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TWO COUNTIES ARE
WITHOUT CIRCUIT
COURTS AS RESULT
OF RECENT VETO
(Continued finim l'nitf One)
to do with the solilcitorship of the eit>
court of* Montgomery.
The Montgomery* county solicitor, un
der an act of 12)07, serves only In j
Montgomery .county. The remaining j
three counties* of the Montgomery cir
cuit, Chilton, VElmore and Autauga,
have their own\ solictor, who is really
the solicitor of the Fifteenth circuit.
The circuit solicitor of the Fifteenth
circuit is n»ot authorized under the old
law to prosecute* cases in Montgomery
county.
Therefore the ^abolition of the city
court of Montgomery abolishes the of
fice of solicitor of Montgomery county,
it is claimed, and brings about another
serious complication. Of course, the
attorney general has authority, under
a recent stattute* to transfer solicitors
from one circuit to another, but should
Montgomery county be left wholly
without a solicitor of its own it is
claimed that tfiere would not be ade
quate provision*; for the proper prose
cution of cases in the second largest
county of the f4ta te.
These are some «of the questions over
which attorneys inoye puzzled today and
which are, as yet. unanswered. It Is
possible that no mistake Las been made
and this is th»* ardant hope of all who
have discussed the situation. But the
majority who have expressed an opin
ion believe that the signing of the re
circuiting bill was .necessary for the
proper carrying out of the various
other court measures* that it was the
most important link In the new pro
posed judiciary chain And that its de
feat may bring about ,grave complica
tions. and may even necessitate an ex
tra session of the legislature.
U. S. BATTLESHIPS
BEGIN WAR GAME
ON THE ATLANTIC
(Continued from Pnge One)
can learn in that way'what the other is
doing.
Submarines and mines will play an im
portant part in the maneuvers. Theo
retical mine fields have been laid at a
number of points, and submarines have
been stationed at strategic places along
the coast.
Tlie only branch of the naval service
not participating is the aeroplane corps.
No provision fo rthe work of airships
was made by the war college in drawing
up the plans.
The defending fleet is commanded by)
Admiral Fletcher, commander-in-chief of]
the Atlantic fleet, and the attackers by
Admiral Mayo.
Under the rules practically all the coast
from Maine to Florida is open to attack.
Charles Fairchild & Ce.’s Letter
New York, October 4.— (Special.)
The government glnnig figures today
of 2.900,000 bales against 3,993,700 last
year, with condition figures of 60.8
against 73.5 last year, stimulated great
ictivity and the highest prices of the
reason in our market, fulfilling our ex
pectations. as expressed through tele
graphic and mail advices, and fully
confirm our expectations of the short
est crop seen in recent years. The
Lad weather south during last week
ii an additional feature of bullish im
port to the situation.
The short interest in the market
from our viewpoint, is not heavily
speculative. To a large extent it in
volves trade interests, which, two
months ago, alarmed by the difference
of American spinners, apprehensive
as to a continuance of heavy exports
and burdened with spot cotton bought
at reasonably low prices fast spring,
hedged its h*.:-ji*gf by sales of October
at 9.50c following the recovery from
the low price of 8.75c, To a still greater
extent it lies with the American spin
ner, an invariable believer in large
crops and low prices. Foreign Interests,
unable to secure spots and sagacious
enough to cover their prospective re
quirements. bought futures, pending
developments. naval or diplomatic,
which would secure free ingress of the
actual.
With America undergoing an unpre
cedented era of expansion, with all
Kurope at its feet begging for food
stuffs. cotton, munitions and money,
it is idle to believe that this country
is not confronting the greatest period
of prosperity in its history.
We wish to call attention again to
cotton seed oil futures. Notwithstand
ing the recent sharp advance we expect
to see materiall)' higher prices shortly.
