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HOW TO REGULATE
Big INDUSTRIES

washington. February 9.-Greater in
terstatei industrials can be brought under
a permanent federal supervision through
a system of regular reports to a federal
agency in rational effective way which
WIN involve no drastic action but on the
contrary will forestall it. is the conclu-
sion drawn In the annual report of Her
bert Knox Smith,. commits sioner of cor
porations to the secretary of commerce
and labor, which was made public today.
Coming. closely upon the heels Of the
administration's federal Incorporation bill
which has been presented to both houses,
Commissioner Smiths recommendations
are OF unusual interest.
Publicity will improve the standing of
our corporate securities, both at home
and abroad Mr.. Smith declares, "snd
will help to give to our business ma
openness and public confidence which it
must have IL IT is to be permanent fac
tor in our national advancement
Continuing ne says:
ut will bring together the government
and the corporate manager in the confer
ence, and irregular operations which
serve to disturb harmony, will be lost
IN reiaLonsillp oh complex business IOrceS
and the public veal
Mr.. Smith contends that already under
public condemnation made possible by
facts plainly stated, great corporate
abuses have been abandoned. He asserts
that gigantic system of railroad rate
determinations has been wiped out and
numerous forms of commercial oppression
diminished. Corporate managers them
selves, declare Mr.. Smith, are frankly
al "A
"The issue in NATIONAL" the report
continues. "Action by the federal govern
ment Is imperative under its unques-
toned power and duty to regulate inter-
state commerce. One of the primary mo-
tives for the creation of the federal gov
ernnent was for a national control of ma
tional business. Those directing the great
corporations have dslib erately national
ized them In size and scope they cannot
be heard now in objecting to centra lIzed
control which they themselves have made
necessary
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Sentiment Is Gro7ving
In FaOor OF Waterways

Rome, February 9.-Forntei Vice Pres
ident Fairbanks has received many cable
grams from the United States congratu-
lating him on his attitude toward the vat
ican. One of the car.egrams says:
Your dignified vndication of American
liberation is heartily endorsed .
Another reads:
THE entire Protestant world congrat-
ulates YOU
Other messages have been received from
various places in Italy, among the one
saying:
Greatly admire your attitude in pre-
fering to speak to the evangelical people
of Rome rather thar submit to intoler-
anee of one church''
The Tribuna ir commenting on the incl
dent says:
'Ex-Presdent Roosevelt s expected
here soon. lie las keen invited TO speak
before the Methodists. We s,alI see if he
prefers the MethodlstG or the other folk. /"
Several versions OF the ircident are in
circulation but Mr.. Fairbanks himself
gives the following:
When on Sunday ! reached the. Amer
lean college, Moasiglor Kennedy said he
had been advise. frpm the vatican that
it would be impcssE'e for ne to have a
papal audience If l delivered my contem.
plated address " tie American Method.
ist church. replied that had agreed to
make an address and was OBJ 'ged to keep
the agreement that had always aired
the privilege TO speak to Catholi.y and
Protestants alike whenever they desired
and whenever it was possible, and there
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GOVERNOR Is WITNESS
IN POOLROOM CASE

Indianapolis. February S.-Gov. Thomas
r. Marshall will be witness by affi-
davit in the suit which the state has
filed for permanent injunction against
the pool 1Oom operators at jefferson
Vile, Ind. Burt New, the governors le-
gal clerk and VIII ii. Thompson, assis-
tant attorney general returned from JEFF
fersonville today to take the affidavits OF
the governor, and Major Charles Garrard
quartermaster general Of the Indiana Ma
tfOnal Guard. retNe
Governor Marshall. 1t is understood,
makes affidavit to the effect that the
superintendent Of a telephone company,
alleged to have Furnished racing results
told him. no, service would be furnished
the pool room after the company was
notified by the state executive last sum
mer TO stop the service. Major Garrard
who says he entered the pool room testi-
ries In his affidavits az to what he saw
inside the building.
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MORGAN MAY A TALE UNFOLD
OF STOCKS THAT HE MAY HOLD

