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f STEPS TO INCREASE
I. C* C. Consul Gives Atti
tude On Proposed Rate
Advance
ADVANCE NOT IN
POWER OF I. C. C.
Elimination of Special Allowances
and Free Car Spotting Suggested
t Aa Poaaible Remedies—Thorne
Oppoaea the Advance
'• i — .
Washington, April 30,-Tlmt the net In
'Come and operating revenue* of eastern
Railroads are "smaller than Is consistent
With their assured prosperity and the
^elfars of the community” was an
ouncad as a conclusion late today by
outs D. Brandels of Boston, counsel for
:• interstate commerce commission In
e E per cent advance rate case. He
llntalned, however, that to make a
fisontal advance In all freight rates
proposed by the railroads was illegal
,nd beyond the powers of the commis
sion.
Mr. Brandels said steps should he taken
es soon as possible to increase the ear
ners’ revenues, and suggested that testi
mony given at the commission s hearings
‘ had shown how that might be done with
out advancing rates. He referred to the
elimination of special allowances to ship
pers, free car spotting and other free
services now performed by Hie roads.
Oppose Advance
Just before Air. Brandels submitted his
conclusions, Clifford Thorne of Iowa.
, representing eight middle western stales
In opposition to the proposed advance,
had completed an elaborate argument In
" #fclch he maintained that “the carriers |
have been making mure gross, and more
net income during the last four years
than In any previous four years in their
| hiatmy ' Ho maintained not only that
the n "oade were receiving adequate
revenu- „• and making a fair return on
their stock, ’but that their credit was
as good, or better than, that of other
industries, as proved by their ability to
dispose of hundreds nf millions of se
curities during the last four years.
Right Questioned
William A. Glasgow, Jr., of Phila
delphla, counsel for cement and coke pro
ducers, declared that such an advance
of freight rate, as proposed was a mat
ter of public policy and could be dealt
with only by the Congres. and that the
commission had no power,; to authorize
or sanction a horizontal advance “ au
thority being limited to tton
cf the reaso«'-v’ ites,
ged
tlr
>y
HENDERSON RALLY
IN SELMA MAY 9
Closing Address of Campaign Will Be
Delivered By W. H. Samford
Selma, April .*10. — (Special. I—The Italia*
County Henderson eluh has completed ar
rangements for the holding of a hig Hen
derson rally here on the night of Sat- ,
urda.v. May 9. The rally will be attended
by citizens from throughout the county
and will mark the closing of the cam
\ paign in Dallas county.
•v The rally Is to be held at the Academy
of ^Musle- and the principal address of
the evening will be made from the stage
of the theatre by W. 11. Samford, one
of the best known and most fluent ora
tors In the state. President W. C. Agee
Of the Dallas County Henderson eluh 1
will act as muster ef ceremonies at
the rally.
On Saturday, May 9. Mr. Samford will
make two addresses In Dallas county un
der the auspices of the Dallas County
Henderson club. The first of the ad
dresses will be delivered ai 1:30 o'clock
at Tyler station, white the other will
be In Selma Saturday evening.
Holiday in London Today
; London. April 30.—The stock ex
t Change will be closed tomorrow, a holi
day for the banks.
May Music Festival
UvS«l« Study Club. The Treble Clef
Club, The Arlou Club aud The T. C. 1.
Choree
PRESENTS
St. Louis Symphony
Orchestra
Mae Kerb Coariuelur
BIJOUTHEATRE
Broadway Vaudeville
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BIRMINGHAM TRUST
MONTHLY TETTER 1
TRADE CONDITIONS
“Money Is Easy, But Credit
Is Not”—The Bright
Side of the Mexican
Situation
The Birmingham Trust and Havings
company's monthly letter for May Ip In I
part ns follows;
"Notwithstanding the fact that war Is !
ln be deplored at all times and under atl j
conditions, if it must be thrust upon us, j
we ran at least take comfort from the I
brighter side of the situation. War talk
and war news will now take the place of
the pessimistic discussion regarding pro
posed legislation at Washington and un
satisfactory business conditions gener
ally. The unhappy effects of war are
many, but here at least Is one grain of
comfort and It Is reasonable to expect
that, having our attention for a time
diverted from Washington and having
the attention of Congress directed toward
something else than business regulation
will bring about a healthier business tone
and a better business condition.
