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* leriean Sugar
on Stand in
John Doe
o Prices
*
er 1.—The increase
the European waf
according to testi
4- District Attorney
inquiry into the
* irma/i of the board
of directors of the American Sugar Re- :
lining company, said competition abroad
i' for West Indian and Central ntfll South
American raw sugar made the increase
in price here necessary.
At four food markets the city opened
today, sugar was sold morely cheaply
than housewives could buy it at stores.
5 and within two hours these markets’ sup
ply was exhausted.
At tile John Doe inquiry, John A. Sim.
& * general manager of a flour company,
said speculation in flour in this country
was impossible. He predicted that a fur
jj tiler rise in the price of flour would force
many small bakeries out of business be
cause they could not sell standard loaves
# of bread for 5 cents.
Bread at the new municipal markets
today sold at 4 cents and bakeries in the
neighborhood did little business. The
markets were crowded.
: Chief Magistrate McAdoo, presiding at
^ tlie John Doe hearing, announced he had
* heard from the customs authorities that
within the past few days more than 12,
.■ 326,000 pounds of raw sugar have been
'5* sold to English brokeis at $5 for 100
{pounds. Raw sugar early in July sold
here at as low as $3.29. ,
Magistrate McAdoo asked one witness
/ today if lie knew that there was in bond
/ in this port last week $5,500,000 worth Of
raw sugar. The witness, general sales
manager for a large sugar company, said
^ he knew nothing about it.
woulFencourage
RAISING OF CATTLE
AND HOGS IN SOUTH
Washington, September. 1.—(Special.)
As a step toward encouraging the
raising of cattle and swine in the south
4 Representative Hull today introduced
\ a jo.'nt resolution to enable the de
partinent of agriculture to make -in
m vestigalion as to the lands in south
■ urn states suitable for that purpose.
1 The resolution provided that $5ft.OOO
1 shall be placed at the disposal of the
V Secretary of Agriculture “lor the pur
X pose of enabling that department to
f locate, define and report on soil areas
.of the southern states best adapted to
the general and successful production
of cattle and hogs.” The investigation
would be conducted through one of the
t department bureaus. \ C. E. S.
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Fate of Tidewater Is
Shock To Its Promoter
J. M. Dewberry Says Line Is
Doing Handsome Business
and Statement of Earn
ings Indicates Neat Sur
plus
J. M. Dewberry, who promoted the Tide
water line which yesterday was placed
in the hands of receivers, before leaving
for the north last night, expressed great
surprise in that for the line a receiver
had been appointed.
In his statement, lie declares that "it
is apparent to everybody that the line is
doing a handsome business.” He states
also that the electric line is in no sense
connected with the Tidewater Securities
corporation of which he is president.
Mr. Dewberry says:
"I am astounded at the news that the
Birmingham, Ensley and Bessemer rail
load. locally known as the Tidewater line,
has been placed in the hands of a receiver
by its bankers, Morris Brothers of Phila
delphia.
“The statement of the earnings of the
road issued in February of this year in
dicates a neat surplus over operating ex
penses and interest on the bonds. This
news, therefore, is a great surprise and
I have wired Morris Brothers to know
what 1 can do to.aid in the protection of
this great property and its security hold
ers. I have not been in i lose or official
touch with the property for about two
years, but I think it is apparent to every
body who has watched the line that it is
doing a handsome business.
"While 1 and many of my friends are
personally interested in the securities of
the Birmingham, Ensley and Bessemer
railroad, we wish the public to knowf that
the Tidewater Securities corporation, ot
wrhich 1 am president and which is pro
moting the railroad from Ensley to the
forks of the Warrior river, a barge line
on the river to the gulf, and which owns
and is developing Dauphin Island as the
gulf terminal, is in no way connected with
this local electric line in Birmingham. 1
am pushing the developments at Dauphin
Island and am leaving tonight for Chicago
and other points to confer with my asso
ciates in the Dauphin Island enterprise.
