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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
MAYOR WARD ONCE MORE TURNED DOWN Council Restores License To Place Selling Liquor CAUSED A WARM FIGHT By Majority of IS to 4, However, Ed s. Black Is Once More Permitted
 To Reopen His
 Place.
CAUSED A WARM FIGHT

The City Council turned down Mayor Ward last night in his action in ordering closed the soft drink establishment con ducted by Ed s. Black on the corner of Third avenue and Eighteenth street. Included in the report of the miscel- laneous committee, read before the coun- cil last night, there was a recommenda- tion That Ed s. Blacks license to con- duct soft drink stand at 1900 Third ave- nue be reinstated.' Around this recom- mendation was drawn one of two very warm fights which the meeting produced
 When the report of the committee was read Alderman Estes made a motion that the report of the committee with reference l to the Black matter be not adopted Fol lowing MT. Estes motion Alderman Full ghum arose and spoke in explanation of the committees action, stating that the case against Black was very slight one; that Blacks porter, and not Black him. self, was convicted and fined in the police court for violating the prohibition law. He added that the committee wanted to give Black chance and that his license had been reinstated with the understand ing that he sell no liquor in his place.
 Alderman Cooper spoke to the council, asking them to uphold the Mayor, stat ing that there is a city ordinance pro- viding that when the proprietor of place is convicted of violating the prohibition law his license is revoked. He said: If we are not going to enforce that ordi- nance we had better revoke 1t tonight"
 Alderman ONeil took the floor and of fered a motion that MT. Estes motion be tabled.
 Alderman Heidt spoke in his behalf as member of the committee, stating that he was thoroughly convinced that Black had violated the law, but that he passed his vote at the committee meeting on account of the ruling of Judge Feagin liquor on any premises, but 1t is neces- sary to have proof that the proprietor &C., tually sold whisky.
 Alderman Estes then spoke up again. Gentlemen" he said, "a half a truth is no truth at all and that is the situation that is before us now. Isn't it fact that Black paid the fine of the negro whom Judge Feagin found guilty, and is it not fact that Black claimed the three casks of beer which the officers took from his premises?"
 It was four aldermen against the re- maining 16, however, and Alderman Estes motion was finally tabled, and Blacks license was relnstated. Aldermen Cooper Heidt Starbuck and Estes upheld the Mayor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
HOKE SMITH TRIES ID DODGE
 QUESTION OF APPOINTMENT

| Atlanta, August 5.-(Special. .)-Instances
 are not wanting in support of the asser-
 tion that the power of the distribution
 of patronage is sometimes embrassing.
 The time is approaching for the ap- pointment of a successor to the present
 commissioner of pensions, Hon. John w..
 Lindsey. According to report current Ut the capitol Governor Smith would like to reappoint Captain Lindsey, who has given
 good service in the office for some eight years but he has about made up his
 mind to tender the position to Hon. T.
 G. Cabaniss of Monroe county, a former congressman and a warm personal and political friend of the governor
 It Is rumored that under the circum- stances the governor would heartily well
 come the passage of the bill now pending before the general assembly, providing that the commissioner of pensions shall
 be elected by the people.
 It is understood that Hon. Joseph M.
 Brown, who is to succeed Governor Smith in the executive office. is likewise strongly in favor of the passage of that measure. In the meantime the legislature, usually
 so active when there is any proposah of- fered looking to the election of some
 other official by the people and taking away that much more of the appointive
 power. is apparently ignoring this meas ure.
 It seems to have plenty of friends in the general assembly, and, doubtless, would not have had much trouble in pass ing had it not been for the Intervention of the convict question which is taking
 up practically all of the legislative time. Under the circumstances, however, 1t looks as if it would fail for lack of time to consider it as will, no doubt, many more or less important bills which have not
 been given half a chance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
MRS. RICHARDS
 IN RUNAWAY