"A prominent financier recently summed
up the situation in these words: Money
is easy, but credit is not.’ It could not be
more effectively put. Conditions have
been such that it was necessary to scan
credits with unusual care, and yet money
has been quite easy in most parts of the
country and too large an amount of it
has been wholly idle. War moves and
operations will naturally serve to make
money move and while its increasing ac
tivity will tighten up the market some
what, this kind of a tightening of the
money market is beneficial to all alike.
"The increase in hank clearings for
the month of March for the entire coun
try shows the beginning of a reaction
in business. The beginning is small, the
increase in clearings being somewhat less
than 1 per cent for the entire country,
although over 2 per cent for the coun
try outside of New York. Even this much
improvement is welcomed by business in
terests as indicative of a better tone.
"During March, pig iron production held
at about 80 per cent of capacity, the total
output being 2,348,000 tons, compared with
1.889.000 tons the previous month and with
2.704.000 tons for March last year. Since
the first of the month, production has
been reduced to about 08 cent of ca
pacity. The bookings of the merchant
furnaces so far for tlie year are easily
double what they were a year ago. and
at least 25 per cent more than for the
same period of 1912. Orders during March
were light but, taking the entire year to
date, bookings by the merchant furnaces
have been exceptionally good.
"Railroad gross earnings for January
show a decrease of $17,000,000, operating
expenses decreasing slightly over $4,000,
000 and net earnings decreasing more than
$12,000,00a). This decrease in net amounts
to 10 pei cent as compared with a year
ago. and If this condition were to con
tinue for a few months, it would he neces
sary for eVery road tn the country to
ask for, not a 5 per cent level increase
in freight rates, but an increase of not
ley* l ban 10 per cent on all tariffs. This
unhappy January showing was imme
diately followed by a falling off of $20,
000,000 in net during February, the loss
in gross being $24,000,000 tor the sume pe
riod as compared with February, 1913. The
decline in net earnings for February, 1914,
as compared with a year ago was more
than 33 per cent.
"The lumber trade is not active, but
the tone has improved and prices have
Armed up. Buying is largely in small
lots and for immediate shipment. The
southern pine regions »oport fairly sat- :
isfactory business, while in the north and (
northwest, shipments are about normal, ,
with good prospects for Improvement.
"The crop situation needs little com
nont. The winter crops which are in
In* ground are in the best of condition
•verywhere, and seeding and planting con- 1
litions except in a few small spots, have
seldom been better. Tt would surprise
h> one If this year psoved to be one of ;
he greatest crop years in our history.
"The Arm stand take*. !n the Mexican '
dtuation promises an rally and decisive
settlement of our difficulties with some
>f the people of that country and, fol
owing the adjournment of Congress, the
improvement in business should be
narked, although any considerable bus!- ,
less improvement should not be expected '
'or a few weeks, at least. Respectfully
mbmitted,
"BIRMINGHAM TRVfiT & SAVINGS
COMPANY."
WELL KNOWN NEGRO DEAD
W. Hadnott Had Been Contractor
and Builder for Many Years
The death of C. W. Hadnott, a well
tnovvn negro citizen. Thursda>%morning
•emoves from the scene of action one
>f the most prominent and best thought
if negroes in Birmingham. Hadnott for \
he past 12 years had been a prom
inent contractor and builder in the city <
and had a large number of white
friends and acquaintances as well as
being regarded a leader among his
people. He died at the age of 66 and
leaves a family of children who are
ill doing well among their people.
Of the four sons, W. W. Hadnott is
cashier of the Prudential Savings bank;
C, W. Hadnott. Jr., was In the contract
ing business with his father; H. E.
Hadnott. manager of the Hadnott Coal
company, and Dr. S. M. Hadnott, a
pharmacist in Memphis. Four laugh
ters survive, among them two mar
ried, one to J. P. Washington of -this
city, one to D. W. Woodward, a mem
ber of the faculty of Tuskegee in
stitute, while another daughter. Za
[iie, is teacher of domestic science at
the industilal high school. The young
er daughter, Ruth, is in school at Tal
ladega college. |
The funeral will be held at the First
Congregational church Saturday morn
ing at 10 o’clock, with interment at
Woodlawn cemetery.
