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HEFLIN GIVES UP THE
OFFICE HE HAS HELD
FOR SIXTEEN YEARS
Formal Transfer of Office
of Solicitor Made to
Hugo L. Black
LATTER PRESENTED
TO JUDGE W. E. FORT
In Retiring Heflin Expresses Esteem
for Judges of Court—Never Perse
cuted Anyone, He Says—Brower
Gets First Conviction
Formal transfer of the office of so
licitor of Jefferson county was made
yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock when
Tfse retiring solicitor, H. P. Heflin,
presented his successor, Hugo L Black,
to Judge W. E. Fort in the first divi
sion of the criminal court. As it was
the beginning of the wfeek and cap
ital cases being set the cofft’troom was
crowded to its capacity, many| of the
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* H. P. HEFLIN
The retiring solicitor of Jefferson
county
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court officials being present. In pre
senting Mr. Black to the court Mr. Hef
lin spoke as follows:
“May it please your honor: I am now
about to turn over the office of so
licitor for Jefferson county to Mr.
Black, who was recently elected to
. succeed me in this office. On retiring
I wish to express my high appreciation
and the great esteem in which I have
ever held the judges of this court, as
men and as officials, conscientious,
courteous and able; striving at all times
to enforce the law and yet seeing .:o
it. that every defendant brought to
the bar of justice is given a fair trial.
Favored No One
“It has been my privilege to servo
the citizens of this county for 10
years continuously as their solicitor
i end during all that time I have en
deavored to prosecute all cases fairly
and fearlessly, without favor to any
one.
“I have 'prosecuted all violators *»f
the law alike, the big criminal as well
as the small offender. I have been
through some trying times as solicitor
of this county. I have prosecuted and
convicted some of the worst criminals
that ever infested* any country. Some
of them were executed—others were
imprisoned in the penitentiary.
“At no time have I ever persecuted
nryone; and 1 have never during my
1G years in office prosecuted any man
or woman, boy or girl, white or black,
but where I believed from the facts in
the case that it was my duty to dc
so And I always tried tg. feamper jus
tice with mercy.
“I have nolle prossed, or rather rec
ommended that a good many cases b,
nolle prossed, but where I did so I be
1;- ved that in the interest of justice
ai d the welfare of the community sue!
cases should be dismissed out of court
1 am glad to say’ that I have been or
the best of terms always with tht
| judges of this court. Not a ripple >1
unpleasantness has ever existed be
tv i-en me and them, and we havt
worked together harmoniously in try
ing to enforce the law in our county
Good Wishes for Successor
“In conclusion, permit me to say, J
have good wishes and the friendliest
' feelings for the judges of this court
the clerk and his assistants, , nd foi
M.. Black, whom I now present as mj
successor in the office of solicitor foi
| Jefferson county."
r Judge Fort made a very fitting re
sponse to the remarks of the retiring
solicitor and expressed his wishes foi
his future success. He extended a.warrr
greeting to Judge Black and the inci
dent was closed.
Judge Black and his assistants, W
K. Welch and Walter Brower, were or
hand at the opening of* the court yes
terday morning and immediately wem
to work. Judge Black is attending th<
grand jury. Mr. Welch
the first division of thi
Brower the second divi
to the lot of Mr. Brower u
first conviction, as he pros
Mathews, a negro, charge*
who was found guilt;
the indictment and hej
the jury at 1<
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SPECIAL COMMITTEE
TO SEE UNDERWOOD
ABOUT POSTOFFICE
Will Urge His Co-Operation
in Securing Immediate
Erection of Building
TO GO TO CAPITAL
. ABOUT DECEMBER 10
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In Addition to Postoffice Will Urge
Birmingham as Logical Place for
Armor Plate Mill—Want Land
Cleared at Lock 17
A special committee of the Chamber
of Commerce will confer with Congress
man Underwood and urge hie co-opera
tion in securing the immediate erection
of the Birmingham postoffice. He will b®
* urged to join the efforts of United States
Senator Frank S. White* and the large
delegation of Birmingham business men
at Washington at the conferences with
Secretary McAdoo. It will be pointed out
to Mr. Underwood that on his shoulders
rest the responsibility of either retarding
or advancing the date of building the
new postoffice which is so badly needed
in Birmingham.
