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TANLAC ELEMENTS
PARTS OF GLOBE
Draws Its Medicinal Prop
erties From Points Far
Away From America
A GERMAN CHEMIST
DIRECTS LABORATORY
Opening Day of Introduc
tory Sale Proves a Splen
did Success
The ingredients or medicinal ele
ments which make Tanlac come from
many remote sections of the earth. The !
Alps, the Pyrenees, Russian Asia, West
Indies, mtfjntain states near the Rocky i
mountains, Mexico, Peru and Tanland
Islands are among the points from
which the principal parte of the prep
aration are obtained.
In the principal laboratory of the
Cooper Medicine company. Inc., under
the efficient direction of Herr Jos. Von
Trimbach, a native German chemist of j
note, these medicinal herbs, roots and j
barks are assembled in the rough and
painstakingly developed so as to ob- ;
tr.in of that high standard of effi
ciency shown by the uniform prepara
tion, Tanlac.
In sterilized bottles, made expressly'
for the purpose. Tanlac* is placed. I
labeled and cartooned: the preparation j
is inspected again and then crated !
ready for shipment to points over llie I
world where the demand requires.
Hundreds called throughout the day j
yesterday at Jacobs’ Drug Store apd |
at the Patton-Pope company to find j
out just how the famous medicine, j
Teniae, was sold, how it was prepared j
and w’hat the preparation actually \
looked like.
In commenting upon the wonderful |
amount of interest shown, Mr. Coop- I
er's private secretary said:
“The success of the opening day of j
the introductory sale of Tanlac has 1
Ly far exceeded my expectations. I
have beer, nereeably surprised by the
knowledge the public seems to have of .
the preparation. While many came j
merely to see what the medicine ac- ]
tually looked like, equally as many
cp.me prepared to obtain the prepar
ation. These* people simply asked for
Tanlac and the facility with which the
medicine was distributed throughout
the day proved somewhat of a revela
tion to the management of our local
agencies.
“I am Indeed gratified,’’ he continued,
“to see such marked enthusiasm and
T now feel justified in predicting that
Tanlac will prove just as successful in
Birmingham as it has in the lnrgri
cities. T do not believe that I am over
estimating the success of the medicine
w’hen T state that T am confident that
from 3000 to EI000 people will call and
obtain Tanlac during the next 10
days.”
W’hen asked about the charitable
work Mr. Fooper Intended to perform
in Birmingham, he replied: “Mr. Coop
er has already requested me to make
a thorough investigation of local con
ditions and see just what is needed in
the way of reUef work. As already
stated In a previous article, he is a
firm believer 1n practical Philanthropy
and it has always been his aim and
endeavor to accomplish the greatest
good for the greatest number. T notice
in a recent issue of the Chattanooga
News where Mr. Cooper made a very
substantial contribution to the poor of
that city on his visit there last week
And T feel absolutely safe in saying
tnjjt he will perform some similar serv
ice in Birmingham.”
Another large shipment of Tanlac
will be received here today or tomor
row to take care of the rapidly increas
ing demand.
Tanlac is sold in Birmingham ex
clusively by Jacobs’ Drug Store and
Patton-Pope company.—Adv.
TWO CASES HEARD
BY R. R. COMMISSION
Montgomery, July fi.—(Special.)—In teg
ular monthly session the state railroad
commission today heard two cases on the
docket, and \hen went into executive
meeting to consider decisions in other
cases.
The first witness on the stad today was
E. A. deFuniak of Montgomery, general
freight agent of the Louisville and Nash
ville Railroad company. Mr. deFuniau’s
testimony related to the Mobile pig iron
rate case, which was heard at the last
session of the commission. His testimony
was not taken at that time owing to his
absence from the city.
This case was brought by the Louisville
ind Nashville, the Mobile and Ohio and
he Southern on a petition to restore *he
fid rate on pig iron from Birmingham
to the gulf port. The present nyv is
11.70 per ton. and the railroads are awing
for an increase of $1 per ton. Testimony
if officials of the Southern and Mobile and
Ohio was heard at the June session of the
commission.
