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that constitutional prohibition was the
big card In the deck
Then Leon McCord and his new Safe
and Sane Business League entered the
field to go in the sudden Tight. Time
was SO short but little could be done.
But. to the surprise of everybody,
there was more opposition to constitu-
tional prohibition than anybody had
expected. Even the opponents had not
thought that It was possible to beat
1t In the House. But when the law
makers got here II was discovered that
enough of them were opposed to con-
stitutional prohibition to defeat IT, IL
they stuck. The bill would need o.
votes. Enough men were opposed to
It to beat IL The opponents Of the
bill had no illusions however. They
knew what kipd OF pressure could be
brought to bear They knew that .
man could be- one way today and an
other tomorrow. The constitutional
prohibitionists were sure Of their
grounds. They believed that when
they. touched the wire the response
would come.
Twelve DeubtfuI Ones.
There were perhaps twelve doubt.
full" members Of the House. men who
were feared as possible opponents by
both sides.
straightaway church meeting
would be held In the district OF one OF
these members. A petition would be
prepared and q score of letters and tel
egrams would be sent in. One South
Alabama member said he received a
church petition signed by twenty I'VE
men and out of the Twenty-Five no
less than tea OF them. had before he
left home. come to him and asked him
to vote against constitutional pro-
hibttion. -
Then 1t is said e.tfird of the menu
bers Of the House are candidates now
for some other ONCE. The shrewd
politicical leaders had no trouble In
reaching these. Dire political disas-
ter was threatened and friends were
sent in to argue with them.
Moreover. the constitutional prcnip-
ition lobby was said to be as big as
that which has advocated Greater Bir-
mingham. Nobody knows exactly how
big II really is.
In the meantime the Safe and Sane
people were also having telegranns
sent In and pefitl6Hs presented 70 ksep
firm all who had announced as oppos-
ed to constitutional prohibition. For
four days afneat fght ragged. but when
Mr.. Lawrence could count on 10 votes.
the bill was called up and passed.
In the Senate the bill needs 81 votes
It's friends say that II has 20. The OPP
ponents say 1t has only 20.
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ADJOURNMENT DATE
AUGUST IL MAY BE DAY OF FINAL
SESSION.
The Legislators VIII Seek To Go Back
Home One Week From Tomor-
sow--Rash Work WouId
Follow.

Attempt will be made today to name
the date Of adjournment of the extra
session. when a resolution will be ina
troduced In the Senate. setting the date
of the final session at Saturday, August
IA, one week from tomorrow.
1t is known that the legislators. now
that all prohibition measures are well
under way. and that now all of the
subjects embodied in the Governors
call for the extra session are either In
the hands of the committees or before
either House or Senate. and that the
end is in sight
The calendars are full to the nluzzie,
and 1t is likely that all of next week
will be taken up In clearing things up.
Now that the furore OF the question
able bills is settled in the House.. 1t is
assured that things will run smoother
and more expeditiously. The only
lengthy debate In sight will be that
occasioned by the Commission Govern
ment bill in the House.
1t Is not anticipated that the prohib-
ition measures will call for much out
pourings in the Senate. and that mat
tiers viii all be settled during next
week
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OUT BIG PLANTS FROM
GREATER BIRMINGHAM

That the Greater Birmingham issue
was not settled by the report OF the
House Committee eliminating Ensiey
from the bill. was shown yesterday
afternoon. when q delegation appeared
before the Local Legislation. Committee
petitioning that steel plants In North
Birmingham and in Thomas, be also
left out OF the provisions of the King
bill.
The delegation was headed by< Mayor
Friel, OF North Birmingham. ana made
up Of representatives of the plants
concerned. Joseph Babb. Of the Bir-
minghan1 Chamber of Commerce. ami
Jere King. author Of the bill.
Inasmuch as the big Republic steel
plant and its hand had been eliminated
from the provisions of the annexation,
the Sloss plant representatives, as well
as Mr.. King himself, held that they
should not be brought INFO the city
limits. whore they would be forced to
payia heavy tax rate on their millions
OF property value. ana probably be
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BIG BATTLES
YET TO COME
House Had a Busy
Session.
ONE PLACE OF EXECUTION
New Eli Woud Inflict All Capital
Punishment At Penitentiary.
The report Of the Consultation Form Of
Government and Greater Birmaas-
ham s'll. Meas. Hot
Contests.

