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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15
STATE OFFICIALSAPPROVE EFFORTS
 TO ELIMINATE THE SHINGLE ROOF
State Fire Marshal Rice Commends Chief A. Bennett For His
 Fight In Favor of Fireproof Roofs

To have all fires occurring in the state reported to him promptly and espe cially those of unknown origin.
 The local fire insurance agent can , be too careful about inspecting the risk before writing policy, both nor al and physical Over insurance and a moral hazard often produce fires and cause great waste to our country"
 Besides this article in the bulletin, Mir. Rice has sent out literature through the state In an effort to edu- cate the people in the matter of pre- sntlng fires. In an article entitled What Fire Waste" means to Alabama MT. Rice says further;
 "CIean Up Day.
 Tt is very gratifying to see so many cities and towns having Cleanup Day., IL is certainly to the interest of improved health and improved ap- pearance in our cities towns and homes. Now, let us inaugurate in every city and town of Alabama a Cleanup and Cleanout Day. day In which we will not only clean up our streets and lots, but will clean out our cellars and garrets and all parts or our houses and premises where any eombustibe matter is stored or ac- eumulated This will mean a great check to fire waste. At least two thirds of the many fires occurring in Alabama are preventive. It is right and necessary for us to have well equipped and well organized fire de- partments and spend thousands of dol lars in the support of same, all of which I am heartily in favor of. but let us also spend few dollars in cleaning up and clearing out the haz- ards, as the fires that never start will never be a loss to property. Will not the various organizations of Alabama, and the state county and municipal officials help along this line?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15
AUBURN REGIMENT
 IS REORGANIZED
An Additional Company, "H," Is Gre ated Out of the Enlarged | Enrolment

Auburn, September 14.-(Special.)- Swelled by numbers, the cadet regiment of the Alabama Polytechnic institute has pany created. Heretofore seven companies were sufficient for the corps, withou, being unwieldy.
 At roll call Wednesday evening as- signments of officers were made. w. B. Nickerson of Jacksons Gap, Tallapoosa county, and c. c. Thach. Jr., of Auburn are ranking officers of the Auburn cadet corps, and are assigned as majors of the first and second batalions, respee- lively J. E. Pitts of Pittsview, Russell county is captain and regimental quar- termaster, and s. R. Cruse. Huntsville adjutant. H.. c. Hanlin. Jefferson coun- ty, is regimental sergeant major, and J. G. Stelzenmuiler. Baldwin county is quartermaster sergeant.
 The assignments in detail are:
 First Battalion-W B. Nickerson. ma jor; T. G. Burke, Montgomery, adjutant; R. A. McGinty, Jefferson county, ser genat major
 Company A-CaptaIn, D. C. Rumph Marshallvile, Ga. lieutenants, J. B Richardson. Madison county: M. M Argo, Macon county; F. c. Burns, Flor ence. F. M. Davenport, Thomasville. Ga. first sergeant: J. P. Tomberlin, Sheffner Fla: A. l.. Jerdan, Franklin county; H. G. smith, Perry county. sergeants.
 Company B-R. M Lilley, Qhitman. Ga captain s. c. Harell, Auburn; F. C. Duggar, Auburn Walker Anderson, Pen 'sacola. Fla; lieutenants. c. E. Edmston Auburndale. Fla, first sergeant; H. c Sessions, Wilcox county: J. w. Alexan- der. St.. James. La; c. w. Finney, Had dock, Ga, sergeants.
 Company C-Captains H. w. Grady Chambers county; lieutenants, F. s Avery. Pensacola, Fla: A. BA Roberts Eufaula; w. c. White, DeKalb county first sergeant, D. l.. Taylor, Auburn Dillard Huntsville; B. R. Taylor, Au burn. sergeants.
 Company D-Captain, A. P. Aldrich Greenwood, S. c. A. D. Bradfield. La Grange. Ga; s. s. Daniell, Dalton. Ga; F. A. Majors, Birmingham. lieutenants. J. Fl wills. Auburn, first sergeant H. l.. Moore Macon. Ga; M. Pipkin. Mulberry, Fla. sergeants. Company K-J. E. Pitts, Russell county Captain; T. Whitfield. Demopolis, frs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15
Monopoly of Gable
 Business Impossible

