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people are taking this pre
caution yearly.
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tented yearly and additional
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valuable packages and
trunks.
Today is a good time to at
iend to this.
The First National Btnk
Capital and Surplus
< $3,000,000
I par cent Interest on savings.
Compounded Quarterly
EXPECT MONEY TO
_
Over Half Million Front
Washington for Local
National Banks
V X shipment of $600,000 for two local na
timal banks Is expected In Birmingham
, tomorrow. The shipment is the Birming
ham allotment of the $40,000,000 reserve
fund which the government has placed In
circulation to assist in the movement of
th, cotton crop. The shipment contains
$600,000 for the First National bank and
$100,000 for the Traders’ National bank
of this city.
The committee from the Birmingham
Cltaring House association and P. G.
Shook, Special agent for the United States
treasury department, approved the com
mercial paper offered as securities for the
loan and the unanimous recommendation
of the committee was sent to Washington.
The American Trust and Savings bank,
of which W. W, Crawford is rpcsident,
executed a trust bond of over $1,000,000 to
safeguard th eBecurlties until the money
safeguard the securities until the money
It was the general opinion in financial
, circles yesterday that the local banks
were in no tamedlate need of the funds,
but decided to take advantage of the
government offer, thus affecting double
, security. There is yet to be found here
a banker who is not thoroughly optimis
tic over the situation as constituted and
the general outlook.
BRAGG BUSY ON THE
STREETS YESTERDAY
Many Hundreds of Dollars Pledged to
Auburn Gymnasium Fund by
Former Students
Tom Bragg of Auburn, collector for the
fund of $50,000 with which a gymnasium is
to be built, has reached Birmingham. He
was busy cm the streets yesterday, and
the net result was that many hundreds of
dollars were pledged by the former stu
* dents of Auburn.
Mr. Bragg will spend this week in Jef
ferson county. He has secured about $35,
^ 000 and wants $15,000 more, making a total
of $50,000. He is of the opinion that quite
a large sum will be secured here, as
many former students nave met success
in this city and are still loyal to Auburn.
He was assisted yesterday by William
* K. Terry, a well known local alumni of
Auburn, and others.
Mr. Bragg is touring the state in an
automobile, and has been as far south
as Pensacola. He will visit Gadsden, At*
1 talla, Decatur, Athens, Huntsville. Flor
ence. and other north Alabama cities be
fore returning to Auburn.
CRAWFORD RETURNS
FROM ATLANTIC CITY
Optimistic Over Business Situation,
But Declines to Make Any
Formal Statement
#5eorge G. Crawford, president of the
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com
pany returned home yesterday fiom At
lantic city. He was not prepared to make
any formal statement for publication
i(* about the business situation. The friends
o£ Mr. Crawford, however, who went to
him for opinions found him optimistic.
He gave it as his opinion that cotton
should he held until someone wanted to
buy it. and then make that someone pay
for it In accordance with the customary
usages of business. Mr. Crawford be
lieves that there Is absolutely no reason
for any uncashieBS here as to the busi
ness outlook. On the contrary, he said
that If the people did not become excited
they would profit very greatly by the Eu
ropean war.
John B. Smith Dead
Hillsboro, N. H„ August 10,-John B.
Smith, 76, governor of New Hampshire
In 1893 and 1894, died today at his home
here.
Has a Cure for Pellagra
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ON EUROPEAN WAR
BY LOCAL CITIZENS
I
Dr. Phillips Discusses Catas
trophe From Viewpoint
j of the Educator
MOST DASTARDLY
CRIME OF THE AGES
W. B. Houseman Deplores Universal
Criticism of Emperor William by
American People—Says He Is
Not Responsible for the War
Referring to the war in Europe as the
result of imperialistic greed, and as
serting that it, from an educational
point of view, was repulsive and ab
horrent, Dr. J. H. Phillips, superinten
dent of Birmingham public schools, yes
terday made a statement couched in
strong terms. He said that after the
children of the schools had been edu
cated to the belief that war in civi
lized counties was a thing of the past,
the ideals now are being shattered and
the school child of the future will have
to wade through another bloody chap
ter of barbaric cruelty and human
slaughter in obedience to a conscience
less despotism that blasphemously in
vokes the aid of the prince of peace
to disturb the peace of the world.
