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! ELECT M’CASLIN NATIONAL CHAPLAIN OF THE T. P. A. I
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THE CUMMINS LAWIS
UNFAIR TOSALESMEN
SAYS HEISEIN LETTER
Associated Travelers’ Presi
dent Writes Age-Herald
WORKS HARDSHIP ON
TRAVELERS, HE SAYS
Will Cause Commercial Interests to
Spend Many Millions Unneces
sarily in Expensive
Litigation
The traveling men’s department of The
Age-Herald has received a letter from
Millard E. Heise, president of the Asso
ciated Commercial Travelers of America,
protesting against legislation compelling
traveling men to give the exact valuation
of their trunks and sample cases and pro
viding for a charge of 10 cents for each
$100 worth in excess of $100.
The editor of this page would be glad
to receive the views of traveling men in
Alabama regarding this legislation, which
is explained in the following letter:
To the Editor of The Age-HeraM:
We wish to voice a protest against the
pernicious legislation exemplified in the
amendment of the interstate commerce
commission law introduced by Senator
Cummins of Iowa and known as the Cum
mins’ amendment to bill S 4522, which re
cently became operative.
This amendment will cost the commer
cial interests of the United States unneces
sary millions without any apparent bene
fit except that derived by the railroad
companies. The bill was rushed through
both the Senate and the House without
debate, and on its face indicates the ef
forts of paid lobbyists rather than intel
ligent consideration.
Quoting from the interpretation of the
meaeure:
“The passenger must give the right
value of his property and a failure to do
so is a misdemeanor. For instance, if
a passenger gives the value of the con
tents of his trunk as $100, and the trunk
gees astray, and is later recovered and
found to contain articles worth $2o0 the
passenger has violated the law and may
be sent to jail. In case a trunk’s contents
are worth $000 the passenger will say so
and his check will be issued to him when
he has paid 10 cents for each additional
$100, which in this case would be 50
cents."
A point to emphasize the burden that
the law imposes on houses that carry very
valuable samples, such as jewelry, furs,
etc., is shown in the fact that such houses
carry floating insurance, which covers all
losses while their travelers are on the
road, whether such losses occur while the
baggage is in the posesssion of the rail
load companies, hotels or other points
during the period when the commercial
travelers are engaged in selling merchan
dise. The insurance which this new law
rtquires will not reduce the insurance al
ready carried on samples by mercantile
houses, consequently the tax manifestly
18 unfair.
Jewelry Samples Costly
Jewelry samples will run into thousands.
. For instance, supposing a $50<»0 valuation
were placed on samples carried by a jew'
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M’CASLIN SHOULD BE
ELECTED NATIONAL
CHAPLAIN OF T. P. A.
The Alabama delegation to the Travelers' Protective association left Bir
mingham Friday afternoon at 12:40 o'clock for Omaha, where the national
convention will.be opened this morning at 10 o’clock. The delegation of the
Alabama division left here with the determination to have the Rev. R. H.
McCaslin of Montgomery, made national chaplain of the Travelers’ Protective
association, and in this resolve they have the heartiest commendation of
T. P. A. members throughout Alabama.
j_»r. ivi a b 11 ii wuB eietacu smic vu«.|>
lain of the T. P. A. at the convention held
in Decatur in May. At that meeting his
popularity was evidenced to the writer,
for it seemed that everyone knew him and
all had praise for him. He is one of the
few ministers w?ho are members of the T.
P. A., and prior to his coming to Ala
bama from Bowling Green. Ky., was state
chaplain of the Kentucky division, T. P.
A
He has the warm friendship of not only
the T. P. A. members in Alabama, but
in Kentucky and several other states. The
Alabama delegation will place his name
in nomination for national chaplain. In
this the Kentucky delegation will ably
back them, and it is believed the other
states will step into line and make it an
overwhelming victory.
