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GOVERNOR TO VETO
E_r;
Shapiro’s Bill to Be Returned
to Legislature When
It Reconvenes
OBJECTS TO METHOD
OF NAMING JUDGE
__ I
Reported Henderson Indicated W ill- 1
injjness to Sign Measure if
Appointing Plan Was
Changed
—
By I.. S. BETTI'V
Mcrtgomery. February 26.—(Special.)
Governor Henderson will veto Represen
tative Shapiro’s bill creating a new' in
ferior court of Birmingham in lieu of
other inferior courts of that city, accord
ing to information learned at the eapltol
today This measure, therefore, bearing
the governor’s veto, will be returned to
the legislature when it reconvenes in
July.
The Shapiro inferior court hill, which, as
will be remembered, precipitated a. heated
debate among the members of the Bir
mingham delegation when it came up for
passage in the house, provides that this
court shall have jurisdiction over all mis
demeanor cases, and that its authority
shall extend over Precincts 21, 27, 10, 42, 34
and 46 and all other precincts except 45,
52 and 20, in lieu of justices of the peace
and notaries public, and in lieu of all
other inferior courts.
Provides Three Judges
Provision is made for three judges of
this court, whose terms of office shall
be four years, the present judge of the
first division of the Birmingham court of
common pleas to be the judge of the first
division of the inferior court, and tlie
judge of the. second division of the Bir
mingham court of common pleas to be
judge ot‘ the second division of the inferior
court.
The bill further provides that the judge
of the third division shall be appointed
by the judges of the courts of record of
Jefferson, county. Authority is given the
Judge of probate of Jefferson county and
the judge of the criminal court to call a
meeting of the other judges of tlie coun
ty for the purpose of selecting a third
judge, when such an officer shall be
deemed necessary.
Objects to Feature
According to reports. Governor Hender
son objects to that feature of the bill
providing for the method of appointing
the third judge, and it is understood that
ht. lias indicated his disapproval to mem
bers of the Birmingham delegation. It
is declared that the governor indicated
his willingness to sign tlie hill if that
feature of the measure were corrected.
The bill was passed, however, without
the gow-rnor s suggested amendment, and
as a result it will not he approved. In
stead, it will be held on his desk unti’
i he legislature reconvenes in July, and
will then be returned to the House will
the governors veto.
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ONF JNE HURT
. i AL COLLISION
pecial.)
«*n an au
,it 12 o'clock
•Egyptian, con
• it Carnival com
pa* . operating in Mont
gomt nd A1 K. Murphy, an
other i. i the company, is not ex
pected to
Six othei occupants of the car were
badly injured. K. G. Barkoot, wner of
the company, had three, ribs broken and
sustained other injuries, none of which
is serious; L. G. Miller, concession man.
had his leg so badly crushed that it had
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to be amputated, and Jason .T. Davis,
press agent; I*. M. Butler, secretary; R
Gruberg, a merchant, ami W. O. Strick
land, automobile driver, were slightly in
jured.
Banyaker, who was the only native borti
Egyptian Shriner in America, died about
3 o'clock this morning. Several prom
inent local Shrlners were at his bedside
shortly before his death. He will be
burled here Sunday morning.
.Strickland, the driver of the automo
bile, i-T declared to have been responsible
for the accident. The street car was
standing still when the machine plunged
into Its front end.
I Timm l
Weather Forecast
Washington, February 26.—Forecast for
Alabama—Increasing cloudlnc s, followed
by rain Saturday; Sunday rain and
colder.
Georgia—Cloudy Saturday; Sunday rain.
Mississippi—Rain Saturday; Sunday
clearing and colder.
Tennessee—Cloudy Saturday, probably
rain in west; Sunday rain a~d colder.
Local Data
For the 24 hours ending at 7 p. rn. Feb
ruary 26:
Highest temperature .
Lowest temperature . 30
Mean temperature . 42
Normal temperature ...