ACTION ON SOLVENT CREDITS
IS EXPLAINED BY MOORING
John S. Mooring, chairman of the
state tax commission, Bends the fol
lowing explanation of the action of
tlie commission in the matter of sol
vent credits, which will serve to cor
rect whatever erroneous impression
might have resulted from article of
capltol reporters:
"The question was raised as to where
solvent credits of foreign corporations
were assessable. The state tax commis
sion. together with the attorney gen
eral, has considered the matter and
have issued a circular letter to nil
county tax assessors and county tax
commissioners advising that there are
two classes cf foreign corporations in
Alabama.
“Foreign corporations that have a
chief or home office in the state are
taxable on their solvent credits in the
county in which the chief or home of
fice is located. In this class are such
corporations as the Sloss-Shef field
Steel and Iron company, which, while |
a New Jersey corporation, docs all its
bona fide business in Birmingham. It
would be assessed in Jefferson county 1
for all solvent credits in Alabama,
whether the same were handled at dif- 1
ferent branch offices or not.
‘ Foreign corporations in Alabama,
which have no chief office in the state,
but have branch offices which are un
der thf control of main or division of
fices outside of the state are assess
able in each county !n which these
branch offices are located. In this class
are such corporations as the Western
Union Telegraph company, the Postal
Telegraph company, all railroad com
panies In Alabama, express companies
and telephone companies.
“In this latter class the very nature
of the way in which the business is
done makes such corporations liable
for solvent credits at their various lo
cal offices in ea%h county, as they have
no solvent credits appearing on tho
books in the main office, all such bus
iness being carried as cash.’*
Unable to Nominate Sena
torial Candidate—Primary
Results Elsewhere
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4 Slayton Release Drlegatei 4
t Macon, September 2.—Gov. 4
4 John M. Slaton released his del- 4
4 egates early this morning after 4
4 the eleventh ballot by the Geor- 4
4 gia statv; democratic convention, 4
4 which is deadlocked for the sen- 4
4 alorial nomination. The vote 4
4 then stood: Hardwick 160, Sla- 4
4 112. Felder 93, Hutchens 6. It 4
* requires 188 votes to nomin- 4
* *te. 4
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Macon, Ga., September 1.—The Georgia
state democratic convention, after taking
seven ballots without being able to- nomi
nate a candidate for the United States
Senate to succeed the late Senator A. O.
Bacon, passed at midnight a motion for a
brief recess. The seventh ballot resulted.
Congressman Thomas W. Hardwick, 144;
Governor John M. Slaton, 126; Thomas S.
Felder, 91; G. R. Hutchens, 11.
Hardwick, on the seventh, had gained
20 votes from the first ballot. Oneghun
dred and eighty-eight votes are required
to nominate, action by the convention be
ing equivalent to election.
The renoniinatlon of United States Sen
ator Hoke Smith and the nomination of
Judge N. E. Harris as governor, were
formally ratified by the convention.
Senator Smith delivered an address of
acceptance in which he commended the
policies of President Wilson. The plat
form Indorsed the national administra
tion, especially as related to the Presi
dent’s policy In dealing with the Mexican
situation.
Stewart Re-Elected
Concord, N. H., September 1.—Congress
man Raymond B. Stevens was Motor In
the democratic primary contestwfor the
nomination for United States senator to
day, according to indications from early
returns. Calvin Page of Portsmouth, and
Wlllla H. Barry of Nashua, were his
opponents. Senator Jacob H. Ballinger
was unopposed for the republican renomt
natlon.
Returns from a third if the state Indi
cated the nomination for governor of
Rolland Spaulding, republican, and Al
bert Noone, democrat.
Progressive nominations were uncon
tested.
Both Claim Victory
Monroe, La., September 1.—Congressman
Walter Elder and Riley J. Wilson ran
a nip and tuck race today In the primary
held In the Fifth Louisiana district; for
the nomination of a democratic candi
date for Congress. Both claim victory
and the official returns may be neces
sary to decide the result.
Phillipp Leads in Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wis., September 1.—Eman
uel L. Philipp of Milwaukee had A big
lead for the republican gubernatorial
nomination (n Wisconsin over five other
candidates, according to early returns
from today's primary.
John C. Karel. Milwaukee, and John A.
