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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-09
TEMPERANC
LESSON
Sunday School Lesson for Nov. Is, 1910
Specially Arranged for This Paper

Lesson TcXt-Matthew 24:32-51. Memory
verse "a.
Goldc Text-"Watch and Pray. that
yc enter not into temptation."-Matt.
26:41.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-09

They dye In cold water better than any other dYe.
MONROE DRUa co.. Quincy MEnofe.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
BUSINESS MEN OF
alfalfa ORGANIZE

Alfalfa, February 4-(Special )-Th,
business men of Alfalfa met in the town
hall last night and perfected an organiza
ton of the Industrial league, with the fol.
lowing officers: President, T.. G.. Banks
vice-president, A. L. DuPre; secretary
E. P. Smith, treasurer, N. n. Vann. 4
committee consisting of five members
known as trustees, whose business It Is
to have charge of the property and man.
agement of the league, were elected They
are ID. A, Hughes, Joe Rhea. ]. r. Payne
Charles Alexander and G. j. Walker. l.
S. Gray acted as secretary In the absence
of Mr. Smith.
Mr.. Banks accepted the position of pres
ident in a-stiiring talk in which lie out,
lined the policy of the league, and pre-.
dicted a bright future for Alfalfa. -
A large number of those present signee
as members, and committee consisting
of D. A. Hughes, b. C. O'Rear and J. P.
Stewart were appointed TO get subscrb-
ers from among those who were not pres.
emit f4 7.r
The object of the league is the upbuild-
ing of Alfalfa, and if interest and push
will do it this organization will surely ac-
complish something. More than 30 of the
leading business men have already Joined
and no doubt the greater number of the
best men of Alfalfa will be members.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
GERMAN ELECTION
LAW is REVISED

Berlin February Ain anticipation of
its presentation to the Prussian diet to-
night the Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Eel
tung today printed the details of the
election reform bill. The measure makes
certain alterations In the plutocratic char
acter of the present law, which divides
all voters in each precinct into three
classes, of which each shall one-third of
the taxes pay.
The new measure retains the tri-par-
tite system, but limits the amount of
taxes. admitting to the highest class to
81, $50.
Voters of a certain specified degree of
education, or who occupy official posi-
lions, or have served a designated number
Of years as officers in the army or navy,
are assigned to the two higher classes
independent of the taxes paid. Members
OF the Reichstag and of the state diet as
we'll as municipal officers serving without
pay, vote in the higher classes.
Viva voce voting IL retained, but the
decision Of voters by precinct Is replaced
by q division OF electoral districts. The
bill abolishee- indirect voting for electors
the counting Of the votes being done by
classes In such manner that each class
as a whole will exercise one-third Of the
districts voting power, and the effect OF
the bill will be to reduce the proportion
in the present third class of voters who
constitute moro than 83 per cent of the
voting population.
The bill will come up for discussion
next week and warm fight is expected.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
MERELY "A TRIPLE FOR
"A GIRL LIKE ARIA

Kansas City. Mo-, February $50 ao-
sorbed in the thoughts OF new pnr
of shoes she was going to buy was little
Aria Mercer that when she. started 10
alight from street car. yesterday .she
allowed her skirts to catch In the door
The conductor hurrledly signalled his car
forward. 1t started over trestie ~
feet high while the girl was. dragged
by her skirts Aria grabbed the trolley
rope ana hung on for a few seconds and
then the rope gave way and she was
dropped over the edge of the. bridge. A
few feet down her body caught in net
of highly charged feed wires. Several
men rescued the girl from her perilous
position Her father wanted to sum-
mon a physician to examine her "No,
said. Aria. I'VE u buy the shoes dfat and
sss : physician afterwards. You know.
W started out to buy shoes.
Tho ehoae wo5e bouGht but Aria haen't
ooen 4 Dhxu1QInn Xo1 an1 NV H4h
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
NEGRO CONFESSES
MURDER OF WOMEN
Savannah Mystery Is at Last
Fully Cleared Up.
HORRIBLE TALE TOLD
Negro Tells How He West 10 the
House and Killed All the Women
with Hammer and Fled to
e Place of safety