Dr. Phillips mentioned no names as
to whom he viewed to be responsible
for the present situation in Europe.
His statement was based on the news
dispatches from Europe as they are re
ceived in Birmingham.
Is a Dastardly Crime
What do 1 think of the present
war?" echoed Dr. Phillips. “I am un
able to command words strong enough
to express my feelings. It is the most
dastardly crime of the agees. War for
defense or for the relief of an op
pressed people is praiseworthy. But
a war based upon imperialistic greed,
envy, selfishness and reckless ambition
has its cause deep laid in the most
malevolent motives and the most ma
lignant passions of the race. To char
acterize It in the words of Ruskin,
as 'a folly that could have been pre
vented, rather than a necessity that
must be accepted,' is far too mild. To
Justify the conduct of the great pow
ers responsible for the war seems im
possible. The world has traveled too
far on the road to civilization to admit
their pretenses or to accept their con
ception of patriotism.
"From an educational point of view,
this war ls repulsive and abhorrent
hor several years the schools have
been emphasizing the principle of ar
bitration and inculcating the doctrine
of universal brotherhood. The great
peace palace at The Hague has been
held up to the youth of the land as the
concrete symbol of the reality of these
doctrines. The progress of the Amer
ican School Peace league and the cele
bration of Peace day in the public
schools on May 18 of each succeeding
year had developed in the rising gene
ration the love of peace and a horror,
even of the thought of war.
All these ideals are now shattered,
and the children of the schools must
wade through another bloody chapter
of barbaric cruelty and human slaugh
ter In obedience to conscienceless des
potism that blasphemously Invokes the
aid of the prince of peace to disturb
the tranquility of the world.
Not Result of Ignorance
".So long as war was confined to Mex
ico, Turkey or far off China, the school
could apologize to the impressionable
child by attributing It all to the dark
ness of ignorance. The people had no
education; they had no public schools,
hence war and pillage, injustice and
cruelty. But today the most enlight
ened nations of the earth, the best edu
cated and the most highly civilized
people of the world are suddenly hurled
into the cruel maelstrom of war. And
all of these nations participated in the
pea.ee conferences at The Hague!
"No matter how the map of Europe
may be rearranged or how her political
geography may be rewritten; no matter
what material benefits may accrue or
what persona] ambitions may be grati
fied as a result of this war, there can
never be adequate compensation for the
dreadful human slaughter,', the destruc
tion of property and the lowering of tile
level of civilization. What a pity that
thousands of brave men, who had no
cause for quarrel, should be compelled
to sacrifice their lives and their homes
to gratify greed in the name of false
patriotism! Those who are primarily re
sponbile will no doubt be held account
able at tile bar of history for this crime
against civilization."
W. B. Housemann, a well known citi
zen of German parentage who has spent
many summers in Luxemburg, Is one of
the staunch supporters of the German
Emperor in the present European war.
He said yesterday that lie could not
censure the Kaiser for this war as he
believed it was brought about by in
ternal conditions about which there is
little known outside the European
countries involved. Mr. Housemann skid
that it was extremely regretable that
the American public had seen fit to so
bitterly condemn the actions of the
German government.
Houseman Defends Kaiser
“I am sure the opinion of this coun
try has been hastily formed,” said Mr.
Housemann. “I am at heart opposed to
war on account of the great suffering:
that it calls for and the terrible hard
ships that the countrymen are forced
to undergo. At the same time the sov
erlgn powers of Europe must retain
their honor. I am informed that a great
many Irritating questions have arisen
until Germany could not permit fur
ther bickerings. On the surface, how
ever, I would not hastily approve what
the German Kaiser has done, but I am
fair enough to withhold my final Judg
ment one way or the other until the
situation has more light shed upon it.
“I am free to defend the German
army as to entering Luxemburg. That
ls the strategical entrance Into France
with Liege, Belgium, and It was the
fortunes of war for that country to be
invaded. Treaties as we all know are
made only to be broken, and I do not
think the Germans should be so severe
ly criticised for taking advantage of a
strategical situation when it could not
be avoided in order to properly safe
guard the Fatherland.