Deficiency in temperature since Jan. 1 *9
Rainfall .#>
Total rainfall since Jan. 1.8.19
Deficiency In rainfall since Jan. 1.... 1.60
Relative humidity, 7 a. m. 84
Relative humidity, 7 p. m. &0
Weather Conditions
Summary of observations made at
United States Weather Bureau stations
during the 24 hours ending 8 p. m., 75th
meridian time. February 26, 1915:
temperature
> is rr1
D1 - r- -. b O O 2
Stations and w < 3 5
3* ~ 5 2.
,, ,, o)
Weather at 8 p. m. o ' ** %
3 & f '
Atlanta, cloudy. 46 52 30
Birmingham, cloudy... 49 55 3a ...
Boston, clear. 24 34 32
Buffalo, snowing. 16 24 8 .02
Calgary, partly cloudy 12 16 6
Charleston, clear. 52 GO 38
Chicago, clear. 28 28 22
Denver, snowing . 32 34 28 .01
l)es Moines, pt. cloudy 32 34 22
Duluth, clear. 8 12 4
Fort Worth, raining... 46 52 .42
Galveston, raining. 58 60 56 . 01
Hatteras, clear. 48 52 42
Jacksonville, pt. clo’dy 56 40
Kansas City, cloudy... 34 36 28 .02
Knoxville, cloudy. 42 46 34
Louisville, clear . 42 44 32 ...
Memphis, cloudy. 46 |8 34
Minneapolis, clear. 24 24 .
Mobile, cloudy . 58 62 42 ...
Montgomery, cloudy... 56 58 36
Nashville, cloudy . 40 42 34 ...
New Orleans, cloudy.. 56 60 IS
New York, clear. 32 36 30
Oklahoma, raining. 44 56 .2 .14
Phoenix, clear . 64 64 44 .01
Pittsburg, clear. 28 30 20 .02
Raleigh, clear. 48 rt 34
San Antonio, raining.. 56 56 54 .96
San Francisco, pt. cl'd. 56 60 18
Shreveport, raining.... 52 56 45
, Spokane, cloudy . 42 -.6 30
, St. Louis, cloudy. 36 38 32
Tampa, partly cloudy. 54 64 48
1 Toledo, clear . 28 :t 18 ...
Vicksburg, cloudy. 54 58 40 ...
; Washington, clear. 38 46 32
Winnipeg, clear, . 14 16 *4
•Indicates below zero.
E. C. MORTON. Local Forecaster.
SHELTON DIESES
RESULT OF SHOOTING
Huntsville. February 26. — (Special.
Brad D. Shelton. 25 years old, shippinf
clerk for the local plant of Armour & Co.
uled at the city hospital of wounds re
celved in a shooting affray with Fiber
Nails Sunday An unexpected complica
tion caused his death after physlciani
had expressed the opitiion that he woult
recover and after Nall had been release,
on a nominal bond. Nall was rearreste.
and will probably face a murder charge
Shelton's body was shipped tonight to hi
former home at Larkensville.
Raise Big Sum for
Tuberculosis Fight
by Red Cross Seals
Washington. February 26.—Approxl
mately $520,000 was raised to finance th
crusade against tuberculosis in the Uni
ted States by the sale of Red Cross seal
last Christmas. Returns from the sale!
announced a conference of representative
of anil-tuberculosis organizations her
today, show that more than 52,000.000 seal
were sold or 7.000.000 more than were sol
In 1913.
z To Practice Law Here
Montgomery, February 26.—(Special
B. F. Corry, former county attorney c
Murray county, Oklahoma, has bee
granted a license by the Alabama si
preme court to practice law in this stafc
Authority was given Mr. Corry under
statute which grants power to the si
— preme court to grant licenses to persor
who have practiced law in other state
J" two years. Mr. Corry has located at Oal
man, In Walker county.
BESSEMER NEWS |:
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Bessemer, February 26.— (Special.) (
Thomas J. Donah o, chief of the Besse
mer fire department was suspended this j
morning by Mayor I. A. Lewis for con- *
duct unbecoming an officer of the city, (
and Alderman W. E. Surratt, chairman <
of the fire department committee of tlie
city council, appointed Fireman Arthur <
Roberts as acting chief. Just what the
charges are have not been made public, r
but an investigation will bo made in a
day or two by the first committee.
