 143, the
largest ever given candidate for that
Office Five of the six councilmen
chosen are republicans
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John Henry Price. seventy-two. son
of the late Judge John H. and Mary r.
Price, died from complications at his
home in Hartford, Md. He was born in
Hartford county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-15

Miss jeanette B. Dryden, daughter OF
Mrs. Mamie w. Dryden and the late
Joshua NJ. Dryden. died at the home of
her mother. in Snow Hill. Md. from
typhoid fever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-15
|U.S. ARMY PATHETIC,
COL. GLENNASSE
Department Chief of Staff
0utspoken in Discussing the
Mexican Situation.

| NEW YORK. March 1J.-Col Edwin
+. Glenn. chief OF staff of the Depart
| ment of the East, l.. s. A.. in an ad-
dress last night AT the army and
navy" dinner given by the Sphinx Club
declared that the United States Army
is pathetic and ali the other nations
know it.
We have been occupying the Mexican
border for four years began Col.
Glenn. 'Two-thrds Of our army-or
90. 600 mcn-have been thee. We have
only :. 900 there and 1000 to reinforce
them The are scattered from the
Texas border to the Pacific coast.
II IT wasn't pathetic it would be
farcical-laushable
Our army is like ny eazed at
through the wrong end OF the tele-
scope. Intil the European war came
YOU have shown as much interest in
our amy AS you would III a fly
Must Continue as World Power
He said that the Soar, s,,-Ar1erical
war brought the United Safes forward
as world power, and therefore i;
must accept the obligations Of a void
power.
I'VE must have force" c"ati ucI Col.
Glenn. behind our nation. I,e MS
have force behind any noe c." ire.i-
dent may send OF airy act;o" l.. n'2J
take.
Here are you geatlemca sit.jH- Re.
You could not go to wa. Most o. !o.:
arc too old. The others OF YOU a e 20.
fit to go to war. You are not trained"
Reverting again to the Mexican So
uation. he said:
Some of us have had experience in
ca pturinE a man in his own country.
Ia man who knows every cowpath, who
has his own friends.
Not a Matter of Days.
~ tell you it is not a matter of a day.
1t is matter of months. may be years.
We are told we are not going to war.
but the capture of Villa. Let US look
lat the reverse side. Suppose Mexico
announced she going to send 5000.
10000 or 10000 men into this country.
How long would we stand for it"
DO you think Mexico is going to
stand for it? Would you respect her if
she did?
II have made study of the Mexican
situation, and l have figured that if we
are going in there to stabilize the gov
eminent ii will take five years at
minimum. and from 100000 to 100000
men to do it properly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-03-09
eoard q EauaII.atIon . Meet

The state board OF equalization Is
getting ready to assess the real estate
and personal property OF the state for
present years taxes. AS some of the
returns from the assessors are delin-
quent. the exact valuation placed on
these two classes of property cannot
now be given. but the total evidently
viii not be far from $500. 0O0, 900.
Last year practically the entire in
crease on real estate and personal
property fell upon the city of st. Louis
and Jackson and Buchanan counties.
II looks like the same thing will hap
pen again this year, although the re-
turn from st. Louis county indicates
a sharp increase, and the board is not
likely to lower this valuation. Buch-
anan county has slumped to the tune
of 1886, $50.
The greatest gain over last year is
shown in st. Louis, where the total
valuation stands at $642, 1875, 790. This
is an increase over last year of ST.
$3.50. Kansas City and Jackson
county show an increase of$3,617, $40.
The valuation Of Jackson county is
S213, 039, $40. The total valuation OF
st. Louis county is $60,511,054, which
is a gain over last year of s914,044.
All of these figures are official.
It will take some time for the board
to complete its work.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-03-09
DECISION SECRET
FINDING WITHHELD AT REQUEST
OF GERMANY.
State Department Awaits Ruling in
Libel Case Now Pending in
Federal Court.