Aylward, Madison, were having a closo
race for the democratic nomination for
governor.
For United States senator, McGover
was leading five other candidates for the
republican nomination. Ilustlng, demo
cratic senatorial candidate, appeared to
have,an advantage of Kearney.
Smoot Renominated
Salt Lake, September 1.—Senator Reed
Smoot wan nominated by acclamation by
\Jie republican state convention today.
Dale Teachers at Ozark
Ocark, September 1.—(Special.)—The
Dale county teachers' Institute Is be
ing held here with a full attendance
from all parts of the county and some
from other sections. It Is being con
ducted by Prof. Roy DImit and Miss
Inez bmjlh of Birmingham and Prof.
R. L. March man. the county superin
tendent of education, in the auditorium
of the Dale county high school build
ing cn College street.
Quotation Corrected
Macklin Brothers, Eighteenth street
and Avenue B, stated yesterday that In
Sunday's Age-Herald they were listed
us selling 10 pounds of sugar for $1,
wheregs they have never sold fewer
pounds than 13 for It.
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COL HULVEY HOPES
FOR RYE'S SUCCESS
Tennessee Educator Believes
That Gov. Hooper Will Be
Beaten in November
Col. Otey Crawford Hulvey, presi
dent of the Tennessee Military Insti
tute, located at Sweetwater, Tenn.,
while a visitor to Birmingham in the
interest of his school yesterday, ex
pressed himself as hopeful that democ
racy, which has been the under dog for
some years in Tennessee, would reas
sert itself this fall.
"The election August 6,” said Colonel
Hulvey, "of Judge Williams, appointee
of Governor Hooper, to the supreme
court bench, does not necessarily fore
shadow the success of Governor Hoop
er at tlie polls In November. On the
contrary, so narrow waa the victory
of Williams that there seems to be
good reason to believe that Hooper
"ill be beaten. The race Is admittedly
close and should Thomas C. Rye, the
democratic nominee, be victorious, it
will be by only a small majority.
"From a standpoint of personality I
admire Governor Hooper. I will vote
however, for Mr. Rye, democrat."
ROUTINE BUSINESS
BEFORE COMMISSION
No Important business was transacted
by the city commission at its regular
meeting yesterday. The traffic ordinance
was amended to allow pedestrians to cross
street intersections on a straight line
from opposite corners in the residence
sections. The routine business of most
importance was as follows:
Authorized purchase of certain material
for Improving Pratt City school and play
ground.
Adopted grade ordinance No. 187-C. es
tablishing the grade of Avenue D from
Thirty-eighth street to a point 440 feet
west of the west property line of Thirty
eighth street.
Adopted improvement ordinance No.
791-C, providing for certain improvements
on Tenth avenue, Wylam, from Forty
first street to Forty-second street, and on
Seventh avenue, Wylam, from Forty-first
to Forty-third street, at an estimated
cost of *1000.
„ Adopted Improvement ordinance No.
l91-C. providing for certain ImprovementB
on Thirty-fifth street from Avenue C to
Avenue E, at an estimated cost of *4300.
Confirmed action of Commissioner Lane
In discharging Officer B. J. Harrison from
th* police force.
Adopted resolution appointing election
managers and clerks and naming polling
places for municipal elsctlon September
2J, 1914.
Adopted ordinance amending section 20
of ordinance No. 174-C. relating to the
traffic ordinance.
Confirmed assessments under Improve
ment ordinance No. 800-C, providing for
construction of sanitary sewers In East
Lake, amounting *527.40.
OPEN LETTER
FROM A WELL
KNOWN MINISTER
. East Lake, Ala., August 88, l#li
pear Drs. Dozier: ’ *
We would fike to say to all who
might chance to see these lines, that our
present happy condition Is due to you
as well as other good causes.
About eight years ago my wife was In
very poor health. She was treated by
some of our best local physicians—good
physicians, too, and for months she was
a great sufferer from some unknown
cause.