The other case heard by the commission
today was the Fruithurst depot matter
This case is in the form of a petition Lo
the commission to require the Southern
railway to change the location of a iepot
at that place. The commission withheld
its decision in the case.
The commission will be in session to
morrow.
DETROIT’S SHOWING
AS AN EXPORT CITY
CAUSES SURPRISE
Norfolk Passes Philadelphia
and Is Becoming One of
Great Atlantic Ports
SAVANNAH MAKES
EXCELLENT REPORT
Seattle Already Seems to Have Out
distanced San Francisco as the
Greatest Port on the
Pacific Coast
nr HOLLAND
New York. July 6.—(Special.)—Among
the statements sent from Washington at
the close of the fiscal year, June 30, was
one which gave the money value of im
ports and exports for the week ending
June 26 at the principal customs dis
tricts in the United States. Attention
has been called here to the figures which
tell of the foreign commerce of Detroit
because those figures in perhaps a more
instructive way than any of the others
contain a story of our foreign trade which
is not the least of the many Interesting
features of ou rcommerce for the past
fiscal year. This Washington report dis
closes that the money value of the im
ports at Detroit for the week ending
June 26, was $502,000 In round numbers,
while the money value of the exports
was $3,500,000, again using round num
bers.
With the exception of Savannah, Ga.,
and Galveston. Tex., these figures reveail
a greater international trade balance in
favor of the United States, relatively
speaking, than are those reported from
any of the other large principal customs
districts. Later in the summer there will
come details which will make clear the
character of the exports from Detroit.
Presumably the greater part of them
passed into Canada and reflect not only
the magnitude of our Canadian trade, but I
also exports to Great Britain and to conti
nential Europe. Probably a considerable
part of these exports was made up of
automobiles, for the world knows that
the district of which Detroit is the cen
ter contains the greatest concentration
of the automobile industry of any in the
world. Tlie exports from Detroit consti
tuted about one-third of the excess ex
ports over imports for the w'eek ending
June 26. and none but those who are fa
miliar with our international trade would
have ventured to say that Detroit as a
city of foreign commerce contributed
about one-third to the excess exports over
imports in a single week.
The Washington report contains other
stcries. hidden tjiough they are under the
bare figures. As a w'hole we can get from
these figures, after digging behind the
face of them, a good idea of the general
charac ter of our foreign trade.
It is an extraordinary record w’hich wus
made at Savannah. The money value of
the imports very likely did not meet the
cost of collecting. Certainly the govern
ment got no revenue from them. The cus
tom house experts in this city have read
with a sort of curious interest the report
which came from Savannah. The money
value of its imports was only $-KX) in round
numbers for that week and It would not
pay the government to maintain a custom
house there were it not for the outgo
ing trade. The money value of that was
nearly $290,ooo. Apparently, this represents
almost exclusively the export of cotton.
The figures also may be put in compari
son with those, received from other sea
ports from which go constantly large
amounts of cotton. Galveston, for in
stance. saw ships sail out of her harbor
laden with cotton, the money value of
which was more than $2,000,000 in excess of
the money value of the exports from Sa
vannah. Until recently Galveston stood
fourth as an export city, being exceeded
only by New York, Boston and New' Or
leans, but as a city of commerce Galves
ton has been running neck and neck with
New Orleans—although from the city on
the Mississippi varied cargoes go, while
from Galveston cotton is almost exclusive
ly the export commodity.
When the founder of what became the
great international banking house of
Brown Brothers, determined to venture
upon a new career and to give up nis
home in Ireland so that he might estab
lish a business in the United States, he
made selection of Baltimore. His choice
of that city was due to the fact thut at
that time it was the greatest export city
in the United States. It was in handling
exports of tobacco and later of cotton that
Mr. Brown developed upon a high scale
the system of American foreign exchange.
He predicted the growth of Baltimore as
a city of foreign commerce until it at last
matched the great commercial ports of
Europe. The railroads and the Erie (anal
shifted that commercial supremacy from
Baltimore .to New York. Now the figures
from Washington show' that Baltimore is
exporting in money value not quite as
nuirh as Norfolk and only a little mere
than Seattle, and in the last week of
June the money value of Baltimore's ex
ports was $1,000,000 less than the money
value of the exports from Detroit.
