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Montgomery Will Be Well
Represented at State
Convention
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,5 Special Pullman ca.ru will be attach
to the aouthbound L. and N. train
ft tonight tor the bankers and their fam
§ illee who‘are going to the annual ron
Mention of the Alabama Bankers' Asso
elation that starts at Mobile Thursday,
i These Pullmans are for the conven
t's tence of the bankers of Birmingham,
-V Anniston, Decatur, Florence, Oadsden
and other points In the northern part
K- Of Alabama. At Montgomery, bankers
from central Alabama will board these
Pullmans tor Mobile.
j.-; Montgomery’s Envoys
r? _ Those bankers who are going from
.Montgomery to represent their respect
's - 4vo banking institutions are:
Fourth National—W. H. Hubbard
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I ANSWER TO AGE
pf: OLD QUESTION
II FOUND IN NATURE
— » —
• f Birmingham Man Ready
| to Vouch For This
1|; Little Story
|fit “How Ions must I endure thle? Is
U there no possible way to set any per
gf tnanent relief? For years I asked my
j-f self this question and I presume every
P other sufferer from Indigestion has
asked It over and over.
E “I had Indigestion so badly that I
ip. eould not eat anything without the
greatest pain and distress. I simply
had t0 work but I was not fit to work.
jS® I Just dragged along suffering always
f.' and It seemed as though there would
never be any relief for me.
t “Then I heard of that most blessed
remedy, Sulferro-Sol, and got a bottle.
It gave me relief at once, and now my
x trouble Is completely gone. As for
eating, I think It now takes more to
feed me than anyone else In town.
. v I never have any more trouble with I
my stomach and how I do enjoy my
food. There are no worde too strong
for me to aay In favor of Sulferro-Sol,
» fbr I fully believe It Is the greatest
remedy for Indigestion that can be
found anywhere."
Tour druggist will tell you that Sul
, ferro-Sol Is the most dependable rem
edy that he sells. It Is worthy of
" jrour greatest faith. It never falls.
Sulferro-Sol Is sold and recommend
ed by every druggist In Montgomery1
*, nod vicinity. Durr Drng Co., and Oretl
Bros.’ Co., Wholesale Distributors.
“The Good Kind”
Lead Pencils, dozen .... 35c
Gross. $3.50
These pencils are excellent
value.
The
Wilton Printing Co.
Phone 278
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Have Your FORD
Painted for $15
\ Expert work and
given to you in a
short time.
Patterson & Ingalls
Abe Martin
m
Mill!
Mias Tawney Apple says she'd git
a new spring hat It she thought any
buddy would look that high. President
Wilson has been up against about ever’
thlng but a second hand car.
and B. L. Gaddis, vice-presidents.
Exchange National—J. Kirk Jackson,
vice-president, and James J. Campbell,
cashier.
Alabama Bank and Trust Co.—R. E.
Seibels, cashier.'
Capital National—M. A. Vtncentellt,
vice-president.
Sullivan Bank and Trust Co.'—John
P. Kohn. president.
Union Bank and Trust Co.—W. Cleve
Stokes, cashier.
First National—Henry T. Bartlett,
who is secretary of the Alabama Bank
ers' Association.
Thonas Will Make Trip.
Judge C. B. Thomas .of Prattville,
who Is president of the association,
will come over to Montgomery this
afternoon and go down tonight with
the other representatives of the var
ious banks over the State.
President Thomas said yesterday that
the convention would be marked for
the great amount of time and effort
given to our present agricultural sit
uation In relation to the needs of the
country. The many phases of Ala
bama’s effort to grow more foods and
feeds and to Increase her livestock will
be taken up by men who have done
mufh work on this now most Import
ant problem before the people.
It Is felt that the meeting of the
bankers will mark a new era In finan
cial and agricultural cooperation In
Alabama. Many of the bankers see a
new day of prosperity ahead for Ala
bama with greater production. Al
ready some of the banks are beginning
to feel directly the Increase In wealth
In communities that have forged ahead
In the work of food, feed and live
stock production.
Will Sound Keynote.
It Is probable that President Thomas
will sound this keynote of the con
vention In his address Thursday at
noon opening the convention that will
last for three days.
The people of Mobile will give the
bankers a splendid reception.
All of the railroads of the State are
giving special round-trip rates to Mo
bile for the convention, and many of
the bankers will take members of their
families with them to enjoy the hos
pitality of the Gulf City.