New York. February 81. Pierpont
Morgan may voluntarily testify in New
York in few days concerning the re-
cent purchase by his firm of controlling
interest in the United States Telephone
company of Cleveland, o., and later the
Cuyahoga Telephone company of the same
state. Protesting minority stockholders of
the companies are In New York tax
Ing dispositions to be used In the higher
courts in suits to check contamination
of the purchase In Ohio, maintaining that
j. p. Morgan & Co. acted for the Amer
lean Telephone and Telegraph company
in acquiring six independent companies
in Ohio and Indiana, and that competi-
ton has ceased to exist in that territory,
hence the ilegality of the transaction
Mr.. Morgan and company have MAIN
tained that any purchases they may have
made were simply an investment of the
firm. II. 3. McGray OF Cleveland ana
Samuel B. Jeffries OF st. Louis, Jointly
representing the minority stockholders
said this afternoon that Mr.. Morgan had
volunteered as a witness and thatA-he
would be called probably in a day sor
two. 4. s.
The hearing is being held here, before
a notary deputized by the Ohio supreme
court. where the original suit was
brought. s s
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New York, February s.-Gifford Pinchot,
deposed chief forester OF the United
States, but still loyal to his policies as
president of the National Conservation
association. defended the rangers of the
forest In a speech delivered before the
National Arts club in New York tonight,
and bitterly assailed the action of George
p. McCabe, solicitor of the forestry de-
partment, who, as temporary chief after
Pinchots dismissal, took action to abolish
the collegiate training OF foresters at
government expense. =
This action, Mr. Pinehot declared, could
be described "as a sort OF attack on
the service; prostitution of the law. and
a method so effectually used by special
interests against the people as to be sue
cessful and as cruel and needless loss. -
He said in part
II am as proud Of the forest service
and it's men as L ever was, and ! ven-
ture to think that 1t has proved the
value of it's deal by its achievements,
and the enemies 1T has made Now let
me give you the best illustration have
seen In recent years OF how public
officer under pretext of obedience to the
law may traffic with 1t and abuse 1t to
the public injury. ~
Upon my dismissal the solicitor of
the department of agriculture, in the per-
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Farmers Union Protests Against
All Gambling In Farm Products

Washington, February 9.-(SpecialD
The partisan Roosevelt home
coming is stirring up the animals not
only on Capitol Hill but through out
the country. No sooner did the fact
that the former President has consented
to be received in New York next June
became known than republican con-
gressmen began to receive kilograms
making inquiries about 1t. All the west
and middle west is getting ready to
join in the celebration and enough noise
will be made to carry the echoes clean
down to Washington and the White
House. Already the Taftites are shak-
ing. one dignihed and prominent re-
publican member of the House hur-
ried out of the cha mber this morning,
shortly after the body convened, with
a sheaf of kilograms in his hand and
a worried look on his face.
rs everybody going crazy" He de-
manded What in the world is the
trouble?" inquired a colleague and
friend. .4
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roDAY's AGE-HERALD.

big appropI .ations or waterways.
Farmers protest :.gainst gambling.
Walter Seed with,,caws from race.
Fairbanks wakes statement.
Heturn of lion hIr.lr is causing trou-
BILE.
Morgan will testify on ;,lone merger.
Pinchot attacfs Mc'yabe
o-Pie iron market SIN dull ~
Fine show ms of medical college.
3-NcCarty formally ,nters the race.
0adsden pll It's are inspected.
4-Editorial comment.
5--Knox here consrA.i,g f..ends.
Political gossip.
weatherly gives ieasous for support.
Ing O'Nctl.
Good roads association will pledge
candidates.
New auto patrol purchases by city.
eZJ!sher saia:ias asHtd 20, lv Noel
7-Dirmingham social news
Dolly Dalyrnple': depa~tl ent.
S-Plans to beauty vsy.am school
grounds.
9-0ood gains; made ~ stock market
cotton advances II 10 80 points.
Weakness stown in wEea- market.
To- Bakers death said to be accidental.
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NEGRO BISHOP is
SENT TO PRISON

Baltimore, February 9.-Denounced as
menace to society and an imposter, Jonas
Samuel Sturdevant, negro bishop OF the
Hey Church of the Living God, the
Pillar and Ground of Truth" and leader
of II Holy Ghosters," was sentenced
to iail for three years. Sturdevant was
convicted Of having assailed and beaten
Mrs. Rose pemard, one of his disciples.
1,as woman said she was influenced by
Sturoeyant to leave her husband and
children in Brooklyn to follow the negro
under whose spell she testified, she
had lived for eight months. She told
revolving story of quarters occupied by
women over whom the negro had COM
pletc srperstitious sway.
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Financial Measures To Relieve
The Flood Sufferers OF France

