The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-06
TEST ID BE MADE
 IF LIQUOR LAW Chattanooga Concerns Will Not
 Be Parties To Suit SERVICE IN PHILIPPINES Two Young Men of Chattanooga Have Received Appointment as Scouts. Furnace Turns Out Record
 Product.

Chattanooga. January 5.-(Special)- J.. Insofar as anyone in Chattanooga knows at the present time, the burden of the , test case to discover the status of the manufacturers law feature of the state wide legislation will not fall upon a Chattanooga concern. This opinion is held by those whose business interests are in the manufacture of whisky and those whose professional services put them in close touch with the whisky sit- uation. According to these authorities there are no developments or circum- stances pointing to a change of pro- ceedings in the matter It has been the general opinion for some time that the test case will be eventually made on some manufacturer in middle or west Tennessee.
 Harry Seymour and I. U. Nichol of this city have received notice from Wash inston of their appointment as second lieutenants in the Philippine scouts. Both young men took the examination for the army at Fort Oglethorpe, November last. MT. Seymour is captain of Company K Third Tennessee, and has had five years military service in the Tennessee militia MT Nichols Is the battalion adjutant. He has been in the state militia for near ly seven years. They have not yet re- ceived their instructions as to the date of departure or where they will be To- cated. The Philippine scouts are com posed of native soldiery commanded by American officers. The scouts are or ganized into battalions but not into res- iments.
 On Saturday, January 1, the Southern Iron and Steel company's Chattanooga. furnace made the largest amount of pig iron ever made by that furnace in one day. The amount turned out was PIP tons, which was tons more than on any previous day. One hundred and fifty men are now working at the furnace and full time is being put in. On December S1, the last day of the year, 200 tons of pig iron were turned out. The company was we'll pleased with the starting out of the new year, and It's officers stated that the furnace would try and keep as close to this record as possible.
 Citizens of Dayton, Tenn, have inaug- urated a movement looking to the form ation of an association, to be called the Dayton Business league, elected officers and appointed committees for the pur- pose of establishing an interurban track less trolley line between Chattanooga and Rhea Springs and Hartman. The as- sociation also discussed the new rail- road from Pikeville to Etowah, Monroe county, by way of Dayton, Decatur, Ath- ems and other points. J. T. Dean is the president of the association and Earl Robinson, secretary.
 Maj. w. J. Colburn has gone to Washington in the interest of his can didacy for the position on the Chick amauga and Chattanooga park com mission made vacant by the death of Gen. E. A. Carman. Major Coleman carries with him the indorsement of the old Union soldiers of Chattanooga Tie members of the bar have also very liberally indorsed Colonel Colburn for the office. In the petition to the Sec retary of War, signed by 65 of the leading attorneys of the city. it is stated that they believe the interests of the government will be pest served by the appointment of resident com missioner The preamble to the peti- tion further sets out that Major Col burn is an able and aggressive busi- ness man. has been enthusiastically identified with the park system from its inception is familiar with its af- fairs, and is unquestionably the best qualified man in the state eligible for the position.
 o. A. Harper, who has been telegraph operator at the Central depot and at the Terminal station here for four years. has been transferred to the of ice of tho chief dispatcher of the Ala bama Great Southern railroad at Bir- mingham. The change comes to the young man as promotion for his faithful service in the office at this place. He will be succeeded by c. H. Buchanan, who comes from the office at Danville, Ky.
 The State Federation of Labor, which will meet in this city January 20, will be addressed by Mayor T. c. Thompson, who will deliver the welcome address. Secretary Frank T. Reynolds of the chamber of commerce will deliver an address on behalf of that body. Other addresses will be made.
 The case in the police court against A. S. Colyar, Jr, charged with deal ing in worthless checks and other ookedness, was dismissed as it was shown that Colyar had redeemed the checks and that some of them had never been presented for payment. Col var Is the son of Col. A. s. Colyar, deceased, of Nashville. who was for a number of years connected with Nash vile newspapers
 Dr. P. D. Sims has been reappointed city physician for the third time of two years, and his appointment con frmed by a unanimous vote of the board of aldermen. pr. Sims was first appointed in January 1906, reappointed in January. 1909. by Mayor Crabtree.
 Record Price For Hogs.
 Chicago. January k-Hogs sold here to- day on an average of $s.6o, figures which, except during the summer of 1882, are <h> ht~baa< rocordod hera sfuca the c{vfI