Norfolk, apparently, is regaining the
considerable prestige the city once held |
for foreign commerce. It was the dis- j
tributing point for the great agrirultur.ii |
and other industries of Virginia and W’as !
really the port of Richmond. Her com
merce fell away, however, during the civil
war and for a good many years after
ward. Several years ago a man of busi
ness ability and of considerable influence
who had been successfully established in
business upon the Pacific coast converted
■
la Orderlna Goods Fleas* Mention THE AGE-HERALD
The following bulletin has been issued
by the Alabama Anti-Tuberculosis league.
It covers the situation for the whole
country, but the league draws attention to
the fact that a disproportionately large
, number of consumptives from Alabama
are found in western states seeking re
covery. But the climate of Alabama has
been proved admirably adapted to the
welfare of tuberculous persons. Th^e is
no need for panic or thoughtless flight
westward. People should face all ihe
facts:
"From 10,000 to 15,000 consumptives go
west in search of health every year.
Such is an estimate made by the National
Association for the Study and Prevention
of Tuberculosis in a statement issued to
day based on recent investigations of the
United States public health service. The
association concludes that there are at
I present between 100,060 and 200,000 con
sumptives in the states of California, Ari
zona, New Mexico, Texas and Colorado.
“Investigations were made during the
past year by surgeons of the United
States pulbic health service, P. M. Car
rington in California, E.^T. Sweet in
Texas and New Mexico, and A. D. Fos
ter in North and South Carolina. The
National association draws the following
conclusions from these studies:
“(1) Thousands of consumptives at
tracted by the climate migrate every vear
to the west and southwest. While r.o
definite figures can be procured, the *acts
ascertained would indicate an annual mi
gration of at least 30,000 and possible 15,000
into the states of California. Arizon, Col
orado, New Mexico and Texas.
“(2) From 30 to 50 per cent of these con
sumptives are hopeless cases and die
within six months after their arrival, the
percentage of those dying within 30 days
running as high as 15.
"(3) A large, but unknown percentage
die in almshouses or are the recipients of
charity, and the great majority of xhv.se
' ould have been made comfortable in
their last days if they had stayed at home
SOCIAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT
By MRS. SIDNEY M. ITLLMAN
among friends and relatives.
“(4) From 40 to 90 per cent of all deaths
from tuberculosis in the west and south
west are of natives of other states, nearly
per cent coming from Illinois, Missouri,
Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and New
York.
"(B) People who can afford it and who
are not in too far advanced stages of tu
berculosis will find the climate of the
west and southwest an aid in the tieat
ment of tuberculosis.
"(6) No one should think of going west
or southwest for his health unless he In s
at least $1000 above his railroad fare, and
can leave his family in comfortable cir
cumstances; and no one should go who is
in an advanced stage of tuberculosis or
who has not taken careful medical advice
"(7) Tuberculosis can be cpred In anv
part of the United States, and it is far
better for a consumptive of moderate
means, such as the average workingman,
to go to a sanatorium near at home than
to go west and live In a more favorable
climate without proper food or medical
care.
"(8) Finally, there may be plenty of mbs
in the west and southwest for able-bodied
men. but the consumptive will find the
greatest difficulty in getting work, rnd
no one should go west therefore in the
hope of getting a Job.”
The Alabama Anti-Tuberculosis
league is busy this month in a state
wide educational programme. Among
the astonishing things is the slowness
with which the people absorb the most
common-place truths concerning dis
ease and health. Many of the newspa
pers of the state are, however, co
operating with the present educational
campign begun in conjunction with the
hoped-for legislation. Great things arc
expected of this educational work. The
movie picture theatres are also exhib
iting a number* of plays created for the
i same purpose, the most recent of which
is "The White Terror,” a play which
illustrates the terrible danger of de
pending upon quack remedies.