PROTEST AGAINST DUST
Woodlawn Citizens Appoint Commit
tee to Go Before Commission
At a well attended meeting of the
ladles of Woodlawn held yesterday in
the city hall the dust evil along the
street car lines running through thai
suburb was discussed. At the meeting
the statement was made that the dust
conditions are Intolerable and the
ladies went on record as being deter
mined that the conditions should be
remedied. One of the speakers stated
that a number of cases of sickness had
been reported as traceable to the dust
evil, A committee of 25 was appoint
ed to present the matter to the city
commissioners at their meeting next
Tuesday.
Move Clocks Forward
Cleveland, O., April 30.— Clevelanders
moved their clocks forward one hour to- j
night in compliance with a new city ordi- »
nance establishing eastern time for the I
city. Youngstown, O. also began to op- J
erate under & stern time tonight. I
WEDS ATANNISTON
Miss Ella Thornton Becomes
Bride of State Auditor
In Episcopal Church
Anniston. April Rd,—(Special.)—The
wedding' of State Auditor Charles
brooks Rinith to Miss Elia Thornton
Martin of this city, Which was solemn
ised at Qraee Episcopal oliuroh in the
presence of a large number of Annls
tonians and out-of-town guests
Wednesday night, was An event of
state-wide Interest.
The Rev, John D. Wing, rector, per
formed the ceremony, and Mias firma
llnda Noble placed the nuptial music,
tendering Mendelssohn's march as the
bridal party entered the church and
bridal chorus from Lohengrin as they
departed. The interior of the edifice
was lavishly decorated with smllux.
evergreen, carnation* and lilies of the
valley, carrying out the bride s colors
of white and green,
Tho matrons of honor, Mrs. H. M.
Martin and Mrs. Leslie Lide, becoming
ly attired, carried clusters of pink
Klllarney roses. They preceded the
bride and were followed by little Lilian
Martin, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Mar
tin. who carried lilies of the valley. The
bride entered the church on the arm
»f hir brother, Dr. H. M. Martin, who
save her In marriage. She wore a wed
ling gown of Ivory white charmeuse
with real Italian lace, the bridal veil
beins caught with a pearl pin. Her only
jrnaraent was u necklace with diamond
pendants, the gift of the groom. She
carried a shower bouquet of lilies of
tho valley.
The groom entered the chmeh with his
best man, Wiley C. Tunstall, solicitor of
Calhoun county, and as the ceremony
was being performed soft strains of
music filled the church.
The couple left immediately after the
ceremony for Atlanta, where they will
it tend grand opera. They will reside In
Montgomery.
The ushers at the wedding were S. L.
Galbraith, John Orr, W. C. Martin of
Reba and Dr. T. F. Huey. Mr. Tom
Bradford of Montgomery was grooms
men* entering with Mrs. Lide.
Among the out-of-town guests at the
wedding were Mrs. H. M. Martin of
Reba, mother of the bride; Mrs. C. E.
3mith, Mrs. C. Lide, Mrs. I^eslie Lide,
Brooks Lide ofr Meridian, and Mrs. John
r. LaPage of Birmingham.
A reception at the Martin home and sev
eral other pre-nuptial events character
zed the event.
CITIZENS OF WEST
END ARE IIP IN ARMS
*
Delegation Will Call On
Commission Regarding
Condition of Streets
At ft well attended meeting of the citi- 1
serTs of West End, held last night under
the asftpices of \he West End Civic ,
league, which was reorganized with Dr.
W. C. Gewin an president and Roger Sny
3er secretary, the matter of the condition
>f tlie streets leading into West End was 1
liscussed. It was contended that there i
a not a decent roadway from that suburb
:o the central part of the city and dur- '
ng the discussion neither bouquets or |
lompliments were bestowed on the board j
>£ city commissioners.
The following resolutions were adopted: <
‘It is an undisputed fact that it is abso
utely impossible for a doctor to answer
t hurried call In West End either in an ,
lutomobile or buggy, owing to the ruts .
md ditches in the newly paved streets
or which the citizens were so heavily j
axed. We therefore call upon the city ,
commissioners to take such steps that
vili bring immediate relief. In the event
he city commissioners cannot see their
vay to give this needed relief the com- 1
nittee appointed to wait on them is '
empowered to take up a subacfiption to
lecure the necessary funds to put the ,
itroets in decent repair.”
