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Close Weak 2 to 2'/jc Lower,
Due to Profit Taking
Sales
Chicago, August 20.—Yesterday's gain
in wheat was lost on profit-taking sales
today and the close was weak, 2 to 2*6
cents net low'er. Corn dropped
oats and provisions 5 to 35 cents, the
latter in January pork. The market was
almost purely speculative.
f Wheat opened 46 cent down, but recov
ered momentarily and went 4* cent over
yesterday, but the firmness was a mere
flurry. Thereafter the trend was down
i -^ward. Recent alleged export sales were
not confirmed. A notice from the local
British consul declaring that the “tim
idity” of shippers about foreign sales was
not justified, reached the trade after the
close. The consul said the shipper will
be protected by the Bank of England.
The close was only % cent over the ^bot
tom for the day.
The decline in corn was influenced by
rains, but the markets were relatively
steadier than wheat, due largely to local
buying on the break.
France was reported in the market for
oats at the seaboard, but bids were out of
, > line and profit-taking by speculators re
■i duced the price.
Provisions also suffered from profit
taking. Expectations of a free movement
of hogs next week also was an influ
ence.
Future quotations were as follows;
\V neat— Open. HTgTv! Low'. Close.
Sept. 95 Vi 96V[ 93V* J4
Per.1.01 Vi 1.02^ 987, ~9Vi
May . 1.08V* 1.088, 1.05V4 1.05%
Corn—
( Sept. 78 V* 7 9 8, 78Vi 7 8
Pec. 69 Vi 70 V4 69 69 V4
Oats—
Sept. 438* 44 43 48y*
Pec. 45V, 46 Vi 458i 45T4
. k Pork—
Sept. 22.50 22.42 22.50
Jan.'_ 21.50 21.25 21.25
Rib b—
Oct.10.10 10.10 10.10 10.10
Jan. 10.45 10.35 10.35
Lard—
Sept.12.67 12.20 12.67 12.75
Oct. 12.30 12.25 12.25
Kansas City Grain
Kansas City, August 20.—Wheat,
cash, No. 2 hard, 9»»©U7c; "No. 2 red,
92©94c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 81 ©82c; No.
2 white, 81c; oats, No. 2 white, 4246©
43c; No. 2 mixed, 40©41c.
St. Louis Grain
* St. Louis, August 20.—Wheat, cash
No. 2 red, 97c©$1; No. 2 hard, 95c©
/ 11.02; corn, No. 2. 83c; No. 2 white, 84c;
oats, No. 2, 4 2 © 4 2 46 c; No. 2 white, 44c.
New Orleans Rice Market
New Orlenas. August 20.—A very
strong and active tone continues in
both grades of rice. Quote: Rough Hon
duras, 4.25©5.10c; clean Honduras, 44*
@6%c; Japan. 4 4*@476c; rice, polished,
per ton. |27©28; bran, per ton, $18@20;
receipts, rough, 5373; clean, 4374; mill
ers, 2041; sales. 3463 sacks rough Hon
duras at 4.60©5.10c; 6293 pockets clean
Honduras at 3 7-lC@6 46c.
Port Movement
i New Orleans: Stock, 51,877.
Galveston: Receipts, 222", stock, 37,677.
Mobile: Receipts. 13; stock, 2255.
Savannah: Receipts 94; stock, 6988.
i Charleston: Receipts. 22; stock, 1182.
f Wilmington: Stock. 7753.
Norfolk: Stock. 14,419.
Baltimore: Stock, 2312.
Boston: Middling, 11c; receipts, 2; stock,
2408.
Philadelphia: Stock, 2408.
New York: Stock, 97.929.
Minor ports: Stock, 1923.
Total today: receipts, 363; stock, 231,
623.
Total for week; Receipts, 3366; exports,
1660.
Total for season: Receipts, 10,438,856; ex
ports, 8,876,328.
Interior Movement
Houston: Receipts, 12,541; shipments, 982;
stock, 27,467.
Memphis: Receipts, 651: shipments, 60;
stock. 15.423.
\ Augusta: Middling. 9!4c; receipts, 9;
▼shipments, 125: stock, 10,987.
St. Lou’s: Receipts, 217; shipments, 217;
stock. 14.644.
Cincinnati: Receipts. 240; shipments, 106;
stock. 10,559.
Little Rock: Receipts, 1786; shipments,
1743; stock, 85,318.
Prime Mercantile Paper
New York, August 20.—Prime mer
cantile paper, 6(b 7 per cent. Sterling
exchange nominal: for cables, 6.05 per
cent; for demand, 6.02.60 per cent.
Reduces Discount Rates
Paris. August 20.—(2:35 p. m.)—The
Rank of France today reduced its rate
of discount from 6 per cent to 5 per
cent.
v'' Bank of England Statement
K London, August 20.—The weekly
. i statement of the Bank of England
\ ihows the following changes:
Total reserve increased, £3,693,000;
circulation increased, £1,252,000; bullion
Increased, 14,945,220: other securities
increased, £23,939,000; public deposits
increased. £5,786,000; other deposits in
creased, £24.768,(^00; notes reserved in
creased. £3.693,000; government securi
ties increased £3,000,000. The proportion
of the hank's reserve to liability thli
week is 15.80 per cent; last week it was
17.02 per cent. Discount rate, 6 pel
cent.
