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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-21
Pratt City News

Miss Katherine Howell of East tLake IS the guest of Mrs w. E. ingram VI" Third street.
 Mrs s. r. Ford of Sandusky IS i' WI" fever at her residence.
 Mis- Famine Holman. who has been out er town visiting relatives since the Four'h of July. returned yesterday
 Miss Cora Tucker of Jacksonville fia.' is visiting friends in Pratt City ana Woodlawn.
 Mrs Willie Hudson and daughter rom Memphis. are the guests or re'a''VeS Ill Pratt City.
 Miss Lula Bredlove will visit relatives in ChildersburE this week.
 The Paraca class will have song ana
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-21
DISSOLVE SELMA CEMENT COMPANY
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 FFed man toof Senator Morgan 'yeral vera % ribs @ ,ves Another Set trained rs. Back in City Court

Selma, July 2O.-Judge J. W. Mabry of cree dissolving the Minona Portland Ce- ment company. which was formed here during the year 1906.
 The decree dissolving the company was issued by Judge Mabry upon petition of the preferred stockholders of the com pany who had paid in about SS50oo. In the petition to Judge Mabry the pre- ferred stockholders assumed all outstand- ing debts of the company, as well as the costs of all Allegations. They will receive about 91 cents on the dollar which they paid into the company when it was formed.
 When the company was formed the common stockholders paid in about s55Oo. The money which the company has on hand will be paid dollar for dollar to the common stockholders. All of this amount will not be paid at once, but 1t will be paid as soon as holdings of the company have been disposed of when the common stockholders will be paid.
 The Minona Portland Cement company was formed here during the year of 1906 with a capital of several hundred thou sand dollars. The company acquired val uable cement concessions of large tracts of land near Epps, in the western part of the state, and it was proposed to build a large plant there and engage in the manufacture of cement It is believed the company would have been formed and the capital paid in and the plant erected and equipped but for the panic of 1907
 The panic stopped the formation of the company and since then nothing further locking to it's forma ton has been done. The organization of the company was in the hands of A. G. Parrish, president If the City National bank of Selma, and the stock was being bought rapidly when the panic came on.
 The cement rights to the land near Fpps, it is understood are still held by a number of Slemians. It is thought that within the next year or two that the work of organizing another company for the establishment of a plant for the man ufacture of cement at that point will bS formed
 The late Senator John T. Morgan, who lflNGSllSdltu lIo ttlDtll utpOSllS HtdI hpps. was most enthusiastic over the pos abilities of their development. He inter- ested | number of Selmians in the project which resulted in the steps Leing taken to form the Winona Portland Cement company.
 Within the next day or two the com pany formerly known as Troop of the caN airy squadron of the Alabama Ma l t'onal Guard. will be mustered out of
 service. Tuesday Capt. D. H. Scott, Jr.,
 of the company forwarded to Governor | . Neal a petition which had been sgne l by practically every member of the com pany asking that they be mustered out of service. The officer to muster out the company is expected here this week ana l tie cavalry troop of Selma, which has been a protection for the people of cen l tral Alabama since it was organized a number of years ago, will be a thing of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-21
TO AWARD MORE
 MODEL HIGHWAYS

Montgomery, July 20.-(SpeciaL)-- In all probability the state highway commission will be called to meet in Montgomery some time in August, in order to take up numerous requests for state aid that have been made by T number of the counties of Alabama Word has been received from more than half of the counties asking the commission to begin work at once in those counties on the construction of model highway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-21
BalIinger Changes Views

Denver, Col, July 20.-Richard A. Bal finger, private citizen. holds views on public lands at variance with the views Of Richard Ballinger. Secretary of the Interior. MT. Ballinger will speak here at the public land convention Septem- Der 2S. While Secretary of the Interior had to conform to the views of the but as private citizen conditions have changed, he said, in his letter of acceptance to a request to sneak in Denver.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-21
Another Body Found in Wreck

Pittsburg. July 20.-Workmen en- gagged in clearing away the wreck Of Il Baltimore and Ohio freight train al Breyant Pa, early today found >tht body of Tony Irleischner of lctna, Pa Four bodies were taken out late yes terday/ and Samuel Matting1y of John. ston. Pa, died last night In loca hospital, making a death list of six.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-21
Uniform Laws for Real Estate