Yesterday afternoon Robert W. Ewing,
president of the Board of Trade, ap
pointed the following committee to act
with the conrtnittee already appointed by
President P* G. Shook of the Chamber
of Commerce in the postoffice matter:
John E. Shelby, chairman; B. H. Cooper,
George McCleary, J. Frank Rushton, Col
Tnan Blach, W. Cox, J. D. Rosenher
ger, R. N. Wheeler and P. H. Liinnehan.
President Shook of the civic chamber
also issued a call yesterday to all citi
zens whether appointed on any commit
tee who could afford the trip to go to
Washington with the committees in or
der to better Impress the federal authori
ites that the sentiment of a united
municipality is behind this movement for
the immediate construction of the postof
fice.
United States Senator Frank S. -JVhite
leaves for the national capitol the last
of this week for the opening of the new
session of Congress, and it is proposed
that the delegations of the Chamber ol
Commerce and other civic organizations
leave Birmingham on December 10. Every
possible effort will be made to have In
fluential citizens in the city make the
trip, as the Washington conference is
conceded to mean much for the futurt
development of Birmingham.
Other Matters to Come Up
While the civil delegation is in Wash
ington, other matters than the new post
office will be taken up. It is proposed tc
have a conference with Secretary of the
Navy Josephus Daniels on the desirability
of placing one of the proposed government
armor plate plants in the Birminglian
district. Senator White will also co-oper
ate with the business men’s delegation ir
Impressing the war department, which ha!
charge of the construction of lock 17, oj
the immense benefits to be derived to th*
district if the government will undertaki
to remove the stumps and timber adja
cent to the lock before the work is com
pleted and the water turned on.
The plans of W. H. Mifffning, landscape
architect, will when completed encom
pass a beautiful boulevard to the Warrioi
river and lock 17, and the Chamber ol
Commerce sees a prospective resldentia
resort for Birmingham at this point ant
desires to make the necessary provision!
to have the land about lock 17 cleared off
while the government is still engaged ir
the work.
There will be a meeting at 10:30 o’clocl
In the directors’ room of the Chamber o
Commerce of the waterways committee
to discuss the lock 17 proposition. Rober
Jemison, Sr., is chairman of this commit
tee and has called the meeting to hear t
talk on the matter by T. H. Friel, wh(
has secured much data. The conclusion!
of the waterways committee will be mad<
known to the Washington delegation o
the civic chamber in a few days.
President Shook states that the Wash
ington delegation should be as large a:
possible and that It should be instillei
with the Birmingham spirit to get w 1m
it goes after. The objects in view nov
are the advancing of the date for build
Ing the postoffice; impressing the Secre
tary of the Navy that Birmingham is th<
logical place for a government armo
plate mill, and the clearing away o
stumps and timbers at lock 17 by the fed
eral engineers.
These three things are important in th<
opirion of President Shook, and rneai
much for the future development of th<
city. The call Is Issued to every loyal cit
izen to co-operate.
EXPECTS AN EXTRA
SESSION JANUARY 1
Thinks the Governor Is Eager to Makt
Jefferson Anti-Fee Amend
ment Operative
H. A. Thompson, member-elect of th
legislature from Butler"county, and as
Mutant secretary of the Alabama com
mission to have charge of the Alabami
exhibits at the exposition in San Fran
cisco next February, believes that ther
will be an extra session of the ieglsla
ture called January 1.
"I know nothing officially,” said Mi
Thompson, "but believe that there wll
be an extra session in order that th
Jefferson county anti-fee amendment ma:
be made operative. I believe that th
governor has reached the conclusion tha
the supreme court will hold that unde
the circumstances, an official’s galar
may be changed after he has bcei
elected and before he has been inductei
into office. There have been a numbe
of conferences, and thsse coupled wit
the fact that the governor promise
months ago to make the anti-fee amend
• ment effective prior to his retlremen
from office, causes me to believe that h
will call tile legislature in session on
week prior to the regular time.’'’