If there is any other candidate to be
placed in nomination, the writer has been
unable to learn his name. Certain it is
no one more fitted for the position than
Dr. McCaslin could be secured. He has
elr> salesman, the tax would be $5 a day, i
ana if a house had five commercial trav
elers out this would amount to $25 a
day In the event of a loss by the rail
roads the question will arise regarding
the exact value of the goods lost and the !
railroads will contest the claims of the
commercial traveler owing to the fluceuat
ing value of merchandise of this sort. I
A commercial traveler may start out in ,
the beginning of a season with a line of i
samples having a sale value of $5000, but |
in a month or even less the value of
these samples nay be reduced owing to a :
change of styles and a decreased demand i
for certain lines. If a salesman placed a i
value of $5000 on his samples in the be
ginning of the season, two weeks later1
he might be justified in reducing the
value” possibly to $3000. Then in the event
of a loss of these samples by the railroad
the question will arise whether the first
valuation was justified or the second val
uation not sufficiently high. The penalty
for any misstatement of value according
to the interpretation by the interstate
commerce commission is severe.
Commercial travelers are left without
any protect! In if the railroads may be
able to establish by testimony which they
may secure that the values have been
either over or understated. Values at the
best are comparative and certainly there
will be questions arising constantly re
garding values placed on baggage. This
will lead to long, drawn-out litigation in
the event of losses by the railroads. The
chief profit which will arise from condi
tions of this kind will be to the attorneys
who will be employed by the railroads and
who represent the concerns in the litiga
tion which must necessarily arise. If the
question of values placed on samples were
left to the discretion of commercial trav
elers instead of being an arbitrary meas
ure, there would be little objection to this
la.v on the part of commercial houses or
their representatives. Even though these
houses carry floating insurance they would
not object to paying a tax on a few hun
dred dollars to the railroads in order
to insure some extra protection.
Travelers Help Railroads
It may h*» AstlmntAd thnt thp commer
cial travelers of the United States of
which there are more than 800,000, contrib
ute fully 60 per cent of the passenger
and freight revenue of the railroads of
this country. Commercial travelers are
really the advance agents of the railroads
and go out to secure orders for freight
which is shipped over the railroads and for
which the railroads exact the highest
possible rates. The railroads do not grant
any special concessions to commercial
travelers on account of the role they play
in securing business for them. On the
contrary railroads are constantly Increas
ing passenger rates when possible as well
as excess baggage rates from time to
time.
It would seem that the commercial in
terests of the United States have been suf
ficiently harrassed and disturbed by ad
verse legislation without now adding fur
ther to their troubles. Gradually legisla
tion of the sort embodied in the Cum
mins’ amendment will eliminate commer
cin' travelers as part of the merchandis
ing of the United States and the railroads
will suffer in far greater proportion than
they are anticipating.
It may not be so visionary to predict
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uciuuusuaicu ilia liiLtuvai iu mw wum
Travelers’ Protective association is do
ing. He has organized posts (the Ken
tucky prowd will give ample testimony):
he takes an interest in all matters of
civic life, as hi6 activities in Montgom
ery show. He is a director in the Mont
gomery Chamber of Commerce, and his
interest is not passive; it is active, work
ing and doing things for the good of the
community In which he lives.
He is a valuable asset to the T. P. A.
By his example he has inspired others to
work.
The Travelers’ Protective association, at
its annual convention this week, could do
nothing that would please the south more
than the election of Dr. McCaslin as na
tional chaplain. The beneficial effects of
8ucii action would be felt throughout the
year and would show when the u>nv»\
tion is called to order in 191f>.
lr is the earnest hope and desire of the
T. P. A. In Alabama and the south that
recognition be given one of the most
faithful members of this great organiza- J
tion of traveling men.
Dr. McCaslin is the best man that could
be secured for national chaplain. He
should be elected by acclamation.