III judged by the smoke raised dur
ing the constitutional prohibition bat
tie. the House would be suspected OF
having done little else at yesterdays
session. Which Is not altogether true.
The House heard several bills reported
favorably and fully as many new bills
introduced as during the day prevf-
Gus. ~
Among the bills introduced was one
capital punishment inflicted In the
state penitentiary. or the walls at
wetumpka. The bill went to the
Committee on Revision of Laws.
There were favorably reported the
Greater Birmingham bill amended SO
as to exclude Ensley and all the other
local bills annulling charters OF annexed
towns. No other Of the protesting mu-
nieipalities Of the Birmingham dis
trict was excluded except Ensley.
There was also reported favorably
the commission form of government
bill with scores Of amendments. This
may precipitate on the floor OF the
House one Of the biggest battles OF the
session.
Other favorably reported bills were
the new fury regulation general law,
the bill to provide for land condemna-
ton procedure. to exempt school trus-
tees from the payment OF poll taxi
provide a secretary and other help foS
the Supreme Court. to establish the
Marengo Law and Equity Court. to
amend Section ss1s OF the Code. ixins
the salary OF the Montgomery City
Court Judges. to. submit to the people
at the next general election an amend
| ment to the Constitution providing
compulsory process for collection OF
poll tax, to amend Section 5S4 OF the
Code, and several local bills OF more
or less Importance.
There were two or three memorials
read from, sunday-school ana kindred
associations. asking the Legislature to
pass all kinds Of temperance laws.
Pettua Coumty Resorution.
Among the new measures proposed
was a Joint resolution to> submit an
amendment to the people at the next
| general election providing for the ere
| alton OF q new county out Of Jefferson
I to be known 40 the County OF Pet
l tus.'
Mr.. Holman. at the conclusion OF ths
vote on the constitutional prohibition
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The Governor Made It
His Fight.
NEVER FOUGHT FOR
ANY MEASURE As HARD
Brooks Lawrence Had Figured Well
BIS Ground.
Although Number Of the Legislators
Came Here Opposed >ta- Consti-
tutioAsI Amesdmeat, He
Pulled the wires.

When that remarkable wave OF
emotionaltsm swept over the House OF
Representatives Thursday afternoon, as
the constitutional prohibition bill pass
ed. one OF the most successful lob
bying Campaigns in the history Of the
State was brought to a close. The
Steam Roller Of the Anti-Saloon
Lacquer, the deft guidance OF Rev.
Brooks Lawrence. had not flatteneQ
out all opposition. but 1t had fattened
out enough opposition to win the tight
with six votes to spare.
When all appeared vague and uncer-
tain Wednesday night, the night before
the vote was taken.>a friend asked Mr.
Lawrence about the vote on the NOR
row.
1--WE may get 90. or we may possibly
get ~, but think we will get TO-"
The ANAL tally was 40 votes for and
30 against.
Mr.. Lawrence had the valuable as
sistance Of Governor Conner. He never
worked any harder for any OF his rail-
road bills than he worked for constt-
tutional prohibition. The obstacles he
encountered. for there was little
more opposition than was expected.
he stood on the first floor Of the Cap
itol at the foot OF the stairs. speaking
to- every member of the House who
came in. Those who were reported
shaky, he pulled aside and talked
earnestly with them. One man said
that he was there for full three
hours. Every night he was in the
lobby oftthe Exchange Hotel and every
doubtful member had to run his gaunt-
let. The same old messages Of two
years ago came up to certain mem
hers: -Piease step down to the Gov
ernor,s ONCE. He wants to see you"
The Governors Fight.
He was In frequent conference with
Mr.. Lawrence and the other prohibition
leaders Never did a man make more
earnestly a tight. his fight. than did
Ghe Governor make the question Of
constitutional prohibition his fight.
But after all the heavy artillery In
the battle was the Anti-Saioon League
and it's expert commander. Mr.. Law
renee had had the advantage of being
able to pick his battlefield. plan his
night and set the time OF the night. He
knew perhaps weeks in advance, when
the extra session would convene and he
knew that constitutional prohibition
would be in the call. On the other
hands, the opponents Of constitutional
prohibition did not know when the call
would be made and they read mislead-
ing Information in the Birmingham
papers that constitutional prohibition
would not be demanded by the Anti
Saloon League. A week in advance Of
the assembling OF the Legislature. the
call came out. and Mt was discovered
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THE HOUSE.

