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BILL FBI) REMOVAL
Friends of Measure Confi
dent of Passage, But Ex
pect to Encounter Seri
ous Opposition
By HIGH W. ROBERTS
Montgomery, July 16.— (.Special.)
Dr. E. P. Hogan, one of Jefferson coun
ty’s representatives, will introduce to
morrow his bill providing for the re
moval from Mobile to Birmingham of
the medical college of the University
of Alabama.
While the advocates of the bill feel
certain that it will be passed and that
as a result of Birmingham's unsur
passable clinical facilities the college
will soon be in a more prosperous field.
It is nevertheless true that before such
an end can oe reached serious and pow
erful epposition will have to be over
come.
There seems to he no doubt on the
part of the legislature but that it
Would he, better for the school that it
be moved to Birmingham. And yet
many members are obsessed with the
Idea that arbitrary action in that re
spect would he in the nature of vio
lating an agreement with Mobile or
disregarding an obligation of honor.
Argument of Mobile
Dr. Hogan has been assured in writ
ing of the support of a majority of the
member of the legislature and this
would indicate the successful passage
of his bill. However, Senator Hartwell,
with the assistance of the other rep
resentnUves of Mobile, is prepared to
resist the passage of the measure and
there is no question but that this op
position "ill b« strong and formidable.
Senator Hartwell will contend that
the legislature last winter in ennet
lng a law under the provisions of which
the college would be automatically
moved in the event that it could not
be maintained in Mobile as a Class A
institution, virtually agreed to permit
the college to remain in its present lo
cation until it whs rated lower than
Class A. Tt is learned that this ar
gument. already expressed, lias found
favor. University authorities are not I
in support of the Hogan bill and Rep- !
resentative Fite of Tuscaloosa, author
of the bill of last winter, feeling that
lie is bound by a tentative agreement
to permit the college to remain in
Mobile as long ns it is a Class A In
stitution. has declared himself strong
ly opposed to the plan of the Birming
ham delegation.
Hogan’s Fine Preparations
JpP Dr. Hogan lias done magnificent
preparatory work. The argument he
has prepared, the testimony of eminent
physicians he has gathered anti the
friends he has won to his standard
leave no doubt but that this is the fight
to make which he offered for mem
bership in the legislature.
It seems to he certain that he will
bo able to convince the members of
the legislature that Birmingham and
not Mobile is the logical place for the j
college; that Birmingham, first of all.
is the more central and easily access
ible place for the institution, and that
on account of its magnificent hospitals,
its clinical facilities far surpass those
of Mobile or any other city of Ala
bama. possibly of the south.
While the legislators, it is probable,
will admit that these contentions of
Dr. Hogan are correct, it remains to
he seen whether or not they will be
found voting for the removal of the
college. There is no bolder or more re
sourceful antagonist in the legislature
than Senator Hartwell and it is a sig
nificant fact that lie is absolutely cor j
fident that the fight of Dr. Hogan will
be unsuccessful.
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River Rising
Kansas City, July 16.—The Missouri
river here had reached the 27.3-foot
stage late today and continued to rise !
tenight. Weather observers, though, i
announced that the situation appeared i
less threatening than earlier today be- !
cause heavy rains had leased to fall I
Damage done hv the flood thus fai j
is comi aratively light.
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Shops Working Overtime
and Bumper Crops Fac
tors in Activity
New York. July 16.—Bradstre'st’s tomor
row will say:
Factors making for expansion multiply.
Evidence is provided by such facts as
considerable Improvement In industrial
matters, virtually full movements in fin
ished steel; overtime work In numerous
war order lines, smart activity at ship
yards .freer distribution of seasonable
goods: somewhat fairer skies aiding the
crops, bounteous yields or foodstuffs; bet
| ter collections; growing scarcity of labor;
slightly larger sales of steam coal; ab
sence of strain in money matters at th»
crop-moving season; Increased construc
tion of plants to take care of war or
ders, and some western agricultural Im
plement makers resuming operations,
whereas a while ago It seemed as though
work would not be started before Sep
tember. There Is a noticeable absence
of talk of shut-downs due to necessity
for repairs or for vacation purposes. Ir
regular improvement in railway freight
tonnage, accompanied by a uniformly
heavy movement of passenger traffic, is
reported. Commercial paper sells freely
at the west but demand for money Is
not remarkable, and consequently the
general supply of commercial papers is
not large, while low' rates rule.