“I am told that there will be Issued
In New York soon a paper sponsored
by Germans in this country which will
give a correct and unbiased account of
the war and which 1 trust will he "read
by Americans so that they will not
form erroneous opinions about the
causes and effect* of thl* regretable
situation."
1 KILLED, 2 HURT WHEN
IMMENSE GIRDER FALLS
Giles O. Brown is dead, A. D. Nixon 1
lies at the Birmingham infirmary, prob
ably fatally injured, and Grover Scar
brough is slightly hurt as a result of the
bolts in a beam weighing 17 tons on the
Tidewater viaduct over the Frisco rail
roads at Third street and Eighth avenue,
Pratt City, giving way. The accident
happened yesterday morning about 8:30
o’clock, when the three men were work
ing on a derrick which lay on top of
the bridge.
Without a moment's notice the big beam
suddenly tilted and fell, throwing all
three of the men to the ground 30 feet
below. The girder crashed down on an
oil tank car on one of the Frisco tracks
and demolished it completely. It is stated
that only a few bolts were put in the
big beam to hold it in place and that
the weight of the derrick, which was on
the bridge getting ready to lift a couple
of smaller beams, was the cause of the
bolts giving away.
Brown’s head struck one of the rails
when he fell to the ground, crushing his
skull. He died on the operating table at
the Birmingham infirmary about noon
yesterday. Nixon fell beside Brown, but
was not killed, and he was rushed to the
Birmingham infirmary where little hope
is held out for his recovery. Searbough,
who was operating the crane on top of
the bridge, was bruised about the face
and body. He was carried to the home
of his father at Fifth street and Eighth
avenue, Pratt City.
Funeral services over the remains of
Mr. Brown will be conducted tomorrow
afternoon from the family residence at
Pratt City. Interment will follow at the
Pratt City cemetery. He is survived
by his widow anatwo small children and
his father and mother, all of Pratt City
Mr. Brown was a middle aged man and
has lived In Pratt City a number of years.
He was a member of the Pratt City lodge
of the Woodmen of the World, which will
have charge of the funeral services.
The officials of the Birmingham, Ensley
and Bessemer Railway company, who
were investigating the accident yester
day morning, stated, it will necessitate
the rebuilding of the bridge at a cost of
$8000.
Traffic on the Frisco tracks, over which
the viaduct was being constructed, was
tied up several hours yesterday and the
trains were routed into the Birmingham
Terminal station over the Southern tracks
from Pratt City. The officials of the
Tidewater company sent out an emer
gency car soon after the accident and
about 3 o’clock in the afternoon finished
clearing up the wreckage.
PROBING MURDER OF
ALBERT DAVIDSON
Coroner and Jury Visit
Scene of the Killing.
Spain Reticent
The investigation into the killing In
May of Albert Davidson in North Bir
mingham was continued until this morn
ing at 9:30 by Coroner Spain last night.
The hearing was conducted in Coroner
Spain’s office at the courthouse. The
coroner stated Inst night that it might
take several days to complete the taking
of the testimony. Me refused to make a
statement as to the probable outcome of
the case.
The jury is composed of B. H. Cooper,
W. T. Armstrong, A. L. Thorpe, G. R.
Brook, J. P. Hickey and S. L. Hughes.
The coroner, accompanied by the jury,
visited the scene of the shooting in North
Birmingham yesterday morning. David
son was an employe of the Southern Ex
press company and was shot on the night
of May 2, when he went out to his chicken
house to see what was causing a dis
turbance there. Powder burns were dis
covered on his clothing, indicating that a
revolver had been held close to his body
when the fatal shot was fired.
In the afternoon yesterday eight or ten
witnesses were examined, but Coroner
Spain last night refused to divulge the
nature of the testimony.
OVER p SUES
Will Be Ready to Report on
Municipal Waterworks
August 15
City Engineer Julian Kendrick, who
is due to report to the city commission
Saturday, August 16, on tentative plans
for the erection of a municipal water
works plant, stated yesterday that he had
visited the Warrior and Coosa rivers, Five
Mile creek and other places about Bir
mingham which might oe suitable for a
site .for the proposed waterworks im
pounding dam.