Second Reading.
Mr.. John, chairman of the Standing
Committee on Judiciary, reported that
the said committee In session had act
cd upon the following bills and ordered
same returned to the House with a
favorable report:
H. B. IS. BY Mr.. John-whereas In
the Federal courts an attorneys tax
fee" of $50 in each case, under the Fed
eral law and rule of practice. is taxed
and collected in favor of the attorney
of the prevailing party-litigant; and,
whereas. there Is doubt. the opinions
of lawyers differing on the point, as to
Nkhe proper disposition of such fee when
disbursed to the Attorney General;
therefore be II
Resolved, by the House, the Senate
concurring, That whenever the Attor-
ney-General has received or may re-
ceive such "attorney's tax fee" OF $50
In a case in a Federal Court. II Is to
be retained by him and shall not be
construed as included among the fees
to which he is entitled under the law
of Alabama, and which are required
by law to be paid into the State treas
kry.
H, B. los. BY Mr.. Middleton-To fix
the times of holding. in each year. the
Circuit Courts of Chiffon County, in
the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Of the
State Of Alabama. and to repeal former
laws fixing the times for holding said
courts.
H b. 122. BY Mr.. Glovep-To define
and regulate negotiable instruments.
H. b. 1874. BY Mt. JOhn-To amend
Section e2S of the Code OF Alabama.
IL B. 1873. BY Mr.. John--To pre-
scribe the qualifications OF Jurors and
regulate the selection. drawing and
summoning of jurors. and prescribe the
qualifications and provide for the APP
pointment of jury commissioners and
clerks OF such commission and regulate
the empannelling of gZand and petit
Jurors in all the courts of this State.
X. B. 1ee. BY Mr.. John-To regulate
the procedure In the trial OF cases
wherein lands are sought to be con-
demned
H. b. $50. BY Mr.. Arnold-To exempt
the district trustees of the public
school districts of thiA State from poll
tax and road duty.
H. B. 1879 BY Mr.. John-To provide
for a secretary and other clerical help
for the Supreme Court of Alabama, and
to provide for the selection and COM
pensation of said secretary and help,
and to amend Article Q OF Chapter I41
of the Code OF 1907.
H. b. 2o2 BY Mr.. woolf with no.
tice and proof)-To create and estab-
lish the Marengo Law and Equity
Court for Marengo County.
H. B. all. BY Mr. John-To amend
Section 361s OF the Code of Alabama
of 1907.
II. b. 223. BY Mr.. Gunter with no.
tice and proofl-To. nx the salaries
Of the Judge and associate Judge of the
City Court of Montgomery.
Mr.. John, chairman Of the Standing
Committee on Judiciary, reported that
said committee, In session. had acted
upon, the following bills and ordered
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EDUCATION
BILL ON CALENDAR TODAY

In the Senate today, special order
viii be made for two important
bills. At the arst session. the COM
puisory education bill of Senator Rey-
nolds will be taken up. and at noon the
Carmichael prohibition bill will come
up for final consideration.
Both bills, IL ~ prophesied. will pass
the Senate. though debate will be ellie
tied by both.
The members of the Alabama Fed.
GRAFTON OF Women's Clubs are working
hard for the passage OF the compulsory
education bill, and were in the gallery
of the Senate yesterday expecting its
call. Circulars have been distributed
by them. through the Senate and HOUSE,
chambers, telling OF the great percent
age Of illiteracy among the white chill
drerf pf Alabama. ana the reed or 70.
form along these lines
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CARMICHAEL
BILL UP TODAY
Expected to Pass in the
Senate.
is REPORTED FAvoRABLY
No Opposition to the Bill In Com
mittee.
sln Providing For n. na.e.s,.. of
ChalAren Of Evils Of I.Asm-
Der.aee Also Faver.bIy
Reported.