by the crippling of the subway system
may be gathered from the transportation
statistics for 1909 just published. and
which shows that the subway in that
year carried 254.000,0O0 passenger against
250.000.0oo carried by the curface lines and
other facilities, including cabs and auto
takes
Conditions in the eastern section are
becoming worse. The Marne near Rheims
has risen about is inches today and the
inha bitants of the valley are fleeing with
their belongings. The river Aisne rose
feet within a few hours. Pathetic
scenes are witnessed in many places for
the victims of the last flood were just
beginning to return to their damaged
houses when they were obliged to again
take flight 1t is estimated the Seine
at Paris will remain stationary from
Friday until Monday when 1t will be aug
mented again to slight degree by the
waters OF the Marine and upper Seine.
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ashingioh, Fepruary rms anes-
ton involves hundreds of millions OF
dollars and the welfare of millions OF
neonle :, declarad ~ pro,,,,s Of AT.
s' s -,
"ooo' ie''h., oi tne Farmers Na'ioiiai
Union In opening the hearing of the anti
option bills before the house committee
on agriculture today The proposed legis-
,o.ior g ao.,u, a.. a,,,,.,, ao,,,..
"
III iu.ules on poaros Vi traoe anu eA-
changes The committee room was
crowded with congressmen from the states
Interested
.,, ~, ,, ,,.
w niooNs oee'ared 'na' oea''hss IL
futures OF cotton were no more necessary
than In wheat and wool and farm imple-
ments IIedrius onerations ..on ,ohanee,
o,,,,.....,.s
- 80
piiiie On ,he rise ana lal' OF prices.
'On what moral principle he asked
sis one class of citizens Obliged to make
IN for the losses NJ anot,er class 10,
,,t,oua -,
ono saa'' a'o'iei inus' use
Inc orlglnai intention or The cotton ex'
change to bring the buyer and seller to-
gether has been eliminated In the devel-
opment of the present exchange prac-
tees.
I'VE are willing to abide by the re-
suits Of abolishing futures" he said, de-
picting the temptations held out to the
prospective victims who later come into
the game and get frozen out
He declared the exchanges aggravated
the natural fluctuations and denied that
they tended to steady prices. He be-
lieved that suckers are not all dead
and by way of corroboration he read
newspaper reviews OF breaking markets
sudden declines, and things done in the
dark to affect prices.
Under the shadow of the exchange
competition among local buyers had beer
eliminated in the south, ne said, and he
charged the existence of tacit under
standing In the cotton and tobacco belts
for division Territory.
The Farmers Union. which Mr.. Brooks
represents, has a membership extending
over 29 states.
Characterized by Representative Level
of South Carolina as the largest con
sumer of cotton in the SOUTH Lewis W
Parker. Greenvlle, 9. c., manufactured
contended that abnormal conditions ough
- be represented in spot cotton and con
tract cotton at the same time. He sale
thai as a rule futures control spot cot
TN He declared that the exchanges are
not of advantage either to the consumer
or the producer and that 1t seemed i'm
possible to make the exchanges realize
the fairness Of the complaints against
them.
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Paris February 9.-The series Of fl
nancal measures for the relief OF the
flood victims which the government has
been celebrating is now complete. Be-
sides the 100000 additional appropriated
by parliament the plan includes, first, a
loan of s1.2O0.O00 to small farmers from
the Casses du Credit Agricole. Second,
loans to small hop-keepers and trades
men from the Bank of France and other
credit institutions with certain govern
ment guarantees worked out by Minister
OF Finance Cochery; and third, loans to
small property owners by banks making
a speciality OF loans on real estate, gov
ernment guarantees also being furnished
them. Among the big American sub
scriptions was 10000 additional from the
Red Cross society and $4,000 from the
Metropolitan Opera company at New
York. The enormous Inconvenience caused
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WithdraWs From Contest and
Announces His Candidacy
For Lieutenant Governor
RICHARDSON GIVES
O'NEAL ENDORSEMENT
Congressman VIII Lend Influence fo
Florence Man In Race for Gov
crnOr-Both Factions Getting
Busy In Montgomery