Mrs. J. E. Richards suffered very pain ful injuries yesterday morning by being thrown out of her buggy when the ani- nal hitched to 1t ran away. The accident occurred on Second avenue, near Twenty fourth street. Mrs. Richards being thrown to the ground there while the horse con- tinued its flight to Twenty-first street.
 Mrs. Richards was unconscious when picked up and was taken into the Barber drug store. Her husband, who is pro- prietor of the Richards Iron Works, soon arrived on the scene and had her trans ferred to the Jefferson hotel, just across the street. She regained consciousness shortly afterward.
 When the horse arrived at Twenty-frst street he turned and started towards the entrance of the Dewberry drug store, but was stopped in his course by running into Dr. John Douglass horse and buggy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
GOOD START MADE
 ON INLAND CANAL

Raleigh, N. C.. August 5.-orders in seven cases of condemned lands for right of way for the inland waterway from Pamlico Sound to Beaufort harbor were signed today by Judge Thomas R. Pur- nell in the federal court for the Eastern district of North Carolina
 This starts the work on the great in- land waterway that will eventually give an inland water route to commerce from the Great Lakes and Boston to North Carolina, at least south of the dread Hatteras, and perhaps to Florida. This will be the first link in the gigantic chain of canals
 The contract has been let for the con- struction of this portion of the inland waterway, and under the contract the !, work Is to be commenced December l. There will be about IS miles of cut This canal will probably be dug before the deepening of Beaufort harbor. The in- land waterway will go on Pamlico river Neuse river Core creek out into Beau fort harbor. Congress at its last ses- sion appropriated s550O0O with which to begin the work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
HEFLIN LOOKS FOR
 BRYAN'S SUCCESS
ALABAMA CONGRESSMAN SAYS DEMOCRATS CAN SUCCEED WITHOUT NEW YORK, BUT WILL GET THAT STATE.

Montgomery, August 5.-(Special.)-J Thomas Hefin, congressman from the Fifth Alabama district, is optimistic on the outlook for democratic success He has concluded, after thoughtful analysis of the situation, that the signs point to victory In greater number than for many years. One of the encouraging things to him is the indication that New York dem- ocrats are going to make the greatest fight in their history for Bryan and Kern.
 Tt Is possible for us to elect MT. Bryan without New York; said MT. Hefin. However, we expect to carry the state. The warning factions among the dem oorats there have all agreed to pull to- gether in this fight. The selection of Norman E. Mack as chairman of the na- tional committee was wise. He is a man of extended political experience and of large business interests and very popular with his party at home. He can harmon ize the forces there as probably no other democrat could.
 You may put 1t down that the de- mocracy of New York is going to make the fight of it's life this year. The lead
  ton of the state at this time They saw something at Denver that will be of benefit to the folks at home-the very keen interest taken by the west for the south and tho south for the west. If New York goes for Bryan, and the state is necessary to elect him, the democracy of that state will occupy very happy and desirable place with the west and the south.
 If. on the other hand Bryan is de- feated because of the failure of New York to come across with sufficient votes, 1t will be a long time before the western and southern democrats will forgive the Empire state, and the people know it. I have not been as hopeful of success in 20 years as I am now. The south, of course, is all right and the west Is, coming up almost solid. Bryan will carry Taft's in line. We are going to have a dem- ocratic landslide this good year.
 MT. Hefin tells this story to show that there Is confidence of success: Chief Justice Fuller of the supreme court of the nation is entitled under the law to retire with full pay, having reached the age limit. Just before Congress adjourned some friends inquired why he did not do SO. He replied: I will not resign until democratic President can appoint my successor. l am making my arrange ments to retire after the 4th of next March, when a democrat will be installed Justice Fuller is democrat"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
PROTEST ON RATES.
Michigan Shippers Carry Complaint To
 the Commission.