Tom Graham, a negro, is in the city *
jail on a charge of murder of Tillman
Davis, another negro, last night at (
Reeders. Graham was arrested by Dc- 1
tectives Ross, Haddox, Childress and 1
Houston and W. B. Patton, special
agent for the Tennessee Coal, Iron and '
Railroad company, and confessed to the '
schooting. Susie Johnson, Emma Peters j
and T. J. McLemore, all negroes, are
being held in connection with the shoot
ing. Graham was shot in the back of the
head last night with a .38 special re
volver. All of the negroes will be given
a preliminary hearing before Judge
Lewis in recorder’s court tomorrow J
morning.
A "mock trial" will be presented at
the high school auditorium Friday
| night, March 5, at 8:15 o'clock, under I
the auspices of the Boys’ club of the I ,
First Methodist church. The plaintiiT ini
the case Is Miss Grace Judson. and she
is suing Herbert Milton for $2,000,000
for alleged breach of promise. The Jury
will be composed of six men and six
women and Attorneys Ben Perry and
Hugh McEniry will represent the plain
tiff. while Attorneys George Ross and
George Bumgardner will represent the
defendant. Fletcher Sturdivant will be
bailiff, while Rose Huey will be the
clerk. Much interest is being manifested
in this case and a large number of wlt
senses have been summoned.
Company D. Alabama National Guard,
was inspected last night at the armory
hall by Maj. William Screw’s of the reg
ular army, stationed in Alabama: Col.
K. H. Graves of the Fourth regiment;
Captain Norris and Sergeant Haley, of
ficers connected with the militia of
Alabama. The local company was out in
full force in command of Capt. Lacey
Edmundson and made a good showing.
The week beginning March 8 has been
named by the Bessemer Civic league as
clean up week and all citizens of this
city are urged to assist in this work
by cleaning up all premises. Prizes will
be given this year by the association
for the most improvements in business
and residence property. Prizes will be
especially offered the wage earners,
both white and colored. Last year mucli
interest was manifested in this contest
and it is expected that there will be
many more candidates for prizes this
year.
A good crowd attended tlie recital
given tonight at tlie high school audi
torium by the expression class of the
Bessemer high school, which is under
the direction of Miss Sadie Spielberger.
“The Soul of a Rich Man," a morality
, play, was presented. The cast was well
I chosen and members played their re
I spective parts excellently. The readings,
I "The Fool's Pride" (Edward R. Sills),
by Durward Fountain, and “A Change
| of Front" (Miss Sophie interview’s her
laundress), by Miss Thelma Dudley,
were very amusing and received mucl\
applause, several encores being called
for. A dialogue adopted from “Nicholas
Nlckelby" was also presented and was
well received. Miss Lucile Vickers made
} a splendid widow’ and Miss Sadie Phelps
as her daughter, “Kate" was good,
white Herbert Smithson, as the "mad
neighbor" and Durnward Fountain as
1 the gardner weTe excellent. Several
■ musical selections were rendered by
5 Miss Nellie Neal. A neat sum wras real
> ized and w ill go towards the publication
" of the high school annual.
•j D. L. Milton is able to be out after
1 a recent illness at his home on Arling
ton avenue. .
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dalton and
little daughter of Tupelo, Miss., will ar
) rive tomorrow’ to be the guests of Mrs.
f Dalton’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Y.
1 Coburn.
Dr. E. P. Lacey has returned from
Belle Ellen, where he was the guest
'' of his son. Will Lacey, for a few days.
R. F. .Smith has returned from a busl
a ness trip to Montgomery.
s Max Samuels of Atlanta is the guest
_ of his uncle, Jacob Marks, for several
days.
William Price, who lias been con
: nected with the Armour Packing com
pany in this city for the past tw’o
years, has been promoted and trans
ferred to Macon, GA. He will leave'Bun
day for that place, where he will en
ter upon his new’ duties.
Mrs. E. E. Ray is ill at her home on
Hall street.
STATE BAR TO MEET
AT CAPITAL JULY 9
Montgomery, February 2G.—(Special.)
The next annual meeting of the Alabuma
State Bar association will be held ii
Montgomery July 9 and 10. according tc
an announcement made today by the ex
ecutive committee of the association.