Coffee Market
. V New York. August 20.—The spot cot
*’| feo market was lower again today with
* Rio No. 7 quoted al 8s and Santos 4a
at 13c. The foreign exchange situ
ation, so far as financing shipments
irom Brazil through 1-ondon Is still
very uncertain, but It Is reported that
Bruzil is showing more disposition to
offer cofree and it Is rumored that pri
mary shippers have asked for New
York credit. These features are sup
posed to point to an Increased move
ment In this direction from Brazil in
the near future and It was said here to
day that Brazil had offered cost and
freight coffee to New Orleans at con
siderable concessions In prices.
Live Stock
Chicago. August 20.—Hogs: Receipts,
13,600; market higher. Bulk, 1909.30;
light, 3809.50; mixed. 38.7509.60; heavy,
33.6009.35; rough, 38.6008.75; pigz, 3708.85.
Cattle: Receipts. 4f00; market steady.
Beeves. 36.90@10.60; steers, 36.3009.40;
Stockers. 35.4008.10; cows and heifers, 33.60
@9.20; calves, 37.75@10.T5.
Sheep: Receipts, 8000; market steady.
Sheep. 35.10@C.10; yearlings, 3307; lambs,
36.504/S.50.
Kansas City. August 20.—Hogs: Re
ceipts. 3100; market steady. Bulk, 39.160
1.35; heavy. 39.2509.35; packers and butch
ers, 39.2009.37%; light. 3909.30; pigs, 37.7E
08.50.
Cuttle: Receipts, 3000; market steady.
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_ AL SECURITIES _ I
______ d. Asked.
Ala. F. A I. .. « 48 66
Amer. C. Rys., pfd .. « 64 67
Amer. c. Rys . 30 60
Amer. Tr. A Sav. Bk. 8 170 180
Avondale Mills, com... 8 100 116
Avondale Mills, pfd... 8 100 103
Bessemer C. A I.. 60
B’ham T. A S.18 360 376
B'ham Baseball Aseo.. 140 1T0
B’ham Realty Co. .... 4 180 176
Cham, of Com., pfd .... t 70 80
Com. Bank A T. Co. .. 80 80
Corey Land . 86 76
East Lake Land . 60 78
Elmwood Cem. Co. .... 4 80 80
Empire Imp., pfd .... 8 106 108
Empire Imp., com. .... 8 70 88
Ensley Land . 110 116
First Nat’l Bank.11 160 280
Great Sou. Life . 8 11
Interstate Casualty .. 1 I
Jell. Co. S. Bank. 8 160 166
Jefferson Fertiliser ... 8 106 138
MAM Bank . 8 136 186
North B'ham Land ... 16 33
Protective Life . 10 16
Realty Tr. Co., com... 8 100 110
Realty Tr. Co., pfd ..8 100 110
Sou. States Fire . 1 8
Traders fiat. Bank ... 8 160 166
_ Rate. Eld. Asked.
Ala. State-ref. 1920.. . 4 97 100 -
Ala. State Renew. 1966 314 tiO 90
Ala. State Renew. I960 4 99 101
Ala State Fair . • 60 75
Amer. C. Kya . 5 *9 92
Ala Cons.( 76 80
Bessemer C. & l .0 162 105
B. R.. L. A P. 6 98 101
B. R., L. A P. 414 89 91
B'ham Ice Factory ... 6 100 106
B'ham R. A R. . 6 100 103
B'ham Waterworks.... 6 103 107
City of Birmingham .. 0 100 104
City of Birmingham ,. 6 106 108
Continental <4ln . 6 100 105
Jefferson County . 5 101 104
Jefferson County .8 106 110
Jefferson County . 414 89 101
Jefferson Reatly .3 100 105
Milner Land Co. . 6 96 100
Nashville Railway ... i 100 105
Pratt Consolidated ... 5 80 86
Sloss 1. A S.6 100 102
Sloss I. A 8.'.... 414 92 96
T. C. I. gen. mt*. 5 99 101
T. C. L Tenn. Dlv. 6 101 103
T. a I. Ship Bldg. ... 6 100 104
T. C. I. B'ham Dlv_ • 100 103
T. C. I. Cahaba Dlv. ..4 102 104
Woodward Cons.4 100 106
Prime fed steers, 19.60010.60; dressed beef
steers, S8.1508.5O; soutnern steers. $5.2508.
cows. $4,250-7.60; heifers, 13.7509.50; Stock
ers. 83.7508.26.
Sheep: Receipts. 6200; market higher.
Lambs, 87.750S.3O; yearlings, 85.750G.6O;
wethers. $6.25®«; ewes, 8506.80.
St. Louis, August 20.—Hogs; Receipts.
6100; market higher. Pigs and lights, 87®
9.56; mixed and butchers. 89.2509.60; good
heavy, 89.4009.56.
Cattle; Receipts, 1700: market steady.
Native beef steers, 87.50010.40; Stockers,
8507.50; Texas and Indian steers, $608.26:
cows and heifers, 8509.50; native calves,
86010.50.
Sheep: Receipts. 8100; market steady.
Native muttons, $400.25; lambs, $708.15.
Cotton Seed Oil
New York. August 20.—Cotton seed
oil was higher for spots on demand
from Europe and light offerings, while
futures were barely steady under fears
of Increased crude offerings and lack
of bull -support. August closed 6 points
net higher and other 2 points higher
to 2 lower. The cotton seed oil market
closed steady; spot, 6.680 6.70c; August,
6.6006.61c; September. 6.5506.37c; Oc
tober, 6.4406.48c; November, 6.34®
6.39cf, December, 6.36®6.39c: .lanuary,
6.3906.40c: February, 6.3906.43c;
March, 6.4606.49c; sales, 2800.
