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STANDARD OIL LOSES
IIS FIGHT AGAINST
PIPE REGULATION
The Supreme Court Upholds
Validity of Hepburn Law
Amendment
LINES ACROSS STATE
COMMON CARRIERS
Court Holds Thom Subject to Author
ity of Interstate Commerce Com
mission—White and Mc
Kenna Dissent
Washington, June —Standard Oil
lost Its vigorously waged fight ngalnst
government regulation of Its pipe lines
today when the supreme court upheld
the vnltlity of the amendment to the
Hepburn rate law, which declared oil
pipe lines across state line* common
carriers subject to the authority of the
Interstate commerce commission.
The court exempted from the opera
tion of the act the Uncle Sam company,
an independent, Chief Justice White
and Justice McKenna dissenting from
this action. Justice McKenna also vig
orously atacked the constitutionality uf
the act.
Justice Holmes, announcing the ma
jority’s conclusion, pointed out that the
act was passed to relieve the country
from the monopoly of the Standard Oil
company, and the mere fact that the
Standard’s pipe lines owned all the oil
it transports did not take it out of the
class of common carriers. He explained
that in effect the Standard was car
rying the oil of other producers, even
if it did not enforce as a condition
of the transportation to sell the oil to
it. Congress, the court declared, had
the power to make corporations that
were common carriers in fact become
so in form.
Had Pipes of Own
As to the Uncle Sam company. Jus
tice Holmes said the company had a
refinery in Kansas and oil wells in
Oklahoma, with a connecting pipe line
used solely to conduct oil from its own
wells to its own refinery.
"It would be a perversion of lan
guage, considering the sense in which
it is used In the statute,” he added, ”to
Bay that a man was engaged in the
transportation of water whenever he
pumped a pail of water from his well
to his house.”
Justice McKenna insisted that the ex
emption of the Uncle Sam company
left the way open for the Standard to
avoid the operation of the law. He
asked if the Standard’s lines would not
be exempted, just as Uncle Sam’s, ir
the Standard ceased to purchase oil.
"What then?” he inquired, "would be
come of the independent producer?"
The pipe line companies, Justice Mc
Kenna held, had done nothing outside
of the legislature with the rights which
ell property owners possessed, namely,
to use their own property exclusively
for themselves.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
AROUND ANNISTON
While Way Makes Him Dizzy—No
News From Carrier Pigeons.
Oxford Minister Resigns
Anniston, June 22.—(Special.)—Ar
raigned in police court Monday on a
charge ot having imbibed too freely
of a beverage stronger than grape
juice, J. Dickerson said that he had
been made dizzy by the brilliance of
the Anniston white way. Two chauf
feurs were fined for exceeding the
Speed limit, and Sylvester Ware was
fined fli) and costs for an assault on
J. T. Hitt, night watchman at the plant
of tlie Union Foundry company, with a
knife.
While her little daughter was en
joying a mission picnic at Oxford Lake
park Saturday afternoon, Mrs. Lizzie
Erwood, who had been an invalid for
several years, died suddenly at her
home. G11 Noble street. The funeral
was held Monday afternoon at the
home, interment following at Edgo
nont cemetery.
No news has been received here from
the two dozen carrier pigeons that
were liberated and sent on their flight
from Anniston to Washington, a dis
tance of 600 miles, Friday morning.
The owner of the birds, who lives at
Washington, lias promised to notify
the Southern Express company here,
however, as soon as the pigeons arrive
there.
The Rev. Bruce Nay, who has been
pastor of the Christian church at Ox
ford for sometime, has tendered his
resignation, to become effective at
once. He bus not yet decided on his
future locution, but is considering
work as an evangelist in West Vir
ginia. He has done a good work at
Oxford in cancelling the debt against
the church.
The home of J. F. Smith, Jr., was
entered by burglars recently and his
desk prized open. A set of silverware
In the desk was untouched and it is
believed the thief was looking either
for money or valuable papers. Mr. and
Mrs. Smith are in the east and will not
return before Wednesday.