The doctors thought that her con
dition was due to internal cancer,
tumor, or floating kidney. They felt
that the only remedy was an operation
In despair, I met Mr. Joe Holmes, a
member of the Birmingham police
force, a friend of ours, and told him of
our condition. He said. "Why don’t you
try the Drs. Dozier?” We did, and after
a careful examination, they said they
could cure her. They prescribed a
three months' treatment. She did as
they directed and she is now well.
We feel that we are due you this
statement to facts, and also owe It to all
who are now or who shall hereafter
suffer from like troubles.
I am, your friend,
A. G. 8WINDALL,
■ — . Minister of the Gospel. I
FORSTATE FAIR
“September Morn” in Living
Fire Will Be Feature.
Other Displays
"September Morn" pictured In fire
works will be one of tlie features of
the Alabama State Fair tills year,
which begins September 28, closing
October 10. Paul Chabeas' famous
painting, both lauded and condemned,
will he reproduced in a pyrotechnic dis
play by Uie Pain Fireworks company,
which has the contract for the fire
works this year.
Among the other beautiful and in
structive exhibits will be "The Evolu
tion of the Plow." The first view in
living fire will be of the original
primitive plow, drawn by a single
steer. The improved steel plow and
sulkey, drawn by a mule team, will
come next and the various stages of
perfection attained by manufacturers
will be shown on up to the latest model
steam tractor and gang plow.
An amusing spectacle In fireworks
will be "Noah’s Ark and the Animals."
When the torch Is applied to the fuse
and the powder bqglns to burn Noah
Is seen standing at the door of the ark.
releasing the animals from captivity
after their stay of 40 days on the
water. Lions, elephants, tigers, zebras,
all animals of the Jungle and North
American animals as well, will be re
leased in turn.
"King Corn and Queen Alfalfa," dem
onstrating the value of planting th*se
two staples by the farmer of the south
will be shown. The pyroteohnto dis
play Is in the form of a bomb, which
has several explosions while In the air.
It Is catapulted from a 12-lnch steel
gun to an enormous height. The first
explosion breaks Into a great ehower of
green, representing alfalfa. The sec
ond display will be a beautiful golden
yellow corn. The third break in the
bomb Is green, representing more al
falfa. The fourth break Is yellow, to
represent corn, and while the fourth
explosion occurs a motto of fire Is
displayed reading: "More corn and mere
alfalfa for Alabama."
An orange grove le depicted by the
bursting at great height of a 24-inch
shell representing an orange grove,
showing myriads of ripe, golden or
anges.
One of the great events will tic the
showing of the planet wheel device,
representing the world. It is contin
ually revolving and within can be seen
seven smaller planets circling, supposed
to represent the seven principal plan
ets of the solar system. The whole is
surrounded by hundreds of small silver
fires representing the stars. It is 160
feet in cTrcumference. and it is said
will light the surrounding country for
miles.
An amusing part of the pyrotechnic
display will be a baseball game played
by human beings, dressed In asbestos
clothes and playing with balls and bats
of fire.
1 ENSLEY NEWS
Funeral services over the remains
of Mrs. Matilda 7_.ee Dubose, age 81
years, who died early Friday morning
following a lengthy Illness, were con
ducted yesterday morning from St.
John’s Episcopal church. The Rev. J.
W. Fulford, paator of the St. John's
Episcopal church, assisted by the Rev.
T. P. llay, pastor of the Ensley Pres
byterian church, officiated. Interment
fallowed at the Oakland cemetery. The
deceased Is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Cecil Wilson and Miss Flora Du
Bose anc. three grandchildren. The
pallbearers were as follows: John Mor
rison. M. H. McDowell, H. S. Meade,
W. N. Meade, W. N. Wood, J. J. Nickel
and W. P. Burrus.
Ensley and vicinity was visited by
one of the heaviest rains and thunder
storms yesterday afternoon about 2
o'clock that has occurred in this city
for sometime. The streets of the city
were flooded and over 20' blocks were
under water In Tuxedo. Lightning
struck a tall pine tree on Fourteenth
street and Avenue K and stripped a
piece of bark holf of a foot wide which
wound around the tree from top to
bottom. Several small farms In the vi
cinity of this city had the corn and
cotton stalks nearly leveled by the
heavy rain.