Bank clearings for the week, 1't .IHS 001 -
000.
Commercial Bulletin
Boston, July 16.—The Commercial
Bulletin will say tomorrow:
"A fail* volume of business has
again been accomplished in the wool
market this week, although the decid
edly easier tone at the London sales
the last of the week Is said to have !
ha 1 a restraining influence on buyers. !
Prices here have I een firmly main- j
tnined and medium wools still show i
an upward tendency.
"Buying still proceeds more or less
steadily in the country at fully recent |
rat* s tor tine wool and fractional ad- i
vattces in some cases for medium
wools."
Kentucky and similar, one-half blood I
unwashed, 35c; three-eight blood un-i
washed, 38%tf/39V6c; scoured basis.)
Texas fine, 12 months, 68<g>70c; fine1
eight months, 60@63c.
34 LYNCHINGS IN
FIRST SIX MONTHS
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
1 find, according to the records kept by
Rrof. Monroe N. Work, head of the de
partment of records and research of tile
Tnek^gee Institute, that there have been '
during the hist six months of the year
34 lyncliings in the United States. This
is 33 more than the number. 31, for the i
same period last year. Of those lynched!
34 were negroes and lit were whites. This!
I. four more negroes and nine more whites j
tliHii were put to death by molts in the I
first si;; months of l!t!4. when the record
was 30 negroes and one white. Eight ate!
one-fourth of tlie total lynchings occurred
In the state of Georgia. Only seven! six
negroes and one>white of tiwse put to
death, or 31 pifr cent of the total, were
charged with rape. Among the causes of
lyncliings were: Stealing cotton, stealing
hogs, stealing meat, charged with steal-1
Ing a cow.
HOOKER T. WASHINGTON'. I
Tuskegee Institute. Alabama, July 10.
1915.
president'shaping
REPLY TO GERMANY
Cornish, N. H., July 16.—President Wil- !
son today put into shape views on the i
German situation which he will present to .
Secretary Lansing and others of his cab- !
inet next week. The President was in 1
communication with Secretary Lansing, j
Tlie note from Austria-Hungary regard* |
ins the shipment of large consignments I
of munitions of war to the allies, and the '
situation growing out of the interference
l>.\ Great Britain with commerce between
tlx I’nited States and neutral nations In
Europe came in for a share of the Presi- i
dent’s attention today, but lie let it lie
known that all information wouid have to
come from the state departtnen.. The
President worked for several hours today
In his stud* on official business, and spent
the rest of the time golfing and automo
nlUng and resting at Harlakeuden house.!
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Married in Talladega
Sylacauga, July 16.—(Sueeial.)—At the
First Methodist church yesterday after- ;
noon Miss Francis Blanche Rainey was |
married to Dr. Allen Paucher of Florida, ;
Rev. L. F. Parrish performing tHe \yed- j
ding ceremony. The * ouple left over the !
General of Georgia for Jacksonville on the
afternoon train.
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BEYER AGAINST
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Cullman Man Says Laws
Must Be Made by Those
Who Can Enforce Them
To the editor of The Age-Herald:
The columns of your paper devote a j
J great deal of space to the question of*
j woman's suffrage and the propaganda in |
this state seems to be quite active to
force the legislature to submit an amend
ment to the voters of Alabama to give .
the women the ballot.
A number of your leaders in various
pa its of the state have sent in communi
cations favoring the cause of the ladies, j
and several weeks back an enthusiastic
gentleman from south Alabama even went
so far in his advocacy of the "cause” as
to state that woman's suffrage "would
give us better farming methods, better
roads, etc.”
in the name of Allah, while he was at
it, he should have also claimed that with
the ladies voting we would see the Brit
| ish army winning a victory, peace declared
in Europe, prosperity under a democratic
administration and a few more impossible
things.
