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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-05
NEW YORK SENDS
 FOR GOV. 0'NEAL Chamber of Commerce Pays Honor to State
 of Alabama

Montgomery, October 4-(Special)- Governor ONears declarations of faith in the wisdom of the fathers." as re-
 ported at the New Jersey conference of governors, has directly inspired the ten- der to him of an invitation to address the Chamber of Commerce of the state of New York at it's next annual banquets November 16.
 There will be four national figures pres ent, of whom it is hoped by John Clafiin, president of the Chamber of Commerce, that Governor O'Neal will be one. MT. Claflin is president of the famous H. B..
 Clafin Co.,, dry goods concern of New York.
 Owing to Governor O'Neals absence from the city the answer to the invita- tion has not yet been submitted In, his letter to the governor Mir Claf- lin said:
 "The thoughtful people of New York , were greatly interested in your remarks before the convention of governors rela- tive to the "Hysteria for Change and the dignity and sufficiency of the com mon law.
 'Ine tnanlDer pl 1OlIlllielce LII llc | State of New York has requested mo I to invite you to be it's guest at it's next annual banquet on Thursday, November l 16 and to elaborate there the views indi- 1 cated. We expect to have four speakers I of national prominence, and I greatly | hope that you will be one of the four. l can assure you most hearty welcome 1 We should welcome you warmly as the governor of a great southern state, and we should welcome you with especial I enthusiasm as a believer in the wisdom of the fathers and conserver of the | ideas which made their work memor- able"
 | The first banquet of the Chamber of 1 Commerce of New York was held on l May 2. 1769, and this. was followed by banquets in 1770, 177l, 1772, 17S7, 1905, 1866, | 1867; after 1867 there was no banquet un- | til 1873. when one given on May 1, but from that time this banquet has been an annual affair.
 Among the dinner guests of the cham | Der have been Presidents of the United States numerous cabinet officers. speak CTS of the House of Representatives. governors of the state of New York, but no governor of any other state; generals, admirals, American ambassadors to for eign countries, most of the leading di- vines and pulpit orators of the past third of a generation. the presidents of many of the leading colleges of the country. many distinguished foreigners and other prominent men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-05

Turks drink more freely than any other nationality in the world. So far as MT. Archibald not seeing a drop of intoxicat- sure him that every coffee house, every tavern, every inn. every restaurant and every grocery store in Scopia, Scodra, Escup, Jacova, Parsresna (Albania), sells liquors every day and Sunday too. If lately, account of the war between Turkey and the Albanians. the authori- ties had stopped the selling of liquors, that means that the Turks not only drink 1t, but that the Turkish soldiers also drink it, and the worst is, that they got 1t by force without payment of the price. and they are now even drunk on it. The authorities may have possibly stopped the selling of it now. but if so, this Is temporary and merely to hold the sol diers in proper control.
 You also say that the Turkish army is one of the very best armies of the world. The most magnificent cavalry you have ever seen! That their artillery Is without exception one of the most complete in the world, and that the Turks will sur prise Italy should there be battle on land.
 It is true and every well informed man knows it, MT. Archibald, that Italy has better soldiers than Turkey. better cav- airy, better artillery, also better equip ment and generalship, in quantity and quality and so should there be any bat ties on land, be sure that Italy will whip Turkey in everyone of them. The Ital. ians are fighters; they have proven H heretofore, and they will do so again, and not the Turks. No doubt about il MT. Archibald. Yours very truly, f c. COMACK GA Greek). Attal1a October 1. 1911.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-05
CITIZENS GIVE VIEWS ON
 PHONE RATE INCREASE AS
 PROPOSED IN BIRMINGHAM
Expressions Opinion Sought By Herald Regarding Ques
 tion Which Is Uppermost In Minds of Many Citizens

Bell Telephone company to increase its rates. I am inclined to believe that the combination of the two systems would work to advantage in Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-05

The first meeting of the club year 1911 of the Woman's club met Wednesday, Mrs. Jefferson Beeland hostess. Mrs. B. H. Wilmington, the president, appointed standing committees as follows: Pro- gramme, Mrs. w. P. Reynolds. Mrs. Her. long and Mrs. Bryan; entertainment Mrs Dickerson, Mrs. Thames and Miss Wink Ter; civic; Mrs. Jefferson Beeland, Mrs w. J. Thagard and Mrs. Featherstone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-05
Insurance Men To Meet

