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Collins
Calls a Spade
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There’s no half way efforts about
this big Shoe Store. It offers you point blank values in
styles that are in vogue right now—not a lot of “has
beens” and odds and ends, but real snappy oxfords and
slipper styles of today at prices that are actually below
competition—quality for quality and price for price—and
keep this thought in mind: Collins’ $3 qualities cost reg
ularly $5.50 and $0.00 in other stores.
And Here's The Way The
Prices Are Reduced Now
ivlens Style
The “Steadfast" and “J. & M.”
Button and Blucher Oxfords;
$5.50 and $6.00 values; d*/l QP
now selling for .
The Bostonian English Walking
Last, in gunmctal and tan; $5.00
values; in this <1*0 Apr
sale .
A special display of big values
in Ladies’ $2.75 and $3.00
Bumps asid Oxfords, in tan,
patent and red kids. See
them in center dis- <1*0 A r
play case.w&Md
A big table filled with small
sizes in good style Oxfords;
values up to GQs*
$3.00 . t/OC
Ladies Styles
The; Hello Tie—one of the season’*
very best creations—made by J. &
T. Cousins, Brooklyn, and sells reg
ularly for $5.00 and $6.00 a d* J Ar
pair. Now on sale for.
$1.00 White Duck Button Oxfords, of )
the most popular d*o A rr
lasts . 3)0.40
$•’.50 White Duck Oxfords showing
the season s accepted d»rt Qf*
$1.00 Tan Pumps; the very styles )
you admire d*o A r
most .. .. tPO.40
$4.00 low heel, recede toe d*Q Ar
Pumps in patent leather
v The Big Shoe Store
I 1910 First Avenue
EVENTS OF TODAY
Nashville plays Birmingham at Riclt
wood Field.
Regular meeting of Camp Hardee,
U. C. V.
GENEROSITY LEADS
TO MAN’S ARREST
Persuades Girl to Wear Ring and is
Arrested for Big San Francisco
Jewelry Robbery
New Orleans, La., August 15.—Gene
rosity in wanting to give a girl a large
diamond led to the arrest at Franklin,
La., of Peter Naro on a charge of steal
ing $10,000 worth of jewelry -from a
San Francisco hotel, according to re
ports reaching here today. Franklin
officers are reported as saying Naro
has confessed the robbery, and that
thc-y found $12000 worth of jewelry on
liis person when arrested.
Three years ago Naro loved Miss
Ruth Watkins, lie went to San Fran
cisco. He returned here a few days
ngo. TJ/* Jill says she told liltn she
did not care for him. but nevertheless
he persuaded her to wear a large dia
mond ring. Some days later he asked
for the ring, and told her afterward ho
had pawned It for $250. Suspicions were
aroused and after Naro left again she
reported the matter to the police, lie
was traced to Franklin, La , where
he is awaiting extradition.
TEACHERS HOLD
MEETINGS IN AUBURN
Auburn, August 15.—(Special.)—Seventy
two teachers have been in attendance this
week at tlie Lee county teachers’ institute,
which is being conducted by J. R. Rut
land, professor of English at Auburn, as
sisted by Miss Sarah K. Luther of Troy.
On the first evening a reception was ten
dered the visiting teachers and the stu
dents.
The programme for the high school sec
tion was as follows: "Chemistry." ProfA
TL R. Ross; "School Gardening," Prof. E.
V. Cauthen; "Physical Georgraphy," Prof.
R L. Brown; "Advanced Physiology," Dr.
C. A. Cary. The afternoon was devoted to
talks on school improvement, and the
reading circle, the discussions being led
by Miss Luther and Professor Rutland.
Forty-seven teachers became members of
the Teachers’ Reading circle. An Interest
ing fact was the statement that 14 pupils’
libraries were subscribed for during the
past session, and that 11 new petitions
were placed for pupils' libraries for next
session. The programme in the elemen
tary section was as follows: "Manual
Training," Prof. M. Thomas Fullam;
"Sehool Gardening," Prof. E. F. Cauthen;
"Teaching English in the Elementary
School," Miss Sarah E. Luther: "Elemen
tary Physiology." Dr. C. A. Cary.
Features of tlie institute were two lec
tures on travel by Presiden tC. C. Thach,
illustrated with lantern slides. The first
lecture was devoted to travels in England.