Dry (roods
New York, Auguet 20.—Cotton goods
markets were quiet today. Raw silk
was higher. Men's wear for fall was in
light demand. The difficulty In obtain
ing dyesturfs for tsxtiles Is becoming
more acute and checking forward bus
iness.
Naval Stores
Savairaah, August 20.—Turpentine
nomlnsf 4514c; no sales; receipts, 245;
shipments, 259. stock, 28.105. Rosin
nominal: no sales; receipts, 623; ship
ments. 2360; stock, 118.461. Quote: A,
B. $3.50; C, D, 83.52V4; F, Q, H, I, $3.55;
K. $4.15; M, $4.50; N, $6; WG, $6.25;
WW. $6.25.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Played. Won. Lost. Pet.
New York . 104 59 45 . 587
Boston . 105 58 47 .552
St. .. 112 69 58 .527
Chicago . 109 67 52 . 523
Brooklyn ..... 306 49 57 .462
Pittsburg . 106 49 57 . 462
Philadelphia . 107 49 68 . 458
Cincinnati . 108 48 80 . 441
Rudolph Wallops Pirates
Pittsburg, August 20.—Boston, with
Rudolph pitching, defeated Pittsburg to
day, 6 to 3. It was the eleventh straight
victory for Pitcher Rudolph. Score:
R. H. E.
Boston .000 000 012-6 7 l
Pittsburg . 000 030 000-3 4 1
Batteries: Rudolph and Gowdy; Conzel
man, O’Toole and Coleman. Umpires.
Rigler and Hart.
Cub* Takes Series
Chicago, August 20.—Chicago made It
three out of four from Brooklyn today,
winning 3 to 2. Two errors helped Brook
lyn to score its two runs In the third.
Score: R. H. E.
Biooklyn . 002 000 000-2 7 1
Chicago .300 010 00* -3 6 2
Batteries: Allen. Reulhach and Mc
Carty; Cheney and Bresnghan. Umpires,
Lincoln and Byron.
Phillies Score Lone Tally (
St. Louis, August 20.—Paskert’s single,
a sacrifice and Burns' double in the ninth
inning gave Philadelphia a 1 to 0 victory
over St. Louis today. Score: K. H. E.
Philadelphia . 000 001 000-1 7 0
St. Louis . 000 000 000—0 8 0
Batteries: Tincup and Burns; Doak and
Snyder. Umpires, Quigley and Eason.
New York-Cincinnati, not scheduled.
SOUTH ATLANTIC
At Savannah: Savannah 2, Colum
bia 1.
At Charleston: Charleston 2, Au
gusta 0.
At Macon: Macon 1, Albany 57
International League’
At Newark: Newark 4. Toronto 3.
At Jersey City: Jersey City 9, Mon
treal 13.
At Providence: Providence 8, Ro
chester 1.
SYLACAUGA DIvTdES
WITH TALLADEGA
Sylacauga. August 20.—(Special.)—In
a double header hefe this afternoon be
1 tween Sylacauga and Talladega the
! first game was won by Sylacauga by a
score of 4 to 1. while Talladega took
the second 8 to 2.
Batterlee, first game: Sylacauga,
Stewart and Thurman; Talladega, Burne
and Wren. Second game: Sylacauga.
Stewart, Wllllame and Thurman; Tal
ladega, Allen and Httchock.
The game this afternoon lost to Tal
ladega waa the flret out of a total of
13 games played by the local team this
season.
Shank'* Single Win* Game
Washington, August 20.—Shank's single
In the ninth Inning, which ecored Gandil,
gave Washington a 5 to 4 victory over St.
Louis today In a long drawn out game.
Washington scored four runs In the
fourth inning on a double, a sacrifice, a
hit batsman, a single and a double steal.
St. Louis, with two runs already recorded,
tied the score In the eighth on Acosta's
muff and singles by Shotten and Pratt.
Mitchell beat out an Infield hit In the
seventh and was hit In the face and
knocked unconscious by Wallace’s throw
to first. Score: r. h. E.
1 St. Louis . 100 000 130—4 7 2
Washington . 000 400 001—5 11 3
Batteries: James, Baumgardner and
Leary; Ayres, Johnson and Henry, Ain
emlth.
Bison* Split With Brownie*
St. I-outs, August 20.—St. Louis and Buf
’ fa 16 divided a double-header today, the
local'club taking the flret game, 1 to &,
and the visitors the second. S to, I.
: Score: X
First game— R. H. E.
Buffalo . 000 000 000-0 * 0
St. Louis . 100 000 000»-1 3 2
Batteries: Moore and Blair; Davenport
and Simon.
Second game— R. H. E.
Buffalo . 300 101 000—5 12 2
st. Louis.ooo one oio-i s »
Batteries: Anderson and Alien; Keupper
and Chapman.
WHOLESALE ME
CONTINUES GOOD
Large Shipments of Eggs
Are Arriving Daily—Me
dium Produce Demand
Business on Morris avenue continues
good. Poultry and eggs are in good
demand and the dealers are stocking
for a heavy week-end trade. L*arge
shipments of eggs arrive daily, a large
part of this supply arriving from Ten
nessee. Hens and frying chickens are
bringing good prices, but sales are
large.
