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RAILROADS PLACE
MANY BIG ORDERS
First Inquiry For Rails for
Next Year's Shipment
Received
COKE MARKET STRONG
More Activity in Some Pig Iron Cen
ters Accompanied by a Softening
of Prices—Important Gen
eral Contractors in East
Reducing Forces
Cleveland, O.. June 18.—(Special.)—The
Iron Trade Review tomorrow will say:
More activity in some pig iron centers
has been accompanied by a softening of
prices and the important question is
whether the new' buying, which seems
to be starting in fair volume, will in
crease to such an extent as to infuse
strength into the sagging market. In
some cases, smelters of pig iron are show
ing a dlsposiiton to buy for only July
and August delivery, and it seems likely
that there will he considerable buying
of this kind until prospects for the last
quarter of the year become more fully
developed.
Considerable inquiry for furnace coke
is pending, including 15,000 tons per month
until November 1 by the Inland Steel com
pany; 13,000 tons per month by the Illi
nois Steel company; for the last half of
the year 45,000 tons for the Fannie Fur
nace of M. A. Hanna & Co., for last half
Coke sellers are asking $2 half ovens,
hut furnaces are unwilling to pay that
amount. The southern coke market is
very strong. The Pocahontas ovens have
booked the full capacity at w'hieh they
will be able to operate their plants dur
ing the remainder the year. This ca
pacity is somewhat reduced by labor
shortage. The New River district ovens
arc also well supplied with orders.
The first inquiry for rails for next
year’s shipment which have appeared is
that of 20,000 tons of the first quarter
of 1914 from the M. K. & T. railroad. The
Chtasapeake and Ohio has placed an
order for an additioal 1000 gondolas of
the Hocking Valley railroad with the
Itailston Steel. Car company. The Sea
board. Air Line has placed 4000 kegs of
spikes with a southern maker and the
Chesapeake and Ohio has asked for 3000
kegs.
Standard spike prices have declined
about $1. keen competition prevails in
fabricating and erecting prices through
out the country and It is understood that
the contract for 9000 tons of steel for the
May company department store in Cleve
land to be fabricated by.the Noelke Rich
ardson Iron works in Indianapolis with
Bethelhoin seconds went at a low price.
In the recent 'contract of the great
HOTELS AND SUMMER RESORTS
The Famous Stafford Mineral
Springs, Vossburg, Miss.
Hotel open all the year. First class
accommodation. For information and
booklet, write
COLBURN, MORGAN CO.
Vossburg, Miss.
_
_ ' RESORTS, W. V.l.
Mountain Bridle Paths
Always cool. No Files or Mosquitoes. Kf
ery Outdoor import. Magnificent- Swimming
Pool. Sulphur and Medicinal Ha I Us. Half a
million spent in improvements.. The present,
hotel opens June 25. ttie New Million Dol
lar Greenbrier October 1. For information
address
tftOMf F. ADAM. White Sulphur. W. ft.
WHITE SULPHUR
SPRINGS
W«»t VlrplBla
nee tbe City's flue boulevards, beautiful
parks and other attractions. Enjoy Lake
Mlohl|tn bathing beach. Come to the
PLAZA—one of the largest high-class hotels.
Room with private bath and phones
91.50 to 9*4.00 per day: weekly 90.00
and up: suites weekly $15*00 and up.
COO rooms. Near the lake. Faces city’s most
bcautlfu i park. famous for Its lagoons.tennts
courts, Horticultural displays and wonderful
Zoological garden. Excellent cafe, reason
able prices. Vi minutes to theatre and ahop
Plug district. Write for booklet. H
Plaza Hotel
North Avo. A North Clark St.. Chloago
Hotel Rudolf
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
On the ocean front. Always open. Capacity 1000.
American and Kuropeun plans.
Hot und cold fresh and sea water in all baths; run
ning water In guest rooms. Broad verandas com
manding view of ocean and connecting with the fa
mous board walk. Cafe Rudolf is one of the big at
tractions of Atlantic City. Booklet and terms upon
request.
A. S. RUKYESER, M*r. JOEL HILLMAN. Pres.
■ SPEND THE SIMMER AT THE
WHITE HOUSE
Biloxi, Miss.
A homelike hotel overlooking the
Gulf, ou Interurban electric llue.
Beautiful grounds; large, airy
rooms; modern conveniences; home
cooking, sea food. etc. All outdoor
sports. Hates $10 nod up per week.
Booklet on request,
i MRS. CORA E. WHITE, Prop.
