The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

end every corporation in the state will have to become domesticated. In this way they can be controlled, 1t is thought, by revoking license in case of failure to keep the state acts
 Constitutional Prohibition.
 Dr. w. B. Crumpton, head of the Anti Saloon league in Alabama, is authority for the statement that an attempt, which promises success. will be made at the extra session of the legislature to estab- fish constitutional prohibition in the state. He is quite sure that it will be no trouble to pass a bill for prohibition, and thinks il will be equally easy to have permis- sion given to vote on a constitutional amendment to that effecr.
 Dr. Crumpton also made it very plain that the league is going to make the fight for a general prohibition bill at the special session. He does not think such deter7 imitation is violation of any pledge inn piled or otherwise made with regard to the local option and other bills passed at the other two sessions. He takes the view that at that time 1t was not known how general the demand is for legislation of this kind This having been deter mined he takes it, it is the duty of the legislature to give what the majority of the people want.
 The decision to let up on the Mobile fight until after the legislature meets is an admission, It is thought, of the weak ness of the prohibition sentiment in the Gulf City It Is thought nere that if was certain that the fight could be won there, 1t would not be abandoned for the possibility of an enactment of a gen eral nature. Mobile has been the only county to make much of a show against the wave for prohibition that is spreading over the country However. 1t is believed that even that county would vote for 1t.
 North Birmingham Report
 North Birmingham is the first munich pality to report under the new municipal code law. J. H. Berry, the mayor, in- forms the secretary of state that the town has population of 6SS5 of which 3137 are negroes.
 J. l.. Marshall, tax collector of Mon roe is the first to make report of the October collections.
 After being out for two days. the jury in the case of Dr. Frank Caffey ne- gro doctor, charged with malpractice on white women were unable to reach d verdict. They said it was impossible to get at any decision. The first time they so informed Judge Thomas he sent them back for further deliberation.
 Banks of the city are running along as usual Use of clearing house certi- ficates has been taken up, but all busi- ness accounts are taken care of and the outlook is that the business of the city will be the largest this fall in years.
 President Gay of the county cotton as- sociation has called on the farmers to hold their cotton. arguing that 1t will yet bring the maximum of 15 cents.
 Holding Cotton. A larger percentage of the cotton crop of the south is being held this year by the farmers, than ever before in the az ricultura history of the country Pres ident Seymour of the Alabama division of the Southern Cotton association de- clared when asked as to the amount held '''rhere is not a farmer in the country who is able financially. to hold his crop, that is not doing so in the hope of prob able better figures. far exceeding the present low quotations.
 The hope of greatly advanced figures has every prospect of being realized, fur ther stated MT. Seymour. as with no sales at present. there must come an inevitable demand for cotton, soon as the amount that has been forced upon the market early in the season is absorbed. The spInners are partially out of the market at presend, he said. but their needs are not nearly supplied. This need will call for cotton and the spinners will pay any price almost, rather than be forced to close their operations. This is the view that the southern farmer is taking of the situation Mir Seymour states. and in accordance with the policy, no sales are made. but every thing fs waiting for the expected price of 15 cents.
 This price is coming before another crop is on the market" declared MT. Sey- mour.
 He said that the crop as whole was a very short one. the lowest figures for four years having been compiled The crop in Texas alone falls 100000 bales short of last years. but the price coming will more than compensate for the deficiency.
 Negro Paroled. Gov B. B. Conner has paroled Fra nk Butler negro of Dallas county, who was sent up in 1898 for murder He Is given a good record on the prison lists. a good character and is said to be too i'll to work. He Is paroled conditional upon good conduct.
 The Alabama Bank and Trust com pany has been organized at Montgomery. with capital stock of s300.000. The officers are J. l.. Hall president: w. F. yandiver, vice president. R. F. Seibles. cashier R. s. Williams former city treasurer, is to be teller.
 Other new corporations reported to the secretary of state are as follows: Terminal Real Estate and Development company. Sheffield. capital s1000o: incor- porators. J. C. Harris. A. D. Thomson, R. IT. Wiihoyte.
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