The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-03
Minority Will Recommend
 Dismissal of Secretary WH|TEWAsH IS EXPECTED
The Secretary of War Has Taken Up Bill to Establish New Rate of Pay for Members Of the
 State Militia
BY wATTERsoN sTEALEY

Washington, December 2.-(Special)- Tho minority members of the Ballinger investigating committee, which held it's last meeting in Chicago, under rather sensational circumstances, meet here to- morrow. Nearly all the members are on hand After having reached a conclu- sion in Chicago the minority members say they. will pursue an absolutely in- dependent course, irrespective of what may be done by the majority members.
 The minority report recommends the dismissal of Secretary Ballinger and it is the intent of the minority to file this report as early as possible.
 We do not care what the majority tee today. So far as we are concerned they need not make any report
 It is of course, the expectancy that the majority will whitewash Ballinger. Senator Root is understood to have pre- pared the majority report.
 Improving the Militia
 The Secretary of War has taken up the bill approved by the National Guard asso- citation, which aims to establish a new rate of pay for officers and enlisted men or militia -snp- nizatlons. founded on a proportion ol official duties which mem bers of the militia shall perform. Should the bill become law 1t will cost about S5,oOO,OO0 a year additional for the sup pert of the militia. The present ex- perse is about $4,000,o0O
 In many respects the war department '7 not satisfied with the militia situation Nc IaIx. organized militia Is causing much appre- hension. Many army officers contend that the militia is not a dependable ally of the regular army. as many laboring men are not permitted or are discour- aged from joining it. The secretary is considering a plan to improve this sit- uation.
 Interesting Litigation
 A case involving valuable property in South Carolina, to which three Monf- gomery women are among the claimants, WAS argued today before the United States supreme court, w. A. Gunter of Montgomery appearing for the plaintiffs, Mrs: Mary R. Trimble, Mrs. Emma R. Stolienwerk and Mrs. Dora Royal of Montgomery. and W. A. Calhoun and others of Georgia
 The defendants are residents of South Carolina. The case came up on appeal
 
 Carolina, where initial suit for ejectment was denied plaintiffs In error, who al- legged that the court erred in directing a verdict for defendants on the supposi- ton that there had been against them a valid judicial sale of the land in Ques- ton, several distinct points of view from which, 1t is claimed, the error was made obvious being noted
 The question or jurisdiction was raised iva, ha fo low ha Ian i,, igation Is valued at more than s1500O0. The plaintiffs are children of two life ten ants of land devised to life tenants by their father, Downs Calhoun, in 1850, and to their survivor with remainder to legiti- mate issue. The survivor died in 1901, and the action, it Is stated in plaintiffs brief, was brought within the period of limitation.
 Congressman Gets Caught
 James M Curley of Massachusetts, who was elected to Congress from one of the Boston districts, was telling some of his future colleagues about the jail sentence he has served, lively issue In his cam paign.
 Curley had had for several years past in his campaigns for the council two ex- ceedingly efficient politicians, and was very anxious to reward them. He tried place after place, but without result.
 Finally, after long and lean months of waiting an opening presented itself but a civil service examination was necessary.
 The men threw up their hands; they could deliver votes. but pass an exam ination-never. One of the men was named Curley--no relation to the con- gressman-elect. The latter took the ex- animation for him and was caught.
 Cost of the Campaign
 Under the terms of the campaign pub licity act approved by the President last June, Chairman Lloyd of the democratic congressional committee, and Chairman Mckinley of the republican congressional committee, will on next Wednesday sub- init to the clerk of the House the amount of money received and expended by them in the congressional elections of last month Neither of the chairmen in ad- vance on submitting their reports to the clerk will give any information on the subject All during the campaign 1t was commonly reported that the democrats were in possession of big campaign fund. There is reason to believe that this report was much exaggerated, and that 1t will be found that democrats won their big victory on probably less than s35, ,0O0