HOTEL DENNIS
Facing the sea and overlooking the
famous Boardwalk. Every room con
nected with private bath or having hot
and cold running water. Capacity 600.
WALTER J. BUZBY
SKEGENOU POINT RESORT.
A beauiful peninsular between tw*o
inland lakes; finest fishing; safe boat
ing; bathing; no hay fever; $10 to $12.
H. A. King, Elk Rapids. Mich.—From
Globe-Democrat, 6t. Louie, Mo.
The Hall, Glen Cove, L. I.
Commuting distance from New York. Private
family hotel. Business men coming East will
find attractive accommodation# for their families.
Salt water battling. Boating, flatting, tennis.
Address. Misses Gillen St Edwards. Olen Cove.
h. i.
HOLD CONFERENCE ON
BACK HAUL PRIVILEGE
MATTER HELD OPEN AT RE
QUEST or CHAMBER OF COM
MERCE UNTIL JULY 1
Cotton shipments to the amount of
$1,000,000 will probably bo lost to the
city unless the cotton buyers, bankers
and other people interested can show
the officials of the Atlanta, Birmingham
and Atlantic railroad sufficient reasons
why the cotton back haul privilege
should not be discontinued. The mat
ter was discussed yesterday at a joint
meeting of the officials of the railroads
and the railroad and transportation
committee* of the Chamber of Commerce
presided over by President W. P. G.
Harding, Webb Crawford, president of
the American Trust and Savings bank,
and Col. Tom O. Smith of the Bir
mingham Trust and Savings bank and
others attended the meeting.
E. T. Lamb, co-receiver and general
manager of the Atlanta, Birmingham
and Atlantic railroad, and J. Lee Ed
wards, traffic manager, presented the
railroad’s contention and stated the pri
vilege would be discontinued at once.
Arguments were advanced against the
proposition, but the Atlanta, Birming
ham and Atlantic officlalrs were ob
durate and held for the cancellation
of the privilege. Finally at the sug
gestion of Mr. Harding, the matter was
left open until duly for the purpose of
the presenting further information on
the subject.
The cotton buyers and bankers stated
that the cancellation of the privilege
will be a great loss to the city as the
cotton now brought to Birmingham will
be diverted to other places. The local
cotton men claim they want Birming
ham on an equal footing with Atlanta
in order that the cotton shipped to Bir
mingham to be compressed will have
the benefit of the back haul privilege,
that is, that the freight on the cotton
shipped here to he compressed should
be deducted by the railroad when the
cotton is again handled for export.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
AT NORTHERN COLLEGES
ARE ON IN FULL SWING
New Haven, June IS.—Nearly 800
degrees were conferred at Yale univer
sity today. The graduates included 275
bachelors of arts; 279 bachelors of
philosophy and about 125 recipients of
higher degrees.
Honorary degrees presented were as
follows:
Master of Arts—Daniel Chester
French, sculptor; Harvey Cushing, pro
fessor in the Harvard Medical school;
Howard Mansfield, trustee of the Metro
politan Museum of Art.
Doctors of Science—Arthur Amos
Noyes, professor at Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology; Samuel Wendell
Williston, professor of paleontology at
the University of Chicago.
Doctors of Divinity—Arthur Judson
Brown, secretary of the Presbyterian
board of foreign missions; Boyd Vin
cent, presiding bishop of the Protestant
Episcopal church; Joseph Hopkins
Twltchell, recently senior fellow of
Yale corporation.
Doctors of Letters—Alfred Noyes,
English poet.
Doctors of Law: Samuel Oscar Pren
tice, chief Justice of Connecticut; John
Grier Hibben, president of Princeton
university; David Franklin Houston,
Secretary of Agriculture.
Madison, Wis., .June 18.—Commence
ment exercises of the University of
Wisconsin were held here today, de
grees being awarded to 633 men and
238 women. Of the latter, one was
graduated in pharmacy and one in
agriculture. In his address to the
graduates President Van Hise declared
that service to society rather than
achievement of worldly success is the
most commendable use to which educa
tion can be put.
Middletown, Conn., June 18.—Wes
leyan university today conferred de
grees upon 96 men, the largest class
in the institution’s history.
Bloomington, Ind., June 18.—Four
hundred and twenty-six degrees, the
largest number £iven by Indiana uni
versity, were conferred at the eighty
fourth annual commencement exercises
today.
The commencement address was de
livered by Henry Wade Rogers, dean
of the law school of Yale university.