Mr. Thompson stated that Alabami
would have a splendid exhibit at th
world's fair, and that despite ’so-calle
"hard times,” this state would be reprt
sented by a fine building.
"Qround has already been purchased,
he added, “at a cost of foOOO. Alabam
will be patriotic enough to subscribe i
sum large enough to construct a build
ing. Alabama will be one of the state
chiefly benefited by the Panama cana
and it waa an Alabamian, John T. Mor
gan, who waa responsible in the main fo
. its construction.
“Alabama may bs depended upon to d
credit to Itself."
REPRESENTATIVE OF -
FRENCH ARMY HERE
INSPECTING HORSES
Parent Raoul and Lorregain Paul Busy All Day at Stables of
Fies & Sons Approving Horses to Be Used in the War—First
Time Any Representatives of Belligerent Powers Have Been
in Birmingham to Make Purchases.
Tarent Raoul and Loriegafn Paul,
representing the French army, were
busy all of yesterday at the stable of
Flee & Sons inspecting horses that
will be used by the allies In the war
against Germany and Austria. The
representatives of the French army,
as stated in The Age-Herald, present
ed themselves at the stable at the cor
ner of Sixteenth street and Third ave
nue yesterday morning and with
Mexle Fies and others interested began
to examine the stock secured by the
local dealers.
They inspected a large number yes
terday, but indications are they will
be here several days before the entire
consignment is approved. It is stated
that the local dealers have gathered
about 5Q0 head of horses and it is as
sumed that M. Raoul and M. Paul will
inspect the entire consignment beforo
thty leave Birmingham. It is stated
that there will be a great many more
to b© examined in this section that have
been gathered by Fies & Sons.
The representatives of the French
were yesterday unwilling to talk about
the war and were equally as reticent
about their work in Alabama. They
serin to have taken a hint from General
Joftre and Lord Kitchener as they im
patiently declined to make any state
ment of any consequence relative to
the operations in France.
In connection with the Inspection
here It is stated that the horses will
be shipped to France by way of Mo
bile. The French government has se
cured the steamship Cratheus. which
is awaiting the arrival of some of the
horses in Mobile. The former ship
ments have been through the port of
Galveston. The ship to be used v as ' r
sometime a Norwegian cattle boat and
needs little rearrangement to carry
the horses safely across the Atlantic.
It is stated that arrangements have
been made to send the horses over tho
Southern railway to Mobile and to load
them on the Cratheus at pier 6.
The experts that are here for France
have said, according to reports yester
day, that the life of a horse or mule
In the allied armies is IS hours on tho
average. From this It will be seen that
there will be a terrific drain on the
resources of neutral powers to keep
the supply up to requirements.
....
Confers Here Regarding
Suits in Shelby County
Against Ala. Power Co.
Ray Ruahton, prominent Montgom
ery lawyer, and well known through
out the state, is not prepared to state
at the, present time that he will again ;
offer for the Senate.
Mr. Rushton, who was a visitor to
Birmingham yesterday, said: “I can't
talk politics at this time. The next
race for a seat in the Senatea long
way off. However, I will think tho
situation over very seriously and will
let you know in plenty of time."
Mr. Ruehton while In Birmingham
conferred with Thomas W. Martin and
O. R. Hood of Gadsden regarding cer
tain suits which have been filed In
Shelby county against the Alabama
Power company. He returned in th*3
afternoon in order that he might be
prepared for the beginning of another
trial i»i which James G. Oakley, former
president of the convict board of the
state, is defendant. Mr. Rushton will
eid in the defense of Mr. Oakley. He
; also defended Theodore L*acy, former
clr.ef clerk of the convict department,
who was charged with having era
boezled funds of the department.
In regard to the Oakley case, Mr.
Rushton made no statement. It is gen
erally believed, despite his refusal to
talk politics, that he Is preparing to
atk the people again to send him to the
United States Senate.
Understood He Conferred
With Judge Clayton While
in Montgomery
J Tom Heflin, congressman of the
Fifth Alabama district, passed througn
Birmingham yesterday en route to his
home in Lafayette after having visited
Montgomery. While In Montgomery it
Is generally thought that he conferred
with United States Judge Henry D.