I am a long ways from believing in
woman's suffrage for the simple reason
that where it has been tried it has proven •
a failure to tiring about that “mother- J
ing Influence" which its champions claim
for it. We ought not to rush into giving
the women the vote until we study the re
sults of this experiment in states which
have granted it. When a man votes for
woman's suffrage he admits this; That
in governmental functions men are in
competent to govern wisely or have not
properly protected the rights of women.
This in short is what a vote for wom
an's suffrage means, and you cannot
get around it. i deny both of the propo
sitions, for it is a fact that better laws
lor women arc found in the nonauffrage
states than in the suffrage states. To j
tlie second proposition I can only say that j
as a general thing, since the beginning’
of time, men have been the rulers of j
tin world, and if now and then a woman
lias occupied a throne and ruled, through
accident or otherwise, J defy all the suf
fragists in existence to deny that in the
government of the nation’s affairs she
was advised and guided by men and not
women. In other words, she sought ad
vice from statesmen and not states
women. Another question I would like
to have answered by the suffragette is
this:
\\ hy is it, if wre need the “mothering”
influence in our legislation so bad, and
that it is imperative that we have it “to j
give us better roads and farms," that we
find so few women legislators in the wom
an suffrage states? 1 suppose that it will
.be conceded that the right to vote carries
with it the right to hold office, and women
are not excluded In these states from
holding public office. The states that
have full woman's suffrage are as fol
lows:
Arizona—Members in legislature, 54;
women members, 2.
California—Me fibers in legislature, 100;
women members, u.
Colorado—A^cm bets in legislature, 100;
women members, 2.
Idaho—Members in legislature, 94; wom
en members, 1.
Kansas—Members in legislature, 105;
women members, 0.
Oregon—Members in legislature, 90;
women members, 2.
Utah—Members in legislature, 33; wom
en members, 2.
Washington—Members in legislature,
13s; women members, 0.
Wyoming- Members in legislature, 84;
women members, 1.
Total members in different legislatures,
878; total women members, 10.
We find from the above figures that but
a trifle more than 1 per cent of the leg- •
islative membership in the suffrage 1
states is composed of women. Where is
tlie "mothering influence" in those states? '
Why are not women elected to office in ,
greater numbers to make laws? Perhaps '
some will say that women are not office- j
seekers, and for that reason we And so .
few’ at the state capitols. But this will !
not square with the assertion of some [
of the leaders. Mrs. Harriet G. R. |
Wright, one ol the first women legisla- 1
tors elected in Colorado, ndvised tin- II- I
llnois women as follows: Uet the Illinois 1
women lie advised and insist on rccogni- *
tion in the partition of offices from the j
start. Else they will And themselves j
spending a weary time later trying to
get the least of offices.”
Neither can one claim that the men vot- j
era in these states outnumber the women !
voters, bo as to bring out the proportion
in legislative representation as shown |
above.
California hRS 890,000 men, 665,000 women;
Colorado 269,000 men and 213,000 women,
etc. No, it cannot be attributed to that.
Attribute it to the fact that, come w hat j
will, men are going to do the governing. !
as they have always done. Mon never i
will live under law’s made by women and (
children, from the simple reason that)
women and children cannot enforce laws
after they have made them.
“When rats want advice
They never seek mice.”
0
Like Jefferson. 1 believe that a democ
racy ceased to be such when those who
made the laws ceased to be those who
could enforce the laws."
GEORGE J. BEYER.
Cullman. July 16, 1915.
CONVICT KILLED IN
EFFORT TO ESCAPE
Montgomery. July 16.—(Special.)—While
attempting to escape last Monday from j
Luclle mines. Harry Smith, a white con
vict from Montgomery county, was shot ]
and killed. Three men who made a dash j
for liberty were recaptured. They were
Murray Lane and B. W. Richardson,
white, and Will Garrett, a negro. Lane
and Richardson were recaptured during
the attempt to escape, but Garrett was
| not retaken until Tuesday. P. J. Rogers,
president of the convict board, today re
ceived an official account of the affair.