Mr. Kendrick has gathered much data
concerning these different places and
states he will be ready to make “some
kind of a report” next Saturday, as re
quested by the city commissioners. The
remaining five days of his time Mr. Ken
drick will consume in going over the data
he has gathered and arriving at conclu
sions. He stales that nothing whatever
regarding these conclusions will be made
public until after he makes his report to
the commissioners August 15.
Upon Engineer Kendricks' report will
depend the fate, in all probability, of the
proposed municipal bond issue election
lor funds to build a municipal water
works. if Mr. Kendrick reports favor
ably on a site and the advisability and
practicability of building a plant, It is
generally understood tne city commission
ers will call the bond issue election. The
date of the election if called is expected
to be September 21.
WILL HELP BEAUTIFY
UNSIGHTLY WALLS
Weathersbee Offers to Help Secure
Clinging Vines to Be Planted
About the Property
G. G. Weathersbee. superintendent of
Home and School Gardening. Is planning
to co-operate with the various Industrial
plants In planting climbing vines about
their property. He has issued the follow
ing notices to all persons who might be
Interested:
"If those manufacturers, warehouse
owners, etc., who wish to add to the
beauty of their buildings by planting
clinging vines will send In their names
to the City Beautiful department and
state how many seedlings they need, ef
forts will be made to help them In se
curing the necessary planting materials.
In case a number of persons send In
orders for vines, a wholesale purchase
can be made with little expense to each
Individual.”
Dozier Issues Statement
The Impression that fire at 2020 First
avenue Sunday night, originated In the
office of Drs. Dozier & Dozier, is errone
ous. Dr. Byron Dozier makes the follow
ing statement regarding the Are: ”In
Monday's Age-Herald the Impression was
given that fire at 2020 First avenue Sun
day night originated in our offices. This
was Incorrect. The Are started In the
storage room of the Guarantee Clothing
company.”
Fowlkes Going to Meridian
Acting Secretary Sam Fowlkes of the
Alabama State Fair association la pre
paring to leave for Meridian to attend
the Si uthern Cattlemen's convention to be
be held there thlB week. Mr. Fowlkes is
preparing to take with him a large amount
of Alabama State Fair literature to ad
tise the State Fair at the cattlemen's con
vention.
PLANNING BUS LINE
TO THE SOUTH1E
Beatty Encouraged by Suc
cess of Norwood Trans
portation Scheme
That the next bus line to be in
augurated by the Norwood Transpor
tation company would be to Five Points
from the business center and west on
Eleventh avenue to Twelfth street was
announced yesterday by I. Croom Be
aty, president of the company operating
the Norwood line. The success and the
popularity of the automobile busses
have been so gratifying that Mr. Beatty
has an ambitious plan of transporta
tion by ’busses which is being worked
out. He said yesterday that in the dense
renters of popularion the busses are in
variably popular and that he intended
to start in motion a system here whi£h
may eventually resudt in the bus lines
permeating every densely populated
locality of this city.
In reference to the Norwood line he
said there has been a gradual Increase
in the revenue of tHe line daily since
the busses were started. On the first
week he said the traffic was large anti
that on the second there was an in
crease of 14 per cent over the week
preceding. Mr. Beatty stated that the
bus lines he believed were costing the
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company about $75 per day, which was
interest on an investment of almost
$500,000. He then added that the next
line he started would be to Five Points.
“Our line has been phenomenally suc
cessful,” said Mr. Beatty yesterday. "We
have increased 14 per cent over the
first seven days and it is growing
steadily. I expected a big business at
tlie beginning, but never dreamed that
we would show such a phenomenal and
steady increase. We have been making
big money. 1 am frank to say that we
are figuring on a line to Five Points
and it will be the next one we start. 1
think it would be extremely popular.”
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TAKENTOPICKENS
Oates Orders Removal Pend
ing Improvements at La
mar County Jail
Vernon, August 10.—(Special.)—Acting
under an order of Dr. W. H. Oates,
prison inspector, Sheriff M. A. Strick
land tarnsferred the prisoners from the
Umar county jail yesterday to Carroll
I ton, In Pickens county, where they will
j be confined until a new jail is built or
the old one remodeled.