Clayton regarding the appllcancy of
H. P. Heflin, his brother, for the po
sition of referee.
Mr. Heflin was optimistic regarding
the situation and stated his convlc
■ tion that very soon the country would
be enjoying unprecedented prosperity
He repeated the statement lie made in
Birmingham some weeks ago to the
effect that unless there was noticeable
improvement In the cotton situation
prior to the reconvening of Congress
the President would ' Initiate steps
looking to the immediate relief of the
southern farmer.
"'The situation is improving stead
liy,” said Mr. Heflin, “and I look for an
early return of ‘good times.' We will
have the nations of Europt to clothe
and to feed and then again America is
so large and so great that despite the
’ fact that in the beginning it was
stunned It will soon be discounting the
fact that war is raging in Europe.
“I have studied the political sltua
1 tion very carefully," he added, “ami
, have reached the conclusion that in the
November elections we won a great
victory. We returned a substantial
■ democratic majority to the House de
t spite the fact that we had pased a
r tariff bill and passed, In addition, a
special war tariff bill.
' "Very few parties could have weath
1 ered that storm. For two snore years
I wt will continue to legislate in a con
i' slructive manner, and there Is noth
ing under the sun which can prevent
Die election of a democrat as President
1 In 1916."
t Real Estate Transfers
3 The following real estate transfers
s were yesterday recorded in the office of
the probate Judge:
t $1000—Ingram Realty company, Inc.,
3 to T. C. Brabston, H. M. Watson and J.
1 N. Rose, parts of lots 1 and 2. block 13,
- Waverly Place. ' 1
$10,000—J. G. Wrltfleld to James and
’ Joseph Toole, a lot in block 806, city of
t Birmingham, survey of Elyton Land
l company, at a point 65 feet south of the
- Intersection of the south line of Ave
s nue I.
$2250—.Lot 19, 111 block 2, survey of
Soutliside Land Company, city of Bir
mingham.
r $8125—Mildred Hughes to W. F. Va •
rln, the east 44 feet of lots 33 and SI.
> and part of lot 36, of Welch's addition
to Birmingham.
Room Exclusively for Men
Will Be Fitted Up—More
Space for Books
Plans have been made by Carl Milam,
public library director, for Improve
ments at the Woodlawn branch of the
public library, which will increase the
size of the rooms about three times.
Two partitions are being removed
which will connect the present library
with the large courtroom in the Wood
lawn city hall, which will then become
a part of the library.
After the enlargements are made,
something new in the library system of
this city will be inaugurated there in
the form of a men’s room. Just what
is to be the nature of this room has
not yet been decided, but it is stated
that in all probability the occupants
will be allowed to smoke and only
men will be admitted. The room, how
ever, Is intended more for men who
would not feel perfectly at ease in a
room where women and children pre
dominated: especially men who might
want to come to the library in their
working clothes and would not wish
to mix with women and children on
that account. Announcement as to tho
riles and regulations of this departure
will* be made soon.
The Woodlawn library! is the second
laigest branch in the city, but so far
has been housed in the smallest quar
ters. The enlargement of the quarters
was largely brought about by the ac
tivities of the Woodlawn Women’s
club.
Director Milam stated yesterday that
be bad placed on the shelves of the
central library a highly valuable book
to business men under the title, "Buai
resfc Barometers for Anticipating Con
ditions,” by the well known writer on
such subjects, Roger W. Babson.
He also has arranged a display of
Christmas gift books for children, the
purpose of the display bfcing to inform
parents as to the proper books for
gifts to children of different ages. It
Is in the children’s room at the central
library.
LASSETER TURNS IN
CORRECT ANSWERS
East Birmingham Man First
to Send in Correct List
Sunday Morning
Jack Lasseter, 1230 Tlhtry-second
street, north, won the Age-Herald mis
spelled ad contest Sunday. After open
ing about 100 letters, which tiad been
mailed earlier In the day, Mr. Lassc
ter'a turn came with hla letter bearing
n postmark of 11:30 Sunday morning.
He 1r the first man In the four Sun
days which the contest has been con
ducted who has won the 15 alone and
on a correct finding of all the mis
takes In the page of advertf&ements,
Heretofore It has either been divided
between two contestants or one per
son won It by being first to get four
of the five mistakes corrected, no one
having them all correct.