y =
| Savannah, Ga. February bingham
| Bryan, the negro arrested. last month
charged with the murder of Mrs. Amanda
| Gribble her daughter, Mrs. Ohlander and
Mrs. Maggie Hunter on December 10,
made a confession today to G. Ruben
Butler, clerk of the county commissioners,
and Judge Albert Wyle, a member of the
board of county commissioners. TWO oil
the women were found dead and the other
dying, and one had been assaulted. Ihe
crime created much excitemnt.
| His confession follows: 81 was working
| around the house cutting wood for some-
| thing TO eat and wear; ] also helped to
move old trunks and rubbish into the lit
tie house in the yard. l was speculatine
whether money was in the house and
asked the woman for drink of water as
| hlufY to get in the house. l went in. the
house and they gave me the water.
went back in the yard and cut some weod
heard them walking about and go &c
the front of the house, and 1 thought thes
went on the porch.
| .r n;oked nm hammer in the little
bouse in the yard and hid 1t in the bosom
of my shirt
.Then I went in the back room and
went to work on the trunk. | was tryins
70 nrv the trunk open andFit made some
noise. They, must have heard the noise.
"The old lady grabbed she from behind
and shook me pretty hard. I.took the ham
mer and gave her a lick on the 9de Oh
the head The first lick did not knock her
down. and l gave her second lick
..1nen the second came up, the younger
| one and grabbed me. at the door in the
tbacl, of the hall, and gave her lick
with nv fist. THEN I hit her lick with
the hammer on the side OF the head but
it did not kill her.
at went out in the yard, looked up al
the bank building, but did not see anyone
and | closed the blinds. 1 went back III
| the house and found the lady was moi
dead. ] heard noise at the front door
like someone wanting to come In tried
to keep her from coming In, but sne
pushed the door open and come In. sne
grabbed hold of me; took her by the
throat and choked her with. one hand
Then rave her lick with the hammer
1 but did not kill her. She was alive whei
| 1 left.
at then went to the back room, went a.
the. trunk again, but did not find any
thing except what looked like women
clothes then went out into the yard
went to the gate peeped out TO see n
could see anyone: didn't see no one, ans
went home. went to b36 Hunting stree
west, where was living. and gave ma
tide NV blue pants to wash. hid TN
hammer behind the trunk among som'
old clothes. Then I went up 70 Eden,
railway station 90 miles from sayannan
and gave two shirts which had blood o.
them to an old lady named Fnoepe Z
| wash" s.s..
| ,,,r,, this a fternoon. 1t is expected an In
allotment and speedy trial will follow.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
PROTEST. AGAINST
NEW POSTAL RATES

Washington, February 4-Representa-
tives of the fraternai press DR. the country
appeared before the House committee
on postoffices and post roads today to
protest against the recent ruling of the
third assistant postmaster general, which
prohibits them from carrying in their
columns commercial advertising not d.
rectly germane to their fraternities
The fraternal press representatives al
lege discrimination in the foregoing re-
gard and discrimination in favor of all
other publications winch enter the mails
as second class matter.
Samuel Gompers, president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, who represent
ed the various trade Journals of the
country, was anxious, he said. to have
the restrictions removed which prohib-
tied trade journals from printing mat
ter other than technical and also whitr
compelled them to decline advertisements
and thus curtail their revenue.
Mr. Gompers' statement was principal
ly an exposition of what the. labor jour-
nails were attempting to do for the labor
ing people. He paid high tribute to
| labor and fraternal organizations as the
greatest conservators of liberty and pa.
triotism. He said he was strongly op-
posed to any raise in postal rates.
II believe that would be great mis-.
take" said he, land I think it would be
economy to lower rates rather than raise
| them. Cheaper postage means larger
revenue. THERE'S, too, a greater beneffi
to be conferred in cheap postage thar
mere financial one. 1t Is the benefit
through the wider dissemination Of
knowledge. through expanded education
and the general far-reaching benefit tc
humanity that results"
In reply to question by Mr.. Muir
dock, he said he favored penny letter
| postage.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
MILLIONS SAVED
FOR GOVERNMENT