Breaks Followed by Quick
Recoveries Through
out Week
New Orleans, June 13.—The cotton mar
ket last week displayed no very decided
disposition to advance or decline. Breaks
were followed by quick recoveries and
bulges were held down to narrow lim
its by the profit-taking tendencies on the
long side. Opinion was unsettled and
the market uncertain because of the de
velopments in the political situation, al
though at the end of the week the trade
had k more cheerful view' of the negotia
tions with Germany than it has hitherto
entertained.
Prices closed at a net gain of 8 to 12
points over the previous week's close.
At the highest they were 15 to 18 points
over and at the lowest 6 to 10 points
down.
Aside from politics, interest was cen
tered in the new crop, advices concern
ing which were highly favorable, but
which did not lead to pronounced selling.
This was explained by the contention
that the market already was short and
the disposition on the part of traders
was to hold fresh commitments down
to small proportions.
Should there be less tension in the
relations between this country and Ger
many this week, tb** diplomatic field would
lose much of its Interest for cotton trad
ers, although the forthcoming American
note to England on neutral shipping is
beginning to be a factor of importance,
since it may vitally affect the movement
of the new crop. Bulls are eagerly wait
ing for concessions from the allies re
garding cotton shipments and any Indi
cations of the granting of such conces
sions would be quickly followed by much
higher prices because, at the moment,
the outlet for the new crop does not
! appear promising and exporters are not
able to go ahead with their usual for
ward business.
Crop news will increase In importaonce
this week because of the nc irness of
tiie second condition report of the sea
son and the preliminary report on acre
age. Eight and scattered showers would
be beneficial In some sections, but any
thing like heavy and continued rains
would be regarded as a bullish influence
of great weight
thnt if the heavy expenses of commercial
travelers are added to in the future as
they have been in the past, the method
of selling merchandise will resolve itself
into a mall order proposition with photo
graphs and full descriptions of the ar
j tides to be sold to the trade being sent
] out Instead of personal representatives
of houses whose expenses are so heavy.
Railroads In many instances have not ex
hibited wisdom in the past, and It may
b» that they will “kill the goose that lays
the golden egg.” Very truly yours.
ASSOCIATED COMMERCIAE TRAVEL
ERS OF AMERICA. INC.
M. E. Helse, President.
New York, June 12, 1915.
The Earth Compeller
From Collier's Weekly.
There's the man on the steam drill,
His dentistry of the earth’s orust Is tc
be observed whenever an excavation foi
building foundations is torn out of tin
solid rock. Without his preliminary
labor neither dynamite nor derricks
avail. His weighted tripod is set up
The long drill is fixed In place. Th<
steam is coupled on. Then begins th€
ceaseless pfutt—pfutt—pfutt in explo
sive snorting. A helper, with a tin car
attacked to a stick, pours drink aftei
drink irvto the drill hole. Unconcerned
the man perches on the drill. He bal
ances himself erect on the bucking tri
pod or sits gracefully on a projecting
seat like the outrigger of a sailing
canoe. The pulsation and din of hi;
machine do not move him. The spurt
ing plume of steam sometimes half con
ceals him; he sits reposeful but alert
Derricks carry their loads over hli
head. Huge bowlders and barrows ful
of splintered rocks swing by, lurching
and oscillating just above him. H<
does not heed them, rarely even looki
up. The thunder of a blast not fai
away hardly makes him turn his head
The thrill and panoply of the battle
field are not for him. He makes nc
gallery play for the benefit of the on
lookers who all day long line the brinli
of the yawning excavation. His at
tention is given to the quivering ma
chine beneath him. Without him anc
his brothers the Panama canal coulc
never have come. Here Is a hero oi
peace—steadfast, unassuming and mas
terful. ,
A Wise Fool
From the Louisville Herald.
One day Solomon and a fool were walk
ing together.
"Solomon,” said the fool, "why id It yoi
never talk?"
"Fool,” said Solomon, "that I may Iis
ten to other people’s wisdom.”
And then after a pause, "But why is 1
you always talk?"