Washington, D. C.-The state de-
partment sent to Count Won Bern
sorff, the German ambassador, its
decision in the case of the British
liner Appam, which was captured by
a German raider and brought into
Hampton Roads in charge of a prize
crew. Announcement of the contents
will be withheld at the request OF
counsel for the German government,
pending a decision in the libel action
brought by agents of the original
British holders in the federal court
at Norfolk.
The court will be allowed to inter-
pref the Prussian-American treaty,
which is claimed by Germany to pro-
vide that a German prize may re-
main in American waters indefinitely,
with immunity from legal proceed
ings, instituted by the original own
ers in an attempt to regain posses
sion of the ship.
In awaiting an Interpretation Of the
treaty by the courts, the state depart
ment is acting in accordance with
precedent. The executive branch of
the government always has refrained
from interfering with the judiciary
in such cases.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-03-09
INDlCT W COMPANIES

Pittsburg, Pa.-One hundred and
n indictments were returned
against 100 brewing companies To-
Gated in various parts of Pennsyl-
yania, the United States Brewers As
sociation of New York and the Erie
Brewing Company of Erie, Pa, by the
federal grand jury, which has been
investigating the alleged political ac-
tivity of the brewers.
The indictments, which are the first
returned since the investigation
opened, charge the brewing compa-
MES and the association with con-
spiracy in the alleged unlawful ex-
penditure of money in elections at
which votes for federal officials were
being cast.
The indictments make no mention
Of individuals, but are directed at cor
porations themselves. F~ifty-eight of
the companies named are members of
the United States Brewers Associa-
ton.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-03-09
WADE FRISCO PLAN
REJECTED BY BODY
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
FINDS LITTLE TO INDoRsE
IN NEW SCHEME.
NO VOTING TRUST, AS BEFORE
Rate Of Interest Too High on Bonds
and No Authority to Issue Any
Stock Without Consent Of
All Stockholders.
Jefferson City.


The state public service commission
has practically rejected the modified
plans submitted by Festus ]. Wade
Of st. Louis and others for a reorgani-
cation of the st. Louis & San Fran
cisco Railroad.
The only part OF the modified plan
accepted is one feature which allows
thirty-three and one-third dollars on
the $69,000,000 general lien bonds.
The voting trust of seven persons
to have control Of the property for
five years is rejected outright as be-
ing contrary to the constitution of the
state. This is really the backbone of
of the original plan and of the modi-
fed plan.
The provision allowing trustees of
the r~eorganized company to make and
hold contracts with the company for
themselves is held to be in plain vio-
lation of section 1851 of the revised
statutes.
3 AAO NohhAhlSoAOA lCAuoSo oDoOluICly
to allow the interest rate of 6 per
cent on the income mortgage bonds.
1t also holds that to permit the
voting trust to issue preferred stock
without the consent of all the stock
holders would be in direct violation of
the state constitution.
In brief, there is very little left of
the Wade plan, as all of its main fea-
lures are rejected.
1t is not known at this time what
the next move will be.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-03-09
Pardon for Useful Convict.

William DeGraff, serving a tWo-year
sentence in the ~penitentiary for muir
der in the fourth degree, was granted
a full pardon by Governor Major, be-
cause of the valuable service he has
rendered the state during the past
year in capturing Is convicts who es-
capped at various times.
He has been in charge of the prison
bloodhounds for a year. Single hand
ed and armed only with a brick bat,
he chased George Smithsinger, a life
term convict, who scaled the prison
wall on the morning of February O.,
for four miles into the country. After
the hounds had freed the convict, who
was armed with a knife, DeGraff by
threatening him with the brick bat,
forced him to drop his weapon ana
return with him to the penitentiary.
DeGraff was sent to the penitenti-
airy for shooting and killing Jesse
Corder, who with George Hunt had
beaten him severely in a saloon in
Joplin, and then followed him outside
and renewed the assault. Hunt was
badly wounded. The prosecuting at
torney says the charge of wounding
Hunt will be dismissed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-03-09
PRESIDENT WINS
ON TEST BALLOT
ISSUE cLouDED BY INSERTION
OF AMENDMENT To
RESOLUTION.
ENDORSED BY VOTE OF 1914
Senate Declares That Americans Have
Right to Free Use of Sea Re.
CARELESS Of German Sub.
marines.