Owing to the severe weather yester
day afternoon and also to the fact that
several members of the association are
out of town, the regular meeting of the
Ensley Playground association which
was to have been held yesterday has
beet, postponed until Saturday after
noon at 4 o'clock at the Ensley park.
Several matters of Importance will be
taken up and all members and those
who are Interested are Invited to be
present.
Yesterday morning In the Ensley In
ferior court. Charles E. Sullivan waived
prellmlnsry hearing and was bound
over to awdlt the action of the grand
Jury on a $.100 bond by Judge F. O.
Harris on a charge of forgery. Sul
livan la charged with having passed
several worthless checks on merchants
of this city about two weeks ago.
Ed Dills, u negro, was bound over
to the grand Jury on a $300 bond on a
charge of assault with intent to mur
der. At the time of his arrest last week
the officers found four guns on the
negro.
The members of St. Margaret's guild
c." St. John's Episcopal church of this
city will meet this afternoon at 4
o'clock nt the public library.
The ladles of the Woodmen circle
will meet this afternoon at the Knights
of Pythias hall on Avenue E for the
purpqse of balloting on several appli
cations of candidates. At this meeting
a rehearsal of the decree team will be
held.
There will be a meeting of the Se
nior Forty-two club tomorrow after
noon at the home of Mrs. G. W. Cros
sett.
Tho first meeting of the season of
the Cosmos club will be held Friday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. D. B.
Bird on Avenue G.
The Phi Tau club will be entertained
tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. J. W.
Brtgman at her home on Avenue H.
A social and lawn party will be given
Frllay afternoon at the Presbyterian
mission on Avenue I and Seventeenth
street under the auspices of the ladles
of the Encley Presbyterian chmch.
Yesterday morning In the Ensley po
lice court Ethel Stitch, a negro wom
an, was fined $100 and 180 days extra
by Judge Lowry on a charge of assault
with a weapon. She cut another negro
woman with a rasor several days ago
following a quarrel.
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BREAD TO REMAIN IN
REACH OF EVERYONE
Bakers in Meeting Last
Night Did Not Discuss
Increasing Price or Reduc
ing Weight
At the meeting Inst night of the
Master Rakers' association In the office
of the Flelsehmnnn Yeast company noth
ing was sahl or done regarding the
matter of Increasing the price of bread
or reducing the sire of the loaf.
President Bislg of the association
"aid t
"Of course, in time, if flour con
tinues to advance, the bakers may be
compelled to advance prices, but no
one knows what is going to happen,
j Most of us have a supply of flour on
! hand. As long as this lasts there will
I be no reason for increasing the price.
But if the price of flour advances and
the present supply becomes exhausted
the baker will be compelled to do
something to protect himself. What
he will do, I don’t know. He might
increase or he might reduce the weight
of the loaves."
Marsh New Secretary
One of the features of the meeting last
night was the resignation of A. C. Bos
well, secretary and treasurer of the as
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soclation. Mr. Boswell gave as his reason
that his company, the Flelschmann Yeast
company, had transferred him to New' Or
leans. The association accepted the resig
nation with regret on the motion of R. C. I
Thompson, vice president. Mr. Thomp
son paid a high tribute to Mr. Boswell,
both as a gentleman and ns having been
efficient in his position as secretary and
treasurer. President Esslg echoed Mr.
Thompson’s remarks, as did several
others. Mr. Boswell has been in Birming
ham since 1910 as manager of the branch
of the Flelschmann Yeast company. He
has been with that concern IS years and
goes to New Orleans to act as super In- j
tendent of its southern neudquarters.
W. O. Marsh, who will be local manager
for the Flelschmann company, was named
secretory and treasurer to succeed Mr.
Boswell.
Two Insanitary Bakeries
The report from the advisory committee,
composed of Messrs. Metaler and Carew.
was heard. The committee reported all
except two of the bakeries In Birmingham
In excellent sanitary condition.
Following this report there was quite
an extended discussion, which tended to
show that the bakeries of Bitmingham
were cleaner than those of any other city
in the south.