Nashville, Tenn,, June 18.—At the
commencement exercises of the Uni
versity of the South at Sewanee yes
terday the degree of doctor of civil
laws was conferred on Miss Sarah
Burnwell Elliott, southern author and
president of the Tennessee Equal Suf
frage league.
Equitable .building, New' York awarded
to the American Bridge company, an
eastern concern was a strong competitor.
Persistent rumors are to the effect that
less than 1.46 Pittsburg has bteen done
on structural material, but these rumors
have not been fully verified and in spite
of the fact that some eastern mills are
anxious to take on additional orders, ef
forts of buyers to shade mill prices are
being stubbornly resisted.
The plate market show even a greater
ability in resisting and 1.00 Pittsburg is
being ragidly adhered to for eastern ship
ment by eastern mills.
A large tonnage of shapes and plates
for sea going vessels is still pending.
New' York. June J8.—(Special.)—The
Iron Ago will say tomorrow; The ten
dencies evident in finished material
markets for some weeks are becoming
better defined. The chief divergnce in,
viws of the outcome is over the pre- ,
diction by some in the trade buying
movement when the tariff bill passes,
if large crops arc assured. On the
other hand is the belief that large
forward buying when it comes again
will only be at considerably lower
prices and that meanwhile consumers
will not buy far ahead of their require
ments. On lighter products, specifica
tions are falling off and unless there
is an improvement a slowing down in
production of sheets, tin plate and wire
is to be looked for.
In spite of the amount of structural
work in sight, important general con
tractors in the east have been reducing
forces, and the complaints of low fabri
cating and erecting prices are more pro
nounced.
The Senate committee’s action in put
ting semi-finished steel on the free list
is announced just as Belgian and
French steel companies are making
fresh cuts in billets for export to Eng
land. At 80 shillings, Antwerp, for
4x4 inch billets, as quoted this week,
free trade in billets would mean a con
siderable reduction from $28, Philadel
phia, which has prevailed lately.
In the pig iron market the condition
is still one in which the volume of in
quiry far exceeds that of sales.
On southern iron, $10.75 for No. 2
has been quoted more than once, and
northern iron has declined in Ohio aiul
Chicago markets. Sales of Bessemer
iron are reported at $16, valley furnace,
and slightly lower.
AUBURNWINS FROM
GREENVILLE IN WALK
Greenville. June IS.—(Special.)—Auburn
won from Greenville in a walk here to
day by hitting Stewart and making good
use of the locals’ many misplays. Driven
was in fine shape, only allowing 28 men
to face him in the entire nine innings.
Stewart, who made the only hit off him,
was taught off third. Greenville’s run
come when Shirling was given life on
Newell’s error, sacrificed to second, stoic
third end scored when Williams peg to
catch him off the bag and hit the runner’s
foot. Auburn’s hitting and fielding fea
tured. Score; R. H. E.
Auburn .13 14 2
Greenville . 118
Batteries: Auburn. Driver and Wil
liams. Greenville, Stewart, Duke and
Shirling.
BUSINESS-CHANGE
IS MADE IN MARION
Marlon, June 18.—(Special.)—1The most
important mercantile transaction in Ma
rion during the past lew years took place
Tuesday when J. A. Hendrix purchased
the mercantile establishment of John
llowzo & Co. This firm had been in
business here for more than half a cen
tury and during the whole period was
regarded as one of the most reliable in
Marion. Mr. Hendrix has sold his inter
est in the Hendrix Mercantile company,
incorporated, of which he wa8 president,
and Duw’rence P. Howze has been made
president of the Hendrix incorporation.
The Masonic fraternities of Marlon were
given a "Dutch supper” at the Drummers’
hotel Tuesday evening by Messrs. H.
Goicblatt, Sam Sol nick and Sam Schiller.
TALLAPOOSA BANK
OBJECTS TO RAISE
Montgomery, June 18.—(Special.^Objec
tions of a Tallapoosa county bank to
proposed raises in its assessment will be
heard by Murray White, secretary of the
state tax commission, who went to Dade
ville Wednesday evening. The county
board of revenue recently reduced the
bank’s assessment about $100,000 and Mr.
White will determine whether or not it
was justified in doing so.
STATE TAX LANDS
c__
Auditor and Treasurer Dis
pose of Property to Ex
change Land Company
Montgomery, June 18.— (Special.)— |
All tax lands in Mobile county owned j
by the state were sold to the Exchange j
Land company of Mobile by C. Brooks j
Smith, state auditor, and John Purifoy i
state treasurer, today. At the same
time an agreement was made whereby 1
the corporation will take over lands
sold In 1010 and 1011 and those that
will be sold during the next four years.