Washington.-The senate formally
gave notice TO the world that it stood
behind President Wilson.
By a vote of 6S to IA the senate
voted down Senator Cores resolution
to warn Americans to keep off armed
ships.
1t was just 10 minutes and 40 sec
onds from the time the fight on the
resolution began until Vice-President
Marshall announced the vote.
Amid dramatic scenes unparalleled
since the United States declared war
against Spain, the senate tabled
Cores resolution as requested by the
president.
Just before the vote was taken SEN
ator Gore offered an amendment to
his resolution, and the issue was so
clouded that the administration is
dissatisfied, and demands that the
vote be taken on an issue so clear
cut that there can be no misunder.
standing by interested parties.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-03-09
What the Doctor Knows
KIDNEYS MUST BE RIGHT To-
INSURE HEALTH

Few people realize to what extent their
health depends upon the condition Of the
kidneys.
The physician in nearly all cases Of Sc
rious illness, makes a chemical analysis
of the patients urine. He knows that un-
less the kidneys are doing their work
properly, the. other organs cannot readily
be brought back to health and strength.
When the kidneys are neglected or
abused in any way, serious results are sure
to follow. Therefore, it is particularly
necessary to pay more attention to the
health of these important organs.
An ideal herbal compound that has had
remarkable success as a kidney remedy is
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root.
The mild and healing influence of this.
preparation, in most cases, is soon real
lied, according to sworn statements and
verified testimony Of those who have used
the remedy.
When your kidneys require attention.
get Swamp-Root at once from any phar-
macy. It is sold by every druggist in bot
ties of two sizes-5Oc and 100.
However, If you wish first to test this
great preparation, send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. r., for a
sample bottle. When writing DO sure andi
mention this paper.-Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-03-09
PROVENCE HORROR GROWS
5000 MEN DIED WHEN LINER
WAS SUNK.
Auxiliary Cruiser Had 1900 on Board
When Destroyed in Mediter-
ranean Sea.

Paris, France.-It was announced
at the French ministry Of marine
that there were nearly 1000 men on
board the French auxiliary cruiser
Provence when she was sunk in the
Mediterranean on Feb. 26.
AS the ministry of marine on Feb.
20 announced that the number of sur.
vivors of the Provence disaster was
estimated at $40, it is indicated by
the foregoing dispatch that upwards
of $3.50 lives were lost.
1t was stated that on board the
Provence were the staff of the Third
Colonial Infantry Regiment, the Third
Battalion, the second company of
the First Battalion, the Second Ma
chine Gun Company and one extra
company.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-03-09
New Trial for Gambler.

In an opinion written by Judge Re
pelle, the supreme court reversed and
remanded the conviction of Richard
Wade, a st. Joseph gambler, because
the information filed by the state
failed to describe with sufficient ac-
curacy the tables on which Wade was
operating his games of chance.
The court holds that the evidence
proved Wade was guilty of violating
the anti-gambling laws, but it is also
held that the failure to describe the
tables properly is sufficient to cause
a new trial.
In describing the equipment of the
place the information used this ex.
preston: "A certain table and gam
bling device commonly called a craps
table Gambling experts who testi-
fed for the defense said the tables
used in Wade's place were not what
is commonly known as craps tables"
Wade was convicted March 2, 1914,
and was SENTENCED to four years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-03-09
Must Give Up Town Hall.