The produce men experience a me
dium demand and supplies In most
lines are plentiful. Cantaloupes and
watermelons are being furnished to a
great extent by local truckers. Toma
toes are also plentiful and are in pop
ular favor. Prices as a rule are firm.
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
The Iron Market
IF .»U.OO
2F . 10.50
3F .;... 10.00
Gray Forge . 9.50
IS .11.00
2S .10.60
Poultry and Eggs
Hens—14c.
Fryers—114-114 lbs.; average, 2214c.—20c.
DuckB—16c lb.
Guineas—30c.
Roosters—30c.
Geese—40®45c each.
Eggs—Fresh country receipts, ls@19c;
candled, 22c; extra graded candled, 24c;
candled carton eggs, 26c.
Meats
Lard—1114c; compound. 914c.
Extra Ribs—315.0714.
Bellies—20-26, 316.3214.
BoBton Butts—17c.
Pork Loins—20c.
Breakfast Bacon—20$j,28r.
Spare Ribs—1214c.
Regular Hams—2014c.
Skinned Hams—2114c.
Fruits and Produce
Cantanloupes—$2®>2.26.
Watermelons—16®30c.
Lemons—$7.00.
Limes—76c ®$1.26.
Home Grown Cabbage—2t4c lb.
Northern Apples—Fancy box, $2®2.60.
New Crop Apples—Per hamper, $1.26.
Home-Grown Lettuce—Per hamper, $L
Peanuts—6®i7c.
Imported Peanuts—9%o pound.
Egg Plants—$2®2.60.
Pineapples—$2®I2.60.
Snap Beans—$1.60.
New Sweet Potatoes—$2.26 per hamper.
New Irish Potatoes—In sacks, $1.10.
Squash—Hamper, $1.
Cucumbers—Per crate, $1®1.26.
New Corn—Dozen, 15c.
Peaches—Georgia, $1.75®2.50.
Huckleberries—$2.60®8.
Concord Grapes—$1.60 per crate; 40o
basket
White Grapes—4-lb. baskets, 30c.
Figs—$2.60®3 per crate.
Okra, six-basket crate, $2.60.
Tomatoes—Six-basket crates, $2.60®3
Alabama Tomatoes—Four-basket crates
$L
Fish
Perch—8c pound. ‘
Salt Water Trout—1214c pound
Blue Catfish—7®8c pound.
Red Snapper—8«814c.
Gray Snapper—6c.
Mullet—6t4#0o pound.
Spanish Mackerel—16c pound.
Fresh Pompano—26c pound.
Creamery Products
Country Butter—20®25c; fresh creamery
butter, 83V4c; process butter, 28c.
Cheese—16tt; Imported Swiss cheese,
40c; German brick cheese, 18c; llmburger,
18c; Imported Roquefort, 40c; Neufchatel
cheese, per dozen, 46c; Pimento cheese,
$1.85.
Flour and Breadstuff*
Self rising flour. $6.50; Tennessee flour,
$5.30: Michigan flour, $6.40; pure wheat
shorts. $34; pure wheat bran, $32; C. S.
meal, 7V4 P«r cent, $30; Cremo meal, per
ton, $26; No. 1 timothy hay. per ton, $25;
mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass, per ton.
$20; C. S. hulls, 80 lbs., $12 ton; mixed
feed, $35; oats, 58c bu.; corn, $1.10; corn
meal, $2.06 per 96 lbs. New crop alfalfa,
$24.
Hides and Tallow
Green salted hides, 14®16c; partly
cured. 13®14c; green, 13®13t4c; damaged
and culls, one-half price; dry flint, 27®28c;
dry salted, 25®26; dry cuts, 12Hc; goat
skins, 26640c; kids, one-half price; lamb
skins, 26®35; sheep eklns, 25®75c; shear
ings, 15®25c; green salted horse hides, No.
2s, $2; glues and ponies, $101.50; No. i
tallow, 6®6c; No. 2 tallow, 4c; beeswak,
28@60c; wild glnslng, $6®8; cultivated gln
slng, $S®5; golden seal, $3.50®4; clear
grease wool, 16®19c; slightly burry, 16®18;
clear tubwashed wool, 10033; burry, 15®20.
GLENN IS GUESTOF
GEORGE G. CRAWFORD
T. K. Glenn, of the Atlanta Steel com
pany, was yesterday a guest of George
G. Crawford, president of the Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad company. He
was shown the steel plant operations at
Ensley, besides the plants at Bessemer.
Mr. Glenn was a guest of Mr. Crawford
yesterday afternoon.
"Birmingham is a great city," said Mr.
Glenn. "I have been shown the News
paper club, the Tutwiler hotel and other
attraction? here and I must say that At
lanta cannot boast of Tiny two places so
attractive. I must say that the News
paper club Is undoubtedly the most unique
club of its kind that I have ever seen,
and the citizens of this city should be
vtry proud of that place."
Mr. Glenn is a buyer of steel manu
factured In this district and he came over
here to get an Idea on what was to ex
pected now that the war has become gen
eral. Mr. Glenn wae optimistic when
about to leave for Atlanta last night, so
It Is presumed la satisfied with the
local situation.