The lecture Friday night was on "The
I .and of Scott."
Among the prominent visitors who ad
dressed the teachers were Superintendent
31. J. Willingham of Montgomery and N.
R. Baker, supervisor of rural schools, and
Prof. J. S. Thomas of University.
Ivolb in Chilton Today
Montgomery, August 15.—(Special.)
Capt. R. F. Kolb, commissioner of agvi
cutlure, has returned from Demopolls,
Vnioutown, Faunsdale and Marlon. where
he attended the big alfalfa meeting. The
trip was a most successful one, declares
Captain Kolb, ai d will result in much
good to that section of the state. Cap
tain Kolb will go to Jemison in Calhoun
county tomorrow, where he will attend
a big farmers' meeting.
A Better Brand of Musieul Comedy
“ALONG THE PIKE”
Matinee O.OA 7ilM>—NIGHTS—8
J.UC Daily £ *01/ 10c, 20c, 30c
Boxes 30c ^6*5
MAJESTIC
*1000 1ft, Manner 2:30
beat* at 1UC MarlHa 7:30 0
TWO GREAT FEATLRE FILMS
“ZIGOMAR III” and
“BALAOO”
CURRENCY FIGHT
i MAYBEPROLONGEO
Final Contest on the Floor of
House Seems Inevit
able
Washington, August 15.—After* three
hours of lively discussion between the
administration forces and the currency
“insurgents,’* the House democratic cau
cus late today adjourned until Monday.
The fight for amendments to the bill ha?
been bitter and tonight' prospects vferc
that the caucus might run through all ol
next week, with a final contest on the
floor of the House inevitable.
Attacks on the bill began In the caucus
soon after Representative Borland of Mis
souri entered upon an analytical'defense
of the measure. He and Majority Leader
Underwood were frequently interrupted.
Mr. Underwood, discussing the proposed
controlling federal reserve board, said
the administration happening to be in
power, regardless of politics, would be
most vitally interested always in pre
venting panic or depression and insisted
that the 12 reserve districts, instead of
being means of monopoly, would be a pro
tection against the concentration of cur
rency in New York.
Representative Hardwick of Georgia at
tacked the Hill as creating a great mo
nopoly in money, establishing a “gigantic
political and financial machine conferring
greater power than any man or set of
men should have.” He declared that the
day was apt to come when ‘‘some mounted
Roosevelt would get the government reins
and perpetuate himself as a Diaz, with
all the power* of banks, railroads and
oilier corporations linked.”
Representative Wlngo of Arkansas, dis
claiming any connection between his
amendments and those proposed by oth
ers who are fighting for changes, said lie
proposed to protect the farmers* notes an
| nUHlly held In the southern and western
banks. “I plead,’’ lie said, “for sound
business and not populism."
Representative Henry of Texas, advo
cating amendments against interlocking
directorates and for what he called “corn
tassel ami cotton bale cash, stated that
the two per cent speculation bonds, when
replaced by the three per cent non-cir
culating bonds would permit a “big grab
and steal by big banks."
DAUGHTER WEDS JAP;
MOTHER DISAPPEARS
Ashamed of Marriage, Mother Hides
While Wide Search is Made
For Her
Los Angeles, Cal., August 15.*-For
four months, during which a nation
wide search was made for her, Mrs.
William A. Schirek was sequestered 'n
a cottfege a few blocks from her home
guarding the secert marriage of her
16-year-old daughter to a Japanese.
This became known today when Mrs.
Schirek returned to her husband and
other children. When she heard of
the wedding she lacked courage to tell
her husband, and secluded herself in
the residence of her Japanese son-in
law.
GRABS BILLS FROM
BANK AND ESCAPES
Stranger Gets $879 From New York
National Bank and Escapes Be
fore Alarm is Given
_ i
Albany. N. Y., August 15.—A stranger
walked Into the New York State Na
tional bank. He thrust his arm through
one of the paying tellers’ windows.
He grabbed 1)11 Is amounting to $871)
then rushed out into crowded State
street, where lie -was lost to sight be
fore the astonished teller could give an
alarm.