Kalamazoo, Mich. August 5.-The Mer- chants and Manufacturers association has filed with the interstate commerce commission a protest against putting into force an increase in rates for the south ern classification territory proposed by the railroads to go into effect this month. The increase, Vice President Shepardson, of this city, who announced the filing of the protest, says ranges from 10 to 25 per cent. The protest declares shippers in a thousand towns are affected and says:
 We trust your investigation on this subject will enable you to annul the ra tes in southern classification territory the day they are to take effect.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
News of DemopoIIs.

Demopolis, August 5.--The engagement of Miss Helen Strudwick Howze and MT. Creed Sappington Taylor is announced, the wedding to take place in the early part of September. Miss Howze is the daughter of Mrs. Thomas Falconer Howze of this city and is popular. MT. Taylor holds a responsible position with the City Bank and Trust company of Mobile.
 O. B. Warren has purchased the Dustan cottage, corner of Commissioner and Lyon streets. pear the Episcopal church. and will occupy the same in the early fall.
 Mrs. George J. Michael is in Rembert at the bedside of her sister, Mrs. M. B. Harwell, who is quite i'll. 1
 Mrs. Hugh Reynolds of Rome. Ga, is the guest of her parents, MT. and Mrs. G. w. Taylor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
MONTREAL AND QUEBEC.

A veritable edition de luxe amongst railroad pamphlets has just been issued by the Grand Trunk to proclaim amongst tourists the glories of the cities of Mon treal and Quebec. The brochure is beau tifully printed and generally arranged in ,he artistic style of earlier days. when the ornamentation of d volume was re. garded as an important incident to it's presentation of reading matter It is also very well written, and gives an interesting description of the two most interesting cities in Canada, with many illustrations from photographs that have not hitherto been published. Sent to any address on receipt of two-cent stamp. Apply to G. w. Vaux, 97 Mer- chants Loan and Trust building, Chicago, III. ss%
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
Long Distance Telephone.

Florence, August 5.-(Special.) )-Ar- engagements have been made to connect Florence, Sheffield and Tuscumbia by telephone with a number of Tennessee towns, including West Point, St. Joseph, Loretta, Pinkney and Wayland Springs The Blue Bell Telephone company has lines to all of these points and will con- meet with the Bell Telephone company here on August 10. This will give about 75 farmers along the southern border Of Tennessee free connection with Florence The line between Florence and Rogers vile, this county, is also nearly com pleted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
Veterans Reunion.

Anniston, August Especial. )-Th @ Confederate veterans of Calhoun county are holding their annual reunion at Schenck's Springs today and tomorrow. The veterans of Calhoun, Etowah and every year and spend two days in pleasant reunion and association. The veterans enjoy camp life the same as in the days of yore, and around the camp fires relate the stories of the civil war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06

specton of all the soft drink stands in the city to see if the city ordinance relat- ing to the storage of liquors was being violated. The only arrest made was on Avenue c, at a soft drink stand The proprietor, Joe Holland, was arrested and a barrel of beer was confiseated This morning he was convicted and fined xlOo. under the storage ordinance.
 The question of the constitutionality of the ordinance was raised, and the defendant gave notice of appeal. This is the second conviction secured in po- lice court under the ordinance, and both parties have appealed the case. and say they will take 1t to the su- preme court. if necessary. Chief Mer- riman has declared war on the tigers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
James Ryan,s Funeral Today.

The funeral of James Ryan, the con vict who was killed in No. mines on last Saturday, will take place tomorrow from St. Catherine's Catholic church, Pratt City. interment to follow in the city cemetery. The grave was dug to- day by two trusty convicts. The war den and other minor officials will at tend the funeral A telegram was re- ceived today from Mayor Tom c. Johnson of Cleveland, O., saying that he was unable to locate the relatives of the deceased. Several prominent citizens of Ensley, formerly of Cleveland, will at tend the funeral.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
No Cuttinq of Wages.

Providence, R. l., August 5-Leading cotton manufacturers of the state are agreed that there is no concerted action at present to curtail product or cut down wages. They say while they are disap- pointed over the present condition of bus iness, they look for a stimulation of trade shortly through legitimate channels of supply and demand. The fact that the United States Cotton company of Central Falls has announced wage reduction h not looked upon as a possible indication that other manufacJurers will follow suit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
Annual Barbecue.