"That other people, I suppose,” quotl
the fool, "may listen to my wisdom.”
Whereat Solomon held his tongue an<
went horns thoughtful.
DAWN FORESEES |
GREAT PROSPERITY
And Present Indications Are j
for Billion Bushels
of Wheat j
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ALL FACTORS ARE ,
MOST FAVORABLE 1
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Trade Commission Has So Far Shown I
a Friendly Spirit Toward the 1
Proper Stimulation of
Business
Bt holt.and
New York. June 13.—(Special.)—Shortly
after his return from Europe late in the
winter. Henry P. Davison was quoted by
Vis friends as having made one state
ment of fact and one qualified prediction,
and what be said gave encouragement to
those w'ho heard him or to whom his re
marks were reported. Tie was especially
qualified to speak because he had spent
some weeks in intimate and confidential j
relations with bankers of London and
with the British treasury, having also been
brought in personal touch with those who
direct the financing of France.
Mr. Davison was quoted as having said
that the period of business depression in
the United States ended about mid-Oc
tober of last fall. In September, and par
ticularly In August, the bottom was
reached. There remained, therefore, the
certainty that our business activities
would not and. in fact, could not, be more
greatly depressed than they were in Oc
tober. But the question was whether
a long period during which business would
stand upon that low’ level was before us
or whether conditions wmuld begin to be
better so that it could be said that the ebb
tide culminated in October and the be
ginning of the flood was even then ob
servable.
Mr. Davison modified his prediction that
we wore about to enter upon a period of
unparalleled domestic business activity by
saying that two factors must be discov
ered and worked out before the prediction
could be made with certainty. One of
these factors was the organization and
controlling purpose of the members of the
new’ trade commission. If the members of
that body were men qualified for meeting
their great responsibilities and opportuni
sts. and If they were animated by a spirit
friendly to business and which would
load them to do all In their power to
stimulate it, not at any time heckling it. I
then this commission w’otild greatly en
courage the business life of the country. ,
Tiie other factor was the harvests. If I
the farmers of the United States garner in
the summer and fall of this year harvests
approximately equal to those of last, year,
and. above all, if the harvests should he
greater, a record-making harvest, then the
other factor in the situation would be
found of the utmost value.
All the other conditions were not only
favorable, in Mr. Davison’s opinion, hut
favorable in an extraordinary and un
precedented degree. The marvelously
groat and rapid current" which are bear
ing funds from across the sea to the
United States were not likely, in his opin
ion. to he diminished, but instead would
probably be greatly increased, it was in
conceivable that the inflow of funds, al
though sent here chiefly for the purpose
of paying for war material and for food
with which to sustain the armies, should
not Influence domestic industries of all
kinds The Steel corporation, for instance,
which Mr. Davison cited, whose capacity
in July of last year was utilized to only
35 per cent, would find the manufacture
of shrapnel, rifles and other war ma
terials. although not occupying the Steel
corporation, would make heavy demands
upon steel products of all kinds. Lathes
are an apparatus not associated with war
material, yet the manufacturers of shrap
nel and munitions of war were compelled
las: winter to turn appealingly and earn
estly to the lathe manufacturers of the
United States.
Mr. Davison's Prediction
Mr. Davison’s qualified prediction in the
late winter of this year no longer needs
qualifica tion so far ns the movement of
funds this way to pay for war material is
concerned. In fact, the demands are so
persistent, so immediate and of such stu
pendous proportions that it is now found
expedient to undertake something in the
line of good business—namely, the appor
tionment of war orders among the large
manufacturing industries and agreement
as to price respecting the commodities
which are sold for shipment abroad. A
few years ago, an agreement of that kind
might have been regarded as dangerously
near disregard of the admonitions con
tained in the Sherman law. Nobody
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Alabama Delegation
Writes Letter to T. P. A.’s
The following letter was written by the Alabama delegation to the national
onvention of the Travelers' Protective association:
Jear Brother Delegates:
The Alabama division will present the name of Rev. R. H. McCaslin as
andioate for chaplain to fill the vacancy caused by the death of our beloveo
irother, Rev. Homer T. Wilson.