Gale Sweeps Winnipeg
Winnipeg, Manitoba, August 15.—A 61
mile-an-hour gale swept across from
Brandon today, accompanied by a terrific
lightning storm. Hundreds of thousands
of dollars damage was done. The harvest
had just started and damage to grains
cannot be estimated.
STATE RESTS CASE
OF MAURY I. DIGGS
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Defense Begins Testimony
Today
_
IN FRESH TROUBLE
Defendant Mixed in Free for All Fight
in Trying to Evade Photograph
ers—Father of Diggs Takes
Stand
Sail Francisco, August ]B—The govern
ment rested today in the case of Maury
I. Diggs, charged with F. Drew Caminet
ti with violation of the Mann act. and the
defense began its efforts to prove that
Diggs and Caminetti did not transport
Marsha Warlrngton and I.ola Norris from
Sacramento to Reno for immcAal purposes
unlawfully.
After court adjourned Diggs got Into
fresh trouble. I.eaving the fetjeral build
ing by a side entrance to shield his wife,
his mother. Ids father and three aur.ts
from public curiosity, he was ambushed
by a squad of newspaper photographers
The women tried to run, but the photog
raphers kept pace with them, snappinii
their cameras as they ran.
Somebody snatched at a camera. Some
body struck a photographer in the face,
bystanders joined in and in an instant
there was a free-for-all fight at the center
of a swirling crowd. Drew Caminetti waV
swept into the vortex and began to strug
gle with the rest. It became so compli
cated that tlie squad of police who came
running to the spot bundled the whole
party of pirincipals into a patrol wagon
and took them to the nearest station.
There It developed that one photog
rapher had been hammered on the head
with something hard, what or by whom
he was not sure. A reporter said the
photographer had been smashed in the
face with his own ramera. As the upshot
of tllb affair, Diggs was released and a
friend of ills, a law' clerk, w?as charged
with assault and'batter.v.
I\ .f A XX 1 A.
l'tll IIOl £7 illltimil.
So far as the opening statement of
Attorney Devlin for tlie defense indi
cated, no attempt will be made to show
that the two girls did not accompany
the two young men to Reno, that Diggs
did not buy the tickets, that Camlnettl
did not draw the money or that their
relations did not fall within the
language of the statute.
"We shall show,” said Attorney Dev
lin to the Jury, “that the purpose of
tids trip was not as stated in the in
dictment; that it wks the intention of
the defendants only to leave Sacramen
to for a short time to avoid notoriety;
that they had first intended to go to
some place within the state; that it
never was their intention to leave the
state, but simply to get out of Sacra
mento; that they missed a train for
Los Angeles and took the next one,
which went to Reno.
“This crime—if It Is a crime—is such
only because the Incidents are supposed
to have happened between two states.
If they had happened within the boun
daries of California, these two young
men would not have been charged with
Violation of this statute.
“Two weeks previously Diggs had
said lie Aas going to Los Angeles. We
will show that Miss Warrington said
she was going, too, and that he could
not leave her in Sacramento.”
Other Testimony
Other testimony which the defense
promised to introduce would go to
show that the men had told, what they
believed to be the truth about the rea
sons for leaving Sacramento—that a
scandal soon to explode would cover
them all with shame and involve them
all in prosecutions.
• The two defendants had the moral
support today of their wives and moth
ers, who appeared in court after the
noon intermission and listened to some
unpleasant testimony. While Mrs. Diggs
held her pretty little daughter, Eve
lyn. four years old. on her knees, she
heard H. LI. Diepenbrook testify to the
character of her husband as i tenant.
"The janitor of my otfice building,“
lie testified, “and the policemen on the
beat told me that Diggs was entertain
ing young girls in his office, l cau
tioned him and told him that T could
not have 14,m continue such conduct.
The janitor told me the juvenile au
thorities were after Diggs, and 1 told
Diggs so."
The purpose of this testimony was
to show that Diggs had cause for alarm
and desire to flee. Corroborative tes
timony was given by P. J. O'Brien, a
saloonkeej>er; D. T. Leitch, a chauffeur,
and G. A. Putnam, a Sacramento news
paper man.
Knew Miss Warrington
The latter testified he formerly had
known Marsha Warrington.
“I told her to shake Diggs; that he
wasn’t any good; that he had a bad
reputation; that it would hurt her good
name and her father’s business and
ruin her character to have anything to
do with him.