There is no cable monopoly pos sible. The three systems-the Western Union, the French and the Mackay-will continue to exist.
 The Mackay Companies is hold ing organization with no physical property, but exercising through stock ownership, lease or contract, operat- ing control of various companies owning land lines and cables which make up the Mackay System. Through this control all the various properties are operated as one system to great advantage in service over what could be given by these same companies if operated separately.
 The French cables form another system.
 The Western Union System, under the proposed arrangement for one operating control over the present segregated units, will be enabled to make two distinct advances in the trans Atlantic cable business:
 1-BETTER SERVICE. This will be insured by more efficient and econom- ical working resulting from single direction over the operations of both cables and land lines.
 a-PUBLIC ADVANTAGES. The greater part of the cable capacity has been and is now unutilized. It will continue to lie dormant and unutilized under existing conditions and tradi- tions. The Western Union purposes to make these wasted facilities useful to the public by means of new kinds of cable service.
 In addition, the Western Union in tends to nationalize it's land lines by opening them to all trans Atlantic cable companies. 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15
Efficiency Increased,
 Waste Preuenfed

The proposed arrangement between the Western Union, the Anglo-Am ican and the Direct U. s. companies will bring the eight cables of the three companies under one operating con- troll The consequent increase in effectiveness and economy will place the Western Union in position to offer certain advantages in cable service not now enjoyed by the public.
 The other way open to enable the Western Union to make such inn provements and introduce such new services as ii proposes to do, would be to lay new cables. This would seem to be the height of folly. Duplication of the existing trans Atlantic cable facilities at cost of many millions, when there are more than ample facilities for all business, would put an unnecessary financial burden upon an alrea ady fully burdened business and would probably postpone the reduction of rates or introduction of new services.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15
Aphie James in Judy O'Harav

$. T. Kings announcement of fhe appeara nee of Aphie James, support . ed by her own company, including James Young, Andrew Robson and Mel bourne Mcdowell in the romantic comedy drama. Judy O'Hars," by Frances Hedgsun Burnett and Frederic ArtHur stanley. at the Jefferson the stre uext Monday and Tuesday and rnes1aF matinee is fraught with in rTress. 1Dr this new vehicle contains a iac- HfarF of real life In England in f4e dsgf of the Georges, as true and al55esaslag as Mrs. Burnett's other sue eiAis.s..-s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15
Tulane Gets Ready

New Orleans, September 14-With the departure this morning of the advance guard of the coming seasons football squad for 10 days training at Bay St. Louis. Tulane university makes its first move in the 1911 grdiron game. Follow ing the exsimple of western colleges Cap tain Semmes Walmsley is taking as many candidates as possible for preliminary practice for early training. Physical Di- rector Mason and Coach High are ex- pected to arrive before the end of the week. Coach High is new coach but comes four years at Philips. Exeter and three years at Brown behind. Almost all of last years varsity is expected to re turn for this season Y+.f4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15
GREENVILLE HAS
 GROWING SCHOOLS
Townspeople Enjoy Music By Gull man Band-Many Frustrated
 By the Heat