The social session that followed the
business meeting was greatly enjoyed
by all, many of the wives of members
of the association being present. Re
freshments were served.
Among those present last night were:
A. C. Boswell, C. R. Boswell, Ixniis
Busenlehner, Charles Busenlehner. E. K.
Esslg, U. E. Grace. R. Kahn, \V. J. Mc
Grall, Joe Metsier. J. G. McCall, T. A.
McGough. Harry Randolph. B. \Y. aims,
R. H. Stahmer, R. C. Thompson, R. A.
XYitherall and J. ^Cinegrcr.
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Germans vouch for Native
of France at Naturalization
Hearing in Federal Court
Dr CHARI.KS H. HANDY
that tha peoples of the nations of the
earth live In peace and harmony with
each other In this great and glorious
land of the free, was evidenced yes
terday at the final hearing of the ap
plication of 100 foreign born citizens
for naturalization papers held in the
United States court before Judge W.
I. Grubb when two well known and
prominent German citizens stood spon
sor for a Frenchman and with uplift
ed hands stated that he was a good
man and true and qualified In every
way for the proud title of an American
citizen.
The Parisian Is also well known and
rejoiced In the military appellattoft o£
Jean T. Martini: the two Teutons were
none other than William C. Reckling
and the jovial Fred Cornellous, The
Incident Is highly significant of the
fact that there Is no personal feeling
among the foreign citizens of the city
In tne present unhappy situation in
Kurope and while each of the trio men
ticfhrd above is undoubtedly loyal to
the land of hls birth and hls sympathy
is with hls own people, yet he can meet
and mingle with the other on the higli
plalie of personal friendship and es
teem.
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nmmiii is in,- "meiunfr pot
for the nations of the earth, for in Its
open armed policy to those who aro
born beyond the sea, difference of race
and creed are soon forgotten in tho
broader doctrine of liberty and equal
ity. While the love of native land re
mains In the breasts of those who find
a new home or refuge on this broad
continent; for
"Lives there a man with soul so dead
Who never to himself has said.
This is mine own my native land,"
yet ip the intermingling of the na
tions of the earth as is the practice
in this country, the tendency Is to
bring about the grand doctrine of the
fatherhood of God and the brotherhood
of man.
But after all it is not birth, or rank,
or creed that count in this world, for
as the Immortal Bobby Burns says, "A
man's a man for ay' that."
And undoubtedly Bobby Is right.
There has been but few more strik
ing examples of the almalgamation of
the white races of the earth In tills
country than that of yesterday when
representatives of nations that liav<>
been ready to fly at each other's
throats, so to speak, for nearly 4(1 years
show publicly that they rejoice in each
other's personal friendship.
I BESSEMER NEWS
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Bessemer, September 1.—(Special.)—The
Bessemer city council met In regular ses
sion tonight In the council chamber and
was called to order at 8 o'clock p. m.
by President George Ross, with nine
members present.
The street and light committee, to which
was referred the matter of the city, as
sisting the Bessemer Coal, Iron and Land
company In the establishment of a per
manent survey of the city and pay one
half the cost of same, recommended that
the city pay one-half the cost If same
does not exceed $198. The report of the
committee was adopted.
The miscellaneous committee, to which
was referred the matter of the donation
made to the Marvel City band by the
city, Alderman Winters stated as far as
could be learned the donation of $75 had
Just been made to the hand. There had
been some argument regarding a horn
which was purchased by the band and it
was thought by some that the Instrument
belonged to the city.
J. A. Smithson petitioned the council
for $76 damage for alleged Injuries to
his horsa when It fell In a defective
bridge on Second avenue and Twelfth
street on August 1. The matter was re
ferred to the finance committee and city
attorney to report back at the next, meet
ing.
Solocitor Ben G. Perry preaented an
ordinance asking the council to grant the
Alabama Great Southern railroad permis
sion to build another track on their own
light of way and on the east side of
present main line. Mr. Perry stated that
the company Intended to have a viaduct
over Twentieth street and the crossing
of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
company. The matter was referred to
the Judiciary committee.