“She said. ‘I will never go out with him
any more.’ [ told her that my news
paper did not have any scandal story
about her and would not print it if it
had."
The last witness was Diggs’ father, I.
P. Diggs, a contractor and builder of
Berkeley. He told a straightforward
story of the town talk about his son
and the efforts he made to induce him
to mend his ways
“I told him I wanted him to come and
see me and round the whole thing up.
His unde, Marshall Diggs, and his young
wife, had told me he was running wild
with other women. I told him I didn’t
want the family broken up; that the sit
uation was pretty serious and that I was
going to prosecute Caminetti, Miss War
rington. Miss Norris and himself if the
thing didn’t end right away.
“Shortly before he went away I tele
phoned to him at Sacramento and told him
to bring his automobile to Berkeley to me.
I was going to take it away frftrn him
because he was running around with wom
en in it. ‘Then I won’t bring it,’ be said.
L told him that T would go up there and
settle with him.”
The morning session was given over to
the cross examination of Lola Norris,
which left her narrative unshaken and
the testimony of Nellie Barton, a friend
of Marsha Warrington, with which the
government rested.
Miss Barton related her part In the epi
sode which resviited in the collateral in
dictment. charging Diggs and his attor
ney, Charles S. Harris of Sacramento,
with conspiracy to suborn perjury.
There will be no sessions of the court in
this case tomorrow or Monday.
Counsel for the defense announced to
night that Mrs. Diggs and Mrs. Cami
netti v’ould take the stand for their hus
bands and that Diggs would testify in his
own behalf. With these three witnesses
the defense plans to close its case, not
later than Wednesday.
Howle-Orr Wedding
Anniston, August 15.—(Special.)—Will
Orr and Miss Annie Howie, the daughter
ut Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Howie of Oxford,
| were married at the home of the bride in
| the latter place Thursday evening. Rev.
| A. J. Johnson performed the marriage,
using the ring ceremony. The couple will
j reside on their return from a wedding
| trip with Mr. and Mrs. w. R. Norton.
Doth are prominent socially.
Believed Pest Will Reach
Tennessee by 1915
BOARD CUTS EXPENSES
Effort Being Made to Connect Ends of
Marion-Uniontown Boulevard in
Order That Travel May Be
Resumed
Marion, August 15.—(Special.)—The won
derfui increase in food for live stock, as
well as wealth produced by growing al
falfa in this section, did not produce one
half the impressing on the Perry county
farmer as the simple but emphatic state
ment of Mr. Hinds that “the boll weevil is
here now; and so long as you raise cot
ton it will always be here.” Many people
in this section of the state have regarded
the weevil as a myth, but from this time
on must realize that the enemy Is now
planted in the fields, and by 1915 will be
as far north as the Tennessee and far
into Georgia.
Following the public addresses many
plantation owners and negro tenants held
conferences and the negroes pledged them
selves to remain on the farm and help to
fight the weevil.
This is one of the serious problems of
this section as to what will become of
the many thousands of negroes when the
time comes when they cannot grow cot
ton under primitive methods. Doubtless
many will find their way into the mineral
sections of the state, buf the opportunity
to grow grain and live stock will be given
to all.
The county board of commissioners
have given to Marion that portion of
the bridge tax fund recently set aside
under • a new construction of the state
law. Marion gets about $350.
The present board is making a stren
uous effort to cut the expenses of the
county, as wrell as improve the financial
condition.
Superintendent Scales of the road de
partment of the county is making an
effort to connect the ends of the Ma
rlop-Uniontown boulevard, so that travel
may be resumed until the county secures
funds to complete this work, ft was over
this piece of road the alfalfa tourists
encountered such bad roads on Thurs
day.
DR. JAS. K. ROWERS
DIES IN FLORENCE
Death Conies After Few
Days of Serious Uiness.
Not Unexpected
Floiemo. August 15.—(Special.)—Dr.
James K. Powers died here tonight at
9:30 o'clock. Dr. Powers had been In a
precarious condition for several days and
Ills death was not unexpected. He was
formerly president of the University of
Alabama and was one of the most prom
inent men of this section of the state.