Tuscaloosa. February 9.-tSpecisll--
Walter d. Seed. state treasurer, tonight
withdrew from the race for governor
and at the same time announced hum
self as a candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor. Mr.. Seeds announcement ci
his withdrawal is very brief and is ad-
dressed to the Times-Gazette. The only
reason given by Mr.. Seed for his with
drawal is that the action will Sab
serve the best interests of the state"
Following is the statement in full:
an view of present conditions
in Alabama and in order to subscrve
the best interests of the state as
see ii, deem it wise to withdraw fl om
the race for governor and announce my
candidacy for lieutenant governor, sub
1ect to the action of the democratic pri-
mary on May 2, 1910.
I'm taking this step I beg to assure
my many supporters of my high ap-
probation of their loyalty and co,i-
fidence. Yours sincerely.
WALTER D. SEED
Mr.. Seed came to Tuscaloosa, his
home, from Montgomery today and
reached the conclusion to get out of Ike
gubernatorial contest after a confer
ence with close personal and political
friends.
The with drawal of Mr.. Seed was an
unexpected development in the present
campaign and the announcement OF his
action will be the cause of considerable
surprise throughout the state.
With Mr.. Seed out of the race thc
contest lies between III. S. d. Mallory
of Selma, on the amendment side, and
Emmet ONeal of Florence, represent
ing the anti-amendment contingent.
In just what degree Mr. Seeds with
drawal will effect the prospects of
either of these two candidates is ground
for some dispute.
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GOMPERs DECLARES y
IT'S NOT A BLUFF

Washington, Tebrus-r 9.-Samuel Com
ton of Labor, annonrced Il day that his
charges against the United States Steel
corporation we've not made as a blum
and added that within two weeks the
ATTORNEY General - to have O. mass of ev-
tdence placed bssore bin that has been
collected by many iSdividusls who were
sisners Of petition t, the President. In
which the Chic: Exec. tive was urged to
investigate. IT was learned today that
argument concerning the evils OF over
capitalization viii be :et f.1th length
in the documents to be sub,fitted to the
Attorney General. .44,. +
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AMERICAN PEOPLE
EAT TOO MUCH MEAT

Washington February 9.-(Special)
The direct benefits to digestion and
general health are the principal good
to be gotten out of the present alleged
boycott" of meats, is the idea of DR.
Samuel Kirkpatrick. prominent physi-
clan and specialist of Selma, Ala, who
has been in the east for several weeks
visiting hospitals.
1T seems to me-" he said, that the
great lesson to be learned is, not how
costly. in a monetary sense, meat IL
but how expensive II is In vitality--how
much bodily strength it costs. We are
a meat eating people; we do all eat toe
much meat. Except alcohol, meat prob
ably causes us more trouble than any
thing else in the world that we take
into our system. Is
I'VE ought not to eat meat more
than once day, and If the turmoil
now--the tumult and the shouting, to
quote an ancient poet-brings us to
nothing better or more definite it will
at least help us 10 leave out OF our
daily rations a surplus of the flesh O.
the kind that creates more Ills than 1t
is heir to-
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FOUND DEAD IN HIS
ROOM At A HOTEL

Cincinnati, Februa s.-I. F. Potts.
formerly believed to have been Roman
Catholic priest OF Birmingham, Ala, was
found dead in his i,~tel room under cir
cumstances which the police beiieve point
to murder C,lsperA.!ackson, car driver.
is held as witness. Jackson admits hav-
ing administered AN Injection of morphine
to Potts with the interfion Of making hin,
sleep He asserts the dead man had been
drinking hard fol several e.ys.
Potts arrived IN Cincinnati Monday.
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Senatorial Deadlock Remains
Unbroken After Many Ballots

Jackson, Miss, February s.-The sena-
torial deadlock is to all appearances just
as tight as ever. The forty-fourth ballot
tonight showed that former Governor
Vardaman had lost votes since the last
ballot of last Friday. On the forty-flth
ballot he went back to the rs he had Fri
day, but on the, forty-s.xth count he
dropped back TO T2 votes. ~
Leroy Percy, his nearest competitor,
ended tonight with the highest vote he
has yet reeeived-51 votes, which is s
more than he showed last week. Kyle
had 27 Friday and ended with "a to-
night. Congressman Byrd scored II last
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Friday and ended with "a tonight. The
vote accorded to Alexander is taken to
mean there is possibility that he may
re-enter the race.
First ballot of the senatorial caucus:
Vardaman 60, Percy 49, Byrd 1S, Kyle q,
Street Z. Alexander Z, Cox l. Gordon l.
total 175: necessary to choice 49, Six
absentees.
| The second ballot resulted: vardaman
IS, Percy At, Byrd II, Kyle 81, Street I.
Alexander 4, Smith l, Anderson 2-total
ia; necessary to choice SS.
Third ballot: Vardaman 72, Percy 81,
Byrd II, Kyle "a, Street 8. Alexander s,
Anderson 1-total ia; necessary to choice
SS.
Adjourned until 7:S0 tomorrow night.
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Washington, February s.--The Farm
ers' National bank of Tulsa, Okla, which
was closed December II last. as insolvent
has been restored to solvency, and viii
now he permitted to 90 into voluntary
liquidation. A new bank the Exchange
National. has been organized at Tulsa and
was chartered today with a capital OF
s1500tO. The organization will take g er
fhe business of the Farmers National.
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Only Surviving Relative