Alderman Surratt asked that a tungsten
light be placed In Fifth alley between
Nineteenth and Twentieth streets, as sev
eral robberies had been committed Iri this
neighborhood. It was moved and duly
seconded that the Birmingham Railway,
Light and Power company be Instructed
to place the light In the above named
alley. The motion waa adopted.
It was moved that City Clerk and
Treasurer J. B. Houston be Instructed
to pay the $25 reward offered for Joe Ste
vens, a negro, to Deputy Sheriff M. F.
Parker. The negro Is alleged to have
killed a man a short time ago. It was
so ordered.
Doc Ratliff asked that the city pur
chase his wheel scrapes, which they had
been using for the past seven years, for
$15 apiece. There are four scrapes. The
matter was referred to the street and
light committee, with, power to act.
The bids for the $30,000 bonds for school
purposes were opened and the only hid
from A. J. Hood A Co., was rejected.
There being no further business the
meeting adjourned.
C. W. Nixon, who has been superin
tendent of the local plant of the Central
Foundry company for the past year, has
been transferred to Holt, where he will
be resident manager of the new plant
of the company at that place and will
enter upon his new duties Immediately.
Mr. Nixon has been In the employ of the
Central Foundry company for a number
of years and Is well known and very
popular. His many friends are glad to
learn of hla promotion but regret that
It will take him elsewhere to live. He
will resume his family taitwalwtalwta
will remove his family In a short time.
John Phelps, formedly cashier at tha local
plant, will succeed Mr. Nixon as super
intendent.
The DeBardeleben furnace of the Ten
nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com
pany, which was blown in several days
ago, preaumabiy to make ferromanganese
iron, has not as yet commenced on that
product, but is making foundry iron. It
has been reported for several days that
another furnace of the company would
be blown in but there have been no de
velopments.
Tha first bale of cotton of tha 1914
i *
crop was brought In by Jack Jordan,
a negro farmer living near Hueytown.
and was bought by P. M. McNeil & Co.,
tbe price paid being 10 cents per pound!
The bale weighed 458 pounds and was
ginned at the gin of H. M. Bailey.
The officers for the election to be held
at Brighton on Monday. .September 21,
have been named as follows: I,, j. Free
man, A. M. Vines and Jim Williams, innn
agers; W. U McEaughlln and Walter
Peebles, clerks; M. U Cox, returning offi
cer.
Shortly a.fter 11 o’clock Inst night bur
glars attempted to enter the residence of
I,. E. Bruns, on Fifth avenue between
Eighteenth and Nineteenth street. Wil
liam Burns had just gotten In the house
when he heard a noise, lie went out In
the kitchen and saw a man trying to
open the window and he had already
taken the screen out. Mr. Bruns tired at
the man three times, but the would-be
thief succeeded In making his escape,
although Mr. Bruns thinks one shot took I
effect.
An up-to-date gin with all modern
equipment Is being erected on sixth ave
nue and Twentieth street by Dr. E. VV.
McNeil nnd will be ready for operation
about September 1(1. The gin will run
by electricity and will be equipped with
three 70-saw gins. The capacity of the
gin will be 40 bales per day. the cotton
being handled by suction. The gin will
be the largest In this section.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Crowe have re
turned from New York and Boston, where
they spent several weeks.
Ivlttrell Trotter will leave Wednesday
for New York, where he will visit rela
tives for sometime.
Boh Ragsdale, who was manager of the
Opelika team of the AtShama-Georgia
league, has returned home.
Mrs. H. C. Grigsby has returned from
a two weeks’ visit to relatives In Flor
ence.
Mrs. Ike Marks Is able to sit up after
a recent severe illness at her home on
Sixth avenue.
Mrs. I. C. Thomas and children and
Mrs. Joe Thomas and children have re
turned from Bhelby Springs,
Mrs. I. W. Kiersky and little son of
Waco, Tex., are the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Y. Coburn and family at
Brighton.
Mra. J. B. Jones and Miss I.allah Mac
Hyde will leave Saturday for Nashville,
Tenn., where they will lie the guests of
relatives
A. J. Swaney left yesterday for Kan
sas City, Mo., where he has accepted a
position.