Several months ago I)r. Oates ordered
the county commissioners to build a new
jail, but as yet they have failed to com
ply with his instructions, and for this
reason he has ordered the removal of the
prisoners and the closing of the jail.
Fortunately, at this time there are only
two prisoners confined and these are
j for minor offenses.
Can Get Money Abroad
Announcement was made locally yester
day that European tourists need have no
further trouble in procuring money
abroad, the American Express company
issuing the following statement:
"Our treasurer’s department is notify
ing agents and banks today cable ad
vices from our European offices are to
! the efTect that the Americans are experi
encing no difficulty in securing funds,
either on company’s travelers’ cheques
or letters of credit. Our European of
fices are open and doing business. This
information shottfd be spread to relieve
the anxiety of relatives and friends of
holders of our papers.”
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ARRANGEMENTS 10
FINANCE UN
—
New York Bankers Agree to
Advance Four Hundred
Million Dollars
HOLD FOR A RISE IS
ADVICE TO FARMERS
Banks and Merchants Will Extend
Accommodations, Say Those Who
Know—Georgia Planter Tells
of His Plans for Staple
The complete financing of the cotton
crop without any delay and in such a
methodical manner as to adequately pro
tect the fanners of the south has been
pretty well worked out.
In local financial circles there is not
the slightest uneasiness over the situa
tion. In most cases advances have been
made against the crop, which will be ex
tended, if the farmers prefer to keep
their cotton until such time as the prices
are better.
The federal reserve board is now in
working condition. It was a matter of
intense interest in local financial circle*
yesterday to read In the New York Sun
of Saturday that W. P. G. Harding, of the
regional board, had worked hard to get
the eastern bankers to understand the im
portance of financing the southern crop.
In a statement printed in connection
with the crop situation the Sun says that
tentative arrangements have been made
by New York bankers to finance $400,
000,000 worth of the crop.
George Gordon Crawford, who returned
yesterday from Atlantic City, was entire
ly optimistic over the general situation.
He pointed out Informally that this coun
try was bound to prosper by reason of
the war. He said that if the owners of
cotton would hold the staple a good price
could he secured. He suggested that It
would be regrettable if American busi
ness men and farmers failed to evidence
the utmost faith in the general condition.
Georgia Planter’s Plana
In addition to this opinion of Mr. ('raw
ford his words were almost duplicated an
hour later by a Georgia planter, Ike Mc
Arver, of Coosa, Ga., whose farms in
that section and whose stores are widely
known. He snid that the way to handle
this situation was to hold what the farm
ers had until others wanted it and then
make them pay for the trouble. He said
cotton cost almost 10 cents to produce,
and that he was In the market for the
staple at almost that figure. Mr. Mc
Arvcr said the fanners wore not worry
ing.
"We realize as never before that the
regional reserve board representating the
government of the United dtates is behind
us," said Mr. McArver. "On this account
I fail to see any reason why the farmers
should worry. They can secure ample
accommodations from the merchants and
from their bankers, and tney are in posi
tion to hold their staple until the chickens
come home to roost. I see absolutely no
reason for ub to worry. As for me, T am
not worrying. The situation suits me
and they can keep on fighting in Europe
for all 1 care from a business viewpoint."
Tn connection with the crop movement
it is announced that $600,000 has been
shipped to Birmingham from New Or
leans for the cotton movements and is
expected here today. Of that sum the i
First National will obtain $500,000 and the \
Traders National $100,000.
in connection with the cotton situation |
the New York Hun referred to above
had this to say Saturday:
Tells of Harding’s Efforts
"Bankers here yesterday tentatively
agreed to lend $400,000,000 to the grow
ers of cotton, this being at the rate of
$4<» a bale on 10,000.000 bales of the 1014
crop. It was carefully explained, how
ever, that all the charges now standing
against the crop must be taken care of
out of this total. Many of the southern
banks are already pretty well tied up
with cotton loans and these must be ex
tended.
"W. P. G. Harding of the federal re
serve board was unremitting yesterday in
his efforts to line up the New York banks
to a realization that the cotton situation
must bo Immediately considered. Mr.
Harding was careful to emphasise that
Ills work was entirely of a private nature,
in his capacity as a former banker of
Alabama In touch with the situation, ne
steered clear of any comment on a
valorization plan.