Without dissent. the Carmichael pro-
hibition bill which passed the House
on Tuesday. was reported favorabiy by
the Senate Temperance COMMITTEES yes
terday. and placed ON the Senate
today.
Judge Samuel d. weakley, recox-
nized~As the author of the BILL was
present before the COMMITTEES, during
Its consideration OF the Carmichael
bill. explaining its provisions. Dis
cussion of the bill was for only a
short time. and unanimously the five
members of the committee who were
present votedssto bestow q favorable
report.
1t 10 believed now. that the bill will
pass the Senate today. though with
more opposition than was Offered In
the House.
Two other bills were reported favor
ably. both introduced in the House BY
MT. Peete and passed. One provided
Tor the education Of the children to
the evils of intemperance by means of
placards to be posted In the public
schools and the other to prohibit the
sale or display Of nude pictures.
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No Advertisements ii
Newspapers.
COMBINE WHISKEY
ONLY TO RESIDENCES
Possession Of Federal Licenses "a
Evidence Of Guilt.
K.
Delivery of whisEsy is Evidences q
Sale, and Mr. FuIler's Bill Pro-
vides That Prosecution
May Ensue.

Most stringent OF all blue" laws.
vieins, probably. in drastic qualities
with the blue" laws of New Englands
witchcraft days. was introduced Ia the
House yesterday by Representatives
Fuller OF Bibb County. 1t attempts
further prohibition legislation.
The new Fuller bill provides that
liquor shall not be advertised In news
papers, by bill boards or dodgers; Il
says that the keeping of liquor In any
place but "a residence shall be taken
as prima facie evidence that thsy are
kept for sale. The possession OF
FEDERAL license IL prima facie evidence
OF guilt. When liquor Is delivered 10
any public place. the delivery IL an
evidence Of sale. the bfii provides. and
prosecution may ensue.
Oficers are given the right to break
open any place. andNrah II. which vio-
lators of the law areNthought to main
tain. or TO occupy,
BY. the terms of the bill. II one
drunken man Injuries another In any
way. the man who sold the liquor
which made the drunkenness 10 liable
for damages to the man Injured.
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grew stronger, and within three months
i was q perfectly well woman.
at want this letter made public to
show the benefit women may derive
from Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Mrs. JOHN G. MoLDAS,
2115 Second St., North, Minneapolis,
MINI.
Thousands of unsolicited and genu-
Inc testimonials like the above prove
the efficiency Of Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, which 10 made
exclusively from roots and herbs.
Women who suffer from those dis
tressing ills peculiar to their sex should
not lose sight Of these facts or doubt
the ability of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound to restore their
health. \
Ifyou want special advice write
10 Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass.
neutrality-suspicious. strictly
confidential. For 20 years she
has been helping sick women In
this way, free of charge DAn't
hesitate - write at once
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Most Drastic of All LatUs
Covers Prohibition EUiIs
MAY DEPRIVE HOBsON
CITY nE IT'S CHA
WOMEN AS SCHOOL TRUSTEES.

y Robson City. known through Z
= Alabama and through the South
. as the only strictly negro NUM- Z
. cipaiity in the State--and one of
= the few in the country-with
. negro mayor. negro officers and
. exclusively negro population. Ii
. to be deprived of Its charter II the
= bill by Representative Cooper Of
. Calhoun County Is passed.
. The bill wes introduced In the
. House yesterday. and providesN>
. that the charter of Hobson City Z
= be revoked. Robson City Is stu Z
= ated In Calhoun County. just out Z
. side of Oxford, and It Is intended
= to extend the city limits of OK q
. ford. as provided In another bill =
. Of Mr.. Cooper's. so as to incor- Z
. porate Hobson City. 4
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GIVE MUNICIPALITIES
RIGHT TO CONDEMN LAND

That municipalities may condemn
land or streets for the erection there
on OF public buildings. railroad sta
tons. or street railway stations Is the
purpose of a bill. introduced IN the
House by Representative Rice.I of
Tuscaloosa. and returned with Favor
able report from the Municipal Or
ganization committee yesterday.
In case the portion of the street Is
needed for the erection Of the public
service buildings. so the bill provides.
the City Council may pass an ordf-
nance vacating It for the use Of the
municipality.
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ALBERTvILLE SEEKING
A BRANCH COURT