BIRMINGHAM WOULD
AMEND ITS PETITION
TO SERVICE BOARD
At the conclusion of the testimony
In the Cordoya-Maxlne rate case before
the Alabama Public Service commission
Tuesday the Birmingham Civic Asso
ciation through Its attorney, J. J.
Jackson, asked leave of the commis
sion to amend Its petition which was
granted. The petitioner was given fif
teen days in which to file briefs In
support of the petition as amended
and the railroads were given ten
days after these briefs have been filed
In which to file their briefs In op
position to the relief sought. It was
agreed that the evidence submitted In
behalf of the original petition should
stand for the amended petition.
The petition originally filed asked
that the rates now existing to and
from points In the eo-ealled Birming
ham district be extended so as to
Include Cordova and Maxine on the
Warrior river thereby. In effect, put
ting those towns In the Birmingham
district. As amended the petition asks
that the petition simply make Just
rates between the Birmingham dis
trict and these crossings on the War
rior river with reference to Intra
state shipments destined via the War
rior and Tomblgbee rivers to Mobile
*nd potrts between. The rivers will
thus become a part of a system In
establishment of rates letween the
Birmingham district and the port of
Mobile.
The West End Birmingham, dopot
case was continued until the June
meeting, when Mr. Weatherly for the
Civic Association,' promised to have
witnesses and evidence on hand In sup
port of the contention that this suburb
of Greater Birmingham Is entitled to
a depot and an agent. Mr. Sevier for
the railroad In support of a motion to
strike the case from the docket, said
that his road 'receives but one and
one-third passengers from West End
per day, as shown by tha company's
record.
The commission took under advise
ment the petition of Heflin and Pell
City for day passenger trains to and
from Birmingham.
Do You Think
The Vampire
Idea Has Been
V/orked Out?
Because there have been a
number of stories which fol
lowed the beaten path, it
isn’t true that the conflict
between a worthy man ■ and
an unscrupulous woman
can’t be different.' For in
The Family
Honor
with ^
Robert Warwick
June Elvidge and
Gerda Holmes
it is different—emphatically
different. You’ll enjoy it
today at the
Colonial Theatre
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At The
Strand Today
*Comes the third of the of
ferings during the
Marguerite
Clark *
Repertoire
Week
The first was a comedy, the
second a fairy tale, this is a
powerful and interesting
drama, jret charming as a
play with this star must ever
be
“The Crucible”
with
Harold Lockwood
RATE INCH IS
NECESSARY RIGHT
NOW, SAY LEADERS
Southeastern Executives
Declare Their Request
Is Based on Necessity
_ (Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, May 8.--Executives
or southeastern railroads told the In
terstate commerce commission today
that a general increase in freight rates
Is absolutely necessary if the systems
sre to meet an “endless chain of ad
vancing cost, both of labor and ma
terial." Nearly all agreed that a fifteen
per cent, advance, tentatively ordered
by the commission, would narrow, but
not close the breach between net reve
nues and expenses.
W. J. Harahan, president of the
Seaboard Air Line, asserted that his
system needed an increase of more than
sixteen per cent. In intrastate as well
As interstate rates to cover Increased
operating costs and the cost needed of
Improvements.
Several of the executives made
known their intention of taking up
with the states through which their
roads pass the question of securing ad
vances in the Intrastate rates propor
tionate with any advances allowed in
the interstate tariffs.
Last Testimony Today,
Spokesmen for the southeasterh lines
are expected to conclude their testi
mony tomorrow morning ,and then
those of the roads in the west-will pre
sent their arguments. The commission
Is hearing all the lines of the coun
try on their application for a general
fifteen per cent, increase: Roads of the
east were heard yesterday.
Executives who testified today were
L,. H. Johnson, president of the Nor
folk and Western; Fairfax Harrison,
president of the Southern; W. J. Hara
han, president of the Seaboard Air
Line; W. A. Winburn, president of the
Central of Georgia; E. 1*. Lamb, pres
ident of the Atlanta, Birmingham and
Atlantic; and R. B. Taylor, vice-preal
fffent and general manager of the Mo
bile and Ohio.
Mr. Johnson said a fifteen per cent.
Increase on his lines would not offset
the advances In wages and costa of
fuel and material.
Increases Necessary.
Fairfax Harrison testified such an
Increase was an absolutely necessity
and that even If It should be granted
the additional revenues would fall $2,
000,000 short of meeting the expected
income necessary for the proper opera
tion and development of the system.