Prattville, August 5.-(Special. .)-The annual barbecue of Mcqueen Smith to his friends and farm help was given to- day at his residence four miles east of Prattville. It was complete success from every standpoint. The people who gathered to enjoy this barbecue were from Montgomery, Birmingham, Pratt vile and surrounding country. It is MT.
 Smiths custom to give his friends and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
Good Output Maintained.

The local steel plant continues to run full force and the coal strike is not in- terfering in the least. Reports from all departments show that a good average output Is being maintained. Some de- lay was caused in the skull crusher de- partment by the breaking of one of tho machines, but outside of that every thing is running smoothly. The men in the different departments are work ing hard, trying to break former rec ordS,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
CIean-Up Campaiun.

City Sanitary Inspector J. R. AcuH is pleased with the support given him by the people in their clean-up cam paign. Mir Acuff says that everywhere the citizens have complied not only with the sanitary laws but have gone further and are beautifying the city by improv- ing the yards of their residences. Very little sickness exists at present in the city and few deaths have been reported in the past 90 days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
Mrs. paxne Dies.

Huntsville, August 5.-(Specal.)-Mrs. Nell Patterson Payne. wife of John R.. Payne a prominent planter of Madison county died Tuesday of consumption. Her husband and two children. besides the following sister and brothers survive her. Miss Menees Patterson, John Pat terson of Birmingham and George c. Pat terson of this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
Proaress on Sanitary Sewer.

The city is making rapid progress on the building of the sanitary sewer in the Fifth ward. The work has been com pleted two blocks past the Tuxedo juno tion. The sewer is being built under the supervision of City Engineer Ohl. Assistant Sanitary Inspector Goldman has charge of the laborers. Mayor Sugg is devoting a great deal of time looking after the construction of this sewer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06

farm help a barbecue in midsummer and let all have a day of joy and plenty. This is one of the best ever provided. He is one of the most successful farmers in the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
ENSLEY COUNCIL
 MEETS TONIGHT Joe Holland Arrested For Hav- ing Liquor on Premises WILL APPEAL HIS CASE Funeral of James Ryan, Who Was Killed In Mines, Will Be Held
 Today-PersonaI and
 General.

Ensley, August 5.-(Special) )-The City Council will meet in regular session Thursday night. City Attorney Moore has drafted an ordinance providing for a meat and milk inspector. which will prob ably be adopted at this meeting. Sev- eral improvement ordinances providing for the laying of sidewalks in the Fifth ward will probably be introduced. The public park proposition may also come up. It is proposed that the city buy the grove at Avenue and Twenty-seventh street, where the Fourth of July celebration was held.
 On Scout for Stored Liquor.
 Chief of Police James Merriman and Officer Henry White have made an in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
Earl of Clancartx Ia Mad

London. August 5.-The engagement of the Earl of Clancarty to Mary Ellis. daughter of a Yorkshire barrister Is pub licly announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
Tho Montana on a cruIse.

Norfolk, Va, August 1.-The new United States armored cruiser Montana sailed from the Norfolk navy yard today for the south on her shaking-do cruise. After this she will proceed to the coast of Maine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
BOLL WORMS ARE
 INJUR|NG COTTON Capt, NeyIand Reports Damage
 In Mississippi
HEAVY RAINS CAUSE RUIN
State of Mississippi Will Employ a Cotton Expert To Pass On States
 Crop-An Alabama Man Is Seeking Information.