Greenville, September 4.-(Special0 The Greenville public school is show ing a great improvement over previous years with a gain of 10 per cent. The increase of attendance Is attributed to the ability of its excellent faculty, composed of the following teachers: President, C. B. Gamble: principal high school department, j. & Rozier; Mss Pearl Davidson, Miss Mary Lou Orr, Miss Ella Howard, Miss Bertha Seals, Miss Irene Harrison, Miss Leverte Shep- herd, Miss Eleanor Herlong and Miss Corrie Benson The improvement of building and addition of the fourth grade of the high school is also great factor. The board of trustees as well as the citizens of Greenville as a whole are pleased with the conditions in the city schools. Students receiving a di- ploma from the Greenville high school will be fitted to enter any college in the south.
 The Louisville and Nashville special conveying the Fourth regiment of the A. N. G. from Camp Moultrop al Mobile to the different homes of the companies of this regiment. stopped in Greenville yesterday On board this train was the Cullnian band, which played while the train stopped. Several excellent musical numbers were rendered. This is a re- nlarkable band, it's members are all Ger mans and are of the most prominent fam flies of the prosperous city of Cullman. Some of the members of this band are professional men, some merchants, one a manufactul CT. one vice president of a bank and one postmaster
 The excessive heat for the last few days is reported to have caused a num- Der of sunstrokes among the hands en- gagged in picking cotton. The skies have been clear and the heat has been intense causing the temperature to near the 10C mark.
 Mrs W. N Cannon and daughter. AIis, Edna Cannon of Montgomery, are tn, guests of relatives.
 MT. E. R. Edwards of Montgomery l the guest of his parents, MT. and Mrs w. M McGehee.
 Miss Jamie Lehman is home after hay ing spent two weeks at Enterprise
 Mrs. Morris Frenkel of Montgomery i visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs. Long.
 Mrs Bradshaw and daughters. Misse Maude and Dorothy Bradshaw, are tn guests of Mrs. J R. Porterfeld
 Miss Mttie Wright has gone to Pratt vile to teach school.
 Miss Williams of Miami. Fla is h guest of Miss Lerline Stewart on For Dale street
 Dr. II. P. Dohermeter of Montgomery i fin the city for several days.
 Miss Mallie Patrick will spend the win ter in Greenville, with Miss Julia Hugh,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15
The Trans-A Atlantic Gable Situation and Competition

The trans Atlantic cable situation is as follows:
 The Mackay group of seven ca- bles, including the German cables, owned by or worked in physical con- nection with the telegraph lines of that company form one system.
 The French cables comprise an in- dependent system, using both the Western Union and the Mackay land lines for their United States connec- ton.
 In competition with these is the Western Union group of cables, eight in all, owned by three separate com panies, two of which are British companies owning five of the eight cables.
 7wo oniy of the British oUned cables terminate in the United Sfotes and all of them are entirely depen- dent on the Western Union for their connection lDifh any telegraph system, or for their reaching any centre Of business, and are now t0orked exclu- sipeiy, so far as business is concerned, uuith the Western Union.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15
Ali the Biiou

dsg'ss-@r. music and nirth. sandwfchet Dor usesa some real thrills in melo Gfzsse- rake -,Tbe Millionaire Kid'' ar except scs @jlg popular offering at tn, Bi49qs ssts week. There remain per f0rmanees tonight and tomorrow nigh and u.ati1es Saturday. For the frs time a7 pgp4.ar prices. 'The Hous, Next Door Wli te seen af the Bijol next week This famous comedy is 4 genuine atiTaction of the higher sort and has never appeared at these prices before this season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15
New Spelling Completed

London, September 1.-The Anglo American conference on simpiine5 spell ing was concluded today. A Joint re- port on the result of the Jeiib---z .1,-ls will be made to the American ard fsrgt- fish societies. If approved. rise tgo r8's- tenls of the societies will be reeutae f s.f as preliminary move in the csrlrsffSla for the adoption of reformed Eng ah spelling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15
Limited Business Hours
 and Idle Facilities

As at present carried on, the trans Atlantic uabie business is practically all flash service, L z. instantaneous. Owing to the difference in time, there are only a few business hours of the day common to both sides and during these hours at least 75% of the cable business is done. This is demon strated by the accompanying chart.
 In the interests of international business nothing should be done to interfere in any way with the so-called flash or instantaneous service, and the lines should be kept clear to ac- commodate such messages during the few business hours common to both countries; but to continue to confine the cables to this class of service, as at present, will utilize only about a5 2 of the existing capacity of millions of property and places on that limited service all the capital, maintenance and operating charges.
 The limited time and the character of the business, if best results are tc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15
Wilhelmina Changes Mind