The present year, 1915, completes the
first 10 years of the life of the national
association. During these years, no few
er than 1500 local anti-tuberculosis as
sociations and committees have been
formed, carrying on 600 sanatoria, hos
pitals and day ramps which care for
35,000 patients. Tehre are now in the
country 450 tuberculosis dispensaries
and clinics employing several thousand
visiting nurses and treating over 100,
000 cases. During the 10 years, the
death rate ^n the registration has been
cut down from 166.7 per 100,000 popula
tion to 127.7 per 100.000; this death
rate being from tuberculosis of the
lungs alone.
THE WEDNESDAY STUDY
CLUB OF ANNISTON
Among the agencies of social service
in Anniston, the Wednesday Study club !
deserves to be mentioned. It is one of f
the oldest organizations in the city; its
founder, Mrs. John B. Knox, is well
known over the whole state for her in
terest in civic movements. The work
of the club last year was notably suc
cessful. As a member of the State Fed
eration of club, the work of the
Wednesday Study club is along lines
laid down by the state organization.
Miss Christine McCaa was president
during the last club year, au,d was
especially active in educational woi;k.
It contributed to scholarships in four
different schools in the Btate. The sal
ary of one of the teachers in the night
school of the local Y. W. C. A. was paid
by the club, and, in addition, a con
cert was given for the benefit of this
institution. A regular part of the work
of this club Is to send each month a
large copy of some famous painting to
a rural ^chool. Many calls for service*
for local worts are responded to.
Several members of the Wednesday
Study club are members of the Wom
an's club of Anniston, which latter or
ganization is at present devoting its
energies along civic lines. Recently, at
the request of the latter club, the mer
chants of Anniston have granted a
weekly half holiday to their employes
during July and August. Just now an
effort is being made to secure a rest
room in the city for the rural shoppeis
of the coftnty who come to the city.
The Wednesday Study club has
.planned for extensive effort for next
year, and in a yet larger way hopes to
prove efficient as a social agency.
I
Indications Point to Large
Attendance at the Press
Club Tomorrow
Judge Alvin M. Douglass was declared
the prize winner at yesterday s luncheon
when the reports of the contesting teams ;
we*e announced by the captains. The
luncheon was well attended, and proceed
ings became lively. Two captains came
forward to offer prizes, and competition
is expected to become very keen for the
next few days. Judge Douglass will
award today’s prize to the winning cap
tain, and \Y. H. Bell will present a hand
some prize tomorrow to the team member
or captain making the highest individual
score.
The club smoker, which is scheduled for
tomorrow evening, bids fair to be one of
the most enjoyable affairs occurring at
the newspaper club in two or three
months past. Many of the most promi
nent members of the institution have1
signified their intention of being present
and impromptu addresses will be de
livered. Among those present will be some
of the newly elected members, who will
join with the regular membership in an
old-fashioned good fellowship gathering, j
Invitations have not been sent out to
the members, as the club organization
has been of late extremely busy with af
fairs pertaining to the membership cam
paign, but it was stated yesterday by
those in charge the newspaper announce
ment of the affair might be taken as
formal invitation to each member to be
present at 7:30 p.. m. when the smoker
will be held by the club.
Much interest is being shown in the
affair because the prohibition law will be
observed to the letter, only soft drinks
being served. There was some discus
sion of the practicability of a smoker
without Btrong drink, but all objections
were speedily overcome, and those who
have planned the affair have arranged an
entertainment programme which will in
sure a good time for the guests. Thpse
who may be doubtful are especially in
ched to come and be shown.
ROBERT M’CAROLL
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
Eufaula, July 6.—(Special.)—Robert Mc
Caroll, aged 25 years, son of the late
| Samuel McCaroll, a wealthy farmer, was
accidently killed this morning at his
home near Eufaula when he received the
full discharge of a shotgun In ills breast.
He had laid the gun upon a bed, prepara
tory to going hunting, and in picking it
up by the barrel, the trigger was caught
I in the coverlet and the gun discharged.
I His breast was torn open and death was
I practically Instantaneous.