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STATEMENT ISSUED'
BY FATHER COYLE ON
DEATH OF THE POPE:
I
‘Reviews His Career—Wide
|
spread Sorrow Among Lo
cal Catholics—No Spec
ulation as to Successor
The announcement of the death of Pope
Plus X was received among the Catholics
of Birmingham with unfeigned sorrow,
and in all the Catholic churches prayers
were said privately for the repose of his
soul.
The clergy of Alabama wilt receive offi
cial notification of the pope's death from
Bishop Allen of Mobile, who will within
the next .few- days issue a circular letter
prescribing a period of mourning and
setting apart a day for memorial serv
ices.
The Rev. James E. Coyle, pastor of
St. Paul’s church, gave out the following
statement last night:
"To millions of Catholics the world over,
the news of the death of the saintly
polntlff, that guided the destinies of the
greatest church in Christendom, brought
a sens© of personal loss. To countless
souls striving after the spiritual, seeking
to climb above and beyond the mere af
fairs of earth, searching after the things
of heaven, the death of Pius X brought
real grief.
"No pontiff of recent centuries (In
speaking of the Catholic church we speak
of centuries, whereas of other institutions
we speak of decades) was so beloved, or
got so close to the hearts of his subjects
in every land under heaven, and with
reason, for did he not. at the beginning of
his pontificate, lay down as the object of
his labors in the highest position on
earth ‘instaurare omnia in Christo' to
restore all things in Christ, and did lie
not, year after year, renew' that pledge,
and labor, in season and out of season, to
fulfill that pledge, to win one© more the
world to God, to give the careworn, rest
less hearts of men and women, the Christ
and the peace that Christ alone can give?
Yes, Leo Xlli was a greater pontiff, he
was a brilliant-diplomat, a man of the
world, a litterateur, a poet who penned
beautiful Latin verse, but Piux X was
the pope of all men, not alone of those
in high estate, but. above all and before
all, of the poor, toilworn &>ns of men,
of those ‘whose lives were not cast In
pleasant places,’ of those whose pleasures
and joys wore few and far between, of
those who day In and day out had to
labor hard to keep body and soul to
gether and to win their daily bread. To
them, for of them he once was, he
showed himself a loving friend and
father, and then he showed where true
peace and happiness dwelt, In their own
clean hearts and simple consciences, anti
in their union with their Lord and God
in the grandest of the sacraments, the
sacrament of the body and blood of the
Lord. He was the father and friend of
the poor and the pope of the eucharlst.
■’Though his pontificate was short,
! though to those w'ho view things from
the viewpoint of the world, It was, In
many respect a failure, to those who view
the late pontificate in the light of the
history of nigh two thousand years, the
history, that Is, that begins with Peter
the Fisherman, martyred in that city
where Pius had just died, that pontificate
is remarkable and will stand out among
recent pontificates as distinguished by
wonderful and far reaching legislation.
Pius X startled the world by urging dally
holy communion, not alone for those In
seciuded cloister and nunnery, not alone
for the orders of men and women who, In
the world bound by vows, serve him, but
for all, for men and women of every rank
and station, rich and poor and high and
low. Piux X startled the world again by
declaring that little children even should
be suffered to approach the holy table
and to feed their souls with the bread of
angels, and that when they knew', not
with perfect, accurate, theological knowl
j edge, but In a general way, that they
w'ere receiving not bread, hut the body of
God.
"Plus codified canon law and got order
from chaotic systerns of legislation. Pius
X reformed the breviary, used by all
priests of the church and made it beau
tiful indeed, and solemn as it was before,
the most beautiful, the most solemn, the
most remarkable book of devotions that
the world will ever know. The simplifi
cation and Increased usefulness of various
councils and congregations that attend to
the mass of business at the headquarters
of Catholicity, must be credited also to
this simple, gentle, hard working pope.
Many archepiscopal and episcopal sees
were erected during the pontificate of the
tenth Plus, and so, though anti-clericalism
seemed to triumph in this or that country,
the pontiff went on serenely, and by
these internal reforms, by his watchful
supremacy, the deposit of the faith that
modernism would fain assail, and by his
appeals, his successful appeals, to the
piety, and devotion of. his children of
every nation, he has left behind 1dm a
record that will stamp his pontificate as,
if short, yet one of the most fruitful of
the pontificates of any age from Christ
till now'.
"Who will succeed? None may say.
Vain would be all prophecies and fore
casts. The late pontiff was never men
tioned among the ‘papabile.’ before the
late conclave. Loyal, faithful Catholics
are not much concerned. They know that
the present college of cardinals is an
eminent and distinguished body, though
the cardinals could select an outsider for
that matter, who would be a fit and
proper person to guide, heaven assisted,
the church of God. Loyal, faithful Cath
olics know that now. aa in every age of
history the church, not of the world but
In it, is fulfilling its destiny, is true to
its mission, and will till the end of time
continue its work in the world, the one
unchangeable society, the one stable, cer
tain, divine institution, that while nations
rise and fall, while thrones and empires
pass away, while geographical boundary
lines vary, never fears or falters, but
serenely with the Holy Spirit abiding, and
guided by heT Invisible head, Christ, and
her visible head, a Gregory, a Clement, a
Leo, a Pius or a Benedict, does the work
Christ sent her to do—to bring sanctifica
tion, light and salvation to all the sons
of men."