INDIANS DESTITUTE
REACH EAGLE PASS
Eagle Pass, Tex., June 22.—Seventy
five Klckapoo Indians who migrated
t«» Mexico from Oklahoma several
years ago, arrived at Eagle Pass to
day and are encamped at the army
post. The Indians report that their
stock had been stolen and property
confiscated. What disposition will be
made of the Indians has not been de
termined.
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Long and Short Haul Clause
of Interstate Commerce
Law Is Held Con
stitutional
Washington, June 22.—The interstate
commerce commission's so called Inter
mountain rate orders were sustained as
valid today by the supreme court which
held, nt the same time, that the long and
short haul clause of the Interstate com
merce law was constitutional. Both had
been attacked by transcontinental rail
loads.
The defunct commerce court, passing
ever the constitutional question, had an
nulled the orders on the ground that the
commission had no authority to issue
'‘blanket’’ or “zone" orders, and might
act only on the reasonableness of specific
rates. In overturning that contention
today and bolding that the commission
did not have that power, the supremo
court decided a point lawyers and close
observers of the interstate commerce
commission’s procedure say is of equal
importance to the intermountain rate
case itself—if not greater.
Opposition to the five per cent increase
in freight rates being asked by the east
ern railroads—and on which the inter
state commerce commission is expected
to announce its decision any day—had
been based principally on the contention
that the commission did not have author-i
ity under the law to grant such a ' blank
et” increase.
Decision Delayed
“What effect, if any. of the decis
ion on the rate case may be. only can be
the subjecture. Some among the well in
formed in the commission's procedure,
however, say the decision in the disposi
tion of the railroads' application has been
delayed awaiting the supreme court's de
cision on that point.
As to the intermountain rate orders
themselves, however, their effect is that
such western cities as Reno, Spokane and
Phoenix, will not be forced to pay on
their freight from the east, the regular
rate through to the Pacific and then also
another rate from the Pacific back to
their stations. They will be forced, how
ever, to pay certain increases over nor
mal rates from certain zones.
As a result of the decision all discussion
is removed as to the commission’s right
not to pass on the reasonableness of a
lower rate for a haul to a more distant
city than to a nearer one In the same di
rection. It recognizes the commission's
power to fix such rates by zones as dis
tinguished from taking up the conditions
surrounding each point of shipment in
the United States.
Unanimous Decision
Chief Justice White announced the
unanimous decision of tire court. The
ease turned largely on the construction
md validity of tlie long and short haul
In the fourth section of interestate com
merce act, as amended in 1910. His con
cession was that the amendment in 1910
transferred from the railroads to the
commission the power hitherto reposed by
Congress in the railroads to determine
what exemptions should be made from
the. general prohibition against charging
less for a long haul than for a short haul.
He said if it were valid for Congress to
allow the railroads to exercise the power,
It was valid for Congress to let the com
mission so exercise,
"After all had been said.” continued
Justice White, “the provisions, while In
volving. of course, a certain latitude of
judgment and discretion, are no more un
defined and uncertain since amended than
they have been from the beginning.”
HONOR ROLL ATST.
BERNARD COLLEGE
St. Bernard, June 22.—(Special.)—The
Inal reports of St. Bernard college, which
were reoently issued, show that the fol
owing students have gained a general
average of 90 per cent and have their
lames enscribed on the honor roll:
Sophomore Class—M. N. Grossjohann,
Warrington, Fla., 95 per cent; W. J.
Cusick, Birmingham, 94.7-12 per cent; J.
W. Trottmann, St. Bernard, 94% per cent;
A. F. Mererl, St. Bernard, 92 per cent.
Freshman Class—H. F. Ivlinker, Ripley,
O. , 91 5-11 per cent; G. C. Simkus, Kitan
ning, Pa., 9U 3-11 per cent.