Washington, February 4.-"Every dol
lar we have spent in our laboratory has
saved the government 500. The work of
the chemistry bureau has saved the Unit
ed States government "a vast sum of
money. In the II years that had charge
of the microscopic tests of sugar at the
various ports, under. an arrangement be-
tween the secretary of agriculture and
the secretary of the treasury, think /
can say without boasting that I have
saved the government $4,000, Co.,
Chief Chemist Wiley made the forego-
ing statement at a hearing given him by
the House committee on expenditures in
the department of agriculture. DR.. Wiley
said that between 1901 and 1902 he marked
I'the difference In grades of sugar at the
ports. He said the west Was getting all
the revenue It should and the revenue at
the port of New York was low He said
new polarization methods were installed
and resulted In a saving to the govern
ment.
DR.. Wiley declared that the investiga-
ton of stored eggs WIS indicating that
the decomposition of those products not
Gully impaired them from a palatabIe and
digestible standpoint, but threatened the
possible development of a toxin.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
RAIL WAY MEN WILL
RESIGN IN A BODY

Laredo. Tex. February 4.-Reports from
the committee which is engaged in a
canvass of the engineers and conductors
are employed on the National Railways
of Mexico for the purpose of ascertain
ing whether or not the men will resign"
in a body show that the consensus of
opinion is almost unanimous in favor of
resigning.
In an Interview today committeeman
stated that some of the native conduc-
tors and engineers are joining forces
with their American co-worKers and have
resigned and will leave for the United
States. This step is taken. according to
the man interviewed; becauses of the fear
that the Mexican government might bring
pressure to compel them to work, 1t be-
ing alleged that the government might
possibly resort to the use of troops in
the event of the pending differences as
Stunning a more critical stage.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
OUTLOOK IS GOD
IN COTTON MARKET
Situation Is Again Bright for
the Bull Leaders.
PRICES ARE GOING UP.
Bearixh Sentiment Has Prevailed for
Several Weeks and Now the short
Interest Has Made Ii Easy to
Send Prices Higher.

New York, February 4.-Notwithstand-
ing certain ifregularit- in the prices in
the cotton market the drift has been to-
ward II more cheerful state of things.
These are some of the arguments which
bulls are using to cheer up their follow
ing in the strengthening of the spot stu
alton.
The refusal of the planter and the spot
holder to follow the recent decline in flu
lures, the increased activity and firmness
at Liverpool. larger spot sales at Liver
pool and the reports of dry weather in
Texas have all had their effect Small
receipts at the ports and in the interior
towns are attracting more and more at
tention. On the surface the statistical po-
sion to many looks strong.
The short interest has increased. For
some weeks past pretty much everybody
has been a bear on cotton The next
acreage and next crop are still speculat-
ed on, and the stimulus of high prices,
many declare, must bring about an extra
| ordinary yield unless something unfore-
seen in the matter of weather should in
| tervene.
| SINNERS were buying from hand to
month. Told that If they held aloof from
the market prices would slump, they did
so only to find that futures and cotton
goods dropped far more than the raw
materials. Thre upshot was that the
short interest increased to rather large
proportions. Then 1t became noticeable
large interests were buying March and
May. probably with view of taking the
cotton as the contracts matured.
The strength of the spot situation in
connection with this rather mysterious
and certainly persistent buying of March
and May finally made shorts nervous.
Aonther source of disquietude to a bear
viewpoint were persistent reports that
winter rains in Texas were deficient. 1t
was also said that after drop of 8 cents
a pound some rally was due, no matter
what might be the ultimate drift of
prices
IT is argued that if spinners take any
thing like the quantity which they usual
ly do the visible supply at the end of the
season will be small Indeed. On the other
hand however. trade and speculation are
both quiet Spinners as a rule persist in
their policy of buying from hand to
mouth.
If the crop has been curtailed spinners
takings are being curtaied at wrong
time, it is asserted, and on the whole the
tone has been steadier as regards the dis
tapt months. Today an advance at one
time of about 81 bale was due mainly
to reports of strong and more active spot
markets at the south. 4i.-ss
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
HOWARD EXPIATES.
CRIME ON GALLONS

Greensboro February Especial )--Ee
Howard was hanged here today at moor
for the murder of eS-sherir II. w.
Drake.
On the gallows Howard denied having
been in the plot TO murder Drake and
declared himself wholly innocent, but he
confessed to having made an unsuccess
full effort TO poison his wife and children
about three months before Drake wal,
murdered.
The drop fell at 1904 o'clock, and tn,
negro was pronounced dead in II min
utes, his neck being broken.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
CONSERVATISM IN
GENERAL TRADE
Between Season Period Reflects
the Stock Buying.
JoBBERS ARE ACTIVE.
Some Ineasiuess Is Felt Over the
Labor Situation But This is not
Having An Effect In All Lines
of Busiuess.