The young man Is survived by bis moth
er and a number of brothers and sisters.
his property into cash or its equivalent so
that he might make investment some
where along the Atlantic coast if he dis
covered a good opportunity. He was per
suaded that the building of the Panama
canal would within a few years after it
was open to navigation greatly increase
the commerce of the seaport cities of the
Atlantic. His investigations at last per
suaded him that the best outlook for the
future was at Norfolk, and he spoke to
men of capital of New York of his purpose
to make Investment there, venturing to
predict that the foreign commerce of Nor
folk would speedily compare favoiably
with that of any American seaport ex
cepting New York. Apparently that pre
diction is justified. Norfolk's commerce
in the last week of June was in money
value in excess of that of New Orleans.
Galveston. Baltimore or Philadelphia. It
was surpassed by the foreign commerce
! of Detroit. Boston and New York. In the
financial district it is spoken of as a
thing of real significance that an inland
city fronting as it does the estuary which
connects the Great Lakes and facing the
Canadian border should stand pre-eminent
in view as an export city. That according
to the report which comes from Washing
ton is a fact.
Had the purposes of James J. Hill been
i permitted to mature by the authorities
I at Washington the record made by Seat
tle would have been much larger than
is the fact. Mr. Hill contemplated grr^t
commerce between Seattle and the l’ar
east. Rut the government authorities at
Washington forbade the making of any
rate over his railroad of the kind neces
sary if he were to create and maintain
commerce with China and Japan. The ex
traordinary growth of Alaska and the
promise of still greater growth is re
vealed in the figures which come from
Seattle which show that in a single week
her exports were of a money value slight
ly in excess of $2,000,000. Curiously
enough. Seattle is one of the five cities
whose imports in a single week were in
excess of $1,000,000. Seattle as a city
foreign commerce seems already to have
surpassed San Francisco.
Weather Forecast
Washington, July 8.—Forecast for Ala
bama-Missis8ippi: Probably fair Wednes
day and Thursday.
Georgia: Generally fair Wednesday and
Thursday, except probably showers near
the coast.
Tennessee: Fair Wednesday and prob
ably Thursday, warmer Wednesday.
Local Data
For the 24 hours ending at 7 p. m.,
July fi, 1915:
Highest temperature .' 81
Lowest temperature . 59
Mean temperature . 71
Normal temperature . 79
Deficiency in temperature since Jan
uary 1.3.58
Rainfall . n.O
Total rainfall s nee January 1.27.3*1
Excess in rainfall since January 1. 3
Relative humidity, 7 a. m., 86; 2 p. m.,
43; 7 p. m., 52.
Weather Conditions
Summary of observations made at Igni
ted States weather bureau stations dur
ing the 24 hours ending 8 p. m., 75th me
ridian time, July 6, 1915:
Temperature
x r1 4:
r* r* ~ “ O r* -J
Stations and *> £ #; £ $
Weather at 8 p. m. V £ $ ~ » § S
f r i i1
Atlanta, clear . 78 ^2 T7l !oi
Birmingham, clear _ 77 83 5!)