W. J. Harahan gave figures to sup
port the increase, and said that the
railroads had not only to meet addi
tional costs now, but that they must be
prepared to meet raises developed dur
ing and after the war. Prices of equip
ment, he said, had gone up in some
cases as much as 150 per cent, in three
years. He complained against the
scarcity of labor as being a contribut
ing cause in the crisis he said con
fronting the carriers and emphatically
declared that, from the Seaboard's |
standpoint, the rates phould be raised
more than sixteen per cent.
Shippers Will Agree.
Mr. Harahan said he was sure most
of the shippers on the Seaboard would
agree to a greater advance than fif
teen per cent, if they could be assured
efficient service in return. Terminal
facilities at Atlanta, Savannah and
Portsmouth, Va., were described by the
witness as being wholly Inadequate to
handle present business, and that in
the interest of economy for the road
and convenience they needed improv
ing.
More economic operation of the Sea
board Is impossible, witness , asserted.
W. A. Winburn said that normally
the freight rates were too low and
that at the present time (be need of
the railroads for larger revenues was
greater than ever before because of
increases in wages and operating costs
of all kinds. He did not believe an
Increase of 15 per cent, would prove
burdensome upon the shippers. Ha
said his line intended to ask.the rail
road commissions of Georgia and Ala
bama to make a corresponding in
crease.
The South, said the witness, is going
through "an unprecedented change ag
ricultrally," and the railroads must be
prepared to meet it. Ultimately, he
declared, he believed the growing of
varied crops in the South instead of
large crops of cotton would result In
increased railroad tonnage. He, too,
complained of the shortage of negro
labor, which has moved in large quan
tities from the South 1,0 the industrial
centers of the North.
Assistance la Needed.
E. T. Lamb eaid the Atlanta, Birm
ingham and Atlantic needed immedi
ate assistance in the form of increased
rates, because of Increased operating
costs, including the wage advances
brought about by the Adamson act.
R. B. Taylor said that "the necessity
of the railroads Is general and must
be met by a percentage advance, so
that present relations between commu
nities and commodities may not be dis
turbed.” He said he believed the
change which would be effected In the
differential rates would be lnsignlfU
cant, and blamed the present condi
tion of the railroads upon the war in
Europe. - >
He said he considered the emergency
confronting the railroads of the coun
try tvould have passed when the con
ditions producing It had been correct
ed. He said he anticipated no added
expenses because of this country's en
tering the war, except possibly In
creased taxes, adding "we expect to
do our bit in that respect, of course.”
Representatives of several groups of
shippers and of State railway commis
sions were present at the hearing, se
curing first hand Information about
the attitude of the carriers. They will
be heard by the commission on May
23.
The State Commission officials met
tonight and discussed plans for their
hearings.
American Flags manufactured by
Llrpmaa Mfg. Ce.
EXAMINATIONS FOR
OFFICERS’ RESERVE
CLOSED ABRUPTLY
Examinational for the officers’ re
serve camp at Fort McPherson, Oa.,
came to a sudden close at mobilization
camp Tuesday' afternoon, by an order
from the war department.
Colonel Shunk, the examining officer,
got the order to “cease firing” ques
tions at the applicants, and he acled
on the order with a promptitude that
was almost abrupt. He quit, right
now, when he received the order.
The quota of civilian applicants for
commissions to be trained at Fort
McPherson is full, according to the
reports that reached mobilization camp
Tuesday. Two per cent of all the nat
ional guard units also will take this
training for commissions, and all are ‘
expected to leave for the Georgia camp
on May 13 or 14, as the work begins
May 15.
American Flags manufactured by
Llppman Mfg. Co.
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unions SENT
FOB LUNCHEON AND
GREENE’S ADDRESS
Day toft, Ohio, Man Will
Attend Council Meeting
Next Friday '
A call was sent out from the Cham
ber of Commerce Tuesday asking all
members and business men generally
to be present at the regular meeting
of the membership council next Friday
at 1 o'clock to hear Clarence B.
Greene of Dayton. Ohio, who will speak
on the development of municipalities
through co-operation.
The meeting will take the form of a
subscription lunehfon at the Exchange
Hotel, and Maxle D. Pepperman, chair
man of the council, will preside.
Mr. rGeene is chief of the bureau
of municipal research of Dayton and
Is known throughout the country as
one of the leaders In movements to
build and Improve American cities.
He is a personal friend of David W.
Crosland. potentate of Alcazar Temple
of the Shrine, and will be the guest
of Mr. Crosland while in Montgomery.