" ’There should be no hurry on the part
of bankers to call cotton loans,’ he said.
" ‘Advances have been made against the
crop, and these obligations have been go
ing on for several months, probably since
planting time. Ordinarily these loans
would be liquidated with the proceeds of
the sale of the first cotton, but if this
cotton is sacrificed for the purposes of
ready cash the injury to the cotton
planters will fall also upon the country
at large.’
"The following comment on the cotton
situated emanated yesterday from a vice
piesident of one of the big commercial
banks, who has Just returned from a trip
through the cotton growing states:
" ‘The first problem is to take care of
about 300,000 bales of cotton up to Septem
ber 1, probably 500,000 bales during Sep
tember and 1,500,000 bales during Octotber.
The handling of another 1,750.000, making
4,0<X),00 in all, by the end of November
would go far toward preventing prices
from slumping. The holding of 4,000,000
bales of cotton at $55 a bale would require
$220,000,000 capital. On this the owners or
trustees could probably borrow $180,000,0v4).
“ A second suggestion is to develop the
consuming capacity of domestic mills,
which are now capable.of takeng about 6,
000,000 bales. By the special promotion of
foreign markets under the suspension of
the European supply of cotton goods our
mill* might easily enlarge their cloth and
yard production for Batin American as
well as African and Asiatic wares.
" 'The domestic market could otherwise
develop a larger demand under ordinary
conditions of business. There are no arge
stocks of cotton goods in this country, and
the European war is likely to prevent im
ports. The whole demand for cotton tex
tiles would then fall on the home mills.
" ‘The war has intercepted jute imports,
the staple material on which southern
mills have depended regularly for this
class of manufacture. The large mills at
Memphis are already considering the ne
cessity of having to manufacture cotton
bagging out of cotton instead of jute fur
wrapping bales.’
"This banker addfed that In his experi
ence of 20 years of dealing with the
financing of the cotton crop he had never
known the southern banks to be in such
good condition.
“ ‘The great effect of the war In Europe
on the cotton trade, as 1 see It,' he said,
‘Is that New York will now become the
pi lncip&l cotton market of the world. Blv.
erpool has lost It* premiership, never to
be regained.’ ”
Marriage Licensee
The following marriage licensee were
recorded In the office of the probate
judge:
Edward P. Fancher. Birmingham, to
Mise Ellen O. Williams.
Bert Alvey, Etowah, Tenn., to Miss
Mary Buttles.
Toney Ducos, Birmingham, to Miss
Myrtle Henry.
Peace in America,
| li Good Will to Men
j ijWjSI If the sinking of political
} ,c; jfi differences and doing the com
mon sense thing in America is
I 2 jH |H a blessing, the European war
ii ha=i its blessing;.
jmK lij'/djyAl There i» no lack of co-operation
s '/MiA In America today. Is it necessary that
war st|OU'^ K° on elsewhere to bring
LlETF7/P^/Wfl)B« about peace in America.
tIP'iluKug/AVraRK Let there be begun in this time
■■krinTT jt a peace pact between all Americans, a
a»- CaU/wnc spirit of co-operaiion and willingness
r/ouO to Kjve as wei| as lo (ake. Let it begin
in our own businesses, homes and
farms. Will you join!
AmericanTrustHSavingsRanr
BIRMINGHAM
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Chamber of Commerce Send
ing: Letters to County
Boards of Revenue
The farm movement committee of the
Chamber of Commerce has drafted a
letter to the chairmen of the various
county boards of revenue or county
commissioners of the state of *Alfebama
telling them of the advantages of Ala
bama making a good exhibit at the
Boston pure food exposition in October.
The letters are being sent out by Sec
retary Hadcllffe, and are as follows:
‘‘Dear Hii In the Boston exposition
to be held in Boston in October tfliere
is presented to Alabama a very mrge
opportunity to attract new money and
desirable citizens within her borders.
Because of the magnitude of the op
portunity*' and Its urgency, wo bring
it to your attention and ask the co
operation of your county board of com
missioners. The matter first, was pre
sented to Birmingham, but wo believe
that the whole stute should lie given
a chance to participate, and that it
should not be confined to one city.