Thinks Price Will Be 15
Cents Before Christmas
and 20 Cents Be
fore May
Washington, October 4.—(Special.)—Rep
resentative Heflin of Alabama, a member
of the House committee on agriculture,
who has been giving special attention to
the conditions of the cotton crop for the
Iasi three months, gave out the following
statement today:
"1 have been keeping in close touch with
the cotton situation, and feel that I am in
i position to know something about the
i ondltion of the cotton crop of the United
•States. Wihin the mat 10 days 1 have
wired the commissioners of agriculture in
all of the cotton growing states. 1 sent
this telegram: “Please wire, my expense,
your opinion, condition, per cent and size
of the cotton crop in your state." The re
sponses show the average condition
throughout the cotton belt to be a little
less than HO per cent, and the size Of the
crop as follows:
Bales.
Alabama . 900,000
Arkansas . 800,000
Florida . 62,000
Georgia . 1,800,000
Louisiana . 300.000
Mississippi . 1.100,000
North Carolina . 750,000
Oklahoma .. 275. U00
Scuth Carolina . 1,100,000
Tennessee . 231,000
Texas . 3,000,000
Missouri . 37,000
Virginia . 11,000
Total .10,366,000
“The total crop for 1914 was 15,905,000
hales. Ir. 1910 the cotton crop was about
i J,000,000 bales, and there were then 134,
■Ou.OOP spindles to be supplied; and then
cotton was being used on a very small
scale for smokeless powder and explosive
purposes. Now the crop will be about
10.000. 000 bales, and there are 146,000.000
spindles to be supplied, and powder and
nigh explosive, shell factories must have
a* least 3,000,000 bales.
“Where is the cotton to come from? Cot
ton acreage was reduced in India by or
der of the British government to produce
tood supplies for the army. A like order
reduced the cotton acreage in Egypt for
the same purpose; and Russia reduced her
cotton acreage for the same reason. The
cotton farmers of the United States have
produced on a large scale food supplies
where cotton grew a year ago. They have
reduced the cotton acreage in the south
nearly 5,000,000 acres, and cut th4 amount
of fertilizers used a year ago more than
half.
“The cotton farmer is acquainted with
the cotton situation. He realizes his po
sition in the affairs of the cotton world.
He kr.ow's that the world's supply is not
going to be sufficient to meet the world’s
demand, and he is going to hold his cot
ton, borrow money on his warehouse re
ceipt if need be, and receive his price or
refuse to sell. Secretary McAdoo has as
suied us that we can get all the money
necessary to enable us to market this
crop to the very best advantage. Cotton
will be 16 cents before Christmas and
may be 20 cents before May. 1916.
“On August 13, 1915, the New York Com
mercial said: ‘British officials claim that
the Kaiser's guns are firing 5000 bales of
cotton a day.’ If the Germans are using
6000 hales of cotton a day in gun powder
and high explosives, it is reasonable to
calculate that the entire allied armies are
using at least 6000 bales a day. Then
10.000 bales a day for 300 days would be
3.000. 000 bales of cotton.
“A special from New York to the De
troit Free Press. .September 26, said:
Great Britain has contracted for 12,000,000
12 and 16-inch high explosive shells to be
manufactured in the United States. They
are to be delivered early in 1916. It will
require 1,160,000 bales of cotton to fill that
contract.’
"The New York Commercial said a few
days, ago: ‘Cotton is the chief ingredient
iu the smokeless powder of our day.’ And
it adds: “Some of the greatest authorities
have shown that cotton is as essential
in modern warfare as guns.’
“A London paper said recently; ‘The
powder used in the rifle and high ex
plosive shells of the field gun Is not as in
Napoleon’s day made of charcoal, salt
petre and sulphur, but it is made chiefly
of cotton.’
“The same London paper said: ‘British
and German powder is at least two-thirds
gur.cotton. The cotton is dipped in nitric
acid, washed and dried, and then it is
gu/.cc tton.’
“In Spain. Switzerland. Sweden. Nor
way. Denmark and Holland, and, in fact,
in all of the neutral countries, the de
mand for American cotton is greater than
ever before.
“The average price of cotton for five
years prior to 1914 was 13 cents. The aver
age price for 1915 was 8 cents. So, in order
to bring the 1914-1915 crops up to the aver
age prloe paid for five years preceding
1915, this crop must bring 18 cents.”