A regular pitched battle was held be
tween the guards and the convicts, ac
cording to infurmatio nreceived in Mont
gomery. The convicts obtained weapons
in some manner, and after a day's work
made a dash for liberty upon reaching the
mouth of the mine. They fired several,
shots at the guards and their fire was re-’
turned. .
Smith was the only one to receive a
wound during the shooting. He died
shortly after being shot. Lane and Rich
ardson were recaptured and disarmed and
Garrett made his escape, though he was
later recaptured. The attempt to escape
was made on the day Mr. Rogers as
sumed his duties as president of the board
of convict inspectors.
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To Confer With Roosevelt
Seattle. Wash., July 16.—Progressive
party leaders, It was announced today,
will confer briefly with Col. Theodora
[ Roosevelt when he arrives Sunday on his
way to the exposition. Previously It was
said the short time at his disposal would
preclude a conference.
FINAL ACTION ON CUT AT !
NEXT COMMISSION MEETING
SUGGEST THAT PARK IMPROVE-j
MENT ASSOCIATIONS BE RE- j
VIVET)—ATHLETIC CLUB MAY j
TAKE OVER PLAYGROUNDS
Adoption of the recommendations of the j
heads of the several departments of the J
*'-tV will he taken up at the next meet
ing of the city commissioners and final
action taken. The commissioners are j
working on the plans for retrenchment
that have been thus far submitted, and 1
at the Ime of the meeting they will be i
prepares to adopt or reject the reductions i
suggested.
The ta^k of naming the men to he j
diopped is left to the head of each de- j
partment, and each of the “heads" afore- |
said state they are up against a tough j
proposition as at the present time they
can hardly spare a maji. They under
stand, however, that the cut must he
made, and so do the men, and while hop
ing to escape the ax the employes of the
city generally realize the necessity for
the cut.
The commissioners suggest that the sev
eral park improvement associations that
were organized and looked after the parks
before the city took them over could be
revived and look after the recreation de
partment until such t.mes as the city
could again assume control. It is under
stood that several of the park associa
tions have already commence# to super- !
vise the parks in their community'.
It has also been suggested that the
Birmingham Athletic club may take over |
and opetate the Birmingham playgrounds j
after August 1. The mutter was discussed j
informally yesterday morning by Ed L». .
Anderson, president of the club, and j
Commissioner Ward. No action was taken
yesterday, but it is understood the matter j
will be taken up with the board of di
rectors of the Athletic club at once.
LEGISLATURE WAITING ON
ACTION BY COMMITTEES
By L. S. BETTY
Montgomery, July lft.—(Special.)—Until
the various committees have had sufficient
time to consider the large number of bills
presented to the two houses by the three
recess committees, the legislature will be
unable to perform any serious work, nor
will any attempt be made In that direc
tion. Positive expression in this regard
by prominent legislative leaders toda.\
confirm this contention.
More than 300 bills were presented to the
legislature last Tuesday. Of this number
•V) odd were offered by the recess commlt
tee on the judiciary, nearly a like number
by the investigating committee, and a
Large number of other measure of more
or less importance by members. The
bills presented by the recess committees,
however, are receiving principal consid
eration at this time.
The house committee on judiciary, the
largest and most important committee of
that body, has not yet begun the task of
considering the numerous, court measures
proposed by the recess committee. All of
these bills are now in the printers' hands
and until printed copies are furnished the
members it is doubtful if the comm ttee
will undertake to pass upon any of the
measures.
The legislature, therefore, will devote the
greater part of next week to committee
work. According to tho plan, when the
legislature adjourns tomorrow, it will not
assemble again until Tuesday, thus al
lowing many of the members to go to
their homes for Sunday and Monday.
Following Tuesday's session, whicli
promises to be brief, the legislature will
recess until Friday and Saturday, there
by allowing two or three full days for
committee work. During this recess the
Judiciary and other committees will give
serious consideration to the- bills in their
possession, but particularly the judiciary
committee.