IV Academic—J. A. Mulrooney, Mem
phis, 93 7-10 per cent; B. T. Macwhorter,
Hayneville, 92 5-9 per cent; W. E. Mc
Grath, Hayneville, 914-5 per cent; M. J.
Rafferty, Pensacola, 91 1-5 per cent; R. J.
O'Neill, Augusta, Gy., 90 1-5 per cent.
HI Academic—W. II. Carney, Chas
worth, Ga., 95 per cent; C. E. Carney,
Chasworth. Ga., 94 9-10 per cent; P. H.
McGlynn, Montgomery. 94 2-5 per cent; J.
P. McCrimmon, Montgomery, 93 4-5 per
cent; A. R. Shaller, St. Louis, 93 1-5 per
cent; .1. T. Meyer. St. Bernard, 912-5 per
cent; J. F. Merkle, St. Bernard. 91 1-5 per
cent; R. S. Brown, Birmingham, 90 1-9
per cent; B. J. Clark, Montgomery, 90 per
cent; O. M. Israel, Blocton, 90 per cent.
U Academic—W. A. Baldauf, Cullman,
96 0-11; 1. A. Oliver, Jackson. Miss., 93 3-11;
p. O B. Mullane, Birmingham, 92 per
cent; K. J. Smith, Columbus, Ga.,
31 5-11.
I Academic—J. II. Sikarski, Anniston, 94
per cent; J. W. Doherty, Newcastle, 912-5.
Graduating Class—E. R. Grossjohann,
Warrington, Fla., 94 3-11; J. W. Hagertv,
Bessemer, 93 9-11; M. J. Herrera. Havana,
Cuba, 93 7-11: P. W. Depenbroek, Cincin
nati. 93 2-11; C. P. Williams, Birmingham,
93 1-10.
Ill Commercial—G. A. Weldner, unat
tanooga. 97 per cent; 1L A. Obeying, Bloc
ton. 95 9-11; C. F. Mayers, Nashville,
917-11; B. A. Holland, Nashville, 91 2-5.
II Uommercial—A. Lacey, Birmingham,
93%; L. A. Perunko, Brookside, 90 5-9; R.
H. Borders, Macon, Ga., 91 per cent; P.
J. Cronin, Montgomery, 90 per cent.
I Commercial—B. It. Sanders, Nashville,
95 5-9; A. J. Clardlna. Birmingham, 93 7-9;
L. W. Mann, Birmingham. 93%; R. E.
Boggan, Birmingham, 93 per cent: J. P.
Curtis, Montgomery, 92 5-9; S. Sampson,
Thomasville, Ga., 92; C. F. Gallagher,
Birmingham. 91 4-9; F. W. Shauf, Jasper,
91%.
Preparatory—A. J. Karter, Pullman,
91 1-3; J. M. Cloninger, Talladega, 91%;
J. S. Varley. Birmingham. 90 2-3; A. J.
Bartle, Gadsdonfi 90 4-9.
DELEGATES ARRIVE
FOR EPWORTH LEAGUE
Two Hundred Delegates Expected to
Attend Opening Session in
Selma Today
Selma, June 22.—(Special.)—Delegates to
the annual conference of the Epworth
league of the Alabama conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church,, South,
which will convene at the Church Street
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
gan to reach Selma Monday afternoon.
The opening of the convention will take
place about noon Tuesday, and It is ex
pected the opening session of the con
vention will be attended by about 200
delegates from all parts of the state.
The committee of business men of the
city who have in charge the matter of
securing sufficient automobiles to carry
the 90 Inmates of the Alabama Methodist
orphanage to the MUhouse place, near
Orrvllle, Friday, where the business men
of the city will tender them a day’s out
ing and a barbecue dinner have been ten
dered enougli machines.
IN MONTGOMERY
COALJAIE CASE
Business Men Before Com
mission Asking Reduction
From the Birming
ham District
Montgomery, June 22.— (Special.)
