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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-08
South's Industrial Progress

Birmingham makes an excellent showing in the quinquennial indus trial census taken for 1914 and re- gently tabulated and published. With the great mass of details involved and the area covered much time was re- quired in assembling the data. In view of the fact that Birming- ] hams largest industrial plants are outside of the city limits, whereas the 1 figures now being bulletined are con- fined to the industries within the city, the exhibit which appeared in Sun days Age-Herald was exceedingly inn pressive. Later on manufacturing statistics by states will be presented to the public. In the meanwhile the industrial statistics of cities will be found highly interesting.
 The Manufacturer Record devotes more than page to the industrial progress of the south. Its table was made up before the report on Bir- mingham was issued, but it is encour- aging to note that 99 southern cities enumerated in preliminary re- ports show total net increase over
 1909, of capital invested, $219, ,247, ,OO0,
 or 21.6 per cent; value of products,
 $202,017,000 or 162 per cent. And
 the best of it is that notwithstanding
 the depression caused by the Euro pean war in the last half of 1914. few
 cities showed decreases.
 With Birmingham added to the
 Manufacturer Records list of 99,
 the total net increase of capital in-
 vested in 100 cities is $242,373, ,00O,
 and of value of products, $221 ,033, ,0OO. | The total capital invested in 100
 cities in 1914 was $1, ,292, ,14S, ,00O; of
 value of products, $1,15O, ,201 ,000. | in 1914 Birmingham, not including
 the Birmingham district, had 35z
 manufacturing establishments, gair
 of 41.5 over 1909, and yet one might
 think, in listening to people who have
 a habit of complaining, that nothing was done here in the way of building
 small industries.
 The government census enumera
 tors were very painstaking in theil work, and they expressed agreeabl,
 surprise to find such a variety of in dustries in Birmingham. There il room for more, of course. In tn meantime the city may we'll con
 graduate itself.
 : Atlanta had 424 establishments i 1914, 59 less than it had in 1909, bu l capital invested gained 16.9 and tn : value of products gained 25.2 per cent
 Roanoke, Va, was one of the citie showing phenomenal gains-100.2 pc cent in capital and 124.4 per cent value of factory output. It is reason r able to predict that in the next quir T quennial the south will go far shea :. of 1914.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-08
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
 T ME was when poker threatened the
 supremacy of fantan in New York s
 ' Chinatown. The elusive full house was taken to the Chinese bosom and players sat up far into the night in pur- suit of the higher learning which tells student of Hoyle when to toss away one of his two pairs for the sake of improv- ing his chances in the draw. But that time is past. In this day poker and the Chinese of Pell street scarcely speak as they pass.
 Because poker, with it's chance for the individual player as against games in which the dealer holds all the advantage, appears to the Chinese gambling sense, it thrived in Chinatown. The American deck was easier to handle, too and per haps to slip into capacious sleeve, than the narrow cards of the Orient.
 But it's vogue was of brief duration, for American detectives, who knew even more about the game than the crafty Chinese, swooped down upon it, confiscated the cards and chips and arrested the players Fantan came back into it's own because, to quote one of the detectives who helped put poker out of business, You can't tell by lookin' at a bunch of Chinks playin' tn blasted game whether they're gam bling or takin' up collection for the Bel gians."
 When detectives battered down half a dozen lice box" doors, broke their heads in low-ceiled passageways and parked their shins on chairs thrown in their path by fleeing '1ookouts," they often got to gambling rooms to find from half dozen to 50 bland Chinamen sitting about tables and lingering buttons and dominoes. There was no money in sight.
 Sometimes they went over roofs, clam bered down fire escapes, dropped into courtyards, skinned wall and let them selves in through window. By the time they had pried loose the iron bars covering the glass, kicked out the window frame and tumbled into the room there
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-08
WEARING EYE-GLAss RIBBON