The following is the committee which
>vas instructed to call upon the city com*
nissioners Monday at 11 o’clock to ascer
:ain If any relief or assistance could he
ind from that source: Dr. W. C. Gewin, '
Dr. Walter Weed, Dr. M. C. Scliooler, Dr.
r. H. Sellers, Dr. II. G. McGahay. C. E.
Osmond, Frank Williams, George W.
Bariield, J. T> Chamblee. J. J. Dee, W. R.
Davis and Roger Snyder.
Huerta Shows Good Will
Paris, April 30.—The Temps today pub*
ishes a dispatch from Mexico City say
ng Provisional President Huerta, as an
ndication of his good will toward France,
las announced that May 5 will not be
>bserved as a holiday this year. In the
Dast this day has been observed in Mex
co to commemorate the recapture of
Puebla from the French.
Magnates Visit Anniston
Anniston, April au.—(Special.)—A num
ber of the high officials of the United
states Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry com
pany arrived in Anniston Thursday on a
tour of inspection of the company’s prop
arty. Those in the party were D. R.
Leomonlne, president; George J. Dong,
rice president: A. C. Overholt and E. C.
Fuller, directors, and D. P. Hopkins, gen
eral works manager. They were the guests
of Gordon E. Jones, resident manager,
while in the city. :
DEPRESSEDSPIRITS
Everyone Has It Within
His Power to Be
Happy
_ i
A celebrated French physician has
•aid that "a man's liver la the barometer
of hla disposition.’’
Every man and every woman knows
that the cheerful amtle la a bis factor
In ono'a success
Everyone should know that the disor
dered liver le cause of ninety per cent
>f human Ills. Lasy, overworked livers
•re the prime causes of headaches, in- '
llgeetlon, constipation and dosena of
other Ills.
But the Inactive liver always warns
by coated tongue, sour stofnaoh, dull
pye and even laziness. Heed your warn.
iiig and you insure happiness to yourself ,
•nd reflect it upon your associates. Cal
omel used to do. Modern day acisnce
baa found a better way In Carswell's i
Uvrr-Ald which la a pure vegetable i
"emedy on eale under guarantee of '
noney refund at 50 cents for large bot
:le. Aak Gunn Drug Co., 3rd Ave and «
lOtb 8t. and Gunn's Pharmacy, about IV 1
JUDGE JONES LAID Id
With Impressive Ceremo
nies Distinguished Jurist
Is Buried In Montgomery ff
By I« K, BETTY
Montgomery, April 30 — (Hpecial.)—'YVltl
impressive military ceremonies, and In the
presence of comrades of the Civil war
state and city official* and hundreds ol
loyal friends who had Known and re
vered him In life, the body of the latr
Thomas Goode .lone*, federal Judge and
former governor of Alabama, was laid
In Its last resting place In Oakwood
cemetery here this afternoon.
Three volleys were fired over the grave
of the distinguished jurist by the bat
talion of Infantry which escorted the hon
oiod remains to their final habitation,
and the sounding of tapH by the regi
mental band told those present that an
other great Alabamian had been laid to
rest.
Impressive Ceremonies
The ceremonies attending the funeral
of Judge JoneB were the most impres
sive which the people of Montgomery
have witnessed In years. Every tribute
which a state Could pay to an honored
and distinguished citizen was shown the
late Jurist.
In the funeral procession were veterans
Df the Confederacy, comrades who had
known Judge Jones during the four yeais
jt the war between the states; the gov
ernor of Alabama and hi* personal staff,
ind a battalion of four companies of the
National Guard. The regimental band of
;he Second Infantry, at Ozark, preceded
the troops and played thj funeral march.
Hundreds of people witnessed the great
possession as it passed along the streets
to St. John’s Episcopal churc.h, where
the funeral services were held, and all
heads bared as the hearse which conveyed
the honored deal passed before their
P» esence.
The-honorary pallbeanis included the
>;,overnor, William A. Gunter, Sr.. Judge
W. S. Thorington, Judge J. G. Anderson,
chief justice of the supreme court; Dr.
L\ C. Thach, piesident of the Alabama
Polytechnic institute at Auburn; Judge
A. E. Stratton and Frank P. Glass, edi
tor of the Birmingham News. Active
pallbearers were: Ben P. Crum, George
Stuart, R. E. Steiner, Judge Perry Thom
as. J. Kirk Jackson, Dr. Thomas W.