The executive committee has ulreailj
begun to arrange for the annual meeting
of the association, and it is expected thai
the meeting this year will b-S the inos'
interesting in tlie history of tho assocla
lion. T’lans are being made to securi
several prominent orators from out o:
/ the Btate to deliver addresses at tho an
nual meeting, and other arrangementi
are being perfected lookinc to the succesi
of the occasion.
ltay Rushton of Montgomery is preal
dent of tlie State Bar association, hav
ing been elected 'to that position at th'
meeting in Montgomery Inst July.
RUSSIANS MUST
RETURN TO FIGH1
lxmdon, February 27.-0:45 a. m.l—Th
1 Russian consul geperal here lias issue
n statement received from Petrograd, an
nounclng that Russians living abroad wl
be liable to military service and muf
return Immediately to Russta. Those b«
longing to the classes called to the color
who remain abroad after Murch 1 wi
be liable to punishment according to th
^ Russian law.
ME FRONT IS
VAST CEMETERY
SAYS EYEWITNESS
Graphic Account of Recent
Battles on the Western
Frontier Official
ly Qiven
London. February 26.—(10:15 p. m.>
'All the ground near the front line in
Flowed up with shells and furrowed
vith the remains of old trenches and
rraves. The whole place Is a vast cem
■tery In which our trenches and those
>f the enemy wind in every direction.
This statement is made by the Brit
sh official "eyewitness" at the front
n a description given out today of re
*ent battles southeast of Ypres and
>f the country in which the armies
ire fighting.
"In a sheltered spot," he continues,
'there is a little graveyard where some?
>f our own dead have been hurled.
Pheir graves have been marked and
l rough square of bricks has been
>laoed around them. In front of the
Tenches German bodies still lie thick.
"At one point of the brick fields re
cently some; 30 men tried to rush our
ine. At their head was a young Ger
nan officer wiio came on gallantly,
ivavlng his sword. He almost reached
he barbed wire and then fell dead,
md he lies there yet with his swor.l
n his hand and all his 30 men about
him.
"It is the same all along the front
in this quarter. Everywhere still, gray
figures can be seen lying.
Crumbles Into Ruins
"This description might %erve with
i. few minor alterations for many of
the localities along our front where
the fighting has centered around some
wood, a village or line of trenches.
It Is as if each had been swept by a
withering blast before which every ob
ject, whether a work of nature or of
man, has crumbled into ruins or be
come twisted and deformed and even
the very ground itself looks as If It
had been shaken by a violent convul
sion of nature."
"South of the Ypres-Cominea canal,
says the 'eyewitness/ the ground is
comparatively open. North of it, how
ever, there are many woods and these
have become a tangle of fallen trees
Interspersed with shell craters. To add
to the hardships of such fighting, the
troops have been attacking in knee
deep mud.
. "Despite all these drawbacks/ con
tinues the observer, "counter attacks
have been carried out with such reso
lution that in nearly all cases the orig
inal line lias been regained. On the
night of February 15, as our troops
advanced to drive the enemy out of one
of these trenches, his guns suddenly
opened a tremendous fire. Our men
were in the open at some distance from
the Germans at the time and being
taken at a disadvantage their chance
of success looked small. Without a mo
ment's hesitation, however/ tin- at
tacking line broke into a double quick
and pounding through the mud burst
into the German trench.
"A counter attack on the 17th also
was a dashing piece of work. Trenches
occupied by the enemy had been sub
jected to such a heavy fire that they
would not await our onset. As our men
charged forward cheering the Germans
hurried to the rear.
Forty Arc Killed
"Tn f>ne trench, which became more or
less isolated, 40 of our men ludd firm
until everyone had been either killed
or wounded. Eventually there were only
three left, who were capable of firing
and these three continued to hold the
enemy at bay. In the meantime word
was brought to those in the rear that
their ammunition was nearly exhausted
and seven men, the strongest available,
were selected to bring up as much am
munition as they could carry. These
latter found the three wounded survivors
still standing amid the bodies of theii
dead and disabled comrades and stil
firing steadily. The support, slender as
it was, came in the nick of time, foi
at that moment the Germans launc.hec
another assault, which, like the previous
ones, was beaten off and the position was
saved.