Boston, clear . 6S 76 62
Buffalo, pt. cloudy .... 62 64 50
Calgary, clear . 72 78 48
Charleston, cloudy .... 80 86 74
Chicago, cloudy . 76 80 fi8
Denver, c»ear . 78 80 66
| Des Moines, cloudy .... 82 82
Duluth, pt. cldy . 64 70 50
Fort Worth, clear. 90 90 64
Galvtston, clear . 84 88 78
Hatteras, pt. cloudy .. 72 78 72 .01
Jacksonville, cloudy ..78 90 72 1.34
Kansas City, cloudy ..78 82 62
Knoxville, clear 76 32 66
Louisville, clear . 76 78 68
Memphis, clear . 80 82 62
Minneapolis, rain . 64 64 .. lire
Mobile, clear ... 82 88 72
Montgomery, clear _ 84 88 66 . 02
Nashville, clear . 78 82 66
New Orleans, pt. cldy.. 82 92 74 ,1
New York, pt. cldy ..72 76 62 1.00
Oklahoma, clear . 82 86 62
Phoenix, clear . 98 96 68
Pittsburg, clear . 72 74 US
Raleigh, clear . 80 84 64
Ran Antonio, pt. cldy ..90 96 74
Ran Francisco, pt. cldy 76 76 54
Shreveport, clear _ 84 86 68
Spokane, cloudy . 76 78 60
St. Louis, clear . 76 80 62
Tampa, pt. cldy . 80 92 76
Toledo, pt. cloudy . 74 78 52
Vicksburg, clear . 84 88 68
Washington, clear .... 78 82 60
Winnipeg, clear . 70 78 52
E. C. HORTON, Local Forecaster.
FREE DRINKS ARE
iUUVERTS
An Indication of World
Wide Interest in Vitalitas
May Now Be Seen
in Birmingham
Birmingham people are seeing, testing
and investigating natural Vitalitas, the
most wonderful medicinal product of this
age. It is already bringing new health
and freedom from various ailments to
them, just as it Is to people in cities
and states throughout the south, and as
it will to people of the entire world as
fast as Vitalitas can be placed before
them.
There are no secrets In ,the production
of this natural product and the labora
tories at Houston, Teg,, the only place
where Vitalitas Is extracted, are open at
all times to the public. Natural Vitalitas
is mined out of the earth and from It
the liquid Is extracted chemically pure.
It Is rich in natural forces and elements
upon which life and health depend. It
Is not unpleasant to take and a teaspoon
ful of It In a half glass of hot or cold
water has marvelous tonic and corrective
effects. It literally sweeps away many
obstinate disorders of stomach, liver, kid
neys. bowels and blood. Cures classed
as marvelous are constantly being re
ported where all other human agencies
had failed. Do not delay seeing the dem
onstration and sampling Vitalitas at
Averyt's drug store, 109-111 Twentieth
street, or write there for Information.I
Also for sale by Pegram-Patton Drug
company, Bessemer, Ala.
NEGROES ATTEMPT
TO ESCAPE JAIL
t
Near Riot at Georgetown,
Ga., When Four Men
Overpower Guard
Eufaula, July 6.—(Special.)—The villa**
of Georgetown, Ga., across the river, and
the neighboring countryside, was the seen*
of a near-riot this morning when four
negroes broke from the Quitman county
Ijal and tried.to make their escape. The
four prisoners, Henry and Marshall Rey
nolds, Will Davis and Norman Dawson.
I "ere being taken from the jail to the well
in the yard when Davis assaulted his
guard, grabbed his gun and followed the
other three through the jail yard gate,
which had been left open. A posse was <
soon formed by the sheriff and a
chase that lasted four hours was begun,
the Eufaula bloodhounds being called into
service.
Dawson was driven back Into tne jail
yard, Henry Reynolds was captured in
a field by a farmer, T. J. Young, while
the other Reynolds and Davis were trailed
four hours by the posse and dogs before
finally brought down by Deputy Sheriff
Maddox's gun. Both were struck in the
back and may die. The plot was formed
in a moment when the prisoners saw the
gate open and three were out of jail be
fore Davis attacked the sheriff. Several
persons narrowly escaped being shot by
Davis.
ANNISTON
Several Deaths Reported—County Com
missioners to Meet on Border.
Methodists to Hold Institute
Anniston. July 8.— (Special.)—N. T
Glosson, who served for many years
on the Anniston police force and was
at one time chief of police, died at his
home, 828 West Fifteenth street, Mon
day evening at 7:46. Mr. Glosson re
sided in this city for over a quarter
of a century. He was a member of
several fraternal organisations and the
Woodmen of the World will have
charge of the funeral ceremonies. Tin
funeral services will be held at the
First Baptist church Wednesday aft
ernoon at 3 o'clock and will be con
ducted by Rev. U N. Claxton. The body
will be laid to rest at Edgemont ceme
tery. The deceased is survived by I,is
wife and three step-children.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. A.
B Bonds, who died Tuesday morning
at the Bonds residence, 2300 Gurnee
avenue, was buried Tuesday afternoon
at 4 o'clock at Edgemont cemetery.
Miss Gustell Earwood, the daughter
of William Earwood. died at her fath
er's residence, 611 South Noble street,
at 3 o'cleck Tuesday morning. Miss
Farwood was 16 years of age and Is
survived by her father, two brothels
and two sisters. The funeral will be
held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock
from the residence, Dr. W. F. Yar
brough. pastor of the Parker Memorial
Baptist church, conducting the serv
ices. Interment will take place at
Edgemont cemetery.