The legislative leaders are anxious that
the judiciary committee reach some
definite decision regarding the large num
ber cf bills in its possession before the
legislature settles down to any amount
of heavy work. It is well known that
strong objection will be raised to the
passage of a large number of bills before
the judiciary committee, especially the
new circuit division bill, sometimes desig
nated as the "court bill."
Judges and solicitors from all parts of
the state are expected to conduct a de
termined lobby against the passage of this
measure, and. if reported favorably by
the judiciary committee, will doubtless
precipitate one of the most vigorous
fights in be waged in the legislature this
session.
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THE FINANCIAL SITUATION
New York, July 16.—Speculation in
war shares attained a new high mark
oi activity and strength this week, the
stocks of many of the companies now
Hlliiig contracts for the allied armies
and navies selling at record breaking
prices. This advance was made at the
expense of the railroad group, pressure
was manifested, mainly because of a
renewal of foreign liquidation.
Tlie week's movement in stocks was
predicated on the belief tlmt certain
large contracts for supplies have defi
nitely closed, while others already
a wared have been materially added io.
At best the amount of these contracts
can only be conjectured, but It is no
exaggeration to state that the sum In
volved approximates $500,000,000.
To a considerable extent manlpula
lion of "war contract" shares has been
possible by the small floating supply
of some of these stocks.
Conservative Wall street views (he
rise in the war shares with some con
cern and old established brokerage
houses are discouraging any commit
ments in that field, while others are re
fusing all "margin" business in these
securities. Banks are scrutinizing this
sort of collateral with more care and
in other quartets there is being mani
fested a disposition to restrict further
reckless trading.
On the "curb," where many ordnance
stocks are traded in, new high prices
also were the rule, some of the powder
shares gaining from 20 to almost 50
points on the week. The feature of that
market was Electric Boat preferred
which today sold at around 200, an ad
vance since last Saturday of almost 20
points.
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bama Great Southern railroad is engaged
at the present in the work of changing
tracks and making preparations for th ♦
beginning of work on the new depot and
within a short time the work proper will i
be started and pushed to completion Ir j
is the intention of the railroad company
to expend n large amount of money in
making the depot one of the most mod
ern in arrangement and architecture as
well as convenient and comfortable for '
the traveling public.
It is expected* that work on the new
depot for the Eouisville and Nashville
railroad will be started in the near fu
ture.
Another wireless station has been erect
ed in Rossemer by Emanuel Sublett, a
youpg Greek employed at the Bon-Ton ,
afe. on the roof of the two-story build- ,
ing in which the cafe is located, making
the station about 75 feet from the ground.
The young man states that he will learn
the business and ns soon as be perfects
the work he intends to go back to Oreec*
and take charge of a wireless station
there. Bessemer now has two wireless
stations and while there is nothing costly
in the arrangements messages can be sent
nnd received, some having been caught
here sent from as far cast as the Say
ville. Tyong Island station, recently taken
over by the government, and it is noth
ing to catch messages from the Arling
ton station at Washington and Key West
as well as from vessels at sea.
Deputy Sheriffs George Howton and D.
V Wright yesterday afternoon seized
four cases of whisky from the premises
of a negro woman, whose name is said
to be Nellie Sample, on Carolina alley,
and the woman was arrested and placed
under bond. T'no goods were brought to
the Realty building, where it was stored
with all of the goods seized since the
prohibition law went into effect on July 1.
A surprise wedding which took place
yesterday in Birmingham was that of
Miss Vllettc Coleman anrl Dr. O. R. Troje
of this city. Miss Coleman is the niece 1
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cnzicker and
v.as one of the most popular members
of the younger set. while Dr. Troje is a,
member of the corps of surgeons of the
Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad com
pany at Reeders, having come to Bes
| seiner about a year ago from Panama.
! where he was engaged in work with Dr.