Springfield. Mass, February 9.-George
G. Dunn of New York. nephew and
believed to be George ID. Nelson's only
surviving relative is here and is thought
TO be the principal heir OF his uncle 1t
is understood he is also made executor
of the estate. Nelson came to SPRING
lieid about 1875 with Il pair of horses for
william Bliss, president OF the Boston
superintendent for J. Bliss vinton. When
Vinton died Nelson took charge OF his
estate and later was bequeathed the en-
tire property valued at sGo,0o0 by Mrs.
Vinton.
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POOR TEACHER FALLS
HEIR TO BIG ESTATE

Portland. Ore, February 9-Mrs. Mary
Booth, more than sixty years old, who
has been eexing out an existence as a
teacher in a local Chinese mission found
herself today the heiress to q large
amount of property and money wiiled her
by George d. Nelson of Springfield. Mass
achusetts. who died yesterday. Mr.. Nell
son left an estate valued at $SO0,0oO.
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Washington. february Be. B. Hol-
man, immigrant Inspector in charge ar
Galveston. Tex, will be dismissed for
the good of the service according to a
ruling made by uecretary Nagel today.
Various charges We're made against him.
aud his dismissal way Recommended by
Com hiss5ioher General keefe.
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Boston, February Dr. Harvey Wiley,
chief of the department OF agriculture,
speaking before the Hsssa ctusetts soeie-
ty Of Technology ton'sht, salt meats were
= -necessity. Manv .s.ald Leeome vege-
tartfflS. but many c-l.i no.
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Ricbnrd.on Indor.e. o,NcnI

Washington. February 9.--(Special. -
Representative Richardson of the Ala
bama Eighth district, i'm statement to-
night. comes out for the nomination Of
Emmet O'Nesl for governor. Judge
Richardson says:
"As I am advised there are three
candidates for the democratic nominf.-
ton for governor of Alabama, Messrs.
O'Neal, Mallory and Seed, and l pre-
sumo that it is hardly probable tha.
any other candidate will enter the list.
Under these circumstances do not hes
itate to say that my sympathy is with
Emmett O'Neal and il | am present at
the primary on May will gladly sup
port him.
II do not mean, or desire, to dis
psrage the claim of either Mr.. NAL
lory or Mr.. Seed, for, personally, i
have the highest regard for each Of
these gentlemen. I believe Mr.. ONeai
to be well equipped by ability and per-
sonal character to discharge the re-
sponsible duties of the high office OF
governor of our state, and | know that
1t will be his pride to maintain it's
becoming dignity. I truly think that
Mr.. O'Neal deserves at the hands OF
the democratic voters of Alabama rec
ognition of his faithful and able SEW
ices. so conspicuously and courago-
ously rendered in the interest of the
people of his atiye state.
In addition to this, my personal
relations with Mr.. O'Neal from his early
youth have been of the most cordial
and intimate friendship, and I freely
say that in every relation of life l know
him to be upright, truthful and honest
man, and that he is profoundly inter-
ested In developing on broad. common
sense, conservative lines, the great re-
sources of our state. / sincerely hone
that he will be successful in his race
Both Factions Arc Getting Busy
Montgomery. February 9-(Speclal.)
Taking the action of the Mallory men
here on Tuesday at which C. B. Teas,ey
was named county manager, as an opcn-
ing of the campaign locally, ]. II. Cook,
ONeal manager. tonight announced
that be will begin a fight in the county
at once. Headquarters will be opened
tomorrow in the Exchange hotel. Ir
was thought by Mr.. Cook that there
would be no wote done here until after
the county primary on February 81, but
he takes IL that the other side is busy
and it behooves him TO do likewise
AS result the contest for the county
is on. ONesl men say he will carry ii
with comparative ease.