Funeral services over the remains
of Mrs. Henry Brandt, who died at her
h me, 318 East G street in Oxanna
Sunday afternoon, were held Tuesday
afternoon from the Oxanna Methodist
church and were conducted by Rev.
Thomas E. Roberts. The deceased
passed away after a short illness. She
la survived by her husband and four
children. The remains were laid to rest
in Oxford cemetery.
Following a conference held between the
commissioners of Calhoun and Cleburne
counties on the county line several weeks
ago, an engineer was employed to survey
a road over the mountain for the purpose
of constructing a model highway between
Anniston in Calhoun and Heflin in Cle
burne. Henry P. Harris, engineer for De
Kalb, was the engineer employed and he
has made several surveys and is ready
to report to the commissioners.
A second joint meeting of the commis
sioners has been called for Thursday, July
8, and they will again meet at the boun
dary line to discuss the road problem.
The meeting will be held at 9 o'clock
Thursday morning.
Incident to their campaign for the bet
ter equipment and endowment of their
conference male college, the Methodists
of north Alabama are preparing to hold
a number of educational institutes, three
of which will be held in the Talladega
district as follows: Talladega, Sylacauga.
and Anniston. Over 19006 has already been
subscribed In the Talladega district to
the endowment fund of the'college, , i
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Screws and Hubbard Will
Seek to Have Federal Ap
propriation Released
With a view of having the $50,000
appropriallon for the Alabama Na
tional Guard released by the federal
government, Capt. William B. Screws,
I’. S. A., inspector-instructor of the
state militia, Adjt. Gen. G. J. Hubbard
and Maj. T. C. Locke will leave Bir
mingham this morning for Washington
•where they will report to the war de
partment the general conditions of the
Alabama National Guard.
They Inspected the property anil
equipment of the several ldfcal infantry
companies yesterday morning and
found It in excellent shape and with
out any losses. The local officers were
i complimented on their fine showing.
Fometime ago the war department
notified the state military authorities
that the annual appropriaton from the
government was held up owing to mis
appropriations of the government
property. Reports from inspecting
United States army officers showed a
considerable shortage which caused
the financial support to be withdrawn.
For some months past the adjutant
general’s office has been busy and all
officers of the militia companies of the
state have been held accountable for
shortage of equipment. With the as
sistance of the United States marshals!
the officers have been able to recover
several thousand dollars worth of
property. Quite a number of persons
! have been bound over to the federal
grand jury for having government
property in their possession and some
have been sent to jail for the same of
I fer:se by state courts.
The officers who left this morning
I for Washington are in hopes of hav
ing the appropriation for the Alabama
1 state troops released in order that
preparations may immediately begin
for the anhual military encampments.
New York Financial Ex
pert Passes Away
Suddenly
New York, July 6.—Charles A. Conant
of New York, a banker and financial
expert, died In Havana Sunday night of
hemorrhage of the stomach.
He was in Cuba at the request of the
Cuban authorities to reform the financial*
system of the republic. '
Mr. Conant left New York June 20 for
Havana at the Invitation of the President
of Cuba. He had expected to remain in
Cuba until July 15. A cablegram an
nouncing his death today was received
here at his office. Mr. Conant was 54
years of age and unmarried. For about
20 years he was engaged in newspaper
work, beginning in Boston in 1880. For 10
years he was the Washington correspond
ent of the New York Journal of Com
merce. He was an authority on banking
and financial aIrs and author of works
dealing with economics and banking. He
was a^pinted by president Roosevelt a
member of thp commission on interna
tional change, w hich in 1903 conferred with
European governments concerning the re
form of currency systems in China and
other oriental countries. \
As a financial expert Mr. Conant visited
the Philippines. Mexico and Central
American republics. In 1901 he was sent
ti Manila to investigate coinage and bank
ing systems there and upon his report
whs based the Philippine coinage act of
1903. Ho a*so assisted the United States l
government in formulating currency’
measures for the Panama republic some
what similar to that of the Philippines.
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