"Our howitzers did especially gone
work on the trenches captured by tin
Germans at one point. Observers coul<
see one lyddite shell after another burst
ing in the trenches and hurling the de
fenders into the air."
Quoting from letters which he say
were found on the bodies of German sol
diers, in support of his statement, th
"eyewitness" says:
"There is no doubt that the feeling i:
Germany towards the war is ehaging
They probably are as determined as eve
to fight to the last, but the early opt!
mlsm and confidence are vanishing. T
would appear also that the drain upo
the enemy’s manhood is having a depress
ing effect.
"It is reported that even the Ersat
reservists, who are suffering from ai
ments which would render them unfit fo
military service, are being called on, an
the supply of the sound Ersatz reservist
has been exhausted in some district!
Some letters speak of the calling up c
the untrained landsturm. which repre
sents a large reserve still available t
make good the wastage of war.”
Major Haywood Dead
Washington, , Februarv 26.—Major-Ge?
Charles Haywood, U. S. M. C., retiree
died at the naval hospital here Lodaj
aged 75. General Haywood, who was
native of Maine, fired the last shot he
fore the Cumberland went down in th
engagement with the Confederate iror
clad Merrlmac and then sa^ed his lit
by jumping overboard. He became ms
jor-general commandant of the marlr
corps in 1902 and retired in 1903.
Editor Resigns
St. Louis, February 26.—Cupt. Hem
I King today resigned as managing editc
' of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat bet a us
of illness and advanced age.
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Whooping tough
Well—everyone know*
9 the effect of Pi ne Forests
on Coughs.
Dr. BelPs
Ptne»Tar*Honey
U a remedy which brings quid relief
II A family with growing children
it should not be without it.
All Draoists.
» 25c., 50c. sad $1.00
I
“The farmers of Alabama are well
pleased with the legislation resultant from
the recent half-session of the legislature,”
said William Prague, a prominent farmer;
of Autauga county, who visited Birming
ham yesterday.
“Of course, like the majority of other
people in Alabama, we disliked the prohi
bition legislation, and have laughed con
siderably at the ‘bull bill,’ the blue
back Speller’ bill, the Barbour county
circuit court bill, the anti-liquor advertis
ing bill, and the nonpolitical advertising
bill. But we do appreciate the work ot
the solons in behalf of the farmer. They
have agreed that we may tax ourselves
for educational purposes if we see fit
to do so. They have agreed to establish
a hog cholera serum plant at Auburn,
and have taken pains to eradicate the
tick. Of Course, there is little hog
cholera in Alabama, and in the great ma
jority of counties, few ticks and few’
heads of cattle. But we appreciate the
good intentions of the legislature, at any
rate.
“As a matter df fact, if the legislature
maintains its late pace towards nullifying
the work already accomplished in up
building the roads of the state, we will
have still more to be grateful for. I for
one do not believe that the legislators
will go so far as to make us bell the
buzzards which fly over our pastures.”
William P. Cobb of Tuskegee spent yes
terday in Birmingham on legal business.
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Mr. Cobb is a son of late Congressman j
James *E. Cobb, was a member of the
last electoral college, and an unsuccess- j
fill ear.dladle in the recent primaries for
attorney general. I
D. Henry Riddle of Talladega, well
known lawyer, was in Birmingham yes
terday. Like the majority of other peo- ,
pie of the state, he was discussing the
legislature.
“It would seem," he said, “that the
corporations are having their way. The
prohibition lobby did very effective work
Jn putting the ban on the saloon and in
guiding other legislation. Up to the pres- I
ent time, nothing that wo can see lias
bee naccomplished of which the corpora
tions did not approve. However, plenty
of thn* remains and some necessary leg
islation may be forthcoming. Up to^ the
present, however, there has been a 'dry'
haul.”
Tuscaloosa continues to develop and
prosper, according to S. H. Sprott, a well
known attorney and former city commis
sioner of that municipality.