"I regard this occasion,” said Mr.
Pepperman, “as a rare opportunity for
our citizens who are seriously inter
ested in the development of Montgom
ery to hear an address by a man whose
work has attracted favorable attention
throughout America^ Every business
man In Montgomery* Is Invited to be
present. They are asked to make
their reservations for luncheon through
the office of the chamber.”
Mayor Robertson, his associate com
missioners and every official at the
cltv hall will be Invited to attend the
meeting as the. guests of the Chamber
of Commerce.
CIVILIAN CLASS TO
DRILL WEDNESDAY
The army officers who have been
busily engaged In examining appli
cants for the officers’ reserve training
camp assignments will now have time,
it Is stated, to resume the training of
the Volunteer Military Training class,
which has been handled In their ab
sence by a detail from the National
Guard.
The class. It Is announced, will drill
at the rifle range at 6:15 p. m. Wed
nesday. The men are ehowlng marked
Improvement, In the opinion of their
Instructors, and soon will be ready
for the drill with guns, their work to
date having been entirely In the foot
movements and the setting up exer
cises.
V. s. department of agricul
ture. WEATHER BUREAU.
Weather Bulletin.
Observations taken at 8 p. m.. 75th
meridian time. May 8. 1*17.
Stations
Abilene, Tex.
Atlanta, Ga.
Baltimore, Md .. ..
Birmingham, Ala ..
Boston, Mass.
Buffalo, N. Y.
Calgary, Alberta ...
Cape Hatteras, N. C.
Charleston, S. C. _
Chicago, 111.
Denver, Colo.
Dodge City, Kan_
Duluth, Minn.
Ft. Worth, Tex_
Galveston, .Tex .. ..
Havre, Mont .
Jacksonville, Fla ..
Kansas City, Mo ...
Knoxville, Tenn ....
Louisville, Ky .. ..
Memphis, Tenn .. ..
Mobile, Ala.
Montgomery, Ala ..
Nashville, Tenn __
New Orleans, La ...
New York, N. Y. ...
Oklahoma, Okla ....
Phoenix, Arlz.
Pittsburg, Pa.
Portland, Ore.
Haleigh, N. C.
Salt Lake City, Utah
San Antonio, Tex .
San ’Francisco, Cal..
Ste. St. Marie, Mich
Shreveport La .. ..
Spokane. Wash ....
St. Louis, Mo..
Tampa, Fla ....
Toledo, Ohio .. .
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P. H. SMYTH.
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WHERE TO GO
THIS SUMMER
One of the most delightful places
to spend the summer is Tate Spring
Hotel. Tate Spring. Tenn., where peo
ple from everywhere gather each sea
son and have a good time. During the
day they enjoy golfing, motoring, ten
nis. and mountain climbing. In the
evening there is always a gay throng
In the ball room, billiard room, parlors
and spacious porches.
The Tomlinsons are again in charge
of this resort and they are setting
an unsurpassable table with service
equal to that of a modern metropoli
tan hotel.
. Tate Srping water Is renowned. Its
curative properties are recommended
by physicians for rheumatism, gout,
dyspepsia and other stomach, liver and
kidney troubles. As a health restorer
It is most efficient. Thousands of per
sons visit Tate Spring in ‘search of
health and they usually And it.
The management of the hotel has
published an Interesting booklet about
the place, its attractions and the wa
ter. which will be mailed to any one
asking for it. Grlel Bros.’ Co., agents
for Tate Spring Water.
“Educator” Shoes
for Misses and Children.
Gun Metal, Patent and
White Canvas.
Piimps and Shoes. Sold
exclusively by
CRESCENT
SHOE STORE
203 Dexter Ave.
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“SPE BJjrSTM DP
“Invisible , Government”
References Mark Pro
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ceedings in Senate
WASHINGTON, May f.—Four hours
of debate behind closed doors today .
railed to change the ‘senate’s opinion
of how the export embargo section of
he administration espionage bill should
be written and adjournment was taken
with the provision still In the broad
terms adopted last night, understood
to be satisfactory to the executive
branch of the government.
There will be further efforts to modi
fy the provision before the bill reach
es a final vote. Senator LaFollette'e
intendment to prohibit an embargo to
tations consuming the exports and for
bidding Its use for coercion Is pend
ing. An amendment by Senator Cum*
nlns providing that the embargo should
tot operate In violation of any treaty
with a neutral was beaten just before
idjournment. g
Would Open Debate.