This will relieve the state of the ne
cessity of bidding in the lands when of
fers of private corporations anil indi
viduals are not satisfactory.
The eomapny paid the original sal.*
price and all fees incurred in advertis
ing and placing the property on the
market. Heretofore the state has been
forced to bid in much property because
offers were not large enough to pay
taxes and costs. About 115.000 was in
volved In the transaction and the sale
was made to P. B. Laurendine, presi
dent and general manger, and Sidney
Lowenstein, treasurer of the Exchange
Land company.
TE AC HERS C HOSEN
FOR BAY MINETTE
Bay Minette, June 18.—(Special.)—The
members of the local school board held
a meeting in the office of their presi
dent last evening, at which time, the
remainder ot the list of teachers for the
fall term of school were chosen. The
two added last night were Miss Mizell
of Enterprise who will be instructor in
music, and Miss Hoyle of Livingston,
who will teach the second grade.
R. P. Hobson, congressman, was a vis
itor to this place today and at 2 o’clock
this afternoon delivered an address in
the courthouse to a goodly number of
local citizens. Mr. Hobson expressed*
his vitws on a number ot' important mat
ters during (he course of his address.
NEW COMMISSION
STORMS CITADEL
Jersey City, N. J., June 18.—Representa
tives of the now commission government
In Jersey City stormed the citadel of the
old regime tonight and took forcible pos
session of the city treasurer's office. Carl
Schumann, city treasurer, had refused to
surrender, claiming that the commission
form of government had not been adopt
ed by a plurality sufficiently large to com
ply with the statute. George Brensinger,
revenue commissioner under the new gov- *
ernment, headed the raiding party of
which the chief working member was a
locksmith.
Big Strike Threatened
Cincinnati, June 18.—A strike of 10,
000 garment workers of thla city la
threatened by the action of the local
union In demanding an eight hour day
for women workers. A crisis was brought
about at a meeting of the union tonight
when an ultimatum to that effect was
drawn up and sent to the employers. The
women now work ten hours and the em
ployers are willing to concede a nine hour
day.
Mush Show Accounts
Jackson, Miss.. Juno 18.—In Its inves
tigation of the disposition of state prison
funds the Hinds county grand Jury to
day issued a summons commanding Boyce
& Co.. Memphis cotton buyers, who have
bought most of the state's cotton for
several years past, to bring the books and
accounts of their Clarksdale office before
them.
Robbed of Dental Tools
I>r. W. P. Wilson was robbed of $150
worth of denial tools yesterday about 0:30
o'clock by unknown persons. The thief
entered the doctor's private office at
Third avenue and made oft. with
a small black grip containing the tools. I
DEMONSTRATION
TRAIN WILL BE RUN
Mobile and Ohio and South
ern Will Conduct Farm
ers’ Train in Mississippi
Jackson, Miss., June 18.—(Special.)—1The
Mobile and Ohio and the Southern rail
roads are preparing to run a great dem
onstration train over their lines, begin
ning at State Line July 28, and ending
on August 8, during whlc htime the train
will visit G6 points along the line of
these railroads, and cover a distance of
about 660 miles.
This train will be known as a "Forage,
Silo and Livestock Special,” and will be
under the charge of Commissioner of
Agriculture Btykeslee as th- representa
tive of the state, and R. S. Wilson or
the department of agriculture at Wash
ington. These gentlemen will he ac
companied by a number of expert farm
ers and lecturers, and when stops are
made there will be talks and demonstra
tions on forage, silos and livestock—ex
hibits of which will he carried.
The farmers of Mississippi have shown
great Interest in live stock during the
past two or three years, being driven to
it by the boll weevil, and are now be
coming educated up to the fact that for
age and silos go hand in hand with live
stock production. A great many silos
have been built in the stufco recently and
thousands more are going to be built dur
ing the next few years, wherefore it is
' well for the railroads to join the state
and general government in pointing the
way and showing the farmers how to
build them to best advantage.
Bessemer News
Bessemer, June 18.—(Special.)—Last
night Oak Grove lodge, No. 617, A.
F. and JK. M., held a regular meeting
and elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: C. M. Parsons, wor
shipful master; J. W. Gw in, senior
warden: D. F. Stagg, junior warden;
E. A. Wilkey, treasurer; D. F. Stagg.
Sr., secretary; G. W. Knight, senior!
deacon; W. R. Stagg, junior deacon; I
the Rev. William Riley, chaplain; J. j
J. Waldrop, senior steward; A. P. Gol
den, junior steward; M. C. Fields, tyler. !