The Hague, September 14-Queen Will helmina abandoned her intention to open the staats general September 19 in per- son in consequence of the determination of the socialists to make a monster dem onstration for universal suffrage in the streets in the royal procession.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15

continues, to break all records for num- bers Wednesday afternoon the 700 mark was reached, and it is expected that the sessions enrolment will pass $50 Many young men have been refused admit tance, having failed to pass the entrance examina lions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15
FUNERAL NOTICE

THE FUNERAL. OF J. ;. CURRAA WILL BE HELD FROM ST PAUL'S CHURCH SUNDAY AT F. M. ALI. MEMBERS OF THE. ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS ARE REQUESTED TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL IN A BODY.
 THOMAS J. MARTIN, PRESIDENT.
 J. A. FLANAGAN SECRETARY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15
'TOOLATE ID CLASSIFY

FOR SALE at 10 per cent discount, two
 notes, GO0 each. payable in one year, bearing per cent, on good party: amp 1y secured. H. K. White, attornes t4 Alabama state Land Co. Bldg Bell Dhons 43. 9-15-St
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15

1 Spring Lake, N. J., September 14.-Gov- ernor Chester H. Aldrich of Nebraska, au- thor of the Nebraska railway rate law, addressed the convention of governors to- day on "The Right of the States to Fix Intrastate Traffic Rates" Governor Ald- rich made a plea for state authority in the regulation of public utilities, and gave the results of the operation of the ..e- braska rate law to illustrate his argu- ment.
 We have just read in a recent decision of nation wide importance said he. where our supreme court has gone into the legislative business. It Is now pe- coming quite the thing for federal courts of inferior jurisdiction to the supreme court of the United States to invade the province and rights of these sovereign states by subterfuge. cunning device md falacious reasoning and thus nullfy statc laws and tie up generally the government of the states. depriving them of their right to control their own internal conn merce
 The right to enact statutes and resu- late such corporations to the end that only Just and reasonable charges may be made, is inherent in state legislature for that commerce which lies wholly within its borders. and the power and duty to say what is reasonable and just when such an issue is rendered. devolves not upon the legislature. but upon the courts of this land.
 Idea Repugnant
 Tn other words. the idea that courts can legislate either directly or indirectly Is repugnant to our entire scheme of gov ernment When a court, in an issue ten dered has said that certain rate or fixed charge Is unjust and unreasonable, then it has used its power to its fullest eN- tent, and the overwhelming weight or su- thority establishes these propositions. and whenever court steps outside or this particular province, it is not only auso- cratic, but may be accused justly of ar- rogating power and authority that belongs to another department of our govern ment.
 T am here to say that the legislation of today as carried on and regulated by the several states of this union is, in me main, Just and equitable and fair ana that railroad companies doing business today under these regulations are pros porous.
 ''As a notable instance of this I call your attention to my own state In ifs regulation of the common carriers therein here make the assertion that under the regulation through the freight ra,o law. the passenger rate law. and the railway commission, the railroads of the state of Nebraska are on better ousi- ness basis and on better terms with the people of the state and do business with them more satisfactorily than they have ever done before in the history of their existence.
 Passenger Traffic Increases
 ''Under the ? cent fare law. the follow ing figures will show that the business of this state in passenger traffic has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15
Hadley Speaks

Governor Hadley of Missouri said:
 "The question as 10 the right to reg ulate within their limits the rates of transportation of railroad companies
 engaged in interstate commerce. which is now pending before the supreme
 court of the United States for de-
 cision is, in my opinion, one of the
 most important, If not the most inn portant question with which that court has had to deal in recent years. For the question of transportation is the
 most important question of commerce
 and. in fact, of civilizs,ion itself
 The success or failure of all ef- forts for gain depends upon the car rying of that which is produced by human labor from the place where it is of little or no value to place
 where it is of value sufficient to
 compensate for the cost of it's pro-
 ductfon. Approximately one third of the
 cost of everything we buy represents the expense of transportation. and this Question enters as a controlling influence into the success or failure of every single human life.
 Manifesty, 1t Is through the rail-
 roads of the country that the life
 blood of it's commerce flows. And those
 who nave the power, and by virtue of the power exercise the privilege of
 controlling the means and determin- ing the rates of transportation, have the power and exercise the privilege of
 levying tribute upon the labor and the frugality of the people whom they
 serve. And the experience of the
 American people has shown that 1t can not be safely left to those who con trol the operation of these great en- terprises to fix the rates of transpor- tation free from the regulation of ef- fective competition or the superior au- thority of governmental control.
 Minnesota Rate Case
 "rhe right of the states to regulate | the transportation in intrastate com | merce of railroads engaged in inter- | state commerce Is now vigorously de- nied, for the reason that 1t is claimed 1 the fixing of rates In intrastate com merce of necessity determines, or, at least. directly anects. the rates of 1 transportation in interstate commerce. | This contention has but recently been sustained by the United States cir cult court for the District of Mime
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15
Demands Rights