Taking of testimony In the Montgomery
coal rate case, In which a reduction
of the rate on coal from <1 to 70 cents
per ton Is asked, was begun today by
i tlie state railroad commission, which
convened in special session for the pur
! pose of considering the various coal
rate cases on (tie docket.
It was decided to consider all of the
coal lute Cases together In arriving at
a, decision on general rates, but to take
up the various cases separately. The
commission then caled the Dothan case,
but counsel for the petitioners an
nounced that all evidence in the case
was attached to an exhibit filed with
the complaint, and this case was tem
porarily passed.
The Montgomery case was the first,
taken up. It represents a potitton of
the Business Men’s leaguo and the
business men of the city for a lower
rate on coal from the Birmingham dis
trict to Montgomery, the reduction
sought being 30 cents on the dollar, the
defendants in the case being the Louis
ville and Nashville Railroad company
and the Mobile & Ohio railroad.
Railroad attorneys appearing In the
case were Maj. E. R. Steiner of Mont
gomery, representing the Mobile and
Ohio: IV. J. Wise of Mobile, assistant
to general manager of the Mobile and
Ohio; W. R. Vandiver of St. Louts, as
sistant general freight agent, Mobile
and Ohio; E. A. DeFuniak of Montgom
ery, general freight agent of the Louls
vlllo and Nashville; O. W. Lamp of
Louisville, assistant comptroller Loula
vdlle and Nashville, and N. W. Proctor
of Louisville, counsel for the Loulsvile
and Nashville. Stewart McKenzie of
Montgomery, appeared on behalf of the
complainants.
The taking of testimony continued
throughout the day, and the commis
sioners adjourned at 5:30 o’clock to
meet at 9:30 tomorrow morning.
JUDGE BILBRO GRANTS
COFFEY NEW TRIAL
Talladega Contractor Is Said to Have
Heard Shooting—Gadsden Pri
mary in Next Few Weeks
Gadsden, June 22.—(Special.)—Be
lieving that the testimony of O. J.
Bruce, a contractor of Talladega, may
have an important bearing in the case
of Oner Coffey, Judge J. A. Bllbro of
the city court of Gadsden has granted
the motion of the defense for a new
trial. Bruce was produced In court late
Saturday afternoon. He bears a good
character. He told of hearing the shoot
ing, and gave other evidence not
brought out in the two previous trials
Application for bond for Coffey has
been made.
The city executive committee will
meet some day this week to set a date
for the city primary. The commission
government advocates have given up
the attempts to secure the new form
of government at this time, and the
regular primary will be held late in
July or early in August.
Because the street flusher recently
purchased by the city fails to meet re
quirements of the city, the old street
sprinkler and sweeper have returned to
service.
Tax Collector N. M. Gallant held the
annual sale of property for taxes at
the courthouse today, and there was
some lively bidding.
With J. S. Franklin as leader, a band
of 12 pieces has been organized by
Howard lodge. No. 187, of Alabama City,
Knights of Pythias.
Guy Bailey, for several years a clerk
in the postoffice, has received an ap
pointment as postoffice Inspector.
Dr. E. H. Cross, prominently men
tioned as a candidate for governor on
the progressive ticket. Is attending the
state convention at Birmingham.
LOUISIANA LOSES
ITS SUGAR FIGHT
Washington, June 22—The supreme court
today declined to issue an injunction re
straining the treasury department from
granting Cuba’s sugar the 20 per cent
differential provided by treaty, in addi
tion to the new reduced rates of the tariff
law. The merits of the case, brought
by the sttite of Louisiana, were not passed
on, however, and the decision did not pre
clude action in the customs court.
Louisiana as a planter of sugar cane on
its i onvict farm sought the injunction. The
state’s attorneys contended that the 25
per cent reducton in sugar rates that
became effective in March under the Un
derwood law wiped out the differential.
Attorney General McReynolds advised
Secretary McAdoo that the differential
provided by the Cuban reciprocity treaty
still prevailed, despite the reduction.