Montgomery, October i.-fSpecial. )-This city will be represented at the Southern Casualty and Surety conference, which is to be held in Memphis October F and 13 next, by several insurance men, the delegation from here to be led by Frank N. Julian. MrYT Julianis chairman of the law and nominating committees. The president of the conference Is M. D. John- son of Jacksonville. The conference was organized in Atlanta last, year. An eff fort will be made by the Business Mems league of this city to have the next an- nual gathering held here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-05
MR. PARK EXPLAINS
 CAUSE OF STRIKE
If Demands Were Granted Company Would Be
 Crippled

The feature yesterday if any of the Illinois Central railroad strike in Bir- mingham was an announcement issued here upon the authority of w. L. Park, vice president and general manager, as to the cause of the strike.
 The statement of MT. Park was an official communication addressed to the employees and the public. He pointed out that the demands of tho men, from the company's viewpoint, If granted, would seriously cripple the operations of the company and render 1t less cap able of performing the duties required of it by the people.
 MT. Park dealt frankly in his state ment and pointed out the conditions under the demands of the men. He recognized in his statement the fact that a great many of the workmen dio not desire to strike and laid stress upon the statement that contracts ex- isting at this time require a 30 days notice be given for a strike.
 Other than the statement of MT. Park, printed elsewhere, the strike sit- uation here was of no consequence. The workmen who voluntarily left their work have made no untoward demon stration and all is peaceful at East Thomas It was announced by E. F. Stovalr. general agent that the situa- tion was satisfactory to the officials as freight was moving well, the phy :. sical conditions of the property were all right and every feature was good except the bare fact that some trouble was being experienced with the em- ployes of whom the Illinois Central has always been proud
 The working forces at East Thomas have heen slightly added to during the past few days, but the absentees create void in the organization that has not been filled.N
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-05
Dr. Truett Speaks

Dr. Truett. whose personality as man among men crosses the footlights to every person in the audience. and whose voice is strong and clear, introduced his talk by saying:
 .'It is indeed a blessed thing in a meet ing like this to make much of the Holy Scriptures and I will read the 12th chap ter of Romans. H-
 'The biography of David" continued Dr. Truett after the reading, "Is one of the most remarkable of this kind of literature because of its breYity and thought indicated
 "The supreme vocation of life Is the vocation of living, how to make a life without the chase after the material things of the modern existence To save life is the first thing for our consid- eration and Christianity's message should be. I seek you
 There are three principles that Da- vid acted upon in making his biog- raphy and the ones to be chosen by us in the vocation of life saving The first of these is service the highest business of life. Salvation means more than a saving from condemnation to everlasting punishment and the power of sin for it means to be saved to serve. The Masters in fallible test is deeds.
 
 tions. The ideal earthly life is ex- pressed by one of the disciples in speak, ing about Jesus when he said of Him that he went about doing good.
 Christ revolutionized the world s standards of greatness from those of physical and mental superiority to that of service. We are coming more and more to magnify the truth of service for the greatest problem of the coun- try today is the question of the idle class, the idle rich.
 "The second principle is the serving of your generation. Many men and women grieve over their past mistak es and dream of some far away time when they will do something worth while because they are too indolent and in est them. We are called to be prac- tical Christians. to help those whose elbows we touch every day and every hour.
 "The third principle is the motive of your life David served by the will of God. There are three motives that actu- ate the lives of men and these are ego ism, altruism and the love of God. The self centered man is doomed for he cannot have eternal life. Altruism is T noble spirit. from it comes our parks s institutions of learning, civic beauty and liberty and many other grand things but 1t will not bear all tests
 Pronouncing simple benediction for guidance in the efforts for life saving Dr. Truett, dismissed the audience until tbis aftarnOOn at 3.50 o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-05
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Liquor in Turkey

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 have read in today's Age-Herald (page 13) an article from MT. James F. Arehi- bald, a war correspondent, which reads as follows:
 "The use of intoxicating liquor is against the Mohammedan religion and is absolutely lived up to. During the months I was in Albania I never saw q drop of intoxicating liquor of any de- scrption. It simply does not exist from the fact that the soldiers do. not want it. .
 Now, I wish you to allow me to correct the above as far as the religion question is involved
 Maybe the Mohammedan religion pro- hibits the drinking of liquor. but all the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-05