q know not what other states may do: I know not what other states may think. But I can speak for my own state and say that she demands the right and the privilege to be allowed to do the things which her sovereignty. her independence and her liberty says she may do.
 1T say that my state will not only in- sist, but 1t will carry forward, at any and all hazards, its inherent govern mental functions and in doing this, il stands in line with an unbroken chain of decisions coming down from the highest judicial body in the land from the earliest day to the present.
 Tt will respect courts and court de- cisions But as a condition precedent to all this. 1t demands that court opinions stay within well marked lines and re- spect the sovereign power of these states in the regulation and control of their own purely internal commerce.
 At all times it asks these courts to dc homage to the scheme of representative government and let the courts remember that tyranny clothed in the garb of jul dicia ermine has features as heineous as though in the hands of a czar.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15

The railway commission Of Nebraska has been in force and effect for four years More than 1000 orders and judg- ments have been entered during that time by this commission affecting the common carriers and the public. Of the $50 1udg- ments and orders that have been entered by the commission of my state, only two of them have been appealed from. They have forced better service: have forced the railway companies to build many new depots to reballast their tracks. to make various connections: have forced them to change time schedules have made them put on trains and have done nnumerable things for the general betterment of the service of the company and the public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15

A provisional modification of an arrangement which has existed for many years has been reached between the Western Union Telegraph Com pany, The Anglo American Cable Company and the Direct U. s. Cable Company, under which the cable sys- tems of these companies now worked exclusively in business connection with each other, but operated and maintained separately, will be oper- ated in direct physical connection with each other and with the Western Union land system.
 Two objects are to be attained by this arrangement:
 First, more efficient and econori- cal operation.
 Second, the introduction of new forms of serDice fo the adDantage of the public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15

1.-The summary for the same mOHtIIs III the same years on all roads in the state shows the following interstate ticket sales and cash fares collected by conductors:
 INTERSTATE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15
Daily and Weekend
 Gable Letters

So soon as the proposed arrange r,enf goes into effect, the Western Union purposes, t0ifh the consent of the British Post Office Department. to introduce at Iensf fIDo neip features or serpices in addition to the proposed deferred rofe-fhe
 DAILY CABLE LETTER
 and fhe
 WEEK END CABLE LETTER at a uery lou rate for cable serOice onIy. This wM enable the public to saUe the six to eight days consumed tn the trans AfIonfic passage Of mails.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15
Proposed Modification of Existing Arrangements

be obtained, demand direct cable cir- cults between principal centres of the two sides of the Atlantic, as well as special circuits devoted to special business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15
Passenger Traffic Increases

''Under the cent fare law. the follow ing figures will show that the business of this state in passenger traffic has greatly increased.
 STATE
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-08-04

Now that the harvest season is
on we wish our readers would
keep track of their grain yields
and let us know the results when
in town. There is no better way
to boost this country than through
the crop yields and while eastern
people may doubt a single state
ment they cannot help but be-
lieve when yield after yield aver
aging about the same are report
ed by farmers of this country.
Let US know about your fruit and
vegetables also and if you can
furnish a good photo of any
choice field of grain or garden
scene we will have a cut made and
print it. We are willing to boost
this country in every way posi-
BILE but run short of ammunition
at times and will always welcome
aid or suggestions.