Dr. McCaslin, up to 18 months ago, was a resident of Bowling Green, KyH
ind an active member of Post 1, which post he helped to organize. For three
ears prior to moving to Alabama Dr. McCaslin was honored by being elected
o serve as state chaplain of the Kentucky division, and no doubt, Is the only
ninister who is an active member of our organization.
Since making his home in Montgomery his labors have been untiring for
he organization. At the last meeting of the Alabama division he was unani
nously elected state chaplain.
Dr. McCaslin is possessed of rare qualities of head and heart. While he Is a
earned man, holding the degree of Ph. D„ from Central University and that
>f D. D., from Richmond College, yet he is the most companionable, the most
ovable of men. He is pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Montgomery,
he fifth largest church of this denomination.
He takes an active interest in all civic activities and is at present director
n the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce.
He is no stranger at our conventions, having attended last year at the con
tention in Houston as a delegate from Alabama, and several previous national
;onventions as delegate from Kentucky.
No doubt a great many delegates that will attend this convention ara per
sonally acquainted with him.
If service deserves recognition, we think we are not asking too much when
we ask for your support in behalf of Dr. McCaslin.
Thanking you In advance, we remain.
Yours fraternally,
ALABAMA DELEGATION.
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MANY CONTRACTS
FOR ROLLED STEEL
Pittsburg Mills Benefiting
in Large Measure From
War Orders
New York, June 13.—Pittsburg steel
mills are still benefiting In large meas
ure from heavy contracts for rolled and
cast steel, due either directly or Indirect
ly to the war. The large gain In May
orders hooked by the Steel corporation
subsidiaries came mainly from this source.
The prlnolpnl Increase In domestic busi
ness lately has been and Is because of
the large equipment order placed by the
Pennsylvania railroad. Including the dis
tribution this week of rail contracts ag
gregating 1B5.M0 tons. Since January 1
the rail mills have taken orders for 1.300,
000 tons, equal to less than GO per cent of
mill capacity. The Edgar Thompson rail
mill, and the Ohio works at Youngstown
of the Carnegie Steel company were util
ised during the week to roll round hnrs
for making shrapnel, recent orders for
which have aggregated more than 100,000
tons.
The average output of steel Ingots by
the Steel corporation in May was 77
per cent of capacity or 1.203.000 tons, In
dicating production of 943,000 tons of rolled
products. Shipments averaged about 37,000
tons per day and orders, exceeding ship
ments by 4090 tons per day, were In ex
cess of 41,000 tons dally.
Some substantial orders for steel rounds,
car wheels and car axles were placed
last week, hot. one of the most enconr
nging features is the urgent demand for
ocean-going ships. Domestic merchant
Interests want 40 more and foreign In
terests 10 more of 1GO0 to lR.OOO tons bur
den. All present marine ways are full
for IS months to two years. Provision
must be made for expansion.
Steel buildings and bridge work con
tinued light.
will now reasonably criticize an agreement
of that kind, although It is clearly an
agreement respecting price and Involves
combinations. However, this combination
Is not ft restraint of trade, nor will It
stand unlawfully in the way of competi
tion.
Another fnctor of which Mr. Davison
■poke was the harvests which are to be
reaped In the summer and fall of this
year, for upon the magnitude and quality
of these harvests! reliance Is to be placed
for the final stimulus which will lead
to the kind of prosperity which Charles
M. Schwab a few days ago ventured i
predict, and in a more cautious use of
words. James J. Hill, President Farrell
of the United States Steel corporation and
Judge Gary professed to see awaiting the
United Slates within a few months.