C. B. Rogers, a member of the county Board of Revenue, said yesterday in reference to the proposal of the Bell Telephone company to raise the rates for its service: T hope that those who settle the matter will act on the evil dence While I do not now feel that they are getting enough for the serv- ice shall be satisfied with the decision of the commission and the company. l should like to see the two phone com panies combined, and I hope it will be done, for the consolidation would mean a cutting of expense of service"
 R. c. Hewitt of the county Board of Education said: q understand that the Bell company claims that it is losing money on account of the large num- Der of subscribers it has. Being pos sessed of a fellow feeling, am disposed to come to their relief by not re- newing my contract; they will then have at least one less subscriber. believe that a large number of people win do the same thing if rates are raised"
 
 In favor of an increase of the Bell telephone rates applying to residences. However, if a merger is affected be- tween the two companies, l would be in favor of any reasonable increase in the business rates"
 John L. Parker, president Board of Trade: 'I am firmly convinced that if the merger of the two companies were arranged the business men would offer no objections to an increase in the Bell rates. Unless a merger is affected I be- lieve the merchants would be unal- terably opposed to the increase"
 W. T. Cox of the Cox Shoe com pany: 'I am opposed to the telephone increase unless some arrangement could be made to secure merger of the two interests. The rates now are high enough for the merchants, espe- cially where we keep up two phones."
 John T. Yeatman: q am opposed to the rate increase of the Bell com pany as it is generally understood. They cannot convince me that as ones business increases the fixed charges in- crease In the same ratio
 Ben Well of NJ. Veil & Bro: T am opposed to the desire of the Southern
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-05
JUDGE SENTENCES
 MERCHANTS TO JAIL
Greenville Men Are Charged With Violating the State PrOhi-
 bitiOn Laws

Greenville, October 4.-(Special)-J. II Davis was fined $50 and six months at hard labor for the county in two cases of prohibition violation. w. A. Buchalts was fined $50 and six months at hard labor in one case for the same violation, and s. P. Lowe was fined $50 and six months at hard labor for the same of fense. All three parties are white men and are engaged in the grocery business in Greenville. They made bond and ap- pealed to the circuit court
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-05
To Women
 Who Dread
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Information Hc~ They May Give Birth to Happy, Healthy Children Ab- soIutely Without Pain
 Sent Free

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-05

Ben Well of NJ Well & Bro: T am opposed to the desire of the Southern
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-05
STATE SENDS CASH
 TO HIGH SCHOOLS

Montgomery, October 4-(SpeclaD.- Y Treasurers of county high schools of Ala bama are in receipt, approximately of about sS00o0 in warrants for the first quarterly payment. Each county treas urer has been sent a warrant for $75O with the requirement that the money shall be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-05

John T. Yeatman: q am opposed to the rate increase of the Bell com pany as it is generally understood. They cannot convince me that as one's business increases the fixed charges in crease In the same ratio"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-05

Bell Telephone company to increase It's rates. am inclined to believe that the combination of the two systems would work to advantage in Birmingham"
 Jack Riddle of the Birmingham Arms and Cycle company: T am opposed to increasing the rates of the Southern Bell Telephone company. Naturally, one of my reasons is that such increase would tax me individually more than am taxed at the present time. The combination of the two telephone sys- tems might prove of good to the peo- pie of the city"
 M. P. Messer, of the Messer Real Es- tate company: "I think the phone rate increase is a high handed proposition especially as it has been made without consulting the subscribers It will be a great drain on the patrons, particu- larly those to whom the company gives only half service on the party lines. If the consolidation should be effected would be in favor of paying an ad- vance rate for there Is no necessity of paying for two lines when the, same amount of business could be done on one"
 w. R. Gum, president of the Gum Pharmacy company: "I am opposed to the increase because it seems to me that it was high enough before. am heartily in favor of the consolida- tion as one line is a superfluity, but I hn1 f hc itrC to it,. crease the rate even then"
 Robert Jemison, Sr.: T have not ex- amined the case thoroughly, but I do think that there should be consolida- = tioh of the two lines. I also believe that the matter, as in the case of all public service corporations, should be left to the city authorities for l am sure that they would treat the question with fairness to all parties concerned" <"
 When I received notice of the ad- vance in the telephone rates I decided right then to discontinue my phone" said J. A. Fink of 2117 Park aveune. q feel that the former rates were suffi = cient1y high for the service rendered h and not necessity I cut it out rather than pay what I consider an excessive rate l have been a subscriber to the Be-, Ttelephone company for several years but don't want 1t bad enough to pay the increased scale of prices" sssssssssss...s..s....ss... used to meet payment of expenses ;n- cured during and after any quarter for which the appropriation is made. Under no circumstances can the money be used legally to meet expenses incurred prior to the school year.
 The treasurers have been advised that they will be held strictly responsible for any violation of the statutes in this re- spect. Should high schools be in debt the provisions of the statutes are that the obligations shall be met by subscriptions from friends and promoters of the va rotlG schools
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-04
kingston.