JAPANESE DIET TO
CONVENE NEXT ON
NOVEMBER 29TH
(Continued from Fuse One)
thousands of persons at Kioto and Tokio,
and every effort will be made to make the
ceremonies the greatest in the .history of
Japan.
All the big cities of the empire are car
rying on gigantic house* leanings in prep
aration for the accession period. Reports
of isolated cases of hydrophobia among
dogs have led the health authorities to
carry out a widespread removal of surf'
pected canines. Their idea is that no
chances should be taken for the health
and safety of the multitudes of JapanaBe
*nd many foreigners who will tome to see
[he accession. In the city of Kioto alone
10.000 dogs have been killed since Jan
uary 1
Policemen Required to Salute Flag
New York. October 4.—New York’s po
licemen will be required hereafter to
salute the national colors when they pass
the flag on all public occasions of an of
ficial character. The order was issued
today. “On all occasions while the ‘Star
Spangled Banner’ is being played,” adds
the order, “members of the force shall
asfiime and remain at the position of at
tention. Those not In uniform shall un
cover and those in uniform shall make the
regulation salute at the conclusion of
I the playing.”
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HORLICK’S
THE ORIOiHAL
MALTED MILK
THE FOOD-DRINK FOR ALL AGES
TAKE A PACKAGE HOME
■V~NO SUBSTITUTE IS “JUST ASGOOD”
Bessemer, October 4.-<Speclal.)-The
Becsemer grand Jury was impaneled this
morning by Judge J. C. B. Gwin of tho
Bessemer city court. After being charged
by Judge Gwin the jurors adjourned to
the grand jury room, where it began the
work of investigating the cases turned
over to them. A large number of wit
nesses have been summoned to appear
before this body and many cases will be
Investigated. The jury is composed of
the following:
A. J. Smith, foreman, beat 40, farmer;
"HI Skewes, Jr., clerk, beat 33; Wil
liam N. Crosswell, stationary engineer,
beat 33; Reuben M. Webb, draftsman,
beat 51; Whit Prince, farmer, beat 4;
Charles J. Plott, coal man, beat 49; Irby
R. Thompson, bookkeeper, beat 33; Fran
cis B .Huey, farmer, beat 46; Joseph Gild,
electrician, beat 33; Peyton Burgln, top
house foreman, beat 7; Leon Me Gee time
keeper, beat 40; Harvie Hamaker, farmer,
beat 40; Ed H. McCorkle, carrier, beat
Steve Hosey, yard foreman beat 33;
John E. Thomas, mine contractor, beat
7; Henry M. Hyche, farmer, beat 24;
Charles F. Raker, machinist beat 33;
Thomas A. Skelton, farmer, beat 1.
After impaneling the juries for the
week a jury civil docket was taken up
in the Bessemer city court, the entire
afternoon being taken up with the hear
ing of the case of Rose Arnott vs. the
city of Bessemer.
John Moore and Will Morris, both ne
groes, were arrested today by Deputy
Sheriffs M. F. Parker and George Howton
on Twentieth street on churges of violat
ing the prohibition law. It is alleged that
the men were selling the liquor when they
were arrested, a market basket of p.
bottles of whisky being found. They were,
taken to Birmingham, where they were
placed in the county jail.
I^eo Williams, a negro, was arrested by
the deputies on a charge of grand lar-'
cenry. The negro -confessed to stealing
a cow belonging to Mr. Waldrop at Huey
town. The animal was found and the
man was placed in the county jail.
A number of valuable prizes have been
offered for work in the manual training
and domestic science departments of the
Bessemer High school by the Morton
Hardware company, .lames R. Morton,
president of the firm, was present at the
opening session this morning and made
nn interesting talk, after which he stated
that tlie firm had offered several prizes
to he competed for during the school
year. The prizes offered are ns follows:
In the woodworking department, one set;
of Keen Kutter tools, valued at $25? first]
prize; one lot of carpenter tools, valued:
at $4.50, second prize; mechanical draw-]
ing department, one Keen Kutter shaving;
set. valued al $."». first prize; one four-1
blade pearl handle knife, $2.50, second!
prize. In the sewing department one set,!
five pairs of Keen Kutter scissors, value I
$6.50, first prize; one sewing basket. $4,
second prize. In the cooking department,
one electric grill, value $5, first prize;
one percolator, $2.50, second prize. The
departments have done excellent work
heretofore and the giving of these prizes
is expected to arouse much additional
interest.