3wen. T. D. Samford ami Judge William
l. Grubb of Birmingham.
Order of Procession
As the funeral procession left the home
af the late Jurist at 3:30 o’clock this aft
ernoon, Montgomery veterans of their
’ivll war lead the procession. Next fol
owed on horseback the governor and iiis
itaff, in full dress uniform. The regi
nental hand of the Second infantry fol*
owed next in the procession, and behind
hem marched four companies of the
state oilitia unde* command of Dicut.
V»l. William F. Weiss of Montgomery,
file battalion was composed of the three
oeal companies, Company A, Second
egiment. witli Captain James A. David
son; Comf oy D, Second regiment, with
’apt. A. J **nd Company A,
fourth re* rilliam I<\
^ee, and i regiment,
>f Opelika 13. Smith.
Behind tl g proces
sion of car tomobiles
md other '
The fune Id at St.
fohn’s chui -J ones was
l devout ec Rev. Ed
vard E. C e simple
nit impree house of
vorship wa atest ca
>aclty, mai itside.
Following * church
he process to Oak
vood ceme ontgom
iry’s dead. Ice* at
ended the ket into
he grave, h bared
leads as tl ere laid
nto their The flag
if the Unlti asket.
Three \ rave
Over the Alabam
an three v< i troops,
vhlch had the de
based, and sink be
drid the western hills the large proces
lon slowly and sadly retraced their steps
>ark to the city.
The funeral of Judge Jones brought
>eople from parts of the state to Mont
fomery and those w ho were not able to be
n the procession paid their flnul tribute
Dy attending services at the church,
rhose who came from other parts of
he state included men who had known
he distinguished jurist and statesman
is a Confederate soldier, men who had
issociated with him since he wore the
fray, and others who had been drawn to
dm in recent years by his work on the
’ederal bench.
Dowering clouds early this morning and
lust before the hour of the funeral ap
proached gave ever.* promise of rain, but
later in the afternoon the sun came out
»nd the afternoon was fair. And the sun.
Jimrned by the lateness of the day, was
sinking as the body of the honored dead
wa* laid to rest.
)
John Jones Left Several
Thousand Dollars In
Banks of South
The contracting firm of T. C. Thompson
& Bros. is attempting in vain to trace
relatives of John Jones, a negro who
had been with the firm for 20 years, and
who died April 12 at Charlotte, N. C. The
old man had several thousand dollars in
banks in Birmingham, Winston-Salem anil
Kannapolis. K. but so rar those in
terested have been unable to find any
of his relatives.
The old man, who was 70 years of age,
had been employed by the Thompeons for
the past 20 years as a mortar maker at
different points *n th» south and was
highly trusted. By frugal living he aaved
reveral thousand dollars. It was reported
that lie had a married daughter, Rosa
Brown, living In Birmingham, but nu
face has been found of her.
The death of the old negro was greatly
regretted as lie had endeared himself
lo many white people by his scrupulous
politeness end faithful performance of
duty. The search for his heirs will be
-ontinued.
Charles Francis Dead
Davenport, la., April SO.— Charles Fran
ce, civil engineer, died at his home here
odny. He was 72 years old. He built a
>art of the Mexican Central railroad.
Whenever Yes Steed a General Tonic
Take Graven’
The Old Standard Grove's Tastiest
'hill Tonic is equally valuuble as a
leneral Tonic beuause It contains the
veil known tonic properties of QUI
*’INK and IRON. Drives out Malaria,
nrlches blood, builds up the Whole
lystem, 60c
OFFICIAL MAP OF THE WEATHER
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u. S. Department of Agriculture/^
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ofSS?raLm^ ‘iroth^FldmaS?*'—®*od<otea leral Isobar* MAmi VhtSI pestftrofnH «otM>'
w equal air premure. Isotherms (dotted lines/ pam through points of equal temperature: drawn only for sera. Keeling. 90^. auditin’
O deer: © partly cloudy; # cloudy;® ratq: ® mow; <g) report missing. Arrows By wit* the wind.. First figures. Ugbsst
^temperature past la Hours; eccon&pracMfcttunofM Inch ormte tor past 94 boors: third, mastman Wind Telocity.
Weather Conditions
W ashington, April 30.—Forecast for Ala
bama: Fair Friday and probably Satur
day.