New York Correspondence Cincinnati
 Times-Star
 A really careful newspaper reader al- ways reads the communications from subscribers printed on the editorial page of the Sun. Usually the process is not edifying. It must be admitted that most of the communications are not worth speaking of. But now and then one like this turns up. It is from man who has studied the art of wearing glasses with a ribbon:
 Not so long ago." he writes, "only Irving Berlin-or was it Henry Irving? l think it was the latter-was supposed to wear glasses with a ribbon, but nowadays the practice is so common that it calls for no comment except east of Madison avenue and west of Broadway and on Montague street in Brooklyn.
 Tt is a curious fact and worthy of note that the manner in which the ribbon is worn makes a vast difference in the ap- pearance of the weaISr. Because of this, the wearer of glasses with a ribbon has a sort of protean equipment. With the ribbon behind his ear he looks neat and business-like; with the ribbon hanging down he takes on a learned and dstin- guished air and seems to have an aquiline nose if that member is anything but posi- lively pug. When I am looking at pie lures or listening to music I do not un- derstand or asking for credit or serving on the jury, I always wear my ribbon down.
 '.At first, when partaldng Of a high ball I had to put my ribbon up behind my ear, and for that reason wore it SC most of the time, but now I can drink anything, except water or milk, without regard to the ribbon, and even without my glasses, for that matter.
 T believe that the man who begins to wear glasses with a ribbon will always continue to d0 so. unless. perhaps, he buys a pair of those so-called library glasses. whether he has library or not, and goes about looking like Horace Wal pole."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-08
ON DINING WITH Al FRIEND

Michael Monahan Tn the Phoenix.
 And I said to myself with sigh that there were not left in all the world three men, the thought of dining with whom could yield me an equal joy. That is maintain, the crucial test of Friendship. Do you like to dine with him? Not with out a deep meaning was of old the life of a man held sacred with -whom one had shared bread and salt. The sacramental rite of ancient hospitality persists under our less simple and less beautiful forms. Nor may we violate it with impunity, barbarians as we are, Nature cries out against our performing this act with one whom we dislike or mistrust or even toward whom we are indifferent. In a word, had rather make love to wom- an who affects me with physical repul- sion than dine with man I don't like.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-08
AT FORT OGLETHROPE

of the physical exercises and physical director of the military academy at West
 Point. He is over 60 years of age, has the spring of early youth in his bearing
 and the power of obtaining quick obedi- ence in his voice. The giant swing on the horizontal bars is but mere physical persiflage with him and he thinks nothing at all of the most difficult contortions of the body. He is very much of man and | is intent on making all the students ap- proach as nearly as possible the ideal | standard
 | At one time one of the student com panies was hopelessly muddled. There was not a semblance of order in their movements and they were tired and sick I of it all. The officer drilling them asked the assistance of Captain Koehler. He 1 took charge and explained that he wanted
 the movements executed in keeping with | the cadence of his commands Squads right, one, two. three, four, five. six. seven, eight; forward, march, one, two, | three, four, fve." etc., sung out the cap l tain, and in five minutes that company 1 of assembled awlzwardness was swinging along with the precision and cadence of regular soldiers.
 Enthusiasm is the thing" said the cap- tain after the drill.
 Give me man that is 20 per cent abil- | ity and 80 per cent enthusiasm and I will make a better soldier of him than of a man who is 80 per cent ability and 20 [ per cent enthusiasm. Now that is the I reason these students make better pupils 1 than do the ordinary run of recruits en- ] listing in the regular army. The ele- l ment of enthusiasm is present in large quantities in the student; the recruit 1 knows he has a long time ahead of him, l and why be excited about it?''
 Much rivalry is being developed between l the company of engineers encamped back l of the post exchange and the troops of cavalry from Fort Meyer in the matter of camp decoration. In front of each en- gineer tent there has been constructed a small model showing the nature of engineer soldiers work. There are little suspension bridges, with railroad ap- breaches and there is one model that is 1 especially unique. It shows in minute de- l tail the system of trench fertilization em- ployed in modern warfare There is the l first or firing trench, protected by sand l bags, in this case being empty Bull Dur
 ham sacks filled with dirt, and all the | traverse trenches are faithfully construct l ed, even down to the bombproof quarters l for men and ammunition, with concrete steps leading down from the surface of the ground.
 1 Not to be outdone, the cavalry has com bined forces on the construction of a race course and grandstand in miniature. ] There is reproduced a horse jumping the ! hurdle ridden by dashing, if diminu- I tive, trooper, and being watched by a lone l Charlie Chaplin in the grandstand!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-08
chsttanooga,s Small Industries

have recently returned from Chatta- hoosa, said R. c. Richards, "and l can not refrain from saying something of the prosperity of that city. There seems to be more business there than in any town US size in the south. The weekly pay rolls of the small industries are of great help to the town.
 The large medicine manufacturing houses that are located there contribute very largely to the prosperity of the place, employing thousands of persons and paying out thousands of dollars in pay rolls each week. There is great deal of building going on, and no vacant business houses"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-08
TIME AND LOVE