The Bessemer city council will meet in
regular session Tuesday evening and reg
ular routine business will be disposed of.
While nothing has been said ns to any
action being taken by the body it is ex
pected that the whole body will consider
the matter of the poiice investigation,
which wuh delegated to the police commit
tee. with the mayor and city attorney
add d, but which was turned over to an
other committee without representation;
of the; council or police committee.
The Industrial Men’s Bible class of the;
First Presbyterian Sunday school held an
interesting meeting yesterday at which
the following officers were elected for the
next six months: Andrew' C. Mitchell,
president; 13. F. Cason, vice president;
Alonzo Smith, treasurer; William A.
Schwartz, secretary; C. T,. Odell, teach
er. Much progress is being made by
the class in the plans for the celebra
tion of the fifth anniversary of its or
ganization.
An interesting meeting will he held at
the Jonesboro public schools Friday even
ing at 8 o'clock when Dr. J. TT. Phillips,
superintendent of the Birmingham public
schools, will deliver an address along
educational lines.
The City Tailoring company, owned by
G. Perry Benton, which has been in busi
ness in this city for several years, was
sold this morning to Allious Benton, who
will have charge of the place in the fu
ture.
Mrs. Harvey Davis of McAllister, Okla.,
is the guest of Miss Annie Wilson for a
few days.
Frank and Walter Phillips have returned
to their home in Watertown. Tenn.. hav
ing been called here by the death ot
Claude Phillips.
The many friends of George G. Neal,
wrho was struck by an automobile Satur
day night, will be pleased to learn that
he is able to be up.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Hard will leave to
morrow’ for their home in Nashville.
Tenn.. after a delightful visit with friends
in this city.
Mrs. Mary Clode has gone to New York,
where she will take a. post graduate
course in nursing.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McBride of Chat
tanooga were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
J. E. Rogers yesterday.
K. D. Saunders is doing nicely after an
operation at the Elizabeth Duncan hos
pital.
Mrs. Joe Goldstein has returned to her
home after spending the week-end with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Goldberg.
U. S. BORDER PATROL
AGAIN REINFORCED
Brownsville, Tex., October 4.—Heeding
the warning given by a Mexican who
swam the Rio Grande today to report the
gathering of a number of Mexicans op
posite Capote. Tex., the United States
cavalry patrol in that section was rein
forced tonight. The Mexican dec’* red
that the bandits had planned to attack
Capote during the night.
A detachment of Carranza troops has
established a patrol along the river near
Capote, it waS stated.
Charles Demar, a former soldier, was
detained tonight pending an investiga
tion of the killing of Patrick J. Sulli
van, a United States cavalryman, near
Fort Brow’n, last night. Officers believe
that Sullivan either was killed in a per
sona’ quarrel or that he was murdered
fur the purpose of robbery.
CHINA TO VOTE
ON MONARCHY
Peking. October 4.—Regulations
governing the election of members to a
people’s conference which is to decide
whether China shall adopt monarchial
form of government have been passed
by the state council.
The primaries will be completed
November 5, and the final vote cast in
the provincial capitals 10 days later.
If the vote favors a monarchy the res
toration of that form of government
will he promulgated.
Uispatches from Peking on Septem
ber 22 said that the council of state I
had advised President Yuan Shi Kai
Lo call a citizens’ convention to act on
H new constitution which would decide
the monarchial question. Today’s dis
patch Indicates the giving of such au- j
thorizatlon and shows definite steps
for the election of members of the |
I THE WAR AT A GLANCE '
Allied troops have landed at Saloni
ka Greece, and two powerful squadrons
have apffcared off the Bulgarian port
of Varna, on the Black sea. Whether
Bulgaria has complied with the Hussian
ultimatum that she break with the
central powers is not known, but her
failure to do so is considered certain
to result In the creation of another war
zone.