Former Senator Eusk. Senator Phil
lips. and Representative Coleman, all
of Marshall County, were three petit.
Local Legislation yesterday. when that
body considered the application of q
branch court at Albertviiie. The bin
providing for the branch court will
be favorably reported.
Senator 1usk represented the people
of Guntersviile. the county seat, who
are lighting the branch court proposp
ton. while the other two were favor
ing the petition of Albertville.
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bail yesterday afternoon. asked. Tor
permission to withdraw the Mobile ex-
else law. proposing to establish a high
license system of controlling the liquor
trafiic in Mobile. He explained that
on account Of the overwhelming prohi-
bition temper OF the Eouse. as demon
strated on all temperance measures, he
believed his local bill would not be
considered. Also. the local school tax
bill had fair promise of being passed.
and II was his idea to divorce the
schools from the liquor traffic.
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Remarkable Lobbying Put
Amendment Bill Through
WOULD CHANGE NAME OF
GIRLS, INDGsTRIAL sCHOO

a
The Alabama Girls Industrial
= School at Montevailo. IL no more. ,
= or. at least. win be no more. II the ,
bill OF Colonel Johns reported ia
. vrably by the House Committee
on Local Legislation yesterday, I
= passes the Legislature. Not that
= the institution has been wiped out.
. but its name has been changed ,
= by the provisions Of the<bill to
= The Alabama Woman's Polytech-
. mic Institute"
= Colonel John appeared before
. the committee In defense OF his .
= bill. He declared that the cog 7,
= nomen, Industrial School," bore
. the Impression OF penal insti-
= tuition and that he did not favor I
= the idea OF an enterprisfng and !,
= worthy Alabama school Soaring /
= the burden OF a name that was /
~Nnot citing.
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Calendar of the Alabama Legislature
EIGHTH DAY--AUGUSTs, 1909.

under the control and management of
appointive Boards of TRUSTEES; to ie-
fine the duties Of such advisory COM
mittees. and to provide for the method
of their appointment. Education.
H. B. 27o. By Mr.. Vann--To regu-
vide penalties for the violation there
of. Agriculture
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TURN DOWN BILL FOR
MORE JUROR PAY

REPRESENTATIVE w. e. Urauhart, the
friend of the jurors. was turned down
by the House Committee on Revision
of Laws yesterday. when the body de-
cided to report adversely his bill to fx
the compensation of those serving jury
duty at So per day, instead of 81 as the
figures are now.
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caused D WEAKNESS
and broken down
condition Of the
system. ] read 80
much ofwhatL Lydia
e. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound
had done for other
suffering women I
felt sure 1t would
help me, and / must
say 1t did help me
wonderfully. My
mains All left ma I
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forced to withdraw from the district.
As result of the contention. the
Bill was further amended, leaving out
the Sloss steel plant at North Bir-
Thomas, together with about 1900
acres Of land att Thomas. The loss to
the proposed Greater Birmingham ter
ritory by the elimination of the two
plants will not be great, in proportion
to the size OF the entire territory.
The bill. as finally amended, will
probably come back 70 the House to-
day to take it's place on the calendar.
Mistake, ever 1,20o instead Lice.
say Orpheum pictures better every
day. II
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LETTER
PUBLISHED
For Benefit of Women who
Suffer from Female Ills

+ Minneapolis, Mimi was great
sufferer from female troubles which
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toeat,nued ON page Eve,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-07-15
Seeing The Hills

Judge G.. H. Carroll, of Miller, S.
d., and his brother, f. w. Carroll,
of Washington, ID. c., are in Lead
today seeing the city and looking
over the Homestake works. From
here they will go down the Burling-
ton and take in Sylvan Lake and Hot
Springs. Judge Carroll says he is
going to show his brother what the
state contains and could not pass up
the Hills, They are both having a
good time and are greatly enjoying
the trip and scenery. Lead Daily
Call.
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A deal was closed last week where
by ]. T. McCullen and E. F. Waite
get possession of the Thos. Trythall
property in east Miller, which COM
prises the dwelling and 2S acres of
land. The land will be plated as an
addition to Miller. Miller is Ger.
tainly on the boom and indications
are strong that before long it will
be built upsolid to the Fair Grounds,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-07-15

While Dan McMahan was driving
a spirited team last Saturday they
became unmanagable and started
to run. Little Artie Cummings,
who was sitting on a trunk in the
wagon was jolted off and fell to the
ground breaking two ribs and caus.
ing conclusion of the brain. At last
reports he was getting along as well
as could be expected.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-07-15

Clarence Stein, Otto Fitzgerald
and Ralph Heltibridle departed
Tuesday for Mitchell where they
will take examinations before the
state board of pharmacy.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-07-15

Chas. P. Ross, of this city, and
Thos. Foley, of Akron, Iowa, have
purchased the implement business
of George jeffrey and took possess
sion last Monday. The new pro-
prietors will erect a new building
40 X 100 on the lots north Of the
opera house to be used for storage
of their implements. and handle all
kinds of machinery and autos.