For the past 10 weeks Dr. James Knox
Powers has made a brave light against
a disease that at last has proven vic
torious. Conditions were most favorable
until a few dais ago. when bis physician
discovered new complications and lie com
menced losing ground. No man In north
Alabama has wielded the widespread in
fluence for-good that he has in the recent
years.
As president of the state normal col
lege he was u close friend to a lurge
student body, who was loyal to his ad
ministration and unbounded in admiration
for those sterling qualities of heart and
mincf that .made him a man among men.
in settling all problems—at the last analy
sis—Ids sense of justice «as unquestioned
by those who were broad enough to con
sider fairness above all other tilings. He
was well beloved by tile citizens of Flor
ence, as he was foremost in all plans
and projects “for the betterment of tin
city from a moral point of view, lie
had watched the. growth of tho new dor
mitory all during his Illness and hoped to
see it in full operation during the next
month.
Dr. Powers was born in Lauderdale
county, Alalmma. August 15, 1851. lie
was all A. M. graduate of the Univer
sity of Alabama in 1.873. making the high
est grade ever made in that institution.
His average in ids senior year was 59.5.
On January 31. 1S79. he was married to
Miss LouIh Reynolds of Giles county. In
1888 he was elected president of the .State
Normal college at Florence and served
until 1892. Under this administration the
normal college reached Its highest degree
of proficiency and attendance. It attained
Us position as h leading Institution of
learning under his management, lie was
the originator of the "Alabama Educa
tional association." and served as chair
man of the executive eummlttee for two
years and president for one year. He
has supplied more teachers to different In
stitutions of learning than any other man
in the south.
Dr. Powers was president of the Uni
versity of Alabama from 1897 to 1901, and
editor of the "Southern" Educator" and
southern representative of the B. F. John
son Publishing company until ids re
election to the presidency of the State
Normal college at Florence, which posi
tion he was lining with satisfaction to
all at the time of Ids death.
LANCASTER MAY
RUN FOR TREASURER
Montgomery. August 15.— (Special.)
State Senator W. L. Lancaster of We
tuinpka, may make the race for the
office of state treasurer, according to
a statement made by l-T. R. Golson. a
prominent attorney of Wetumpka, who
was in Montgomery Friday. Mr. Golson
declared that he was not authorized
to make an official announcement for
Senator Lancaster, but that filends of
the senator have held a conference and
have decided to urge him to make the
race. It is probable that. Senator Lan
caster will enter the contest for this
office.
Manicurist Found Dead
Norwood, Mass., August 15.—Mrs.
Marie B. Le Maire. an attractive mani
curist. was found dead in her apart
ments on Washington street today, in
dications were that she died of poison
ing and provision was made for chemi
cal analysis of the stomach.
The police found the body fully
dressed on a couch covered by a table
cloth. A man’s handkerchief was found
i^ear the woman s i%ead.
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OFFICIAL MAP OF THE WEATHER |
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U. S. i>epartment of Agriculture.
*gq WEATHER BUREAU. ,
of MuTkir nrarn^ “liuhSml6^ Vme- ,£lr *>rSv,ur1° educed "<» sea level. Isobar* (continuous line*! pass fbroftetl point*
equal air pressure. Isotherms (dotted lines; pass through points of equal temperature; drawn only for zero, freezing, 90°; and 100°.
^ partb cloudy; ^ cloudy; ©rain; © snow; © report missiug. Arrows fly with the wind. First figures, highest
emperature past 12 hours; second* precipitation of .01 Inch or more for past 24 hours; third, maximum wind velocity.
Weather Forecast
Washington, August 15—Forecast for
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi: Oc
casional showers Saturday and Sunday.
Tennessee: Fair Saturday; Sunday
probably showers.
Local Data
For 24 hours ending at 7 p, m. Au
gust 15, 1913:
Highest temperature ... 91
Lowest temperature . 7 1
Mean .temperature . 8*1
Normal temperature . 79
Excess, in temperature since Jan. 1 31
Rainfall . 0.22
Total rainfall since January 1...35.68
Excess in rainfall since Jan. 1 .... 2.27
Relame humidity 7 a. m.. 78; 7 p. m., 87,
Weather Conditions
Birmingham. August 15.—(7 P. M.)—
Showers were fairly well distributed over
Florida, Georgia and Alabama today, the
slight depression noted in Florida this
morning having worked westward across
that state, attended by heavy rains at
Tampa and Apalachicola, that had not
ceased at I p, m. tonight. Rainfall in
Alabama'was light, Montgomery and Bir
mingham receiving about the same
amount. Mobile luul only a sprinkle.