Much interest is being manifested in !
the ball game to be played between the :
team?- of the Southern Woodmen and
the Bessemer Elks which will take
place Thursday afternoon at Under
wood park. Both teams have a number
of well known local players in the lino
up and a lively contest Is anticipated.
The No. 1 fire department made a run
to Second avenue and Nineteenth street
today where there was a small blaze
on the Steiner building. The fire orig
inated from a flue and was extinguished
before any damage was done.
In the Bessemer City court today a
verdict for $125 in tlie case of Lacey
Craig vs. the Birmingham Railway,
Light, and Powervcompany for alleged
personal injuries. Sarah Murray vs.
the Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company received a verdict for
$100. rt was alleged by the plaintiff
that the negro compartment of the car
was crowded with white men, who j
would not get out and she was put
off because she would not pay a fare.
The following consent judgments j
were reached: Palmer Watkins vs. the |
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power 1
company, $50: Anne Overstreet vs. th«
Woodward Iron company, $2.75.
The following suits were filed: Carl
Jones vs. the Republic Iron and Steel
company, $10,000. for alleged personal
injuries: F. W. McDaniel vs. Hie Ala- 1
bama Great Southern railroad for $100
for killing a cow: Stafford Williams
against H. Koppers company, $1000 per
sonal injuries alleged.
George W. Smith Lodge. No. 417,
A. F. & A. M., held a meeting last night
at Short creek. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Wal
ter Smith, worshipful master: A. F.
Vines, senior warden; Lart Vines, junior
warden; J. B. Vines, treasurer; J. it.
Reeves, secretary; Will Blackwell, sen
ior deacon; F. M. Vines, junior deacon,
and Ira Hancock, tyler.
A special meeting was held last night
by Bessemer chapter, R. A. M., No. 110,
the mark master and the past master
degrees were conferred upon W. D.
Lanier of Bessemer and H. B. Huff of
Yolande. The regular convocation will
be held on Tuesday night. June 2 1,
when officers will be elected for the
ensuing year.
Chief of Police N. L. Clements of
, Lipscomb has returned from Washing
ton, where he attended, the annual con
j vention of chiefs last week. Chief Mc
Cabe of Bessemer, who also attended
the convention, is visting relatives this
week in Pennsylvania.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. S. Batiste
on Sixth avenue was the scene of a
pretty wedding tonight when their
daughter, Miss Estelle Batiste and Mr.
Roy Barnett McEachern tvere married
in the presence of a large number of
relatives and friends.
The purlor, dining room, living room
and hall were thrown in one and were
artistically decorated in palms, ferns,
English ivy and cut flowers. Preceding
the ceremony Miss Irene Jenkins sang,
“The Hweetest Story Ever Told."
Promptly at 8:50 o’clock to the strains
of Mendelssohn’s "Wedding March.”
played by Mrs. Annie Glenn Crowe, the
bridal party entered, Miss Bessie Ball
in pink charmeuse and carrying an
arm bouquet of pink roses leading. She
was met at the parlor door by Dr. Her
bert Williams. Miss Mamie Klotz, the
maid of honor, came next in a gown of
pink crepe de chine, also carrying pink
roses.
The ringbearer, little Leo Leonard,
carrying the ring in a rose, entered
with little Bessie Mae Stevens, who
threw rose petals in the path of. the
bride, who entered on the arm of her
father. She was never more beaptiful
than in her bridal robe of white char
meuse, with trimmings of real lace and
pearls, her veil being caught with
orange blossoms. She carried a shower
bouquet of brides’ roses and lilies of
the valley.
She was met at the improvised altar
by the groom and his best man, Mr.
Horace Jones. The impressive ring
ceremony was pronounced by Father M.
E. Kittrick. A reception was held after
the ceremony, fruit punch being dis
pensed from a bowl half banked In
ferns and flowers by Misses Elizabeth
Batiste and Lallah Mae Hyde. An ico
course carrying out the pink and whits :
tones was also served.
Mr. and Mrs. McEachern left Imme
diately for a two weeks’ trip east. Mrs. '
McEachern was gowned for traveling i
in a blue cloth coat suit with acces
sories to match. Upon their return they
will reside In Ensley where the groom
holds a responsible position.
All of the real estate offices of this
city close at II o’clock on Thursday
as well as the grocers In order to give,
their employes a half holiday.