The supreme court did not pass on that,
but declined the injunction on the ground
that the power of the Secretary of the
Treasury was discretionary, and not min
isterial, and that it would not instruct
him how to proceed.
To Issue Big Loan
London, June 22.—The issue of a loan
of $20,000,000 at 3 per cent will be made
soon by the Union of South Africa. It
is understood the Issue price will be
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; ROOSEVELT IS HOPE ^
His Retirement Kills Pro
gressive Party and Endan
gers Democratic Success
BELIEVE HE WILL
' RUN FOR GOVERNOR
Even if He Foresees Defeat It Will
Be Only Hope of Holding
the Progressives
Together
0.1 HUGH W. ROBERTS
i New York, June 22.—(Special.)—When
[Teddy Roosevelt told the members of the
London Geographical Society that in his
“River of Doubt" there were monkeys
which devoured men, everybody swallow
ed the information—with a grain of salt.
And thus it was when the former Presi
dent declared that he would resist to the
last ditch the effort of his friends to
make him governor of this Empire State
of America.
When Theodore Robinson resigned the
chairmanship of the executive committee
of the progressive party that action was
ascribed to his modesty—a characteristic
trait of the family. For Mr. Robinson is
the nephew of Colonel Roosevelt, and ^
gossip had it that he did not desire to
pilot the campaign of a candidate whose
success w’ould redound to the fortune of
the pilot. So when Robinson left the
held, wise men with serious shakes of
their heads declared: “Teddy will run."
This is the impression in New York. -
Mr. Roosevelt does not expect to win the
governorship. He is astute enough to ;
know that he would—or will—fall. But
he is astute enough, also, to know that,
his entrancce Into the field will mean the
defeat of the republican nominee, and—
what is more to the point—will maintain ,
tho existence of the progressive party,
and make New’ York in the next presi
dential campaign an exceedingly doubtful
state.
Republicans smile complacently. In for
mal interviews, leaders profess to be un
usually happy that Roosevelt will run.
They declare that his entrance w’ill fore
run his defeat, and that his defeat will
eliminate him as a favorable presiden
tial candidate in 191G.
Democrats do riot express themselves.
Tn the game of silence, they believe their
best play is to be made. They know that
with Teddy in the field, the opposition
will he so badly divided that they will
name the*iext governor of New York. It
is needless to state that they do hope
for Ids appearance as a candidate for
governor and for president. There is ,
demociatic fear—probably a groundless
fear—that Roosevelt will abandon politics. ,
The progressive party would disappear
like the proverbial mist before the morn- .
ing sun, and the democrats would find
themselves up against the rather stren
uous job of defeating reunited and re
joicing republicans.
Progressive leaders advise Roosevelt
to become a candidate for governor.
Some such movement, some such activ
ity is necessary, they contend, to main
tain the fighting spirit of the new or- (
ganization. Roosevelt knows this, and
this knowledge coupled with the
knowledge that should the recalcitrants
enter again the republican fold, the
mighty discoverer of the “River of Doubt”
would be forgotten—though not for
given—means it is taken that the for
mer chief executive will enter New
York politics.
Democrats—a curious but obvious ,
fact—pin their hope on Roosevelt. Bui
for Roosevelt, there might have been no 1
President 'Wilson. Should Roosevelt re- *
tire, there might never again be an- i
ether President of the people. And \
should Roosevelt die between this date >
and November, the democrats might
lose the House.
There has been no open discussion ]
of, no public reference to, a grave fear \
which does exist in regard to the eol- ^
onel’s health. Tn New York, the report
that his larynx is diseased is consid- ‘
ered a blind. It is believed that the (
colonel has received permanent injury ]
in the jungles, and widespread sur- <
prise would not be expressed should
an illness of more or less serious con
sequences develop.
Roosevelt b'reathes the steam in the :
engine of the progressive party. Should
he be taken off, the party would evapo
rate. With the open grumbling exist- j
ing against the Wilson administration, ]
there is no question but that on the
rewelding of the faettonists, the demo- ‘
crats would suffer in the fall elec- ■
tions. For before the coming of those j
trials, the democratic programme will ,
not have received its thorough test.