About half an inch of rain was reported
from Oklahoma City,* and a sprinkle from
Abilene, Tex., but in other sections of
tiie cotton belt west of the Mississippi
river no rain was reported today.
There was little rain in the northern
half of the country during the last 24
hours, a few localities in the upper lakes
and northern valleys reporting only light
amounts.
The hot w'eather in the west continues
unbroken, and readings high in tiie J90's
were reported from the plains states. A
few stations recorded 100 degrees, in Bir
mingham the readings today were about
live degrees above tiie normal, the high
est temperature, 91 degrees, having been
recorded before 1 ^o’clock, when the show
er began. Willie the shower brought a
moderation in tiie temperature, Saturday
will probably be hot and sultry, if not
tempered by more showers, it will be
somew'hat unsettled in Alabama Satur
day, and local showers will prevail in
places over tiie state, but fair weather
is expected in most sections.
Summary of observations --mude at
United States Weather Bureau Stations
August 15, 1913:
Temperature
Lowest
At for
7 p.m. day.
Abilene, clear . 94 72
Apalachicola, rain . 76 76
Atlanta, cloudy . 78 70
Atlantic City, clear . 70 * 64
Baltimore, clear . 76 64
Birmingham, cloudy . 76 74
Boise, clear . 78 ' 54
Boston, clear .,. 08 58
Brownsville, partly cloudy . 82 74
Buffulo, cloudy . 80 66
Burr wood, clear . 82 78
Calgary, partly cloudy . 64 42
Charleston, clear . 78 76
Chicago, clear . 86 74
Corpus Christ!, clear . 82 78
Deliver, clear . 86 62
Des Moines, partly cloudy . 92 76
Dodge City, clear . 94 72
Duluth, cloudy .. 74 54
Durango, clear .. 84 46
Eastport. clear .. 58 46
Galveston, clear . 82 . 82
Green Bay, clear . 84 68
Hatteras, partly cloudy . 74 72
Havre, clear .,... 72 46
Helena, clear . 70 46
Huron, rain . 76 70
Jacksonville, cloudy . 78 72
Kamloops, cloudy . 52 64
Kansas City, partly cloudy .... 94 80
Knoxville, clear . 84 08
Louisville, cloudy . 82
Memphis, clear . Ss 7G
Miami, cloudy . 8*2 74
Mobile, rain . 84 7i
Modena, clear . 78 40
Montgomery, cloudy . so 70
Montreal, clear . 78
Moorhead, partly cloudy . 84 72
New Orleans, partly cloudy .... 80 70
New York, clear . 70 oi
North Platte, clear . 84 00
Oklahoma, cloudy . so 71
Palestine, clear . 02 71
Parry Sound, clear .<< 70
Phoenix, clear . OS OS
Pittsburg, cloudy... 80 <»o
Portland, clear . 7:> , ~*4
Raleigh, clear . 74 oo |
Rapid City, clear . 80 04 |
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Roseburg, clear . 76 46
Roswell, partly cloudy . 88 68
Salt Lake City, clear . 80 58
San Diego, clear . 68' 60
San Francisco, clear . 62 51
Sault Hte. Marie, clear . 78 61
Seattle, clear . 66 62
Sheridan, clear . 76 46
Shreveport, clear . 88 72
Spokane, clear . 68 41
St. Louis, cloudy . 92 78
St. Paul, clear . 92 72
Swift Current, clear . 70 42
Tampa, cloudy . 82 74
Toledo, clear . 80 72
Washington, clear .. 74 62
Williston, clear -. 78 52
Winnemucea, rlear. 76 44
Winnipeg, clear . 72 64
E. C. HORTON, Local Forecaster.
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Twelve in Russell for Pur
pose of Investigating Soil
and Living Conditions
Hurtsboro, August 15. —(Special.)—J. O.
Thompson of Birmingham, who controls
hundreds of acres of fine farming land
in Russell county, this state, is enter
taining 12 South Carolina farmers at one
of his plantations at Rutherford, seven
miles from this city. The visitors are
here for the purpose oT comparing the
soil and living conditions of .south Ala
bama with those of their home state, with
a view to locating here.