The flrBt letters opened yesterday
were mailed at 9 o'clock Sunday
morning and letters bearing postmarks
from that hour on up to 11:30 were
opened without finding anybody with
the corrected ads until Mr. Ljsseter's
letter was reached. Well over 200 let
ters In answer to the contest were re
ceived. The mistakes corrected by Mr.
Lasseter are as follows:
Parisian: "The" omitted in “Indicate
the newest”
Saks: "Hygienic" misspelled.
Caheen: "The" omitted In “on the
money you spend.”
Tinder: "European" misspelled.
Guarantee Shoe company: "Correct
ly" misspelled.
This—Aad Five Oats!
DON’T MISS THIS. Cut out this slip,
enclose S cents to Foley & Co., Chicago,
111., writing your name and addres,
clearly. You will receive In return a
free trial package cantalnlng Foley’i
Honey and Tar Compound, for coughs
colds and croup; Foley Kidney Pills,
for pain in sides and back, rheumatism,
backache, kidney and bladder ailments:
and Foley Cathartic Tablets, a whole
some a Ad thoroughly cleansing cathartic
especially comforting to stout persons.
For aale ih your town by all dealers.
PROVISION MADE
SECURE STAMPS
If Unable to Get Stamps
Must Keep Account of
Sales and Shipments
CANCELLATIONS
TO BE MADE LATER
Railroads May Accept Shipments
Without Stamp—M’Neel Working
Big Force in Effort to (Jet
War Stamps Distributed
“If impossible to furnish stamps, rec
ord of shipment may be kept and assess
ment made accordingly. Robert Williams,
acting commissioner of internal reve
nue,” The above teelgram was received
yesterday by John H. McNeel, collector
of Internal revenue, from the department
at Washington. In response to an Inquiry
as to railroad shipments. Mr. McNeel
was informed that some of the railroad
companies had refused to receive ship
ments unless the bill of lading w?as
stamped. In a great many instances the
shipper has made application for the war
tax stamps but has not received them.
Under the above instructions all railroads
are empowered to receive the shipments
and the tax assessment or stamp can
cellations will be made later.
The same rule applies to the dealers in
cosmetics and chewing gum. The dealers
are required to stamp all sales, but in the
event that they have been unable to se
cure stamps they are required to make a
record of all sales and the stamp cancel
lation will be made later. There is a
heavy penalty for the failure to observe
the requirements of the war tax act and
all dealers are warned to record all sales
or use the stamps.
There Is a penalty of 50 per cent of the
amount of the special taxes for failure
to pay by the last of the month. This
I does not apply to the stamp tax, but on
the business enumerated as being liable
to a special tax, to-wit: brokers, pawn
brokers, proprietors of theatres, muse
ums, or concert halls, circuses, public ex
hibitions. bowling alleys, or billiard ta
bles, commission merchants^ dealers in
leaf tobacco, manufacturers of tobacco,
manufacturers of cigars, manufacturers
of cigarettes.
On account of the large number of ap
plications for stamps received by the col
lector's office, it has been impossible for
all orders to be Ailed at once. The stamps
will be Issued at the very earliest oppor
tunity. In regard to shipments, the con
signors will have to keep a record of
their shipments and later assessments will:
be made against them.
Thousands of letters have been received;
by the collector containing application for
stamps and many of them requiring all
of the varieties. Every sale has to be
recorded in detailed form. A large force
of clerks is busy Ailing the applications in
the order received.
UP Dp TODAY
Will Succeed George W.
Traylor as Manager of
the Tutwiler
Frederick B. Shireman will take up his
duties as manager of the Tutwiler hotel
this morning upon his arrival from Mont
gomery. He will succeed George W.
Traylor, Jr. It is unlikely that Mr. Tray
lor will become detached from the Tut
wiler until D. M. Johnson, secretary of
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FREDERICK B. SHIREMAN
the United Hotels company, from Utica,
arrives here Thursday.