“It is probable that we have withstood
the depression as well as any other center
in the state," said he. "During the ‘hard
times’ we put into operation our electric
car system, and the system is doing well.
Our industries, in the main, are running
regularly and we are bouyant in the be
lief that prosperity is about to return.
'Good times’ in the spring is our anticipa
tion."
Among other prominent Alabamians in
Birmingham yesterday wore John B.
Knox of Anniston and Tom L. Long of
Jasper.
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TO LIFT EMBARGO
Lancaster Announces Sal
aries Will Be Paid at
That Time
Mor tgomery. February 26.—(Special.)
As a result of the financial aid extended
the state treasury by the convict and In
surance departments, the embargo on the
payment of state warrants and claims will
be^lfted on March 1. This announcement
was made today by State Treasurer W. L.
Lancaster.
Treasurer Lancaster's statement was
brief and to the point. “Commencing
March 1. on account of funds deposited
and promised by the insurance and con
vict departments, the state treasurer wtl
pay school teachers, old soldiers, convict
supplies, salaries and such other emer
gency warrants as the condition of the
treasury will allow from day to day ir
the order presented," was the statement
The state treasurer at the request oi
Governor Henderson suspended the pay
ment of all warrants several weeks ago
Since that time practically all funds com
ing into the treasury have been sent tf
New York to cancel outstanding warrant:
hold by banks in that city. Something
over $1,000,000 has been sent to New Yorl
linancia i institutions.
In requesting Treasurer Lancaster U
suspend the payment of warrants for sal
uries and other purposes, Governor Hen
derson explained that he had adopted thi
course as a means of cancelling th
state's obligations in New York. The gov
ernor later sent a message to the«legis
laturo in explanation of his course.
Since that time the treasurer has no
paid out any money on state warrants
though several of the local banks hav
e-ashed warrants presented to therr
These warrants will be returned to th
treasurer on March 1, ns well as numer
ous other claims, amounting to thousand
of dollars, which have not yet been paid
Owing to the outstanding warrants th
draft on the treasury on March 1 will b
particularly heavy.
LIFE SENTENCE~
IS GIVEN NEGRC
Luther Hall Found Guilty of Murde
by Jury—Lee Jury Unable
to Agree
It look just 30 minutes for tin; Jur
( in the case of Luther Hall, charged wit
murder to arrive at a verdict, whic
was “guilty as charged in the indicl
1 ment," and fixed his punishment at 111
“ imprisonment in the penitentiary. Tli
negro was tried yesterday In the criir
Inal court before Judge W. E. Fort o
the above charge and was conclude
• late last night. He was indicted fi
' the killing of George Morris, a negr
whom he shot to death following
! quarrel at Fossil mines last Octobe
. Walter S. Brower represented tlte stat
The jury in the case of Leslie Le
' a negro, charged with the murder t
r Robert Connelly, negro, failed to a
1 rive at a verdict and wras sent to tl
’ hotel for the night. The case wi
tried in the first division of the crim
R nal court before Judge H. P. Hefll
' and went to the jury at a late hoi
!j yesterday evening.
9 LUMBER LEADERS
f ELECT OFFICER
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Memphis.. Tenn., February 26.—B.
Jarrell, Humboldt, Tenn., today was elec
ed president of the Southern Retail Lui
• ber Dealers’ association, In session hei
I. R. E. Montgomery, Memphis, was elec
• ed vice president, and V. R. Smith, Mei
1 phis, was re-elected secretary-treasun
' II. A. Canaday, Mayfield, Ky.t retiri
e president, was made a member of t
" board of directors.
e The association will meet in this ci
‘ again next year,
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CRIPPLED BRITISH
STEAMER ARRIVE
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r Halifax. N. S.. February 26.—The Br
e ish steamer Florence Pile,, storm batter
and carrying a crippled crew, arrlv
— here yesterday from New Orleans bou
for Pyles, Greece. A man named G<
stuing was swept overboard and drown
In a hurricane. Second Mate Barbea
[ kgs were broken and Boatswain Ed war
was helpless from injuries.
I Captain Pearn nearly lost his life,
great comber swept him into the sea. I
in a few minutes another swept him ba
on deck again.