New York. February 4.-Bradstreets to-
morrow will say:
Trade in general displays a certain de-
gree of quietness not unusual at this, a
between-season, period, but in several
quarters there is a greater disposition to
act eonservatively in the matter of pur-
chsses For one thing, the agitation for
lower prices tends to the belief that quo
tations may recede to more attractive
levels. and at the same time some large
interests seem to fear inimical action
from the federal authorities at Washing
ton These factors, together with the
marked weakness in the eountry's leading
stock market, and the natural tendency
of trade to mark time at this season of
the year, tend to a quieting of the cur
rent of trade. Yet jobblng trade is mod
erately active and travelling statesmen
continue to send in satisfactory orders,
while manufacturers are still operating
on the basis of full capacity, though
iron and steel trade conditions are irreg-
ular.
There is some uneasiness over labor
matters in the most immediate prospect.
Increases in wages have been granted in
some cases, but the railways do not see
their way clear to allow employees re-
quests. All in all, the outlook for dis
tributive trade is good. though demand
generally shows relative recession from
the high marks established in December,
while far distant trade is slow to devel-
op pending a clearer view of crop and
other conditions.
Failures in the United States for the
week ended February were 242. against
2e5 last week, 2s6 in the like week of 1909,
272 in 1908 1873 in 1907 and 2o4 in 1906
Bushes failures in Canad for the week
number 80, as against 48 last week and AZ
in the like week in 1907.
Wheat. including flour, exports from the
United States and Canada for the week
ended February 3 aggregated 2,465, 69S
bushels, against 9.11Sl7s last week and
l ,So2,976 this week last year. For the 81
weeks ended February exports are 1O1,
20s,O4 bushels, against 12s,S45, 405 in the
corresponding period last year
Corn exports for the week are 1,240S60
bushels. against 1,37S,656 last week and
/ .106ss5 bushels in 1909. For the 81 weeks
ended February 3 corn exports are 15,-
269,S7S bushels, against 16, 721,7 TO last year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
VICTIM OF ACCIDENT
WILL HAVE NEW FACE,

Herbert leaves the city hospital he will
have a brand new face. Half a dozen
physicians and surgeons are now making
the visage for him and they promise such
an improvement over the countenance
that nature gave him that even his best
girl will not know him.
While driving a wagon wednesday he
fell of and the hind wheel paused over
his face. In fixing him up 1t was neces-
sary to remodel his features along an
entirely new line. The surgeons are now
wiring the bones 30 that the fractures
will knit and are readjusting the flesh
so a. to give the face symmetry and
character
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
Dun's Weekly Review.

New York, February Ar G.. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review of trade tomorrow
will say:
Industrial and mercantile conditions
though irregular on the whole are very
satisfactory with promising spring out
look. The event of this week has been
the great weakness in securities. The
failure record has been greatly expanded
by amounts involved during the past
month, but the record seems worse than
it really is because the big total of La
bilities is due to a handful of large de-
faults. chiefly by brokerage firms.
The record, nevertheless, has necessari-
ly a depressing effect. 1t is difficult.
however, to discover any material falling
off In the volume of trade. although 1t is
undoubtedly true there is less of the ire
mendous push of two OF three months
ago.
While there has been no return to the
remarkable activity of a few months ago,
current consumption of iron and steel
continues in heavy volume and all lead
ing producers are busily engaged in fill
ing contracts on their books. There has
been some slackening of demand in a
few finished lines, az consumers have
ample stocks and buy conservatively as
a result, but on the whole orders for
materials are numerous, although for
smaller amounts than of late.
Large sellers of cotton, wooden and
worsted fabrics have named the closest
prizes for fall deliveries that have been
known in the dry goods trade for some
years. and they are getting business in
good volume. principally on well known
staples of quality. In the jobbing mar
kets the trade for the week has been
more active, the moderate advances rela-
tive to the rise In raw materials doing
much to stimulate confidence. Yarns
are generally quiet and slightly lower.
There has been liquidation in stocks of
some silk houses which promises to liven
ND the retail trade In silk goods in the
near future.
Footwear manufacturers are firm as to
prices and in most instances have reserve
orders in their books SO that the present
situation in boots and shoes is fairly
satisfactory. The weakness prevailing in
hides and leather has a slightly depress-
ing effect on future business. Leather con-
tinues dull and values are weak
All kinds Of sole leather are about ]
cent per pound lower and some varieties
of stock have declined from ] to cents
per foot.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
News Of Montevallo.