Mr.. Shlreman's service* as manager
will start today, as he ceased to be man
ager of the Oay-Teague hotel In Mont
gomery yesterday, the last day of No
vember. He has been In Montgomery for
something over a year, having gone there
from the Seelbach In Louisville. He Is
widely known among the traveling public
as an affable, tactful manager, and his
friends predlot for him a most successful
engagement at the Tutwielr. His exper
iences as a hotel manager have been
varied und Invariably successful.
It may be stated that there will be no
further changes In the Tutwiler organi
zation. Mr. Shlremgn will retain Leslie
W. Fairchild a* assistant manager, than
whom there are few better liked or more
affable hotel men in the south. The
financial, buying and kitchen departments
will not be affected by the change, It Is
asserted. Herbert Dunkley will continue
as chief clerk, while later on It Is said Mr.
Dunkley will be named in a higher ca
pacity at the Tutwiler hotel.
Mr. Traylor, who leaves Birmingham
after this week, has won some very de
voted friends, who regret exceedingly
that he resigned from the management of
the Tutwiler. With Mrs, Traylor he came
here In March long before the hotel was
' open and waded through various dlfflcul
\
A Savings Depositor
Says:
“1 thought fora good many year*
that when I got $25 I would start a
Savings Bank account. I never got
it. I changed my mind and opened
one with a dollar. Now 1 have sev
eral times $25.” j
Most everybody is going to save
money as soon as it gets more
plentiful. It may take a little cour
age to narrow it down to one dollar
to start with; the very fact that it’s
only a dollar makes one anxious to
add to it. There’s no doubt about
such accounts being welcomed at
the
tlffPtCANTmSI E^ayingsRakr
' rmST AND TWENTIETH —OIPMINGHAM
UNDERWOOD TELLS WHY
PROSPERITY IS COMING
WHEN COTTON ADVANCES TO 8
CENTS RENEWED IMPETUS
WILL BE GIVEN EVERY KIND
OF INDUSTRY
Congressman Underwood’s optimism
Is expressed in tho following words:
“I expect in the very near future that
steel, lumber and foodstuffs will de
mand a very fine price, and that the
price of cotton will advance to 8 cents.
Then will prosperity be returned, and
the country will move ahead with re
newed Impetus.”
Mr. Underwood stated, however, that
he did not believe that the government
would ever assume the cotton crop of
this section at 10 cents per pound or
any other figure.
"However, the government will give
what assistance it can,” he added. “But
for the anxiety of the so-called 'cotton
congressmen’ in the last session, the
condition would probably have been
improved by this time. We could have
secured provisions for the government
Hi warehouse plan under which the gov
ernment Htamp proves that a man Is
possessed of a certain bale of cotton of
such a grade, and thus makes It un
necessary for him to peddle It about.
And we could have secured perhaps
more lenient provisions regarding ex
tension of credit In the reserve bank
ing system.
"It Is yet possible for us to obtain
those benefits. However, conditions are
bound to continue to improve, and cot
ton, ©specially if It is shown by gov
ernment figures that the acreage Jtas
been reduced, will reach 8 cents."
Mr. Underwood was asked If he
thought values would advance If the
war continued to rage.
"Oh yes," he replied. "We have got
to discount the war. It will continue
throughout another year, It Is probable.
However, we will have become accus
tomed to the situation or condition by
that time, and It will be discounted."
Mr. Underwood stated that he thought
that Congress, following Its very long
session, would adjourn the session be
ginning this month March 4, and not
return to Washington until the fol
lowing winter.
S. I. Munger of Dallas in
Birmingham for Confer
ence With Managers
and Superintendents
S. I. Munger of Dallas, president of!
the Continental din company, and
seven Bales managers of that company
met here yesterday to discuss the gen
eral business situation anti to determine
on a programme for next season. The
visitors will be Joined today In con
ference by the superintendents of the
st ven plnnts operated by the Conti
nental Gin company In five places In
tile south, exclusive of the two Bir
mingham plants.
Mr. Munger and the sales managers
lunched at the Newspaper club yes
terday and Informally discussed there
the general outlook. The Continental
Gin company sells the gin made in this
city and other plants in nearly every
civilized country of the globe so that
the business is considerably disturbed
by the war In Europe.