1 T.lnyd Nolan, when he had charge of the
sanitary work in the canal zone. He <s
a native of Kansas City. After a short
trip Dr. and Mrs. Troje will be at home
at Reeders.
The men of the younger set gave a
delightful truck ride tonight to Hale
.Springs in honor of the house party
guests of Miss Marjorie Williams and
the guest of Miss Minnie Jackson. Aft
er enjoying the ride to Hale Springs
a picnic lunch was served. The chap
erones for the occasion were Mrs. D.
| Li. Williams. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Bat
l son. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Milton and
those enjoying this hospitality were
Miss Verna Duke, Miss Iva Duke. Miss
Allen’s Foot-Ease Does It
When your shoes pinch or your corns
and bunions ache so that you are tired
all over, get Allen's Foot-Ease. the
standard temedv for the laut 26 years,
and shake It Into your shoes. It will
take the sting out of corns and bunions
:and give Instant relief to Tiled, Aching,
| Swollen. Tender feet. Sold eeerywhers,
2So. Dop't accept say substitute.
Thelma Davis. Mi6s Zenett Jones, all of
Talladega: Miss Doris Brown of Gulf
port. Miss., Miss Marjorie Williams,
Miss Minnie Jackson, Miss Mary Don
aho, Miss May Shaw, Miss Willie
Fastis, Miss Margaret Keith, Wiggs
Thompson. Davis Batson. Ralph Sni
der. Harold Rush. Dan Staton, Fre’d
Buck, Forest Maxwell, Ben Bundle,
Henry Adams, Robert Berry, George
Murrah, Peyton McEniry and others.
Funeral services over the remains
of V. Schwabacher. who died sudden
ly Wednesday at his home, 1816 Sixth
avenue, will be conducted Sunday
morning from the late residence at
r>:So o'clock. The remains will be
taken to Birmingham at 10 o’clock and
interment will be made in Emanu-El
cemetery there. Active pallbearers will
be Jacob Marks, Sum Stein. H. Gold
berg, J. Jnffe, J. Green. S. Erlick. Sam
Befkovits and Sam Kartus. Honorary
pallbearers will be A. Foist, B. Forst.,
Phillip Erlick, Martin Barr, Morris
Green, Willie Befkovits, Bee Moody. B.
B. Bradley, Gardner F. Ooodwvn and
W. H. Lewis.
Mr. Schwabacher was a well known
Mason and this order will have charge
of the services at the grave. Members
are requested to meet at the Masonic
hall at 10 o'clock Sunday morning.
A very delightful dance was given
last evening when Miss Marjorie Wil
liams entertained informally in com
pliment to her house guest at her home
in Jonesboro. Those who enjoyed this
pretty hospitality were: Miss Ivy Duke,
Miss Verney Duke, Miss Eilline Reyn
olds. Miss Mae Shaw, Miss Dorothy
Bryant, Miss Minnie Jackson, Miss
Margaret Berry. Mrs. Claude Batson
and Mrs. F.d Neice. and John Hager
t.v, Harold Rush, George Murrah. Wiggs
Thompson, Ralph Snider, Forest Max
well. Robert Berry, Ben Bundle. Jim
Lovett. .Toe Bubv. Beon Williams, Her
man Elliott. Williams Hopkins and
Claude Batson.
Mrs. Malcolm Argo of Acmar is the
guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
M. Barrett, on Eighth avenue.
B. P. Harris has gone to Courtland,
where he will visit relatives and
friends for several days.
Mrs. P. H Buttrel! of Columbus,
Ga., is the guest of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. G. Neal.
Miss Frances Coburn left yesterday
for Detroit. Mich., where she will spend
two weeks with friends.
Miss Carrie Ackenhauser has re
turned from her vacation which was
spent In Chattanooga and has resumed
her duties at the local postoffice.
C. E. Winters of Cleveland. O., was
in Bessemer on business today.
Miss Annie Wilson will leave tomor
row fer Marion wrhere she will spend ,
her vacation with her parents.
•T. 11. Robertson end Willie Griffin
left yesterday for San Francisco and
other western points.