Nearly a Billion Bushels
If. as sometimes lias happened In the
past, the early summer estimate of the
wheat harvests which the government au
thorities have made Is found, when the
crop is harvested, to have been an un
derestimate, this being also true of early
piedlctions respecting Indian corn, then
It is not unlikely that in the fall It will
be possible for the government authorities
to report that the farmers have harvested
approximately 1.000,000,000 of wheat. It
cannot be said that the European war is
chiefly responsible for tills great harvest,
for last year at a time when a greater
part of tlie wheat hud been threshed and
stored there was no thought of war In
Europe. Undoubtedly the reasonable cer
tainty that excellent prices could be ob
taii ed for wheat as well as an assured
market led the farmers to put forth iheir
best efforts when sowing and cultivating
til!' wheat belts. But the chances are
that the effort would have been practically
tin same even though there had been nt
wa r.
h mie years ago Mr. Hill earnestly urged
the farmers to adopt more scientific meth
ods of cultivating wheat, and Ills efforti
in that line were supplemented by William
U. Brown, then president of the New
York Central Kail road company, whose
early training was upon a great farm ir
Iowa. Some of the railroad companlei
sent out traveling schools for the purpose
of showing the farmers how best they
could cultivate nut only wheat, but othei
crops.
Twenty years ago. John W. Rookwalter
alter Ids defeat for governor of Ohio
devoted a year or two to exhaustive study
of wheat belts. Mr. Bookwalter, aftei
tin1- study, ventured to say that unlesi
tlie United States had a care we should
be compelled within a few years to Im
port wheat, since our population win
growing more rapidly relatively than out
wheat production. The agitation of thes<
men and the method by which new wheal
areas were secured, together with tin
fact that wheat commanded a ready mar
ket and a profitable one, have served
greatly to increase our wheat output. Anc
yet were our farmers to realize as many
bushels per acre as the wheat farmeri
of England, whose soil has been eultl
vated for 1000 years, are able to do, tin
whrat harvest tills year would probably bi
" nearer 2.000,000,000 than 1,000.000,000 bushels
Unless unfavorable weather comes befor
the wheat harvest, the last factor In Mr
Davison’s prediction—that we would elite;
this year upon a period of prosperity sucl
as no nation of the world had known
will be Justified.
Wayside Chat
From the Kansas City Journal.
■'There's a good ileal In this soutberi
hospitality."
“Is that so?"
"Yes; they gimme eight months to
vagrancy in New Orleans. I never gc
more than 60 days lo the north."
VIEWSASTOFUTURE
Extraordinary Trade Con
ditions Work Favorably
on Stock Market
New York. June* 18.—This week’s stocl
market registered confident views of th<
future, slightly restrained hy solicitude
over the controversy with Germany. The
resignation of Secretary Bryan momen
tarlly deepened fears of an immlnen
rupture, but later opinion became more
hopeful of an adjustment.
Extraordinary trade conditions operated
favorably on stocks. Warnings ngnlns
exaggeration In reports of war order
came from trade authorities. The de
partmont of commerce also pointed ou
that the year's increase of exports wa.
traceable to foodstuffs, with decrease o
manufactures, trade with non-belllgoren
countries, especially In the western hem
Isphere showing declines.
liowest price for the new wheat cro'
was touched under the Influence of th
promise of a. record yield and reportei
falling off In export buying. The rls
of refined copper with advances In othe
ammunition metals indicated the specie
effect of the war's demands. Moto
shares were affected hy favorable flnati
rial exhibits and further contracts froi
the warring nations. United States Steel’
May gain In unfilled tonnage, with ml
activity fully sustained, gave substai
tin 1 evidence of expanded easiness
A very considerable part of the week’
business represented a renewal of specc
latlve Interest. Investment Inquiry con
tlnued to show conservatism, but the hop
judgment Is that round amounts of big
grade securities have gone into stron
hands recently.
Lightning’s Strange Act
From the New York Sun.