Will Goodman is laying a cement
driveway from his house to the barn.
This will be quite an improvement to
Mr.. Goodman's fine place.
George and Ben Redman attended
funeral near Grand River Tuesday.
DR.. McNay, of Garden Grove, was
in this vicinity last Friday.
Bert Radman and family and VI.
F. Springer and family were Leon
Visitors last Tuesday.
Mrs. Ward had a sister visiting
her last week from Minnesota.
Harry Traupel and family spent
Saturday night at Mr.. Wilantt's.
Bessie Upheld called on Cora Bin
ming last Saturday afternoon.
George KedNar and family spent
Sunday at tie home of George Smith.
Charley Browns visited at Ora
Ealons Sunday.
Leota Beers spent Sunday night
with Florence South.
Bert Redman spent Sunday with
Ben Redman.
The Methodist minister was call
ing in this reighborhood last Thurs
day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-04
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-04
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-04
Fairview.

Sunday school was well attended
regardless of the bad weather.
The choir met Friday evening as
usual fer practice.
League topic for May It'll, "IIOnor
Our Profession.' Leader, Miss LYDIA
Davis. Everybody invited to attend.
John Blair, of near Van Vert,
took dinner with Ralph and Lester
Thompson last Sunday.
DR.. Layton was called to J. W.
Moore's last Thursday to see Miss
Myra, who has been sick the past
week. She is some better at the
present time.
Owing to the rural examinations
being held on Thursday and Friday
the picnic at Fairview will be held
on Wednesday. Everybody is invited
to come and bring their dinners
Gertie MAGELLAN returned home from
Leon last Sunday where she had
been staying with her grandfather,
G. w. MAGELLAN.
Mrs. Nancy John, Of Leon, visited
at the home of John Overholtzer last
week, and called on a number of her
old friends in this neighborhood.
Lois Moore closed her school at
White Oak last Friday with a picnic
and program. Quite a number attend
CD and a good time is reported.
Dave Owens, and family, of near
Weldon, attended church at Fair
view last Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-05-04
Orphan Ridge.

Miss Clara Leahy came down from
Des MONIES Wednesday to visit her
parents, and will remain here for
several weeks.
Fred Smith and wife went to Van
Vert Saturday to visit his father,
John T. Smith. He returned Sunday
end reports that many Of the farmers
up that way are through planting
corn.
Several of the Leon boods were
here Sunday on business.
Mrs. J. F. Boyd and Mrs Hiram
Manchester called on Mrs. ID. p.
Leahy last Friday.
The infant son Of Dan Barlean is
very low with stomach trouble. Dr..
Mitchell, Of Leon, is in attendance.
The rain Friday night started
everything to growing, but Sunday
rain did lots Of damage to newly
plowed fields. Little River was out
of banks in several places.
w. NJ. Baker, of north of Leon.
visited over Sunday at d. P. Leahy's.
Miss Daisy Merryman went to
Pleasanton Friday and visited
couple of days at the home of James
Parsons.
J. X. Campbell was on the ridge
last Sunday on business.
Harve Piper has bought the Arch
Bay farm and has moved on to it.
We welcome him to our midst.
Word was received here last week
from Lewis Piper, an old Eden boy,
now of Wray, dorado, in which he
says he is married and broke 70
acres Of sod on his claim and is doing
fine. We wish him and his bride a
happy and prosperous life.
Miss Bessie Butts was visiting with
Leon friends last Saturday.
l.. A. Durell's mother came last
week to visit him, and may con-
clude to make her home here.
A centipede is seldom on it's last