Georgia: Fair, cooler north, local show
ers south portion Friday; Saturday fair,
cooler southeast portion.
Mississippi: Unsettled Friday, showers
at night or Saturday.
Local Data
For the 24 hours ending at 7 p. m.,
April 30:
Highest temperature .. 76
Lowest temperature . 58
Mean temperature . 67
Normal temperature . 67
Deficiency in temperature since Jan. 1. 245
Rainfall . O.u
Total rainfall since Jan. 1.14.26
Deficiency in rainfall since Jan. 1.5.24
Relative humidity (7 a. m.) .
Relative humidity (7 p. m.) . 58
Weather Conditions
Birmingham, April 36.—(7 p. m.)-An ex
tensive area of high barometer overlies
almost the entire country east of the
Rocky mountains on the map tonight. It
has resulted in (Pooler weather from the
Mississippi eastward, and a general ces
sation of the rain throughout the interior
of the country. Light rains continue
along the Atlantic slope. West of the
Rockies and over the western cotton
states, pressures are relatively low. one
center being central over New Mexico.
1 There has been continued rain over New
Mexico and most of Texas during the
past 24 hours, amounts over the Interior
being light. Galveston reported .78 of
an inch and Corpus Christi, 2.60 inches.
Local thunder showers occurred at New
Orlears and Mobile.
The fall in temperatures ranged from <•
to 16 degrees over sections north of the
Ohio valley, and averaged about 4 de
grees in the lower Mississippi districts
Southern Alabama and Georgia reporteo
h slight rise. Western Tennessee and
Kentucky showed a fall of about 14 de
grees. while in this district the fall was
but 3 degrees during the past 24 hours.
Northern Alabama and western Tennessee
reported fair skies, most other interioi
sections were quite overcast, and rains
or unsettled conditions prevailed over the
coast districts of the cotton belt at 7 p. m
Summary of observations made at Uni
ted States weather bureau stations April
30:
Temperature
Lowest
At for
7 p. m. day
Abilene, cloudy . 76 0:
Atlanta, partly cloudy . 70 t><
Birmingham, clear . 67 6.
Boston, clear . 4S
Brownsville, cloudy . 76 7
Buffalo, partly cloudy . 44 d
Calgary, clear . 70 3.
Charleston, clear . 74 6
Chicago, clear . 41 3
Corpus Christi, partly cloudy.. 74 <
Denver, rain . 42 4
Des Moines, cloudy .. 48 4
Dodge City, cloudy . HO 4
Duluth, cloudy . 36 2
Durango, cloudy .. 60 4:.
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Ft. Worth, partly cloudy . 78
Galveston,- partly cloudy . 70 tS
Green Bay, partly cloudy . 44 34
Hatteras. cloudy . 60 60
Havre, clear .^ - -4
Helena, clear . 62 32
Huron, cloudy . 53 ‘36
Jacksonville, cloudy . 76 68
Kansas City, clear . 50 44
Knoxville, partly cloudy . 62 58
Louisville, cloudy . 50 oO
Memphis, clear . 64 54
Miami, cloudy . 76 66
Mobile, cloudy . 76 70
Modena, cloudy . 40 34
Montgomery, cloudy . 74 04
Nashville, clear . 60 d2
New Orleans, cloudy . 74 ,'J
New York, clear . 48 42
North Platte, cloudy . 22 43
Oklahoma, partly cloudy . 72 53
Palestine, partly cloudy . 74 64
Phoenix, clear . 70 52
Pittsburg, clear . 48 44
Portland, clear . 76 48
Raleigh, partly cloudy . 70 66
Rapid City, cloudy . 4.8 36
Roaeburg, clear . 78 40
Roswell, partly cloudy . 66 56
Salt Lake City, cloudy . 46 \4«
4an Antonio, partly cloudy. 72 56
>an Francisco, clear . 62 53
4ault Sle. Marie, partly cloudy 38 £8
Sheridan, cloudy . 52 10
Shreveport, partly cloudy . 74 .4
Spokane, cloudy . 72 I1)
^t. J^ouls, cloudy . 60 |iS
Jt. Paul, cloudy . 44 jbi
Tampa, partly cloudy . 76 ,“0
Toledo, clear . 48 38
vicksburg, cloudy . "2 64
.Yashlngton. clear . 50 5’J
\VilUtson, clear . 64 u4
\ innemucca, clear . *. 62 38
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E. C. HORTON, Local Forecaster.