While unofficial reports in London
are that Greece has protested against
violation of her territory dispatches
from Athens assert that the Greek peo
ple received news of the landing calm
ly, realizing that if the worst should
come, the allied troops would aid them
in repelling the Teutonic aggression.
The Turk minister in London has de
clined to affirm or deny that Greece
has protested.
Bulgaria, it is reported, has . an
nounced that she will immediately re
ply to the J*st note of the entente
powers concerning Servia's offer to
Bulgaria of compensation for Bulgarian
neutrality. An Athens dispatch Sun
day said the powers of the entente had
withdrawn their offer of concessions
of Macedonian territory to Bulgaria.
Heavy fighting is still in progress
in parts of France. In Artois, the Ger
mans are on the offensive, but accord
ing to Paris, they have been every
where repulsed except south of Given
cy, where they retook from the French
the crossing of five roads.
A British report from Field Marshal
Sir John French says the Germans
northwest of Hulluch have recaptured
the greater part of the Hohenzollern
redoubt, taken from them last week
Numerous other attacks made over the
open against the British trenches be
tween the quarries and the Sermedes
Hulluch road were repulsed with
I severe losses.
The Germans declare that in the east
the Russians advanced to the attack
in dense masses east of Vilna, but
were repulsed with unusually heavy
losses. Petrograd admits the loss ot
trenches in the region of Dvinsk, but
declares that in a counter attack the
Germans were defeated and the
trenches recaptured.
The Anglo-French bond issue ot
1500.000. 000 already has been over sub
scribed. The amount of the over-sub
scription, it is estimated, will reach
150.000. 000.
$35,000 FOR BOYS’
SCHOOL IS LOST
Governor Lets Measure Go
Unsigned and It Will Not
Become Law
Montgomery, October 4.—(Special.)—In
conformity with his announced policy of
vetoing school appropriation bills Governor
Henderson allowed the bill appropriating
$35 000 to the Boys' Industrial school at
East Ixike, Jefferson county, to lie on
his desk, and as a consequence will not
become law.
Another small appropriation bill ve
toed by the governor was the measure ap
propriating $300 to mark the graves of
former Governors Israel Pickens of Hale.
John Murphy of Clarke and S. B. Moore
of Pickens.
LANSING TO CONFER
WITH BERNSTORFF
AGAIN ON ARABIC
(Contlnned from Pace One)
as was the German ambassador’s com
munication on the subject of wrar muni
tions, w'hlch was known officially as a
memorandum sent as a result of general
instructions from the Berlin government.
It Is presumed here that in this case the
ambassador has wrritten the same char
acter of document with his own signa
ture instead of that of the foreign min
ister, but pursuant to general instruc
tions from bis foreign office.
SELMA MAN INVESTS
IN TROTTING HORSES
Lexington, Ky., October 4.—(Spe
cial.)—T. J. Thornton of Selma was
the chief buyer of trotting horses at
the annual sales here today as follows:
Bay filly (2), John A. McKeron-May
Cochato by Cochato. $190; Flora Cupid
(B), Dan Cupid-Flora McGregor by
Robert McGregor, $1S0; Water Miss,
bay mare (6), Knight-Watercress by
Waterloo, $135; bay filly (1), Bill
Evans-Watercress by Waterloo, $120;
chestnut colt (1), Kentucky Marque
Water Miss by Knightv $55; bay colt
(1), Kentucky Marque-Edith B. by
Knight. $85; Lottie Villiers, brown
mare (1), Villiers-Betsey Jane by
Patchen WJlkers, $130; bay colt (W),
Kentucky Marque-Lottie Villiers by
Villiers, $70; bay filly (1), Morgan Ax
worthy-Mary Tudor by Worthier, $170;
Scottish Maid, brown mare (10), San
chez-Highland Maid by Cicero, $170;
Golden Lock, bay mare (11), Sanchez
Silverware by Wilton, $240; Sister
Francisco, bay mare (4), San Fran
cisco-Maria Orissa by Baron Wilkes,
$140; Queenie Constantine, bay mare
(19), Constantlne-Queen of Trumps by
King Wilkes, $110; bay filly (w), Ken
tucky Marque-Queen Constantine by
Constantine. $70; Belje of Glenvier,
bay mare (1895), Egotist-Governess by
Director, $75: bay filly (2), Bill Kvans
Bell of Glenview by Egotist, $130; bay
filly (w), Kentucky Marque-Belle of
Glenview by Egotist, $75.