The supreme court has decided the
town of Hayti has built a $4,000 city
hall on private property and must sur
render it to the owners.
The square where the city hall is
located was dedicated to Pemiscot
county by Granville N. Hays in 1895,
on condition that the county seat be
removed from Gayoso to Hayti and a
courthouse erected on the lot.
Charlottesville won the county seat
after several years fight. The heirs
of the Hays estate then asked the
county court to deed back the prop
erty to them, which was done. While
the transfer was pending, however,
the city of Hayti voted a $4,000 bond
issue and began the erection of a
city hall. The Hays heirs sold the
property to Ivy Williams, D. B. San
ders and G. G. Sheppard, who brought
suit to secure possession.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-03-09
RUSSIAN WAR LOAN IN JAPAN
Nepponese Bankers Take $25, 00o,0 900
in Securities to Pay for
War Munitions.

Toxic, Japan.-Russia has placed
a wal loan of so, 900, 900 yen or about
$25, 600, 900, with Japanese bankers.
The operation is really for the pur-
pose of paying part for the great
quantities of war munitions which
the japanese government ano private
arsenals are furnishing the Russian
government.
The loan takes the form of Rus
sian treasury bills in denomination of
5000 to 10000 yen and the rate of
interest is 5 per cent. The bonds.
redeemable in one year, will be issued
at the rate of 95. Though the sub
scription list will be opened to the
public, the syndicate of Japanese
bankers interested in the loan does
not seem to expect general support.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-03-09
BRITAIN TO NOTIFY SHIPPERS
New Plan viii Eliminate Many In
conveniences Heretofore Suf-
fered by Business Men.

London, England.-The British gov
eminent has adopted a new plan that
will eliminate many of the inconven-
fences now suffered by American
shippers because of the blockade, &C.
cording to Lord Robert Cecil, new
minister of blockade.
At the suggestion of the United
States Consul General Skinner, Great
Britain in future will notify American
shippers, before their goods leave
American ports, whether they will be
permitted to pass the British block
ade. This will make it unnecessary to
make seizures, resulting in long con-
%troversies.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-03-09
RAIDER MOEWE IN
HOME PORT SAFE
LADEN WITH GOLD AND PRISON.
Frs SHE EVADEs ENTIRE
ENGLISH FLEET.
VOYAGE LASTED 8 MONTHS
Sunk IS Vessels and Laid Mines by
Which Enemy Ships Were Sent
to Bottom-commander
to Be Decorated.

rlin.-Official announcement by
the naval general staff that the Ger
man commerce raider Moewe re-
turned 10 a German port is made. She
had on board 19e prisoners and 1,000,-
600 marks in gold bars, or $780, 600
in American money.
The announcement said fifteen ves-
sells were sunk by the Moewe, which
also laid mines at several points. One
of these mines, it is stated, sank the
British battleship King Edward VII.
The text of the statement follows:
The naval general staff states that
H. NJ. S. Moewe, commander, Capt.
Burgrave Count Won Dohna-Boholdien,
after a successful cruise lasting sew
eral months, arrived at the home port
with four British officers, 20 British
marines and sailors, 166 men Of crews
of enemy steamers, among them 1903
Indians, as prisoners, and 1,000,0 600
marks in gold bars.
'The vessel captured the following
CIShiy SlCdLlClo ., lHS SlCulSl pdiI VI
which were sunk and a small part of
which were sent as prizes to neutral
ports:
THE British steamers Corbridge,
3,67S tons; Author, 9,496 tons: Trad
er, S,60S tons; Ariadne, 9,0S5 tons;
Dromonby, 1927 tons; %Farringord,
3,146 tons; Clan Mactavish. 5,S16
tons; Appam, 1881 tons; Westburn,
$500 tons; Horace, 1885 tons; F1am-
enco, 1929 tons; Saxon Prince, 3,471
tons; the British sailing vessel Edin-
burgh, 1,437 tons; the French steamer
Maroni, 3,099 tons, and the Belgian
steamer Luxembourg, 1892 tons.
AT several pooints on the enemy
coast the Moewe also laid out mines,
to which, among others, the battle
ship King Edward VII. fell victim"