The delegation is highly pleased with
this section, for they found here a level
country, a soil of unapproachable produc
tive value, and .a citizenry as hospitable
as the world produces.
Mr. Thompson planned a big barbecue
for bis guests, which took place today..
Prominent speakers from all over the
state were present, and the occasion was
one of the most notable of its kind ever
planned in this state.
The vanguard of the Carolina emigrants
are not only progressive farmers posses
sing modern ideas of agriculture, but are
men of means, the combined wealth of
the 12 being something like $300,0U0. They
ar£ accompanied by Vice President Kret
well of the Peoples hank of Anderson,
S. c.
The homeseekers or prospectors were met
here by Mr. Thompson and a committee
from the local Board of Trade, and after
an automobile ride over the city and to
nearby farms, were carried to Ruther
ford, where they will remain until tomor
tow. %
Delegates are Appointed
Montgomery. August 15.—(.Special.)
Governor O'Neal lias appointed :i*jo dele
gates to the National Kurmors' confer
ence, which will be held, nt Plano, III,,
September 20 to ?.(). Those named from
Montgomery county were IV. A. Gayle,
T. H. Moore, M. S. Gilmer and M. B.
Houghton.
Vote to Call Off Strike
4>u!uth, Minn., August 15 -The striking:
ore dock workers today voted to call oft
the strike.
JANEADDAMSTALKS
TO SUFFRAGETTES
Addresses Conference Rep
resenting 4,000,000 Voters
at Washington
Washington, August 15.—-Miss Jane Ad
dams of Chlcugo tonight addressed a mass
meeting marking the conclusion of a con
ference hero of the National Council of
Women Voters, representing about 4,000,
I 000 feminine voters in several western
states.
Urging the need for universal women's
suffrage, A:i - Audutus dt dared that
women should have the franchise not only
to bring about intelligent, humanitarian
legislation but in order to be in a posi
tion to follow it into intelligent enforce
ment. “Woman,' Id, “hai discov
ered that the unrepresented are always
liable to be given what they do not need
by legislators who merely wish to placate
them. A child labor law exempts street
trades, the most dangerous of all trades
to the child’s morals. A law releasing
mothers from petty industry that they
may ^ar worthy children provides so in
adequate a pension that overburdened
women continue to face the necessity of
neglecting their young in order to feed
them."
SPECIAL WRITERS IN
CAMP NEAR DECATUR
Decatur, August 15.—(Special.)—F. I.
Blair, staff writer, and J. Leon Meyers,
staff photographer for Leslie's syndi
cate, are camped across the Tennessee
river from Decatur. They are making '
.i trip over this section of the south
and are carrying with them a complete
camping outfit. They are writing stories
and making photographs of the south.
Scully Team Captain
Montgomery, August 15.-—(SpsclsL) -Ad
jutant General J. B. Scully will act as
team captain of the Alabama rifle team,
which will leave Saturday morning for
Damp Perry, O, to attend the national
rifle shoot. Colonel C\ R. Bricken of
Luvcrne will be coach, Mnjor D. A. Brie.*
of Birmingham, spotter, and Major B. S.
chapman of Montgomery surgeon.
I Must Go to Yeatman & Baugh's Today
Silk, Mohair, Palm
Beach Suits \ / , °«guIar (
Now Selling / ^ Price '
-McS
—A fine, large stock of these popular and comfort
able clothes. Buy here at practically your own if
price—and keep cool.
Other Summer Suits Are Cut
to the Bone
Here are the prices $15 {0 $18 Suits $ 10
Wool liits:W6,g $20 to $25 Suits $15
Buy Shirts Today—25 Per
Cent Off
—This is n. big: Shirt Kale, rnnn,
SILK SHIRTS. MOHATft SHIRTS
—full of quality and "cUihm"—
and comfort. Silks have the soft
French cuffs—1-4 off,
Buy Luggage' at Cut
Prices
—An extra good line of Bags and
Hult Cases—wide range of choice
and price. Don’t borrow a suit
case—Huy It at Cut Price*.
BANGrKOKS AND STRAW HATS V2 PKIUE
Yeatman & Baugh
SHOP OF QUALITY ‘ 1902 2d Ave.