Montevallo, February 4.-(Special.)-A
bird supper was given in the cooking
department of the school last night by
Houston Wills and J. H. Norton, compli-
mentary to Miss veta Franklin. the teach
er of that department Miss Ida Hatch
and Miss Junia Franklin were also in
vited. The decorations were daffodils in
terspersed with ferns, and the different
courses were served with much taste.
Miss Maude s. Hays of Chicago will
give a reading in Montevallo February IA.
Prof c. H. Barnwell of the university
will deliver lecture in the school chapel
February II. His subject will be .''The
Poetry of Tennyson."
The Embroidery circle met with Mrs.
E. S. Lyman yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
DELEGATES NAMED.
Governor Appoints Representatives ts
Celebration at Tampa.

Montgomery, February 4--(Special.)-
The governor has appointed the following
delegates to the celebration to be held m
Tampa, Fla, February u to &c, in COM
memoration of the commencement of
work on the Panama canal: 4-
Lieut.. Gov. Henry b.. Gray, Bfrfning-
ham; j. e. Foy, Eufaula; Allen Merrill
Eufaula: Robert Newman, Abbeville; Pat
Lyons, Mobile; George II. Malone, Do
than; J. NJ. Cody, Dotham; Robert 8.
league, Montgomery: NJ. p. Bowling
Ozark W. p. Folmer, Troy. f9atv
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
CASTRO GOING BACK TO
BE NEAR VENEZUELA.

Caracas. February 4-Private CORE
spondence now in the possession OF the
government relates that former President
Castro has left Malaga, Spain. for Ten
eriffe, Canary Islands, with the intention
of proceeding thence to Central Amer
lea so as to be near Venezuela and In a
position to provoke a revolution against
President Gomez when the Venezuelan
congress meets In April to elect a con.
stitutional president of the republic. The
correspondence is considered to be re-
liable. e
The leaders Of all parties, here are now
united in supporting President Gomez
while the principal sympathizers with
Castro are In prison.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05

Columbus, O.. February 4-John Kilpat-
rick, colored, was electrocuted in the Ohio
penitentiary at 1912 o'clock today for the
murder or john steele, stubenville drug
aist, by whom hd was employed In March,
lo09. Kirkpatrick, with robbery as q mo-
tive, Iay ii wait IN the basement - the
gtsels homo and killed Tho druggist With
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
Bower. VIII Handle Tax Case.

Washington, February 4.--To Bolici-
tor General Bowers of the department
OF Justice has been assigned the duty
of preparing the governments brief
In the corporation tax case. The con
stitutionality of the corporation tax
act has been assailed by suits brought
in different parts of the country and
which the supreme court has advanced
for argument on March a.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
REPUBLICANS MAY
JUMP INTO FIGHT
NAV Nominate Candidates for
Every Office In Calhoun.
HOWARD FOR CONGRESS
Exc congressman Being Put Forward
For Another Race-GOod Outlook
For Alabama-Georgia Base
bnll League.

Admission February (Special)-The
republicans of Calhoun county are about
to go forth to meet the. enemy, it be-
ing rumored here today that the COM
mittees of the county and the Fourth
congressional district will be called for
a session here some time the latter part
of the month. and. according to a prom
inent member Of the ranks candidates
will be put in the field for every office
in which there is even chance for a
vacancy. No special issue on which their
race will be made has been made public
but the rumor has it further that the
recent amendment campaign will furnish
the majority of thunder Some were
anti-amendists, some local optionists.
some favor dispensary and still others
are prohibitionists. but there will be no
division in the ranks.
Another interesting rumor was circu-
lated today by people who have been
attending the session of the federal court
in Gadsden to the effect that M. W
Howard, who at one time made the race
for Congress from this district against
w. b. Craig, will be nominated at
convention TO be held in Cullman and
make the race in the Seventh district
against Congressman Burnett.