At any rate, Roosevelt Is today the
politician of America. On his action or j
his fate hangs the immediate destiny >
of this country. Democrats trust that
he will live forever and as strenuously s
as he has ever lived.
FRENCH^INCOME !
FROM SECURITIES
WILL BE TAXED
Paris, June 22.—The French government
today issued regulations under -which a 6
per cent tax will be collected on incomes
received in France from foreign stocks
and bonds and other securities. The reg
ulations will go into force July 1. Since
the law levying the tax was passed in
March pressure from financial Interests
has been brought to hear on the French
government to delay its application while
various changes have been proposed. It
has been urged that tlie law would drive
out of France thousands of Frenchmen
and foreigners resident in France, who
will prefer to leave the country rather
than lose the twentieth part of the Income
they derive from capital Invested abroad.
Other thousands, it Is declared, will re
main In France and evade the law which
in some quarters is deemed impossible of
enforcement. The extreme penalty for
evasion of the law is a year's imprison
ment.
Geneva, Switzerland, June 22—The vaults
of the Swiss banks are said to be filled
with securities sent here from France
and Germany by persons who desire to
avoid the heavy surtaxes laid on capital
In those countries.
GRAND CHANCELLOR
TO BE AT ENSLEY
Large Class Will Be Initiated by the
Steel City Lodge in Honor of
L. G. Waldrop
Steel City lodge, Knights of Pythias,
will tonight entertain the recently
elected grand chancellor of the order,
L. G. Waldrop of Anniston. j
In honor of the visitor the Ensley
lodge will have a large class for ini
tiation, the work being exemplified by
a team composed of Steel City lodge
members. The grand chancellor was
formerly a member of the Ensley lo*£fe,
which makes his visit of more than
usual interest.
Visiting knights from a number of
nearby lodges will attend tonight in a
body.
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WEATHER BUREAU. ,
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EXPLA natory notes.
Observations taken at 8 p. m„ 7Sth meridian time. Air pressure reduced to sea level. Isobars (continuous lines) pass through points
of equal air pressure. Isotherms (dotted lines) pass through points of equal temperature; drawn only for zero, freezing, 90°, and 100°.
O clear; sg partly cloudy; ^ cloudy; © rain; © snow; © report missing. Arrows fly with the wind. First figures, highest
temperature past 12 hours; second, precipitation of .01 Inch or more for past 24 hours; third, maximum wind velocity.
Weather Forecast
Washington, June 22.—Forecast for
Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi:
Generally fair Tuesday and Wednes
iay.
Tennessee: Fair in west, probably
ocal showers In east portion Tuesday:
Wednesday fair.
Local Data
For the 24 hours ending at 7 p. m.,
rune 22:
iighest temperature . 92
lowest temperature . 7 4
Mean temperature . 84
formal temperature . 79
deficiency in temperature Since
January 1 . 215
Rainfall .00
rotai rainfall since Jan. 1.20.77
deficiency in rainfall since Jan. 1 .5.00
Relative humidity 7 a. m. 70
Relative humidity 7 p. m. 46
W'eather Conditions
Birmingham, June 22.-7 p. m.—Weather
conditions over the eastern half of the
country have been characterized by high
emperaturs during the past 24 hours, and
)y fair cloudless skies throughout the
nterior. Ix>cal thundershowers have been
airly general along the gulf coast, the
Atlantic slope, and the northern sections
rom the Rockies eastward. West of the
Mississippi, the weather has been fair in
nost districts, and temperatures have
>een more moderate.
In the cotton districts, Montgomery and
Raleigh with %• degrees registered the
highest temperatures. Jacksonville, At
lanta, Knoxville, Nashville, Shreveport,
and San Antonio followed with readings:
of 04 degrees, and all other stations ex
cept a few coast points reported higher
than 90 degrees. In the Birmingham dis
trict. the mean temperature was 84 de
grees, or 5 degrees above normal for this
season.