“This exposition will be held in the
world's largest exposition building,
from October 5 to October 31, 1914, and
will be the largest ever held in the
United States outside of the world's
will contain the following de
partments: "Back to the Farm,” “Pure
Food*’ and “Domestic Science.” Cuba,
Alabama and Georgia have, been espe
cially invited to exhibit; no southern
states other than those named will have
space.
"Here is the milk in the eoeoanut:
"1. Alabama has a splendid opportu
nity to show hundreds of thousands of
desirable people her advantages as a
place to live and do business. There
are millions of acres of land in Ala
bama as productive as any lands in
the east or west. s If the products of
our lands are put on exhibition, they
will attract attention of many Investors
who are looking for this very oppor
tunity.
“2. Alabama can convince the big in
surance companies and others with mil
lions of funds to invest, that farm land
pud other loans in this state are most
desirable. Millions of loans oil farm
lands have been made in Georgia. Why
not in Alabama? They will lie made
if we ‘show’ the eastern man of money.
“The United Stutes government will
have comprehensive exhibits from many
departments, and will muko on© of the
best displays it ever has made outside
of an international exposition.
“You will see by tile enclosed leaf
let that u generous amount of space
has been allotted to Alabama at the
very inoderute price of 75c per square
foot. New England exhibitors are pay
ing much more. If your county makes
an exhibit at the Alabama state fair
(from September 28 to October 10), il
can be taken to Boston from Birming
ham. Tliere would be no expense to
your county for carrying tin- exhibit
from Birmingham, but you should add
30c a square foot for the actual cost
of erecting a booth for this display.
This means that for the small outlay of
$300 your county would be given a
handsome exhibit. We will undertake
to see that it reaches Boston and Is
placed on display without additional
cost to you.
“There is nothing ‘in it’ for Birming
ham at any stage except the satisfac
tion of having Alabama adequately rep
resented. We ask that the matter oY an
exhibit from your county be taken up
at the earliest moment of your action.
Kindly let us hear from you.
“BIRMINGHAM CHAMBER OF COM
MERCE. By
“W. f\ REDD, Chairman.
“JOHN H. ADAMS,
“J. M. MARSH.
“JOHN T. MORGAN,
“O. Lk AYRS,
"Farm Movement Committee."
COMPLIMENTARY DINNER
District Presidents of Sunday School
Association to Be Entertained
A complimentary dinner will be given
the district presidents of the Birmingham
Simday Scdiool associailnn tonight, tie- j
ginning at 6:30 In the basement of the!
First Methodist church. President A. L
Smith of the association will preside at
the head of the board. A brief pro
gramme has been arranged in which a I
of the guests will take part.
Among those will be present are J lurry j
Denman. Paul Ingram, John Guthrie, R.
F. Palmer, If. F. Latimer, F. G. Patton.
L. C. Brown, J. B. Sadler, L. T. Smith. '
F. F. Young, K. D. Brown, W. D. Moore,
C. H. Hilton, R. J. Rowe, E. N. Hamiil,
R. R. Darden, and Burr Blackburn. Mr.
Blackburn Is not a district president. He
will present a matter for discussion and
all present will take part.
Real Estate Transfers
The following real estate tranfers were
yesterday recorded In the office of tic
probate judge:
12800—Mrs. Mary C. Tyson and husband
to Mrs. Fknnla I. Wahll, lots 21 and 24
of Silver Mead survey. West End.
132,000—Carrie M. Krebs to William T.
Fbx, lot 1, block 869, Blrmlnghuin Realty
company's addition Vo. 3.
11300—Charles Maple and wife to Wil
liam J. Smith, lots 17 and 18, In block 13
"K," Birmingham, mineral rights re
served. I
27600—Nlebet Humbough and W, T. Hilt ■
and wife, lots t, 8, 7, 8, 9. 10 and 11 of 1
Gain and Cole's suiVay of block 898.
Will Ik* Authorized to I)o so
at Commission Meeting
This Afternoon
The viaduct contract between the city
and the railroads Is to he signed by
President George Ward, of the city com
mission. representing the city, this aft
ernoon A resolution authorising Presi
dent YY ard to sign the document for the
city will ho passed by' the board of city
commissioners at the regular meeting at
3 o’clock.