Invitations have been Issued to UlO
social which will be given Thursday
evening on Mrs. Weller's lawn for the
benefit of the new convent school.
The home department of the Metho
dist Sunday school will give their an
imal picnic at Thomas’ spring Thurs
day. All members are urged to be pres
ent.
Next Tuesday the Young People’s
Missionary society of the Jonesboro
Methodist church will give a picnic at
West hake.
RANDOM EXPRESSIONS !
ON THE JUBILEE EDITION |
J. H. Holcombe: “The jubilee edition r*t
The Age-Herald of 126 pages was the besi
and most comprehensive edition of any
paper that I have ever seen, it was
edited in a most superb manner and
contained information afid facts about
Birmingham that are absolutely vital to
those who expect to continue in the laud
able work of boosting Birmingham. T
congratulate The Age-Herald upon that
magnificent effort.”
T. T. Ashford: “I was very much sur
prised to see that paper. It stands un
rivalled in the local journalistic field. The
workers on The Age-Herald are to be
congratulated very warmly upon that
work. The paper was Intensely inter
esting and was most unusual. It bears
the stamp of unusual preparedness ot
that paper to accomplish great work in
this district.
Dr. Lewis Colemand Morris: “With
out bragging ’or without setting the
woods on fire with announcements The
Age-Herald has accomplished something
worth while. I have been here many
years but I have never read a newspaper
so full of good information and so thor
oughly interesting. The Age-Herald, its
owner and its managers are to be con
gratulated for so pleasantly surprising
the citizens of Birmingham. I scarcely
knew'’ that such a paper was contem
plated."
Jerome K. Sterne: “The Jubilee edition
of The Age-Herald was certainly superb,"
said Mr. Sterne, advertising manager of
Loveman, Joseph & Loeb. “It was a
great newspaper accomplishment and I
am certainly willing to add my compli
ments to the host of them that 7 am
sure have been received on that effort.
Few' pa'pers have in the south issued a
more comprehensive edition. It will do
this entire district threat and lasting
good.”
Lee Whitehead: “For one I was in
tensely surprised.” said Lee Whitehead,
vice president of the Standard Home
company. “We have been here some
years and have growm from a small prop
osition to a rather interesting adult size
and I have never seen a newspaper edi
tion so thoroughly enjoyable as The Age
Herald of yesterday morning. It bears
every indication of careful preparation
and thorough investigation. The great
ness of tile Birmingham district was
never so faithfully portrayed as In that
edition. 1 am glad at this time of all
others that Birmingham has lieen intro
duced to the world again, in such flat
tering retrospect, it will do no end of
good and will help every business man
of this community.”
M. Webb Offut: "It was splendid. It
was bully. 1 am very much pleased that
Birmingham during this period of com
mercial uncertainty is portrayed to the
world Is such a harvest of color and op
timism. There can be no doubt of the
lasting benefits of The Age-Herald’s jubi
lee edition. It is a jubilee fur the whole
district and 1 count our company fortu
nate in getting into such a thoroughlv
cosmopolitan proposition.”
Sol Caheen: "The Age-Herald is cer
tainly entitled to a Jubilee. I know of
no agency which has done so much alone
for the Birmingham district. By preach
ing Optimism, standing for the upbuilding
of Birmingham and being always con
servative In time of need. The Age-Herald
is without a peer. Tn-s jubilee edition,
therefore, is entirely appropiratc. How
ever. The Age-Herald did not make It a
selfish affair. They included the whole
Birmingham district and ny the edltlo,^
issued today the managers of that paper
gave to the world a glimpse, and a most
faithful one. of what Birmingham Is capa
ble of and what this district is doing.
There can he no better work than this and
the whole Age-Herald staff 1h entitled lo
the congratulations of this city for that
mirror of achievements which Is sure to
be of vast benefit to this entire communi
ty and state.” ’4
Frank B. Fowlkes: "The Age-Hera'd
this morning was a faithful and interest
ing summary of thief district’s work. 1
was glad to see It and there can he no
question of its lasting benefits to the dis
trict.” 1
J. H. Haughty of the Frisco: ”1 have
filed It away for a teference book of Bir
mingham. Since I have been here no
Information half so.valuable has been is
sued publicly. 1 was glad to get It and
there is no doubt In my mind but what
Birmingham Is entitled to congratulations
on the silver jubilee of The Age-Herald.”
A. A. Qambill: ‘‘The jubilee paper was
fine and worth while.”
"We congratulate The Age-Herald."—
John I,. Parker.