SEN! 10 SENATE
1
—
Is Nominated Marshal for
Middle District of
Alabama
By C. E. STEWART
Washington, April 30.—(Special.)—The
nomination of W. R. Waller to be United
States marshal for the middle district was
sent to the Senate today by President
Wilson. Mr. Waller has the indorsement,
of both Representative Heflin and Black
mon, who have counties in the middle dis
trict, and of Representative Dent,
The northern district is s^ill in doubt.
Representative Hobson declares that his
candidate, H. P. Gibson, will be appoint
ed. Mr. Hobson also says tnat Sam Cla
baugh will never be confirmed as post
master at Tuscaloosa because of the op
position to him in that city.
Information was received here today
from General Evans at Governors Island
that the annual encampment of the troops
of the Tenth division, comprising Ala
bama, Kentucky, Tennessee and Missis
sippi, will be held at Knoxville early In
September. In the division are 7268 men
and 430 officers. Of these Alabama fur
nishes 2391 men and 117 officers.
AMUSEMENTS
At the Lyric
No vaudeville offering that hag been
to Birmingham has created more talk
or aroused more attention than the
verigraph. the optical sensation, that is
one of this week's attractions; and
'•The Green Beetle.'’ the remarkable
Ghinese fantasy that is so strong and
well acted. Ever yact this week is
strong, the hill is well balanced and
very entertaining.
At the Majestic
Hundred* of school children are ex
pected at the Majestic theatre for the
matinees tomorrow afternoon at 2 and
4 o'clock, for the Rainey African hunt
pictures are unquestionably the most
interesting' that have ever been shown
here and every child will enjoy them.
The pictures show the wild animals at
play and In their native state; how
they are killed and captured; how they
live and how they die.
At the Orphenm
A brand new vaudeville bill was
launched at the Orpheum theatre yes
terday afternoon and last night The
new acts Include Austin and Blake, two
girls In a particularly acceptable sing
ing and dancing novelty; Hodge and
Howell, singers and eccentric come
dians, with a burlesque feature that Is
laughable; Golden and Hughes, black
face comedy of the vc. y best sort, and
the Tropical Trio, a novelty In acro
batic features.
Get Big Contract
Anniston, April 30.—(Special.)—The Hit
tle-Cleckler Construction company of this
city have been awardee the contract for
the construction of a 240.000 school build
ing at Albany. Ga„ and they have shipped
thelre equipment to that place from Al
bany, Ga-. where they have Just finished
a new jail for Carrollton county.
Memorial Presented
New Haven, April 30.—A star spangled
banner memorial to be established by the
Daughters of 1812, and to be presented
to the nation when the Maryland chap
ter observes the centennial of the writing
of the patriotic hymn next September, la
proposed In a resolution adopted today
by the Associate Council of the Society
In national suasion hare.
TEST SINGLE TAX
THEORYJN COURTS
Suit for Dissolution Against
Fairhope Colony in Bald
win Is Opened
Mobile, April 30.—The single tax theory
of Henry George is on trial for its life in
the courts of Alabama with the opening
of a suit for dissolution against the Fair
hope colony in Baldwin county, the prin
cipal experiment of the sing!* tax theory
in the United States.
Alexander J. Melville, a member and
lessee of the corporation, today filed a
bill in chancery seeking its dissolution.
The bill alleges that the corporation
has failed entirely because the single tax
theory can never he tried out in any juris
diction whose laws deny the essentials
of that theory.
It is charged that the moneys of the
company are being expended for the
benefit of only a portion of the tenants
and members.
The* bill especially attacks the effort
m£de to apply the single tax theory.
courtdecidesTn
FAVOR OF RIDDLE
Talladega, April 30.— (Special.)—In
the city court Thursday the case of
John A. Carter, Jr., vs. D. H. Riddle,
candidate for attorney general,^ was
tried. The court gave the affirmative
charge In favor of Mr. Riddle and
against Mr. Carter after hearing the
testimony of Mr. Carter. The defend
ant offered no testimony. The effect
of the court’s ruling was that Mr.
Riddle did not owe Mr. Carter.
This case has been widely discussed
in the campaign literature of the can
didates for attorney general.
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