After being signed by Mr. Ward, the
document will begin a tour of the country
via the T’nited States mails, being sent
lo Louisville. YY’ashtngton and New York
for the signatures of the presidents of
the Louisville and Nashville railroad, the
Southern railroad, and the Hloss-Sheffleld
Steel and Iron company, respectively.
Commissioner James Weatherly, who
has conducted the viaduct negotiations
In holla 11 of the city, was In communica
tion yesterday with Vice President Mu
pother. of the Louisville and Nashville,
making arrangements so that the award
ing of the construction contract for the
viaduct would not he delayed during the
lime the contract, with the city Is jour
neying about over the country for Its
various signatures Mr. Weatherly stated
I lull hi hcllcv»*<l jt could be arranged to
tune III! railroads award the construc
tion, contract just as soon as President
YY ard had attached his signature and that
within the course of a few days the suc
cessful contractor could he at work on
tim viaduct, which Is to he built at First
avenue and Twenty-seventh street at a
cost of aland $300,000.
IMPROVEMENTS AT
4th DISTRICT SCHOOL
Repairs Will be Made on Institution
at SylacauRa liefnre Fall
Term ReRins
Sylacauga, August io.—(Special. 1
During the last few days a move has
been on among those Interested In edu
cation, and a good sum haa been col
lected for improvements that are need
ed on the Fourth District Agricultural
school building, which will he made be
fore the beginning of the new HCliool
year, which will add materially to t.he
efficiency of those who will hava
charge of the school the corning year.
Three boys, apparently ranging In ago
from 10 to 16 years, were arrested and
locked up last night for breaking Into
and robbing a freight car on tile t’en
Ital of Georgia railway tracks. There
were 11 ve In the robbery but the others
have made their escape and haVe not
been caught. They gave their names as
Hod and are said to live In the cotton
mill district. When caught they had a
number of the stolen articles In their
possession.
Good rains have fallen over this sec
tion and crop conditions have material
ly changed. Prospects are good for a
good cotton crop anil a fair yield of
corn.
GUNTERS VILLE NEWS
Guntersvllle. August. 10.- (Special.)—Hor
main Harris, son of Jr. ,1. <\ Harris of Co
lumbus City, while riding his horse to
water with a younger boy, was violently
thrown from his horse, the full resulting
it. concussion or the brain. Both horses
became frigid rued and collided, thus
causing tin* dangerous accident to young
Harris.
The large concrete warehouse built hers
by H. < \ Henderson and S. A. Bradford
coundc'i the alarm of fire early this morn
ing. This warehouse Is provided with an
Automatic alarm, and a leaking valve
founded the gong. The capacity of this
warehouse Is 8<*on bales, but only GOO are
stored there at present. The leaking water
dhl no serious Injury to the cotton.
The cotton oil mill recently completed
here has purchased 20<h» bushels of cotton
seed to git the machinery in running or
der. Several shipments of oil has been
made.
Heal estate* in and around Huntersville
Is advancing in valuo rapidly. Hots that
sold 20 years ago for from $20 to $125 have
sold recently for $1000 to $3000,
The city school will • open August .ft
with Professor Vann as prlneipul.
On Saturday the oankrupt stock of
Alves Hardware company was sold at
auction for $1250. Albert M. Ayres, Jr.,
was the purchaser.
CONCERNING
CLEAN LIVING
Modern Sanitation is a
Growing Good
No man or woman can perform full
duty to themselves or to othere unload
thuy keep themselves clean within.
An upset liver or sluggish kidney*
will spoil your work and worth.
Regularly take Carswell's Llver-Ald,
and you will be a new being In this
climate, for It will cleanse your system
as soap will cleanse your hands.
Carswell's Llver-Ald takes the plac*
of calomel—takes Its place excepting
In the after effects.
ft gently nets Hgbt now on the liver
and kidneys and eliminates the poison*
and accumulations.
Result*—Internal cleanliness and by
means of a pnre vegetable compound.
No danger, no discomfort.
On sale at Ounn Drug Co., 3d Ave.
and 30th St., and Ounn's Pharmacy, In
kO-oent bottles. Purchase pries re
funded In full If you wish it. But yoiq
wont, when you try this scientific tail