Miss Virginia Robinson has gone to
Tuscaloosa where she is the guest of
Miss Louise Dugger.
Miss Zenett Jones and Miss Thelma
Duvih arrived today from Gadsden to
be the house guests of Miss Marjorie
Williams.
To Unveil Monuments
Talladega, July 16-—(Special)
Monuments will be unveiled Sunday by
Red Oak camp No. 20, Woodmen of
the World, of Sovereign A. B. Scott,
formerly of Avondale, and Sovereign
Ed Brown of the local camp. Red Oak
camp No. 20 will entertain as their
guests the twenty-sixth regiment of
the uniform rank, W. O. W., of Bir
mingham on that day, The Birming
ham contingent will be met at the At
lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic pas
■•nsr«r *tatinn hv op escort to convey
t luncheon in the
\ e famous band of
I 20 will lead the
p metfry at 12:30 p.
n uemonies will he
ft at v* m*
THEWEATHER 1
Weather Forecast
Washington, July 16.—Forecast for Ala
bama and Mississippi: Generally fair Sat
urday and Sunday.
Georgia: Generally fair Saturday and
Sunday except showers on the coast.
Tennessee: Generally fair Saturday and
Sunday.
^ Local Data
For the 24 hours ending at 7 p. m.,
July 16. 1915:
Highest temperature . 92
Lowest temperature . 73
Mean temperature . 82
Normal temperature . 80
Deficiency in temperature since Jan
uary t . 341
Rainfall .00
Total rainfall since January 1.29.67
Excess in rainfall since Jan. 1.1.27
Relative humidity: 7 a. m., 82; 2 p. m., 37;
7 r- m.. 56.
Weather Conditions
Summary of observations made at
United States Weather Bureau stations
during the 24 hours ending at 8 p. m..
75th meridian time, July 16, 1915:
Temperature
> X
Stations and «, 2 **
P ?
IVeathei at 8 p. m. ^ ^ ”
3 !
Atlanta, clear . 84 90 72 ~
Baltimore, cloudy . 78 94 .<18
Birmingham, clear _ 88 92 73
Eoston. cloudy. 76 so 64
Buffalo, pt. cloudy . 70 72 68
Calgary, cloudy . 56 62 42
Charleston, cloudy .... 82 92 78 .12
Chicago, pt. cloudy .... 82 88 74
Denver, clear . 84 86 60
Des Moines, pt. cloudy 84 S4 68 1.30
Duluth, pt. cloudy. 74 78 48 _
Ft.'Worth, clear . 92 94 72
Galveston, clear . 84 88 82
Hatteras. clear . 80 86 76
Jacksonville, cloudy ... 78 92 7 4 . 32
Kansas City, cloudy ..80 84 68 .24
Knoxville, clear . 84 92 70
T.oulsville, clear . 86 90 76
Memphis, clear . 90 94 74
Minneapolis, ot. cloudy 76 80 .
Mobile, cloudy . 82 92 SO
Montgomery, clear _ 90 96 74
Nashville, clear . 90 94 76
New Orleans, clear _ 88 96 78
New York, cloudy . 76 78 72 .12
C.klahoma, pt. cloudy... 86 92 74
Phoenix, clear . 104 100 78
Fittsturg. cloudy . 78 88 68 .62
Raleigh, clear . 88 96 76
San Antonio, clear .... 92 98 76
San Francisco, clear ... 74 78 66
Shreveport, clear . 92 94 76
Spokane, cloudy . 64 70 66
St. Louis, pt. cloudy .. 82 92 78 .06
T ampa, cloudy . 86 94 78 .01
Toledo, cloudy . 80 90 70 .04
Vicksburg, clear . 88 92 78
Washington, cloudy ... 74 94 70 .71
Winnipeg, cloudy . 51 69 54 .20
E. C. HORTON, Local Forecaster.
Court Completes Work
Ozark. July 16—(Special.)—The fall
term of the circuit court completed the
first week when the grand jury turned In
the la^<t hatch of hills tnday to complete
the 49 found during the week.