Tonopah, Nev.-One of the most rt
markable pranks ever played by thn
mysterious agency electricity occurre
three miles from Tonopah at the heigh
of a desert thunderstorm and eloudburs
Two men sat side by side In an ante
mobile, Brick McIntosh and Fran
Hothsscholer, riding from Gobi field t
Tonopah. A black cloud settled ovf
them and from it came a flash of light
ning. McIntosh felt a slight burn upo
the left little finger on the steerin
wheel, but the automobile did not swervi
although it. was on high speed to escai
the impending cloudburst.
The bolt struck Hothsscholer ns h
shoulder touched Brick's. It killed bit
instantly, stripped him of his clothin
rind gashed his body until the bloc
poured forth. Brick drove on at i»
creased speed, halting his car in froi
of the morgue.
"Here is what I brought you.” lie sail
and toppled forward against the steerlr
wheel in a. state of entire collapse
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iTO DISCUSS PLANS
FOR PREVENTION
OF TUBERCULOSiS
National Association to Hold
Meeting This Week in
Seattle—Many Promi
nent Speakers
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Seattle, .Tune 13.—Subjects of the latest
significance In the treatment and pre
vention of tuberculosis will be discussed
during the next three days at the elev
enth annual meeting of the National As
sociation for the Study and Prevention
of Tuberculosis, which meets in this city
tomorrow. Among the principal topics
of discussion will be Immunity against
tuberculosis, vaccination to prevent the
disease, artificial pneumothorax ajs «
method of treatment, housing in It* relic
tion to the tuberculosis problem, and
methods of preventive work for anti
tuberculosis organizations.
The subject of Immunity will bo dis
cussed by a number of speakers In the
clinical and pathological sections, par*
ticularly on Tuesday night, by I>r. Enrico
CBstelH of New York, who will present
the results of experimental work carried
on by the faculty of medicine of tlenoa,
Italy, In an endeavor to render children
and adults Immune against attacks of
tuberculosis. The Wednesday morning
session and clinical section will be de
voted entirely to the discussion of arti
ficial pneumothorax or the compression of
the lung by the Injection of nitrogen gas
in the pleural cavity as an aid In the
treatment of tuberculosis. This method
of treatment has been In vogue for sev
eral years, and the results of numerous
experiments will bo summarised. Before
* the sociological section important papers
on the relation of bad housing to infec
tion from tuberculosis and what step#
can bo taken to prevent Insanitary con
ditions will be discussed.
Between 300 and 600 delegates and menu
hers from all parts of the United State#
are to bo in attendance at the meeting*
The first regular session will he held to
morrow night, at which time the sub
ject of "Child Welfare in Its Relation
to Tuberculosis" will he discussed.
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Epworth League in Session
Jackson, Miss., June 13.—(Special.)—Th#
thirteenth annual session of the Epworth
i league of the Mississippi conference is be
ing held at the Capitol Street Methodist
church, with about 75 delegates from over
l the state In attendance. The officers of
the league are W. I). Hawkins of Me
L rldlan, president; J. B. Rickets. Jack
son. Miss f*a111a Rankin, Gulfport. Mis*
Bertha Mitchell, I*uurel. and Miss Hartett
* Leech, Hattiesburg, vice presidents; Mrs.
| T. n. Clifford. Jr., McComb, superintend
1 ent; O. H. Poythress. Meridian, secre
p tnrv; A. R. Campbell. Sumrall, treasurer;
v Miss Elsie Tucker, Vicksburg. Era agent;
the Rev. H. B. Watkins, Natchez, editor,
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] Treasury Statement
s Washington, June 13.—The condition of
1 Ihe l ulled States treasury at the close
- of business yesterday was:
Net balance in general fund. $18,SiW,727.
S. Total receipts. $2,938,911.
Total payments. $1,883,368.
The deficit this fiscal year is $100,978,801,
t against a deficit of $.12,738,053 Inst year,
i exclusive of Panama canal ami public
; debt transactions.
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