Despite the situation, Mr. Munger
was none the less optimistic when
asked yesterday about the business out
look. He said thst ills organisation
thoroughly appreciated the fart that
the war would hurt their business but
at the same time they felt on the whole
rather Inclined to see a sliver lining.
He sold that no cessation of oper
ations were contemplated and that they
would continue about the same. He
added, however, that there would be
no large additions made at thla time.
"Business Is off a trifle," said Mr.
Munger. "However, we feel hopeful.
This kind of a situation would nat
urally hurt us quicker than any as the
agricultural work of all nations Is nat
urally great. We sell our goods In all
countries so yon can well Imagine that
this war would hit us rather hard. 1
feel that these conditions will be over
shortly. I do not believe that ihe war
will last a great while longer as I
do not see how It Is possible. When it
Is all over our business will pick up
Immensely because the crops will bo
greater than before.
"Our meeting here at this lime Is
simply to get a Hue on the situation.
X believe the sales managers are, as a
rule, encouraged over Ihe outlook und
I know thut I am. We hope to lo
about 61> per cent or a little more of
our normal business next season and
tiitit will be very good considering the
circumstances.
"Ill TexaB we are selling quite a good
deal of cotton. The people there are
inclined to take their medicine and do
the best they can. They are not over
flowing with money but they are get
ting along pretty well. The credits are
being adjusted and there seeme to be
a disposition on the part of everyone
to look on the bright side of the eon
dltlons „ ... _,
"I think fundamentally everything In
this country le sound. We are sure to
reap a great reward from Europe and
elsewhere In the way of new bualnaas.
Whether that will be enough to cover
the shrinkage In the crop value? I can
net tell. At least It will be consider
able.” . ..
One of the beat known men of the
Continental party hare la Daniel Pratt
of Prattville, where the company has
recently completed a large plant, Mr
Piatt la a director of the company and
also was optimistic over the situation.
ties getting the Tutwlter opened at the
midsummer period.
He will go to Delaware for a rest be
fore assuming a position with another
hotel. It was stated yesterday that the
Aetor hotel management In New fork
had requested Mr. Traylor to return there.
He left thla hotel to come to Birmingham.
However. It Is said that he will make a
trip to the Pacific coast and remain there
for a while, possibly at the Green hotel
at Pasadena.
•
IAS. HON BACK
FROM THE EAST IN
IE FRAME OF MIND
“We Have Turned the Cor
ner,” He Says in Charac
teristic Interview—Ex
ports Show Increase
Janies Bowrnn, president of tlie Gulf
States Steel company, and one of the
best known operators of this district, h«»
returned from New York. He. found time
yesterday, although collecting money for
stricken Belgians, to say a few optimis
tic words about, business.
"I have no hesitancy in saying that
business is looking up," said Mr. Bow
ron. "In fact, wo are like the fellow
in the well who, when asked how he
was, replied: 'Looking up' In fact, that
Is the only way I can look.’ Business is
pretty much that way, especially In the
iron and steel husiness. The opening of
the federal reserve hanks entourages
building because it gives a certain new
freedom to money and I am sure that
will help, for Instance, the lumber in
terest. In fact, I was told today by a
lumber man that the situation had im
proved greatly.
"In cotton there Is a sale movement
going on. There Is a better ton© to the
export market and things ar© In much
better shape In that. line. As for Iron
and steel, I feel sure that the low prices
prevailing will cause a steady buying
movement before long.
"As for the barbed wire you boys have
sold for us In the papers. ! want to
say that to this hour we have not sold
one spool for shipment abroad, and all th#
more pity of it. We huve many inquiries,
however, and we iiave spent some money
In telegrams and the like of that, but so
far nothing has developed.
"I am very hopeful and I believe IlM
situation is improving every day.
have turned the corner."
Highway Commission to Meet
Montgomery. November 30.—(Special.)
The state highway commission will meet
In called session here Wednesday night
at 7 o’clock to approve a number of con
tracts for the construction of state aid
roads. The meeting will be held In the
evening in order that the members of
the commission may take part in the
exercises brought on by the sessions of
the Masonic grand bodies.
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