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Western Union Gets New Orleans
The Western Union announces that,
notwithstanding the work of restoring
its lines to New Orleans has been im
peded by heavy rains in that section,
substantial progress has been made and
that at the opening of business yesterday
morning a number of wires were avail
able for service, a\though their efficiency
was below' normal, because of swings
caused by the prevailing high winds and
continued rains. The officials of the com
pany point with pride to this achieve
ment. the notable character of which w»ll
bo apparent when it is understood that
the dam:\gf* was so severe that train
service by some of the routes will 'hardly
be restored for several weeks.
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BRITISH ADVANCE
AT LENS DESCRIBED
IN REALISTIC WAY
BY ARMY OBSERVER
(Continued from Pace One)
knew nothing except concerning their
own parts in the big scheme of things.
Battle Lines Drenched
Sunday after the attack succeeded a
Chill autumn rain fell covering the
field with mist and making artillery
observation difficult. The troops fight
ing in the new line were drenched
to the sk|n. Dead and wounded Brit
ish and Germans lay side by side
where there had been eddies of fierce
conflict.
The canvas rifle sheaths of the sol
diers moving up in reserve ran little
streams of water and the soldiers who
came back from the front were white
with the chalky mud of the ground.
At a place near the front a park of
captured guns guarded by a pacing
British sentry seemed an attraction
more symbolic of success to the in
habitants than the parties of German
prisoners.
The distances of the last ranges at
which they were fired before the Brit
ish Infantry engulfed them are chalked
on some of the gun shields. Perhaps
the most Interesting* trophy Is a Rus
sian machine gun taken by the Ger
mans from the Russians on the east
ern front and now retaken by the
British.
The German prisoners were well
clothed, neat and fresh in their com
fortable dugouts, where they were
caught by surprise, but evidently they
appreciated the generosity of the Brit
ish rations. Three thousand prisoners
were taken by the British, which was
a small percentage of the German loss.
The captured German trenches still
continue under shellfire.
GADSDEN
Veto of Iteclreultlng Bill Will Not Af
fect K to wo b—Chief of Police lladly
Cut.
Gadsden. October 4.—(Special.)—Govern
or Henderson's veto of the recircuiting bill
will (tot affect Etowah county, nor the
Sixteenth circuit, composed of Etowah,
Blount and St. Clair. This is the opin
ion given after a conference this morn
ing beteen Senator Alto V. Lee, Repre
sentative A. A. Brindley and Circuit Judge
.1. E. Blackwood. The first two were
members of the recess judiciary commit
tee, as well as of the Judiciary commit
tee of their respective houses, and are
familiar with the .various Judiciary bills.
Representative Brindley believes the gov
ernor acted wisely in vetoing the bill.
Chief of Police Bryant of Alabama City
was badly cut on the face and head by
William Thomas, who became enraged
while being arrested for Intoxication. The
chief overpowered Thomas, but not before
the latter had tried to disembowel him.
Thomas was brought to the county Jail,
and Chief Bryant went to a local hos
pital.
A delegation from Gadsden, composed
of Secretary Earl Lay of the chamber
of commerce, and A. P. Reich. Everett
Lay and Mr. Bagwell, went to Hunts
ville last night to be present today at
the Jackson highway meeting. The com
mittee named to arrange for a Gadsden
delegation at Jackson highway day at
the Albertville fair Thursday will meet
tonight.
Headquarters for Sam Morton, district
deputy for the Modern Woodmen of
America., will he moved from Anniston
to Gadsden .according to announcement
made today.
F. A. Cobbs, who conducts a dairy on
the outskirts of the city, is constructing
a tile silo, 10 feet in d/'ameter and 40
foet high.
Ed Robinson's store on Fourth street
was entered Saturday night and lard,
meet. Hour and clothing were taken.