By Shakespeare. When I have seen by Times fell hand
 defaced The rich proud cost of outworn buried
 age; When sometime lofty towers I see down.
 raZed,
 And brass eternal slave to mortal rage; When I have seen the hungry ocean gain Advantage on the kingdom of the shore, And the firm soil win of the watery main; Increasing store with loss, and loss with
 store; When have seen such interchange of
 state
 Or state itself confounded to decay, Ruin hath taught me thus to ruininatc- That Time will come and take my Love
 away This thought is as a death. which cannot
 choose But weep to have that which it fears to
 lose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-08

and say that Mexico is rich country and beautiful, and that you covet it; that we Mexicans are weak people and you are strong; and that, therefore, you are going to come over and take Mexico we could understand that. We would
 fight, and we would probably die, but we wouldn't hate you so much.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-08
Attended Bankers, Convention

The recent convention of the Alabama Bankers association at Pensacola was one of the most enjoyable affairs it has been my pleasure to attend,' said L. L. Lature of Chicago, who was in Birming- ham Saturday.
 Pensacola provided numerous enter tainments for the pleasure of the bankers and I believe everyone present enjoyed every moment of it'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-08
pride hath no other glass To show itself, but prtde'
 -Troilus and Cressida'

BEGINNING THE DAH--o 'o"' pray for courage today; courasS tn he honest, courage to pc courage to be faithful. Give me '"o cournge to obey God ratnef '"e" men, even. when me friends; the courage to edge when l am WrOns' 'n .s+ age to battle, to bear or :" as Thou wilt. m 'es"e Amen.-H. M. 10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-08
DISCOXERED!
-ansa $ City Star.

From the Kansas City Star
 The Pittsburg police incline to the the ory that the masked woman who led the machine strikers is Miss Anna Bell. Every move fan, however, knows who it it. It is Blanche Sweet. Miss Sweet has led no less than eight film instructions in the last six months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-08

Optimists are looking forward to the time when Zeppeline, no longer dealing death and destruction, will cruise over European countries. carrying hundreds of palpitating tourists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-08

The Mississippi school teachers have condemned mob violence, but unfortu- nately the average mob has no respect for school teacher
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-08

The veterans who have breathed the smoke of battle fields will not object to Birmingham's industrial smoke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-08

The unsatisfactory parts of Germanys s last note were probably intended to please the radicals at home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-08

The mayor of Boston is said to have referred repeatedly to William Henry Shakespeare at recent celebration. Whats the matter with Boston?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-08
rHE RRoAnWAY MAN

Dublin is reported quiet, but will doubt less continue to simmer for sometime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-08

A "song writer is advertising three parodies for quarter. No wonder there is no money in poetry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-08

The kind of might riding being done by United States troops in Mexico is playing hob with the Villistas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-08

'There is no telling how many cigars Uncle Joe Cannon has consumed, but at 80 years his slogan is still, Smoke up and be happy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-08

The candidates are on the last lap and that familiar line in the newspapers, Paid political advertisement" will soon disappear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-08

Chicago failed to warm up to Harry Lauder on his last visit However, the Scotch comedian is not facing actual want on that account.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-08

Chattanooga is rapidly qualifying as the "wettest'' town in the south and an oasis for the parched citizens of AlaL bama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-08

The next time John Fox, Jr violates the game laws he will probably not be so expeditions in turning his experi- ences into copy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-08

:. The willy Greek finds British army of- ficers easy picking and times are good at Salonlsi.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-08

If Milton H. Smith had not become a. railroad president, he might have won fame and fortune as humorist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-08

Fortunately there are no mermaids, ex- cept in diving tanks. Otherwise the loss of life from floating mines would be greater.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-08

Evidently railroad pass in Tennessee helps vacillating solon i'll making up his mind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-08

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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-20
U. S. WARNS GERMANY
WILSON DECLARES NEW SEA
POLICY MUST BE OBSERVED.
Refuses to Consider Suggestion Of
Making England Obey Law Of
the Seas.