W2511BE
PAID INJTEREST
Semi-Annual Interest on the
State’s Bonded Indebted
ness Will Take Snug Sum
Montgomery. June 18.—(Special.)—
Semi-annual interest on the state's
bonded indebtedness will take $178,725
from the treasury July 1, but the
amount will be paid promptly even if
other creditors of the state have to
wait. This statement was made by
John Purifoy, state treasurer, today.
Mr. Purifoy said the state’s credit
should be maintained rind that the in
terest ought to be paid if no other bills
were. At the same lime be said that i
he did not think there would he any !
hardship by the payment ot the amount, j
ENGLISH MINISTERS
MADE TO DEFEND
PERSONAL HONESTY
(Continued from Pngr One)
that the evidence justified me in putting
them in the country.
Leo Choizza Money liberal, shouted:
' You ought to state them."
Lord Robert Cecil replied:
"1 do not think it fair to state in pub
lic things which there is not enough
evidence to Justify."
Stanley Owen Buekmaster, liberal. ,
moved as* an amendment that the house
should express its reprobation of the.
false charges of corruption.
Sir Frederick Banbury, unionist, repre
senting the city of London, denied tha*
the minority report was biased.
The Right Hon. H. L. Samual. postmas
ter general, whose name was linked with
those of the attorney general and the
chancellor of the exchequer in the earlier
j newspaper stories, repeated his denials
of any dealings in Marconi shares.
Interest is focused In the closing
speeches of Premier Asquith and Sir Ed
ward Grey, secretary for foreign affairs,
tomorrow.
London, June 18.—The climax of the
Marconi shares scandal was reached to- j
day. Cabinet ministers involved, were
given their first opportunity of making
0 public explanation of the transactions
which had caused the most acute party
strife known in British politics for many
years.
Every seat in the house of commons and
all of the public galleries were filled in
anticipation of the debate.
George Cave, a unionist member, moved
a vote of censure of the cabinet, but
i cleared the air somewhat by disclaiming
at the outset any intention of charging
personal corruption against any of th®
ministers concerned. He said: “What 1
suggest is that two cabinet minister* and
one former cabinet minister have com
mitted breaches of certain rules and tra
ditions after this house and Indeed of
all public life, without which public life
would be impossible."
Inside Information
In purchasing sharta on “Inside' in
formation given to them by Godfrey
Isaacs,, managing director of the Mar
coni company, the cabinet ministers, ac
cording to Mr. Cave, broke the rule that
no cabinet minister should take a favor
or an advantage from a government con
tractor.
Mr. Cave complained that in making
no references to these purchases during
the debate in the house of commons in
October last the cabinet ministers had
not dealt fairly with the house. In con
cluding he said the majority of the In
vestigating committee by adopting a re
port which freely spread that •“pigment
which covers but does not clear" had ren
dered the worst possible service to the
ministers.
Admitted Error
Attorney General Isaacs In reply, ad
mitted that he had made an error of Judg
ment.
He accepted responsibility for the trans
action and said that whatever blame
there was should fall upon him and no:
upon Chancellor L,loyd-George, nor Harou
Murray of Ellbank, the former chief lib
aral whip.
Chancellor T.loyd-Oeorge also admitted
that “having regard to the clrcumstanoes.
It would have been Indefinitely better If
the whole of the facts had been placed
before th house of commons last Oc
tober."
Paving Ordinances
Decatur, June IS.—(Special.)-Ordinances
are being prepared by the city officials
of Decatur looking to the paving of Wal
nut, Davis, Cain. Cherry. Vine, Market,
Line, Canal and Oak streets.
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I
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Comptroller of Central of
Georgia Follows Auditor
in Rate Controversy
Montgomery. 18.— (Special.)—W.
D. Beymer of Savannah, comptroller
of the Central of Georgia railroad, took
the witness stand today as the second
person to testify In the case which
will determine whether or not the
3 cent passenger rate now in operation
on the corporation’s line in Alabama is
reasonable.
M. B. Nichols of Savannah, auditor of
traffic of the railroad, completed his
testimony Wednesday morning and was
excused after attorneys for the stale
had decided not to cross-examine him.
Testimony of Mr. Nichols and Mr.
Beymer was technical and related to
the railroad company’s operations in
Alabama and comparative statements
showing the difference in Inter and
intra-state rates in this and other
states. Mr. Beymer was on the stand
all of Wednesday.
The hearing is being held by the rail
road commission to determine whether
or not a two and one-lialf cent pas
senger rate would be reasonable.