SELMA HAS WON THE
G.-A. LJ914 RAG
Selma, August 20.—(Special.)—The Selma
club, which already won the 19M pennant
ot the Georgia-Alabama league, will re
turn home Friday morning and that aft
ernoon at Riverside park open the last
series of the season with the Newnan
club. Wlille Newnan cannot now beat
Selma out of the pennant, a great deal
ol Interest is being taken in the approach
ing series and each of/the games will
be largely attended.
The Selma fans are hopeful of a series
of post season games to decide the cham
pionship of class D baseball In the south
will be arranged between the Selma club
of the Georgia-Alabama league and the
winner of the pennant cf the George
State league. Such a series would at
tract a great deal of. interest throughout
the two states and' every game would
1 be largely attended.
[BOLAND AND CALLAHAN
WILL BE SOLD TO MAJORS
DETROIT CLUB MAKES OFFER
FOR PITCHER BOLAND—CAL
LAHAN WILL GO TO THE ST
LOUIS BROWNS
Deals for two Nashville players art?
pending:. Ditcher Bernie Bu aml is sought
by the Detroit Americans, while Out
fielder Dave Callahan is wanted by
Branch Rickey, for his St. Louis Ameri
cans. Clyde Shropshire, president of the
Nashville club, announced that negotia
tions were on for their release and that
it was expected that sales would be com
pleted at any minute.
Muggsy McQraw is fond of Catcher
"Glbby" Gibson and there is a probability
that he will make a bid for him. How
ever, the Giants have not as yet made
an offer. Scout Jim McGuire of Detroit,
thinks that Boland will go great with tin*
Defroit club. President Shropshire has
just returned from Detroit where he dis
cussed matters with President Navln. In
all probability. Boland will bring a hand
some price, for he is one of the likeliest
youngsters In the league. It is said that
$3600 will be asked for th‘ Vol flltiger.
A substantial sum will send Callahan to
the Browns He is a personal friend of
Manager Rickey and thinks that he has
the speed, httting ability and age to
stick in the majors. President Shrop
shire announced yesterday at Rick wood
tl at he expected to consummate the deals
immediately.
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BIRMINGHAM’S NEW “CITY
j BEAUTIFUL” DEPARTMENT
THE POPLARS.
The poplars present another group of
widely varying plants, which on account
of their rapid growth and extreme hardi
ness are extensively planted In the treeless
sections of the northwest, as w'ell as
about residences In more equable climates
where quick shade and protection are
desired. V
When used for immediate effect they are
usually accompanied by slower growing
trees, which, when sufficiently grown, will
altogether replace the poplars.
THE WILLOWS.
Willows are seldom used, either as street
or park trees, but upon extensive grounds
where moist places occur which do not of
fer a ^congenial habitat for other desirable
deciduous trees, the wdllows, because of
their adaptation to such spots, are very
useful.
THE TP LIP TREE.
The tulip tree, which is also known as
the yellow poplar, is a rapid growing tree,
attaining immense size and showing at
tiaetive, glassy, fiddle-shaped leaves. In
spring, trees growing in the open show
a profusion of yellow, tulip-shaped flowers
which are later followed by the charac
teristic fleshy fruit of the magnolia, of
which it is a representative. While sel
dom used for street purposes In cities, It
is of value for driveways and parks where
trees of great size and beauty are admis
sible.
THE SYCAMORE.
The sycamore, or plane tree, both native
and oriental, is a most useful street tree,
and as well a striking lawn or park tree.
In age it represents a most picturesque
appearance as a result of its sturdy, ir
regularly branching limbs and Its peculiar
greenish-white bark. The leaves of the
native species suffer severely in some lo
calities from u parasitic fungus, which
detracts greatly from the value of this
tree for ornamental purposes.
THE HARDY CAT ALP A
Because of its rapid growth and sym
metrical form when grown in the open,
taken in connection with its broad leaves
and showy racemes of flowers, this has
become a favorite tree for planting in the
paririe regions, where comparatively few
broad leaved trees endure. Besides Its
ornamental value, the oatalpa produces
very durable timber, hignly prized as post
i.mtoriii I.
THE HORSE CHESTNUT.
This group of trees is of especial merit
because they combine with attractive
form and foliage a beautiful floral dis
play during the months of May ami June.
The drawbacks to the hone chestnut are
the objectionable litter'made by the ripen
ing fruits lu the autumn and tin* fact that
In some localities at least the European
species is subject to a disease of the
foliage. The hardiness of the horse chest
nut and the beauty of its flowers and
foliage are sufficient to -‘.‘arrant Its use
as a specimen tree, despite its objection
able fall litter.
THE YELLOW WOOD.
This fret* growing ornamental deciduous
tree is native to the regio 1 of Kentucky
and Tennessee. It is desirable because
of its rounded form and its compound
leaves of a bright light green, which in
autumn turn to a warm yellow. Its flow
ers which arc generally borne in great
profusion, are irregular, white, sweet
scented, and appear in long, drooping
from disease, makes a moderate growth,
has smooth bark, makes no objectionable
litter in the autumn, and is therefore
very desirable for lawn and city pur
poses.
Deciduous trees are trees that shed
their leaves In fall.
f
,
—
Cullman Planter Charged
With Murder of Miller at
Holly Pond
Cullman, August 20.—(Special.)—Testi
mony is l>eing taken in the case of the
slate against Alpheus Brindley, charged
with the murder of Robert Miller on the
road from Cullman to Holly Pond last
July. The first witness for the state
was Oscar Fischer, undertaker, who pre
pared the body for burial, who extracted
the shot from the front .left breast and
who described the course of the bullets,
i Three buckshot struck the man, one over
' the l«*ft ear, one In the neck and one pene
trating the shoulder from the back.