Washington, May 10.-President VIII
son in formal note dispatched on
Monday to Berlin has accepted as
meeting his demand the announced
change in Germanys submarine policy.
Coupled with this acceptance is q
yelled threat that diplomatic relations
will be severed unless the new orders
issued by the German admiralty are
scrupulously observed
The president further notifies Ger
many that this government will not
for moment entertain, much less dis
cuss, the suggestion that respect by
German naval authorities for Ameri-
can rights upon the high seas should
lin any way or in the slightest de-
gree" be made contingent upon the
conduct Of any other government af-
fecting the rights of neutrals and non
combatants.
The presidents reply absolutely
commits the United States to a rup-
ture Of diplomatic relations should
German commanders exceed the linn
itations of the recognized rules OF in.
ternational law admitted and declared
by their government.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-20
MExICANS RAID U. S
THREE SOLDIERS AND BOY SHOT
TO DEATH IN TEXAS.
Glen Springs and BoquIIlas Attacked
Entire Guard Of Nine Troopers
Killed or Wounded.

Ell Paso, Tex, May 9.-The Column
bus raid was repeated by Mexicans
under Colonel Cervantes, Villa COM
mander, at Glen Springs, SO miles
south of Marathon. Tex, and ten
miles north of the border, last Friday
night. Three members Of Troop A..
Fourteenth cavalry, and one civilian
boy are known to have been killed.
Six members Of Troop A, which con-
stituted the remainder of the cavalry
detachment, were wounded
A number of American civilians are
said to be missing from the district.
While the raid was being made at
Glen Springs another band of Next
cans appeared at the store Of j. Deem
er, which is the source of supplies
for small mining settlement 20
miles to the north The store was
looted. Deemer and his clerk. L. Nc
Coy, were made prisoners and car
ried back toward the border. They
are both reported to have been killed.
Saturday night the raiders appeared
again at Boquillas. on the American
side of the border, IS miles north OF
the Mexican town Of Boquillas del
Carmen. The seven employees of the
International Mines company sought
refuge in the mine TUNNEL and were
defending themselves against great
odds when last heard from.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-20
U. S. TROOPS KILL MExIcANs
Outlaws Slain Across Rio orande--
Rangers Wipe Out Band-Seven
Americans Escape.

Marathon, Tex, May 11.-Captain
Fox Of the Texas Rangers reported
70 Colonel Sibley that seven American
soldiers and posse men had engaged
a small band OF villa bandits across
the Rio Grande and killed several OF
them. There were no American losses.
Eight armed Mexicans are reported
TO have been killed Monday on this
side of the Rio Grande by Texas
Rangers. This news was brought here
by Lloyd Wade, ranchman. Four
other Mexicans escaped.
Overpowering their guards, the
eight Americans. seven of whom were
employees of the Porto Rico de Boz
quillas mines. captured by body Of
villistas last Saturday. escaped and
are now on American soil. DR.. Homer
Powers of San Antonio, Tex, was
among those who escaped.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-20
KILL MANY BEHIND LINES
Berlin Says Allies Artillery and Aero
planes Have Slain 1913 Civilians
In France and Belgium.

Berlin. May 9.-Since September,
1915, 1913 men. women and children
have been killed in cities. towns and
villages behind the German lines in
France and Belgium by the allies ar
tillery and aeroplanes, 1t was ofiicially
announced here. The statement,
which was given out through the
Overseas News agency, follows:
"In April the enemy's artillery and
flyers caused the following deaths
among the civil population Of those
parts Of Belgium and France held by
the Germans: Killed, s men, 10 women
and children; wounded, 20 men, 20
women and children. The total num-
Der ofsvictims since September Of last
year IL 1913 persons"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-20
GERARD's AID BRINGS NEWS
Secretary Of American Embassy at
Berlin to Tell Wilson Of DELHI
erations With Kaiser.