Most of the time was taken up with
i .discussion of another motion by the
Iowa senator that the doors be opened
ind the whole question be debated In
the open. After much debate In which
there were references to "Invisible
iovernment" and Intimations that the
leaders proposed to put through the
whole measure. Including the 'press
censorship section. In secret session the
motion was beaten.
There was speculation as to how the
newspapers get reports of proceedings
behind closed doors and some talk on
the part of conservative members of
bow the senate could prevent Informa
tion of the kind getting Into print.
Much of the criticism was levelled at !
publication of Information from the
White Hound* about reasons for an
smbhrgo which yesterday led the sen
ate to reverse itself on the language
of the embargo section.
PARDON BOARD GIVES
OUT SEVERAL PAROLES
The pardon board was in session I
Tuesday with a large number of ap- j
plications .for clemency before Its The
report Was not made public, though it |
Is understood that several recommen- |
datlons for pardon or parole were
made. ,
Governor Henderson Tuesday pa
roled Mitchell Stewart, Bullock Coun
tv.’ convicted of murder in the second
degree: Wardie and Ural Godwin. Dal
las County, larceny: Clanton Augborn. [
Montgomery County,, accessory to mur- 1
der. and Jim Hawkins. Jefferson Coun-,
ty. vagrancy. i
WOMEN WILL MEET ATI
Y.W.C.A. ON THURSDAY
Members of the tied Cross Auxiliary
snd of the'Womens National League for
Service who desire to take up stenog
raphy under the leadership of Mrs.
Carrie Blackmon Jones are urged to
attend a meeting Thursday at 5‘30
o’clock In the parlors of the T. W. C.
A. Mrs. Jones, a leader In the work
for women during the country’s crisis,
has agreed to teach a large class In
stenography, and the meeting Thurs
day Is for the purpose of. perfecting
plans for the work of the class.
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Price
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RUSS SOCIALISTS
INVITED TO ATTEND
STOCKHOLM MEET
PETROGRAD, May (Via London.)
—An inivtation has been extended to
ill Russian socialist parties to take
>art In the forthcoming International
Socialist Congress at Stockholm by M.
Sorgbjerg, the Danish Socialist lgad
sr. M. Borbjerg came to Petrograd
md presented the Invitation to the
txecutlve committee of the soldiers’
and workingmn’s delegates on behalf
it committees represnting the labor
lartles of Denmark, Sweden and Nor
way.
M. Borgbjerg aim made known to
the executive committee the peace
terms proposed by.' the official Ger
man Socialist Democratic Party or the
majority faction. This party. It was
explained, recognising the right of na
tions to freedom of development, advo
cates the Introduction of compulsory
international arbitration; the restitu
tion by Germany of all conquered ter
ritories, a plebiscite In Russian Poland,
with freedom to choose between inde
oendance or annexation by Russia or
Germany; the restoration of Independ
ence to Belgium, Serbia and Roumania;
the. restoration to Bulgaria of the Bul
garian districts of Macedonia and the
granting to Serbia of a free port on
the Adriatic.
Regarding Alaace and IwainsC the
committee wai Informed, the part/ be
lieves that the rectification of the Lor
raine frontier will be obtainable
through an amicable uaderstending.
The program of the Germany mtadrtt/
section, he said, was still wider. .
The proposals will be discussed at
an early sitting of the executive com
mittee. . V f
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The handiest, most efficient shoe
can buy at any price. ;
Sold at a nominal cost to
ShsmA users.
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AUTOMOBILE
set pod
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At til Dealers—Take ao substitttte
Coal
PHONE
761
The FISK Smile
—the smile of tire satisfaction.
This man has found a manu
facturer he likesto do business
with, who fulfills all his ideas
of what a concern should be
in its policy and methods.
The company that makes
TIRES
stands back of every Fisk
dealer to see that every user
gets his full money’s worth in
mileage and tire satisfaction.
NEW ORLEANS, $9.90 ’VS"
ACCOUNT
Southern Baptist Convention
Tickets on sale May 11th to 16th inclusive. .
Return Limit.May Slst, 1917. » r** r *•<*.« *
STOP OVERS ALLOWED ALONG THE BEAUTIFUL GULF. COAST.
City Ticket Office, Phone 26),
Depot Ticket Office, Phone 710
D. W. LANG, Passenger Agent, Phone 891
The Fisk Rubber Company
of N.Y.
CmwIOHfc— i CMcopmF«II«,M»m.
BIRMINGHAM BRANCH
So. SOth Street and Atuiu* E
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