Miss Minnie Word has returned from
points in Georgia where she spent her
vacation with relatives and friends
--- The Bank That
Makes Friends
While every bank must be
conservative, the Jefferson
County Savings Bank has
made friends by the accom
modating manner in which ..
~: it conducts its affairs.
>£ *It renders all its customers |j
£ the many little services ||
which are possible without ||
", 2; £ sacrificing safety.
Jefferson County
Savings Bank |
Capital and Surplus 11
$750,000.00 HI
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COWART GOES TO
SELECT SITE FOR
ALA6AMA6UILDING
Will Make Arrangements
for State’s Exhibit at the
Panama Exposition
Montgomery, September 1.—(Special.)
Preliminary arrangements for the Ala
bama exhibit at the Panama-Pacific ex
position. will be made by Lee Cowart,
state commissioner of Immigration and
head of the Alabama exposition commis
sion. who left Montgomery late Monday
night for San Francisco. Mr. Cowart
will‘join a delegation from the Mississippi
commission en route and while he is there,
he will probably select a site for the
Alabama building.
Mr. Cowart returned to the statehouse
Monday afternoon from Birmingham,
where he has been for the last several
weeks looking after the of the bronze
medals from which the state expects
to raise a substahtlal sum for the financ
ing of the exposition project. He reported
that the selling forces in north Alabama
are making great'headway in their wor'*
and that he in also receiving favorable
reports from the southern portion.
It is announced that motion picture
photographers, contracted to take 10,000
feet of film in this state, will reach Mont
gomery and begin their work within a
week or 10 days. These men will go into
every county of Alabama and make
“movies'“ of the principal industries for a
mammoth reel which will be shown daily
ut the Alabama building during the ex
position. Mr. Cowart haH offered the pic
ture space at $;> a foot and already the
major portion of the 10,000 feet contracted
for has been spoken for. Any space that
Is left will he devoted to pictures of lead
ing state Institutions.
FtRIILIZER I AGS ARE
Nearly Two Million of 1913
14 Series Consumed Ac
cording to Law
Montgomery. September 1.—(Special.)
A total of 1,793,000 fertilizer tags of the
series of 1913-1914 were destroyed, in ac
cordance to the law, late Monday after
noon, in the rear of the statehouse. The
burning was witnessed by Cyrus B.
Brown, secretary of state; C. Brooks
Smith, auditor, and R. C. Brickell. attor
ney general, and Capt. John C. Cheney
of tHe department of agriculture.
The burning of the tags was a spec
tacular sight, on the grounds of the his
toric capitol. it is an annual event,
the statutes making it imperative upon
the officials: namely, secretary of state,
auditor and attorney general, to collect
all unused tags from a past series at
the beginning of the new year and de
stroy them by (ire, with all present, in
some respects It is in the nature of an
executive ceremonial.
During the season of 1913-1914, C. Brooks
Smith, auditor, bought a total of 8,800,000
fertilizer tags. Out of this number 4,672,
000 3-cent tags were sold and 3,102.000 lVir
cent tags were passed over to manufac
turers. The remainder were the ones
burned on the capitol grounds Monday.
LEEDY EXPLAINS
HIS RESIGNATION
In Letter to Bricked He Says Ho
Couldn't Manage Insurance Co.
With Credit to Himself
John S. Leedy has addressed a com
munication to R. C. Brickell, attorney
general of Alabama, in which he ex
plains his resignation from the post
of temporary receiver of the Alabama
lr.8iiriir.ee company. .
lie declared that he couldn’t conduct
the business with credit to himself,
and added that had he known in ad
vance the trvie condition of the com
pany ho would not have qualified.
WE BUY ALL
Coat Hangers
1CENT
CASH
Hive to driver or brla, to offlM
E&W
Dry Cleaning Co.
410 N. 20th 8tr««t
Teething Babies
.SUFFER IN HOT WEATHER
USE
Mrs.Wiitstow’s SMthing Syrap
A SPLENDID REGULATOR^
PURELY VE8ETMLE—NOT NARCOTIC^
—JW