Kit Norhall. arrested by deputy sher
iffs Saturday night in a lonely place near
Plack creek, and carrying a pistol. Is
rumored to have been connected with
some of the recent robberies, in this sec
tion.
A revival at the First Methodist church,
conducted by the Rev. H. M. Stevenson,
pastor, and the Rev. A. J. Notestlne.
singer, opened yesterday morning and
two meetings are being held daily.
The date of the quarterly meeting of
the Etowah County Farmers' union has
been postponed from October 7 and 8 to
November 18 and 19. The meeting will be
held at Burns' academy.
W. R. l-tibbs and wife engaged in an
exciting struggle at the Louisville and
Nashville depot Saturday evening for the
possession of three children. Armed with
a court order, the father secured the
children and was about to take them to
his home in Guntersviile when the mother
intervened. Twice she enticed them away
and when the father finally secured them
his train had gone. He departed with
the children Sunday morning.
Walter Covington, a negro, sawed the
bars at the city Jail Saturday night and
escaped. Companions attempting to fol
low him were stopped by the wardens.
Congressman John L. Burnett went to
Guntersviile this morning to attend the
oppenlng of circuit court. He will go to
Oneonta tomorrow to deliver an address
at the Blount county fair.
When the executive committee of the
Alabama Woman's Suffrage association
meets at Birmingham Saturday to select
the next meeting place, Gadsden may be
an applicant for the honor of entertain
ing the association.
GREAT BILL AT LYRIC
ALL THIS WEEK
The vaudeville bill at Lyric this week
has the personal guarantee of the man
agement as being the strongest that has
appeared at this house In manv months.
The lovers of big time vaudeville have
a treat in store for them when they visit
the Lyrtck this week and see this excel
lent offering. 10-5-21
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Has Been for Sometime
President of Agricultural
School at Evergreen
Montgomery, October 4—(Special.)—Prof.
W . C. Blasingame, for sometime presi
dent of the Second District Agricultural
school at Evergreen, has resigned to
accept the professorship of secondary ed
ucation at the Alabama Polytechnic in
stitute. He is a graduate of a normal
school in Tennessee and later attended
the* University of Tennessee, from which
institution he received the degree of mas
ter of arts.
Mr. Blasingame came to Alabama 12
years age as superintendent of the city
schools of East Lake. He held a similar
position at Demopolis ami then went to
Marengo county as principal of the County
High school. His activities Loth In the
school and in extension work in every
part of the eount.v were so well received
and became so widely known that he was
unanimously chosen president of the Sec
ond District Agricultural school at Ever
green when a vacancy occurred there two
years ago. Under his direction this insti
tution has attained a reputation through
out the entire Socond district not only for
scholarship but for the social and com
munity activities that it has promoted
and more especially for the practical en
couragement and assistance given to the
farmers.
In addition to work in the department
of education at Auburn, over which Prof.
Zebulon V. Judd presides, Mr. Blasingame
will spend a portion of his time in the
field in the work of inspecting high
schools. This will enable him to work
out through others what he has learned
through a rich and varied experience,
nan-ely, the place and function of the sec
ondary school In the Intellectual, social
and economic life of the state. Those
who know Mr. Blasingame will expect that
the young men who come under his tu
ition. and that the county high schools
will enter into a new appreciation of ex
tension work along agricultural and kin
dred lines.
Mr. Blasingame will be succeeded as
president of the Second District Agri- I
cultural school by L. H. Lewis, acting j
president. Mr. l^ewis is familiar with the
duties of the position and will perform j
them acceptably until such a time as I
the board of control snail have elected a
permanent successor to President Blas
ingame.
To Double Pay Roll in
Blue Creek Division
Johns, October 4.—(Special.)—The
local officials of the Tennessee Coal,
Iron and Railroad company at Johns
received notice today from headquar
ters to begin operations at onre at
Adger mines and also No. (! mines in
tile vlncintty of Adger. Tills means a
larger output of coal for Blue Creek
than there has been for tile past three
years. The officials also received no
tice to resume operations at the bee
hive coke ovens at Johns. Adger mines
and No. fi, these ovens having been out
of commission since October, 1913.
This will double the pay roll for Blue
Creek division.