Jackson, Miss. August 5.-(Special)- Capt c, H. Neyland superintendent of the states farming operations, and there- fore the biggest farmer in Mississippi was in the city today attending the meeting of the board of trustees of the penitentiary. and brought with him number of cotton bolls. some grown and others just formed, all of which bore evi- dence of the presence of boil worms. Each boil was punctured by the worm. and very dead. These are the genuine and old fashioned cotton boil worm-an insect that has destroyed many a cotton crop in times past, and which Superintendent Neyland declares Is now playing havoc on the states big cotton farm in Sun fewer county.
 T4is boil worm has it's habitat in the lowlands-damp places and the rankest, finest cotton appeals to its taste and its appetite Is prodigious. Boring round hole in the boil the little worm enters the hull and feeds and lives on the juicy meat of the inside. growing fat and prolific at the expense of the farmer and the life of the boil Captain Neyland attributes the presence of the boil worm to the continued wet weather which mul- tiplies the damp places and increases the area infested by the pests. He states that serious damage has already been done on his 5000 acres of the finest cot ton in the state, and that if not checked there is no telling to what extent the disaster will go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06

Ads illustrated witt good cuts arc trade winners-The Gawk makes aooo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06

Director of Archives and History Dun bar Rowland has A letter from Judge c. K. Miller of Talladesa asking for the names of the officers of Baskervilles bat army, a famous command that was com posed of Alabamians and Mississppians Tn course of time the command was under Chalmers and then Wheeler and rendered yeoman service MT. Rowland has a complete history of the work done by these commands, but his roster of the officers Is incomplete. He will send Judge Miller what he has, and at the same time requests survivors of that command to send him any information as to officers or men they may happen to have, so that he may complete the Mississippi records just as far as possible before it Is too | late.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06

The rains have not only become very monotonous here but very disastrous, not only to the farming interests but to the railroads In the vicinity of Utica, a prosperous town on the line of the Nat chez and Jackson. there was rain storm on Saturday last that amounted to a cloudburst, and crops, fences and railroad tracks were washed away, while several head of cattle are reported to be drowned Two trains were wrecked on this line. a freight train near Ray mond and a passenger near Hermanville. The trains were gotten back on the tracks but by that time several small bridges and trestles had been washed away so that there has been but one train from that direction since last Friday. For tunately none of the costly iron bridges belonging to the railroad or to the state have been torn from their foundations, but the damage to the county is great.
 Farmers hereabouts are very blue They state that cotton has not made boil for ten days. The stalks have been full of blooms, but a heavy rain catches them every morning. and that is the end of that form. Very heavy rains fell here Sunday night, and were repeated to- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06

clan; Dr. w. NJ. Merritt, third assistant physician; T. A. Downing, steward.
 A committee of five was appointed to examine and investigate all the various wards and departments of the big insti- tuition so as to be able to write the re- port for the term.
 The board reports that the repair work is. well under way and that the new heat ing plant. costing s1o,245. is nearing com- pletion The new hospital erected a year ago at cost of about s60000 is now be- ing put to use. and some 25 patients are being cared for there, very few of them, however, to be operated on.
 Y Though the state of Mississippi is one of the largest cotton planters in the world, producing on it's cotton farms from 5000 to 60Oo bales of cotton per annum, and selling same to the highest bidder, 1t has never had a man in Its employ who knew the difference between long and short staple, unless that difference hap pened to be very pronounced, and has been forced to the necessity of trusting to the honesty of the buyer as to the grade and staple of the cotton and to take any price offered. Appreciating the fact that many thousands of dollars may have been lost by this guess work and careless pol icy, the present board of trustees has determined to secure the services of an experienced cotton man to sample grade and classify every bale of cotton that is produced on the convict farms
 The matter was discussed at some length at todays meeting of the trus- tees, and 1t was agreed by the two mem bers present that the cotton grader must be had. It was then agreed that the state would pay 5000 for the services of such a man per season, which lasts about six months and the office was rendered to Mir John T. Wells of Jackson, gen. tleman who has been engaged in the cot ton business at Vicksburg and Jackson for 20 years. and who is considered one of the best judges of cotton In the coun- try. Mir Wells has not accepted the place as yet, but will in the event it does not take too much of his time from his own business.
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