Lifeboats were smashed and vails be
Mistrial in Beavers* Case
Chattanooga, February 26.—(Special
A mistrial was reported today by
jury in the case of the local lodge
Beavers, charged with violating the at
prohibition laws in selling liquor in
buffet. This leaves but three clubs
the city in operation, the.Elks and
Mountain City in addition to the Beav<
All other clubs were either found gul
or have closed voluntarily.
Chick Evans Defeated
• Houston, Tex., February 26.—Charles
Dexter of Dallas, In an Invitation I
tournament here today, defeated ”Chi
Evans of Chicago. 3 up and 2 to play
the first tllKht of the championship p
LOCAL INSPECTION !
OF TROOPS ENDED!
i
Capt. Churchill and Capt.
Screws Pleased With Con
ditions Found Here
Captain Churchill of Washington. Uni
ted States army, and editor of the Field
Artillery Journal, published monthly in
the Capital City,, completed last night an
inspection of local batteries of the Ala
bama National Guard.
At the same time Capt. William .Screws
of Montgomery, United States army of
ficer, stationed in Alabama as inspector
of state troops, completed his inspection
of local companies—K, C and B. It is
learned that with the militia in its sev
eral departments the officers were well I
pleased.
The United States government has in
Birmingham approximately $100,000 unvest
ed in artillery, and a considerable frac
tion of that sum in the equipment used
by tlie infantry. Periodically, inspections
are made for the purpose of keeing track
of equipment and inquiring into the effi
ciency of the troops.
As an indication of the mer its of local
companies, it is said that Company K
was given 9!> points out of 100, whereas
1 a year ago the same company scored only
: one point.
The inspection lasted three days and
nights.
BERNSTORFFDENIES
LONDON REPORT
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5 New York. February 26.—Count Von
Bernstorff, the German ambassador, to
day authorized a denial of a statement
t printed by the I .on dob Daily Telegraph
• in a telegram from Washington, accord
5 ing to which Count Von Bernstorff has
j informed Prsident Wilson and Secretary
- Bryan that the commanders of German
< submarines had received a secret order
not to fire at ships flying the American
J "I have not given to either President
Wilson or to Secretary of State Bryan
any communication except such as was
published in the American press.” the
^ ambassador said.
ORDER GUNBOAT
TO MEXICAN COAST
I Washington. February 26.—The gunboat
Des Moines at Guantanamo lias been or
x dered to Vera Cruz to relieve the battle
ship Delaware, which will rejoin the At
1 lantic fleet.
e Philadelphia Urged
as Probable Site for
Jj Big Armor Plant
1 Washington, February 26.—A joint com
)< mittee representing Congress and the
a lwtvy department reported to the House
r* today that the cost of erecting a govern
i. ment armor manufacturing plant of 10,00.
tons capacity would be $6,635,000, and out
,f double that size $10,331.1)06. The cost of :i
• _ ton of armor from the smaller plant wc
e estimated at $263. from the larger, at $230.
n The report suggested Philadelphia a
l- an ideal place for such a plant.
>• Met Submarines
London, February 26.—(6:55 p. rn. -Rou
ter's correspondent at The Hague tele
graphs that a mail steamer of the Zee
land line, which arrived at Flushing to
^ day, met two German submarines on tin
passage from England. The submarine
r. saluted the Dutch flag flown by tin
steamer.
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‘I STATEMENT OF
; Commonwealth Bonding & Casualty Ins. Co.
ie °
Of Phoenix. Arizona
As of December 31, 1914
" ASSETS Ma.'liet .Blue
S Real Estate .$ 14,049.50
t Loans on Real Estate. 234.573.90
Collateral Loans . .... 97,819.26
ed Bonds and Stocks.55,000.00
;,d Cask in Banks and Office. 34,518.75
ed Interest Due and Accrued. <7,707.72
■'* All Other Assets . 107,211.95
ds __
a Total Admitted Assets.,...$620,872.08
LIABILITIES
u Losses and Claims .$118,876.88
Unearned Premiums . 113,193.08
, Commissions Due Agents. 25,903.80
lie Return and Reinsurance Premiums. 1,963.66
ot All Other Liabilities ... 38,900.9<
Capital Paid Up in Cash. 300,000.0“
ii” Surplus Over All Liabilities. 22,03?