A. Allen, the next witness, who lives
■ within 200 yards of the place where the
shooting was done, and was the first man
to reach the elder Miller, who had saved
his life by stooping to arrange some groc
eries in the bottom of the wagon, testi
fied that he found Miller standing up in
the wagon and the bodies of the two
young men, Robert Miller and Rube Caiv
ter, lying across the seat, both dead, lie
, also found buckshot in a tree, an empty
t shell and some gun wads.
> C. <\ Connelly, deputy sheriff, corrobo
rated Allen, and furnished the Jury wJth
] a diagram showing the road as it was
then, and where the men had been sitting
on the ground, where their lookout was
and where they stood when they fired the
shots.
John Cochran, .). L. Mooney, Jesse
Brown, J. J,ewis, testified that they had
seen Brindley in consultation in differ
ent parts of the city the day that Miller
was killed with John and Clyde Patter
son, who were sentenced to life imprison
ment at the last session of court for the
killing of Miller, they .having shot the
two men as the tool of Brindley.
(5. \Y. Phillips swore that Clyde Pat
terson put up a mule and buggy in his
stable, and left there Just before 5
o’clock in the afternoon, going in tlie di
rection where tin* men were killed.
Jeff Clifton corroborated this testimony.
John Stewart swore that he bought 15
cents worth of buckshot for Brindley,
arid that Brindley asked him to load some
12-gauge shells for him, but that he had
no time to do so and did not; that he
also asked to borrow him a gun, and
that he was going hunting to kill a
‘•buck'.’’
J. Ij. Mooney testified that he heard tlie
three men talking on the street and that
Brindley said: "Clyde, you made a good
shot and a sure shot, but Mr. Patterson,
you let the old man get away, and be
will give us trouble."
John Wren, detective and deputy sheriff
of Jefferson county, swore to hearing a
conversation between Patterson and
Brindley in the Birmingham jail in which
Brindley asked about the guns, and also
why Patterson did not get old man Mil
ler.
The stlite presented other minor testi
mony and rested. The defense will begin
examination of witnesses this afternoon.
Mustaches Stick Fast
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
An eostern authority nay* men wear
mustaches to hide or modify their atro
cious homeliness. He says he hides his
own upper lip In this way because It
looks like the upper lip of a man who
wouh^set fire to an orphan asylum and
dance In the ashes—a Nerolc upper Up.
as It were.
This is somewhat of a broad charge, as
all mustache wearers will duly aver.
There arc mustaches far uglier than the
ugliest of lips. There are mustaches In
tints that would frighted a blind man.
There are frlngy mustaches that loudly
suggeat the aoups of yesterday.
But they can’t be done away with by
sneers, or jeers, or even leers. You can’t
do away with an adornment that In Its
universal pull begins with an emperor and
ends with a Tartar.
The July Crop
i From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
"See here. Wombat."
"Yes?"
“You promised me some stuff out of
; your garden.”
“All right. What will you have, jimson
I weed, thistles or burduck?"
10 BE HELD HERE
The United Staten civil service commis
sion announces the following examina
tions :
Stenographer and typewriter (male) de-1
part menial service, August 25. Age, IS |
and over; entrance salaries range from I
$840 to $900 per annum. This special ex - |
aminatlon is held on the, fourth Tuesday
of every month. December excepted..
Bookkeeper (male) navy yard, ChaTles
ton, 8. C.. September 2 Salary, $3.04 per
diem. Age. 18 or over.
Expert radio aid (male), naval radio
station, Radio, Virginia. Salary $10 per
diem. Age, 25 and under 40. Competitors
will not bo assembled for educational test,
but will be rated on the following sub
jects:
General and technical educational train
ing.
Technical experience.
Special administrative experience.
Prerequisite, an educational training
equivalent to that required for gradua
tion from a public high school and not
less Ilian five years' experience in the
care, repair, installation and adjustment
of radio apparatus Assistant superinten
dent of construction (male). United States
penitentiary, Leavenworth. Kan. Salary,
$100 a month. Age, 21 years or over. Com
petitors will not lie assembled for educa
tional test, but, will be rated on the fol
lowing subjects: Physical ability, train
ing and experience. Employment in this
position at Leavenworth will be inter
mittent, aggregating probably eight
months in tlie year. Prerequisite, a gen
eral knowledge of building operations of
all kinds, sound health, active habits, ami
good judgment.
Ship draftsman (male), navy depart
ment, October H. Age. 18 and over. En
trance salaries range from $3.25 to $5.04
per diem. Persons appointed from this
examination are eligible for promotion in
the service of tlie navy department to sal
aries of $7.62, $8. and in a few cases as
high ns $10 and $12 per diem, depending
upon the efficiency shown.
Coyplst ship dratsman (male), navy de
partment. October 14. 'Entrance salaries
range from $2 to $2.80 per diem. Age.
IS or over.
Application blanks and’further particu
lars may be obtained from L. P. Smith,
local civil service board, postoffice annex.
' The Sunday School
From tut Pittsburg Gazette-Times.