Summary of observations made at
United States weather bureau stations,
June 22:
Temperature
Low
At for
7. p. m. day.
Abilene, partly cloudy . 84 72
Apalachicola, partly cloudy .... 82 74
Atlanta, clear . 88 76
Birmingham, clear . 87 74
Boston, clear . 64 62
Brownsville, partly cloudy .... 82 78
Buffalo, partly cloudy . 68 6't
Burrwood, clear . 84 78
Calgary, cloudy . BO 40
Charleston, clear . 80 74
Chicago, cloudy . 82 68
Corpus Christi, clear . 84 80
Denver, partly cloudy . 76 54
Des Moines, clear . 88 72
Dodge City, clear . 86 70
Duluth, clear . 70 44
Durango, clear . 80 44
Fort Worth, partly cloudy . 90
Galveston, partly cloudy . 80 80
Green Bay, cloudy . 70 56
Hatteras, rain . 74 74
Havre, clear . 70 46
Helena, clear . 68 42
Huron, clear . 74 04
Jacksonville, clear . 82 74
Kansas City, cloudy . 84 08
Knoxville, cloudy . 88 74
Louisville, clear . 92 80
Memphis, partly cloudy . 90 78
Miami, clear . 82 78
Mobile, clear . 84 74
Modena, clear . 78 46
Montgomery, clear . 92 74
Nashville, partly cloudy . 90 80
New Orleans, clear .«... 82 78
New York, cloudy . 64 64 n
North Platte, clear . 76 62
Oklahoma, partly cloudy . 88 74
Palestine, clear . 88 72
Phoenix, clear . 100 70
Pittsburg, cloudy . 76 62
Portland, cloudy . 62 48
Raleigh, rain . SO 76
Rapid City, clear . 78 52
Roseburg, cloudy . 68 60
Roswell, clear . 90 64
Salt Lake City, clear .. 72 46
San Antonio, clear . 88 <4
San Francisco, clear . 58 50
Sault Ste. Marie, cloudy . 62 50
Sheridan, clear . 78 24
Shreveport, clear . 86 74
Spokane, cloudy . 68 42
St. Louis, clear . 94 80
St. Paul, clear . *76 66
Tampa, partly cloudy . ^0 ?2
Toledo, clear . 74 66
Vicksburg, clear . 90 74
Washington, clear . 78 68
Willtston, clear . 72 48
Winnemucca, clear . 76 40
Winnipeg, clear . 70 62
E. C. HORTON, Local Forecaster.
Commissioners Will Likely
Name County Treasurer
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Monday
Cullman, June 22.—(Special.)*—The
racancy in the office of county treas
irer, which has resulted because of the
.lleged absconding of County Treas
irer J. D. Searcy, will be filled under
he new law by the county eommis
ioners, probably on next Monday, their
egular meeting. Some half dozen ap
ilicants have announced themselves
eady to make bond. L. N. Buell, secre
ary of the Commercial club, who has
lone much for Cullman and Cullman
ounty, is the last to apply. G. S.
jeeth, bondsman for Searcy, has offered
500 for the arrest of the missing
reasurer. The search for photographs
if Searcy has been made, although as
et none have been found.
The teachers elected in Culman are
s follows: Principal, William L. Hicks,
ormerly of Montgomery and Pike
ounties, re-elected; Miss M. Aldridge,
Dnglisli and Latin. Miss Aldridge is a
graduate of the state university. Do
nestlc science and art. Miss Lucy
Itrickland, re-elected; Miss Strickland
s now at the University of Tennessee
naking special preparations for her
vork. Miss Frances Pettyjohn, music
nd expression; Miss I^erryjohn is now
n Chicago. The assistant principal will
>e named in a day or two. Several well
mown men have applied. The high
icbool will open September 8.