Politics in Panama
Panama, October 4.- Aristides '(tmna,
who has been secretary of In the
Porras cabinet, has resigned. His action
is said to be due to political differences
with President Porras. Senor Arjona al
ready had cast his lot with the opposition
by promising to Rodolfo Chiarl, first vice
president of the republic, In the next elec
tion for the presidency.
The Way He Put It
From the Philadelphia Public Hedger.
Two friends wore talking over the
good fortune of a mutual acquaintance
who had succeeded In gaining the hand
of a rich girl.
"I didn't think Kdward had it In
him," said one friend. "It must have
taken a lot of diplomacy on his part
to win out in that venture.”
"Oh, I don't know." said the other.
"As a matter of fact, X happen to know
that he told her the simple truth.
"You don't say so!"
"Yes, he told her he couldn't live
without her.”
An Achievement
From the Washington Star.
“Are you sure you thoroughly under
stand that question you attempted to de
cide?"
"No," replied Senator Sorghum: "but I
fancy I expressed myself in terms suffi
clnetly obscure to prevent anybody else
from taking enough interest to call me
down."
Antiquated
From the Washington Star.
William Jennings Bryan said at a Lin
coln luncheon:
"Mr. Roosevelt and his friends stick
to the old fallacy, the fallacy that is
now, for the thousandth time, so thor
oughly disproved that the best way to
secure peace Is to prepare for war.
“Germany, to secure peace prepared for
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for school girls
$1.95 and
$150
Practical, attracti v e
Itresses, designed and
made in the Jack Tax Mid
dy Blouse factory. Now
you know they are good!
Skirts are detached
from blouses and can be
worn separately if wished.
Skirts are in all white,
light blue and navy blue, ,
of cotton serge. Middies i
are of white g a 1 a t e a ,
trimmed with red, navy
and Copenhagen blue to
match skirts. One num- j
ber at. 2.50 is all navy, ex
ceptionally serviceable
and attractive. i
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COURT OF APPEALS
OPENSJN ATLANTA
Atlanta, October i.—(Special.)—The
United States circuit court of appeals be
gan its 1915 term here this mornlufl Oir
cult Judges rardee and Walker and Pis
trict Judge Foster comprising the court
The case of l.«tham and Flood es. Unitec
States was reversed, and Houston Ol
company vs. Goodrich affirmed. Rehear
ings were denied in James vs.’Haven am
Clement and in Thompson & Ford Lum
tier company vs. Dillingham. The cour
will be in session here about two weeks
Mrs. Patrick Campbell
Mrs. ratrick Campbell and a com
plete London company Will hn the at
traction at the JelTerson Friday anc
Saturday, matinee Saturday. One o
the most interesting announcements is
that which gives theatregoers theii
first glimpse of Mrs. Campbell as i
comedienne in G. Bernard Shaw's ro
■nance, "Pygmalion," which will be th<
bill.
No devotee of Shaw need he afralc
the play will disapolnt him. No scof
for at the Shavian vogue of some yeari
ago need fear a new attack. “Py*
maiion" as an entertainment is a per
feet compromise—as unlike Shaw a:
Shaw can be—which is not enough ti
hurt, and yet, in the philosophies
web of itH fabric and in Its fantastic
promise, as Shavian as the best o
them.
Mrs. Campbell will appear in lie
best known role, Paula Tanquera)
at the Saturday matinee in the Pinerc
play, "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray.'
The story is briefly thus: A widow«(
of middle life marries a woman "wit)
a past,” with full knowledge as to hei
character, and tile inevitable difficult)
ensues of inducing society to open iti
arms to her, for while sins agains
God may he forgiven, there is a sit
against conventions of society that so
ciety declares must never be com
doned.—Adv. c
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
STOCK AND GRArH FARM
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.
1100 acres on maceuam highway abon<
two and "iK-nalf mlleB of Montgom
ci. Lies level with no waste land
well fenced and improved. Price $50 pel
acre, third cash, balance at 6 per cent
Well located Birmingham property will
be accepted In part payment. Appl)
Tuesday and Wednesday at Room 4
Metropolitan hotel. '
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