'i h« International Sunday School asso
olatlon, meeting In triennial convention at
Chicago, has adopted an ambitions pro
gramme for the coming year. It Includes
1,000,000 new Sunday school members it
year, an equal number of total abstinence
pledge signers, the same number of new
church members recruited from the Sun
day school and 100,000 new members of
teacher training classes. All tin se objects
.may not be attained, but It Is a good plan
to set a high mark and strive earnestly
toward It. The wisdom of that policy has
been proved by the international associa
tion. which hue become a mighty force for
righteousness largely on account of Its
broad-minded, toleranL principle s and
spirit of brotherhood, Illustrating the pos
sibility of that ultimate union of churches,
with the privilege of retaining Individual
denominational forms of organisation, 1 *
which so many Christiana look forward
with confidence, says the Pittsburg Ga
zette-Times.
A marvelous development of the modern
Sunday school Idea lias laken place since
that day in July, 1780. when Robert Raikes
gathered a band of little street boys into
a room In Sooty alley, Gloucester, Eng
land. and began to instruct them not only
in the Bible, but In reading and other ele
mentary subjects. For a long time the
Sunday school fulfilled the mission of the
day school as well, for the children of
the poor, until the extension of the free
educational system throughout England
rendered this double duty unnecessary.
The teachers were paid a shilling a Sun
day. but service was generally tendered
free. Ratkes lived to see 400,000 children
In the Sunday schools of his country. It
seems odd, looking back from the twen
tieth century viewpoint, that the Sunday
school Idea should ever have encountered
determined opposition from church au
thorities. The archbishop of Canterbury
once summoned a council of bishops to
devise means for stopping the movement.
Today his church and the sister denomi
nation In this country are among the
warmest supporters of Sunday schools.
The Sunday school has come to stay and
as a factor in the religious life of the
people Is becoming more potent every
*sar.
- -^0
WINSFIRSTSKIRMISH
IN THE LEGAL BAHLE
Calhoun Judge Issues De
cree of Sale Against the
Savage Ore Tract
Near Anniston
Anniston, August 20. (Special.)—Th«
Woodward Ore company won the first
f'kirmish In a legal battle that has been
in progress here for several weeks Thurs
day morning when Judge John 1^. Rowan
of the probate court issued a decree of
sale against what is known ns the Sav
age ore tract, comprising 3000 acres of
valuable ore and timber land In the An
niston district.
W. R. Hurt, a multi-millionaire of Sagi
naw. Alb h., opposed this decree, and
when the decision was rendered by Judge
Rowan the attorneys for Mr. Burt im
mediately began arguments to establish
the conditions of anile. If the property is
sold on credit, they contend that the notes
shall l>e properly secured. Judge Rowan
now has this point under advisement, and
is expected to render a decision within a
l few days.
The valuable tract of ore in litigation
was discovered by Henry W. Savage
while he was prospecting* for timber,
lie formed a partnership with Mr. Burt
i and together they purchased the large
tracts in question, said to be worth ap
proximately $500,0(X), but when Mr. Savage
wanted to go ahead with developments
it Is said Mr. Burt objected. /
The Woodward Ore eompany was then
formed, Mr. Savage associating with
hmibclf the Woodwards of Birmingham
und Judge J. J. Willett of Anniston. This
brought the litigation into the courts and
i.»r several weeks the taking of testi
mony In the case has been under way
here, experts having been called from all
parts of Alabama, and Mr. Burt sent
the » hiet engineer of the I nlted States
Steel corporation, of which he is a direc
tor, to the city to appraise the property.
Willct A* Willett and Knox, Acker, Dix
on iV Sterne argued the case before Judge
Rowan, and t\ D. Kline and Blackwell
& Agee represented the Burt interests.
The latter attoi^p'vs stated today that
an appeal in the case will depend en
tirely on the decision of Mr. Burt.
The property is said to contain the rich
est brown ore deposits in this section,
and several thousands of dollars have
already been spent on developments, a
railway line having been projected to the
scene of operations, near which iMr. Sav
age ha^ erected a magnificent country
home.
The St. Michael’s School for Girls,
which is being projected by the Rev.
Charles K. Weller, rector of the Church
of St. Micahel and All Angels here, has a
very bright outlook and arrangements
have about been completed for the for
mal opening of the school next month*
according to Dr. Weller.
In addition to the boarding school, Dr.
Weller will continue the day school,
which he has been operating for the ben
efit of the poorer children in that sec
tion of the city. This school will open,
he says, with over 100 students this year,
apd lie lias enlarged his faculty to take
care of the Increased attendance.
The board of Calhoun county road and
revenue commissioners were still In ses
sion Thursray afternoon. They have not
yet readied the consideration of solvent
credits taxes, but will likely consider this
mutter before they adjourn.
Representations have been made to the
rommissioned to get them to postpone
action on solvent credits until the, legis
lature meets and amends or abolishes
this iawf. Hack Tax Commissioner Mam
tin, however. Is opposing this action.
LANE COOLS THE
FEVERED BROWS OF
HIS POLICEMEN
Judge A. O. T^»ne, city commissioner at
• the head of the police department, ves
terduy afternoon denied that there was
any “contemplated shake-up” In the po
lice department.
“T want to state that the police and
detective departments art* doing Hplendtd
work.
“There are always chamges at election
time and at the coining municipal elec
tion there may be some* few changes in
the police department as there always
lias been before and as are going on
probably every month.
“Ah for any shake-up in the police and
detective departments, I know nothing of
it except what 1 have rend in the news
papers."
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