KRESS STORE ROBBED
AT CAPITAL SUNDAY
Montgomery, June 22.—(Special.)—'Yegg*
nen entered S. H. Kress & Co.’s five and
en-cent store, on Dexter avenue, Sunday
light and secured $70 in cash from the
lafe, which was blown open by means
if nitroglycerin. The sum of $700, which
vas deposited in the safe, was overlooked
>y the robbers. The police began to
vork on the case immediately after the
•obbery became known, but so far no
due has been obtained.
MISSING FILIPINO,
ALCAREZJETURNS
Servant of Captain Rush
Arrested as Spy, But
Later Released
Mexico City, June 22.—Gregorio Alcarez,
the Filipino servant of Captain Rush of
the United States battleship Florida, for
whom the state department at Washing
ton instituted a search, walked into the
Brazilian legation today and introduced
himself to the minister. The Filipino
showed no signs of ill treatment.
Alcarez said he was released from the
Santiago military prison June 3, when at
the invitation of a fellow prisoner, a
Mexican, he went to Tlzapan, a few miles
from the capital. He remained there un
til today when he read a newspaper ac
count of the search being made for him
by the Mexican police. He then came
here immediately. He said he had no
money and had been unable to return
to Vera Cruz.
Alcarez said he left Vera Cruz May 6,
to buy fruit for Captain Rush. On pass
ing the Mexican lines he was arrested as
a spy. He did not reveal his connec
tion with the United States navy. He
was taken to Paso Del Macho, then trans
ferred to Cordoba.
The Filipino arrived in Mexico City in
custody on May 10, and was confined in
the barracks of the Twenty-ninth regi
ment. On May 15, he was removed to
Santiago prison.
Keller Goes to Eutaw
Montgomery, June 22.—(Special.)
W. S. Keller, state highway engineer,
left this morning for Eutaw, where he
will confer with the board of commis
sioners of Greene county relative to
the construction of a state aid road
in that county. Greene county had
never taken state aid for road building,
but has used its appropriation hereto
fore in bridge construction. Mr. Keller
will return from Greene county tomor
row night.
Haitien Revolution Serious
Washington, June 22.—Seriousness of
the Haitien revolutionary situation has
caused President Zamor to take the
field in person. Port-au-Prince is re
ported quiet.
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DISASTROUS FIRE I
VISITS NORTHPORT.
Half of Business Section Is
Wiped Out Monday, En
tailing $60,000 Loss
Tuscaloosa, June 22.—(Special.)—Fire de
stroyed about half the business section of
Northport early today and caused a loss *
of about $60,000, with only small insurance.
Practically one entire side of the main
street was wiped out before the flames
subsided. The town had no fire fighting
apparatus, and only bucket brigades were
available.
Among the stores destroyed were those
of N. G. Holley, general merchant, $3000
stock, with $10000 insurance; Gill Hamner,
grocery store, small stock with only $900
insurance; Northport Furniture company,
$7500 stock with $3000 insurance; Rice Bros.,
grocers, $25,000 stock with $18,000 insurance;
XV. H. Koster & Sons, grocers; T. H.
Powell, grocery store; the Masonic lodge
and the Woodmen of the World were also
losers, with only slight insurance.
Several of the destroyed buildings were
the property of G. W. Christian, although
! his store, the largest in Northport, wa»
not in the range of the flames. Other
small buildings destroyed were owmed by
Mrs. Mat Shirley. It is announced that «
j the destroyed buildings will be replaced at |
! once with more modern structures.
Windham’s store in East End wras de
stroyed by fire here early today. The
j loss is estimated at $2000, partly covered
by insurance. The building w’as owmed
by Auxford & Moseley.
FEAGIN LEAVES
FOR NASHVILLE
Montgomery, June 22.—(Special.)—State
Superintendent of Education William F.
Feagln left tonight for Nashville, where
he will attend to business in connection
with the Alabama department of educa
tion.
Mr. Feagln will go from Nashville to
Jasper to confer with the Walker county
superintendent of education, and later
will go to Gadsden and Talladega on edu
cational business.
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