London, May 1.-THE Morning Post
Amsterdam correspondent says that
Secretary Grew of the American EN-.
bassy at Berlin has left for the United
States via Copenhagen. Mr.. Grew will
report to the Washington government
on the confidential deliberations that
took place between Ambassador &c.
rard and the German emperor, and
the imperial chancellor on the subject
of the American note regarding sub
marine piracy.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-20
ASKS PARDON FOR DlE1z
Wisconsin Attorney Seeks to Free
& defender Of Cameron Dam"
From Jail.

Winter. Wis. May 11.--John Dietz,
defender OF Cameron dam, whose SEN
tence Of life Imprisonment was COM
muted to 20 years by former Governor
McGovern December 80. 1914, may
soon be free man. Attorney N. H.
Maber Of Nyville has interested him
self in the case and an application for
pardon has been made. argument on
which will be made soon. Dietz alleged
o lumber company attempted to en-
croach on his land. In pitched battle
which followed he barricaded himself
in his home and in tho attempt to cap
ture him deputy sheriff was killed.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-20
patehoulI for Moth prexentlon,

PatchouIi for Moth Prevention.
The fragrant dried roots o. the
patchouli, reports Special Agent Gar
rard Harris, are held in great es4kem
in Porto Rico, and 1t Is the general Pc
lief In the island that when p4Eed
among clothing and in closets they are
a sure preventive Of moths. In the
earlier days of the century the per
fume Of patchouli was in great faYor.
1t is believed that, II the propet Hes
OF patchouli were more gene lily
known, there would be a demand For
II in the United States IN pref6 4pce
to moth balls. 1t should have az much
vogue as lavender for putting becSeen
sheets and placing among garudhts;
and II 1t were manufactured or
shredded into finer substance Ind
sold in small bags. 1t would be- q He
cided novelty that undoubtedly would
prove popular. Great quantities Of It
grow wild In Porto Rico, and q denAnd
for it from the United States w5lhld
afford employment to many Of tho posr
country people. In Porto Rico natives
bring the patchouli to town and &c lf II
in small bundles that retail ut two to
I've cents. s
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-20
MILITIA TO BORDER.
NATIONAL GUARD OF THREE
STATES ORDERED OUT ~
THE PRESIDENT.
RAIDS ON TOWNS REASON
Outbreak In the Big Bend District
Causes Wilson to Take Drastic Ac-
tion--More Regulars Sent From
East to Aid Funston.

Washington, May 1.-THE first step
toward complete Intervention in Mex
leo should Carranza force break was
taken on Tuesday. President Wilson
ISSUED an order calling into active
service "for duty as a border guard
the National Guard OF Texas, New Mex
dco and Arizona. In an official state.
that the militia had been called on for
active service, Secretary Of War Baker
stated that the outbreak In the Big
Bend district ofItte Rio Grande and
the danger OF other outbreaks made Il
imperative that more troops be called
into service.
Simultaneous with the order send
ing the militia to the border, the war
department ordered to the front practi
cally all OF the infantry remaining in
the United States. The militia forces
of the three states mentioned will add
1000 men to Funston's command and
in addition he will get some 5000 reg
ulars, as follows:
The Thirteenth infantry from Platts-
burg. N. ~
The Third infantry from Madison
barracks and Oswego. N. Y.
Two battalions OF the Twenty-first
infantry from Vancouver barracks and
San Diego.
Two battalions Of the Fourteenth IN
fantry from Fort Lawton. Wash.
The statement OF Secretary Baker
was as follows:
The outbreak in the Big Bend dis
trict Of the Rio Grande has so far fur
Their emphasized the danger of similar
occurrence along our long border that
the president has called out the mi.
iitia df Arizona, New Mexico and
Texas. and directed them to report
TO General Funston. who will assign
them stations along the border.
In addition to that two additional
regiments of regular infantry have
been directed to proceed to the bor-
der and such other arrangements
will be made as are necessary for the
complete security of the people OF
the United States against raids OF this
character"