rs. ' ^
lty Toth. Liabilities.j
Clark Underwriting Ag<
General Agents
Birmingham,
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SAUNDERS ACQUIRES
ENTIRE CONTROL OF
SAUNDERS MOTOR CO
Will Handle Hudson Cars
Only While Dodge Agency
Goes to the Drennen
Motor Company
Bradley J, Saunders announced last
light that he had purchased the entire
■apital stock and control of the Saur
lers Motor Car Co., and that in future
he company will confine its business
to Hudson Motor Car Co.’s products for
which the local company Is distributor
ror the state of Alabama exclusive oS
Mobile. *
Mr. Saunders purchased the holdings
of IT. A. Drennen in the Saunders Motor
Co., and in the transaction the Dodge
Motor Car agency heretofore held by
the Saunders Co is transferred to the
Drennen Motor Co. I
“The change simply means that I am
now in entire control of the Saunders
Motor Car Co., and will handle the Hud
son car exclusively,” said Mr. Saun
ders, “while the Drennen Motor Co.
hereafter will handle the Dodge. We
will retain the same placp of business
and from now on we will make the rest
of them sit up and take notice with
our Hudsons.” !
Air. Saunders is one of the best known
and most aggressive, dealers In the au
tomobile field in Alabama and can al
ways be counted upon to make things
interesting for his competitors. :
AMUSEMENTS
At the Majestic
A group of prominent Birmingham
men, amidst a packed audience, wit
nessed the making of the first record
for musical instrument reproduction at
the Majestic theatre last night, among
them being R. A. Brown, president of
the Alabama State Fair, Jacob Burger,
president of the Business Men’s League,
John W. O’Neill, president of the Mer
chant’s Protective association, J. D.
Rosenburger, president of the Board of
Trade and William C. Radcliffe, sec
retary of the Chamber of Commerce. ‘
The Primrose Four, whose voices
were to be recorded, sang two songs
new to their repertoire, “Cotton Blos
soms,” and “Tipperary,” and those in
terested feel the record will be suc
cessful since the Majestic quartet sang
so well as to be given a “curtain call.'’
The record was made by an Edison
reproducing machine, operated by C.
Hlltbruner and J. Allen, of the Wil
liams Music store, and If it proves
“good,” will be placed on sale in Bir
mingham in about two weeks. i
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A Merchant at Edenwold,
I Farmer at Springfield and }
Others on Vitalitas
From all over Tennessee reports of the
curative effects of natural Vitalitas are
being heard. Here are a few that are
taken at random from various parts of
the state:
Edenwold. Tenn.. J. A. Webb, mer
chant: "I think Vitalitas is a wonderful
medicine. T have only taken one bottle/
and the relief is remarkable. Have beenf,
a sufferer of colic and pains in the lower
bowels.” j
Springfield. Tenn.. F. IT. Lee, proprietor
Oak Grove farm: “I have taken Vitalitas
and am so greatly pleased over the re
sults that I am purchasing a bottle to
give a friend who is ailing and whom I
am sure it will help. I consi r Vitalitas
a splendid remedy for those who suffer
with stomach, liver and kidneys.”
Lebanon. Tenn., A. W. Page, retired
building contractor and adjutant of Cam0
. S. G. Shepherd No. 941, U. C. V.: "My rheu
j matic pains are being driven away and
j t)ie relief one bottle of Vitalitas has given
me is wonderful.”
Brunswick. Tenn.. R. L. Jones, post
master: “There is nothing I can say too
good for Vitalitas. It has < tired me of
ills with which I suffered for years.”
(Stomach trouble.)
Thompson. Tenn.. T. E. Ragsdale,
widely known citizen, says: "I think Vi
talitas a wonderful remedy, t had indi
gestion so badly I could not eat anything
containing grease. Vitalitas corrected
these ills.”
See the Vitalitas display now In prog
ress at Averty’s Drug Store, 109-11 20th
st , or write there for information.
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