CAN DIRIGIBLE CROSS
THE WIDE ATLANTIC?
Count Zeppelin May Attempt to Fly
from Germany to New York
This Summer
London. Juno 18.—Count Zeppelin and
Ills technical staff at Friederiehshafen
are convinced that the modern dirigible
airship call cross the Atlantic, accord
ing to a Berlin dispatch to the Lon
don Express and It Is probable It adds
a voyage from Germany to New York
will be undertaken this summer.
Count Zeppelin is said to have been
in communication with the German
government, which Is disposed to re
gard^ his plan favorably, and In the
event of the voyage being undertaken
several German warships would be sta
tioned In the Atlantic to render assis
tance.
Count Zeppelin believes that with
good weather the trip could be made
within three days.
JAPS LIKE HENRY’S
FAMOUS EXPRESSION
“Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death,"
Message to the American
Embassy
Tokio, June 18.—Posters calling a
mass meeting for tomorrow bearing the
headline "Give Me Liberty or Give Me
Death. Patrick Henry,” were pasted to
day with mucilage on walls In the vi
cinity of the United States embassy
and at other points in the Japanese
capital.
The framers of the meeting declare
that their object is to secure a more
determined diplomatic attitude towurd
the United States.
NOMINATIONS ARE
REPORTED FAVORABLY
Washington, June 18.—The nominations
of Thomas Nelson Page of Virginia as
ambassador to Italy; Edward J. Hale of
North Carollljti as minister to Costa Rica;
Pleasant H. Stovall of Georgia as min
ister to Switzerland, and William E.
Gonzales of South Carolina as minister to
Cuba, were favorably reported today by
the Senate foreign relations committee.
RATE SITUATION IN
GREATLYCLARIFIED
Brickell Declares if L. and
N. Fight Is Taken to Su
preme Court State Will
Have Better Chance
i \
Montgomery, .Tune t.—dSpecial.t—
Many points which the supreme court
would have been forced to decide had
the Alabama rate case been submitted
before decisions in cases appealed from
other states were rendered have been
Interpreted in the cases from Missouri,
Minnesota and other states and will
not be brought up in the Alabama case,
according to Robert C. Brickell, attor
ney general.
He announced today that the rate sit
uation in Alabama had been greatly
clarified and that if the United States
supreme court is called upon to decide
tlie rate light between this state and
the Louisville and Nashville and other
railroads, the stute will have a better
chance to win.
Whether or not the state will appeal
the cases will depend on the decision
of the three federal Judges In the, rail
road commission's case. If they hold
that tlie commission Was Justified in
ordering the railroad ■ to establish a
two and one-half cent rate there will
lie no appeal, but if the. rallrotfd wins
tlie original cases wilt be appealed.
Not until the commission's case is de
cided will final action in the original
cases lie taken. "You know the time
limit for appeal has now passed," said
the attorney general.
I
Capt. W. T. Sheehan Makes
Interesting Comments on
Political Situation
( apt. \\ . T. Sheehan of the Montgomery
Advertiser passed through Birmingham
last night en route home from Moundville,
where he attended a committee meeting
in connection with the Moundville school.
Captain Sheehan is one of the state's
h^st known political observers and gives
good grounds for his belief that Charles
Henderson will be Alabama’s next gov
ernor.
“There is no question," he added," hut
that there is enough anti-Comer strength
in Alabama to defeat the former govern
or and present candidate, provided this
strength is centered on one of his op
ponents. in the rural districts, the vot
ers are not for Comer. Some of them
no longer believe that the railroads
should he annihilated, and the great ma
jority of them remember the amend
ment campaign, abd the man who
brought it on.
"Seed is to be reckoned with. He has
a certain and distinct following. While
the leaders among the prohibitionists may
not support him. In the ranks there are
many who remember with approval his
voluntary immolation of self for principal
in the last gubernatorial campaign.
"Henderson’s platform is sane and at
the same time attractive, and there Is
every reason to helkeve that his recog
nized business ability would restore an
era of peace and permanent prosperity.'*•
FLORIDA GAME AND
.FISH BILL PASSED
Montgomery, .June IS.—(Special.1)—The
Florida game and fish protection bill
which was passed by the legislature re
cently became a law Tuesday and a
game ; nd fish commissioner will be ap
pointed by Governor Park Trammell im
mediately. The law was copied from th*>
Alabama statute and requires the pay
ment of $] for a resident hunters’ license,
for a state license and $2o for a non
resident permit
Fourteen states have used the Alabama
Liw *as a model in framing bills during
I the past three years.
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