4 g
Provides for Making Jef-I
ferson the Ninth
District
fly HUGH W. ROBERTS.
Montgomery, July 16.—(Spec^i.) ■
Despite the fact that already innumer-*J
able bills have been introduced provid- ■
ing for the redistrictlng of the state in I
respect to Its congressional subdivis- jfl
ions, others are yet to come.
Representative Brindley tomorrow H
will Introduce one of which the cl?ar-fl
acterizlng feature will be its simplicity. ■
Its provisions would touch very few of I
the districts as they exist today.
Jefferson county is made the Ninthjl
district. The Tenth district is made up of
Winston. Franklin, Blount, Marion, La
mar, Walker and Fayette. Jackson Is
taken from the Eighth and added to the
Seventh, this change, in addition to that
taking from the Seventh the republican |
strongholds of Winston and Franklin
counties, making the Seventh undis-.
puted democratic. The Sixth district is’
composed of Tuscaloosa, Pickens,]
Greene, Sumter, Hale, Perry and Bibb..
Up to the present time, the legisla-(
ture has displayed a reluctance to con
sider seriously the work of redistricting.t
However, considerable pressure is be-,
ing brought to bear. Jefferson count* is'
especially interested because of Its^
desire to be a district of itself, and the,
demand of the county that action bei f
taken Is especially strong on account
of the fact that one of its representa-^
fives. Mr'. Welch, Is chairman of the]
committee of the house on elections and;
privileges. It is to this committee tf^at,.
all bills providing for redistrictlng go. *
Under the Brindley bill, the princi
pal effect to be produced in a political
sense will be the ousting from office
at the conclusion of his term of John W.
Abercrombie, congressman at large. Dr.
Abercrombie, it is thought, would im
mediately thereafter become a candi
date either for the senate or for the
office of governor.
Negro Baptists Meet
Talladega. July 16.—(Special X
Three hundred delegates are In attend-l
ance on the annual convention of the
cast Alabama Sunday-school conven4
tion of the negro Baptists at Syca-,
more church, seven miles north of the
city. The session will be continues
through Sunday, July 18. The pro-:
gramme contains the names of Revs
W. M. Garrett, G. M. Turner, W. .1
Darnell, A. W. Thorne. P. C. Caddell \
H. I*. Morris, W. H. Cunningham, L. H
Ingraham, D. Savage and several oth
ers. The congregational singing o:
this convention can be heard a mile t
Come On, Men, to Pizitz’ Red
Letter Sale and Save Money > \
Any Palm Beach Suit for $3.95 1
They are going now and
they are the best that can
be had. Genuine Palm
Beach and your choice of
any in the house. None ex
cepted. All sizes, well
tailored and per
fect in everyway.
Red Letter
Sale- ci oc
at dPdJ.yO
Any Mohair
Suit for $6.95
Today you may
buy any of our
cool, serviceable
mohair suits. The *)
regular $15.00 values. Red
Letter Sale, S Q C
choice
Men’s Palm Beach Trousers at $1.95 |
Mr. Pizitz picked up one hundred dozen gen
uine Palm Beach trousers in good dark pat- [
terns at a sacrifice. They are the regular $3
values for our Red Letter Sale, \ Q C
today, at
Elastic Seam Drawers 21c
We have too many of these drawers and out they must go.
Good elastic seams and all sizes. 01 /»
Red Letter Sale, the pair £iX.\*
Men’s 75c Night Shirts for 39c <
Fifty dozen men’s good quality night shirts, nicely made H
and neatly trimmed. Regular 75c values. QQ/»
Red Letter Sale, choice Ot/v 9
E. & W. Shirts at 67c |
One hundred dozen E. & W. shirts, in all the best patterns I
and colors imaginable. Make your choice today 9
at Red Letter'Sale, for vl C ■
Updo $2.50 Straw Hats 95c I
All straw lints must go now and we will give you choice m
of any that sold formerly for $2 and $2.50, Qff _ fi
Red Letter Sale at wOt • D
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