Denver, July William McChesney of speaking yesterday at the con vention of. the National Real Estate Ex- urged the adoption of the uni form laws by all states regulating the formation of large corporations. restrict ing the capitalization to $25. 100000 and re- quirng that at least one-half of the stock be subscribed before the corpora ton papers are issued.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-21
To Examine Pensacola Docks

Pensacola. Fla, July 20.-A navy survey board is expected here tomor- row or next day to examine the dock at the Pensacola navy yard to deter mine if 1t is in a condition to be lowed to some e.h5r yards. It's contemplated removal is in line with the navy de- partments determination to cut down expenses and probably abandon the local works. The dock was obtained from the Spanish and lowed here in aectiOns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-21
Weather Forecast

Washington, July 20.-Forecast for Ala hama and Mississippi Generally fair ex- cept possibly local thunder showers Fri day an1 Saturday; light variable winds.
 For Tennessee: Local showers Friday, Saturday probably fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-21
Difigihle Makes Flight

Friedrichshafen, Germany. July 20 The Schwahen l. the newest Zeppelein dirigibe balloon, left this morning for Iuzerne, Switzerland, carrying eight pas s4ngers The Schwaben I returned here this afternoon, having made the round trip to Lucerne successfully in seven hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-21
Summer Hotels Burned

sharon Springs. N. Y, July 20.-Festh- CTS hotel and the Hotel Rockville. two of the 10 big summer. hostelries here, were destroyed by fire early today. Many of the hotel guests had difficulty in get ting to the street in safety.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-21

rraver service with Mrs. Jim Bradley at sixty-fourth and Vine streets tonight Mrs. J. T. Halls little daughter. who
 was operated on at St. Vincent's hosp-
 tai. is now at home improving rapidly. MT. Sam Foley, who has recently been
 north taking a course in >emhalmins,. re. turned recently. =-in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-21
Father of President Dies

Ceiba. Honduras. April 2o.--Don Pedro Bertrand, father of the President of Honduras, was bried yesterday with military honors. He was S6 years of age
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-21
Source of Power

If the Steel corporation was able to control 70 per cent of the ore in this coun. try and to float the corporation at S7OO- oooooo and earn dividends on it." asked MT. Littleton, isn't it a fac. that thie result was produced and grew out of the power acquired by the combination it. self?'
 MT. Smith replied by reading from his published report that "a considerable part of whatever actual appreciation has occurred in ore values undoubtedly is due to the rapid concentration of ore property in the hands of comps .atively few in- terests. especially the Steel corporation itself"
 Replying to Mir. Littleton. the witness said he did not recall any report of the bureau to the Attorney General since March. 1907. concerning it's investiga- tion of the steel trusts requirement. of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company He added that the bureau valued the Tennessee Coal and Iron company at about $49,000,0 900. The witness said his bureau had not been directed by the President or Attorney General to in Vestigate especially the Tennessee Coal and Iron company transa action
 MT. Littleton declared 1t was an out rage that the bureau of corporations is today responsible for this informa tion we seek being impounded and kept away from other branches of the gov ernment.
 The committee is seeking particularly the figures and facts relating to cost sheets of the Steel corporation MT Lindabury said he was ready to enter into an agreement with the committee to furnish the cost sheets if 1t was guaranteed that information of value to the Steel corporation be kept from the trusts competitors.
 The committee, upon assurances that of onet .y-,.t fz... ..l init the full report of the first part of its inquiry on other lines and to await the data that can be submitted only on the Presidents authority
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-21

$50 reward for the return of Iady's solitaire diamond ring. One and one quarter cnrnt. Phone r. w. H., at DO- nestle Laundry Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-21
Weather Conditions

Weather conditions Birmingham July 20. 1911:
 Tine barometric pressure is high over all the eastern parts of the country, and generally low beyond the Rockies, and in the southwest. The pressure being as it is. showers were general within long belt of country extending from New Eng lang and New York state, through the Ohio valley and middle gulf states, and from there reaching westward from Ten nessee and eastern Missouri to southwest ern Colorado and Utah. Limited areas of precipitation are also found in tho upper lake states, South Dakota and northern Montana.
 Moderate temperatures prevail in nearly all sections. Ninety degrees at Mongom- cry was the highest reported in ths state. Birmingham and Mobile tied at sl degrees. New Orleans, Memphis and A. lanta had their highest today, S2 degrees, all of which were very moderate tenn peratures for the season. | Summary of observations made at United States weather bureau stations July 20, 1Sll
 Temp'aturs Lowest 1 at for
 7p.m. dax Abilene. cloudy ................... W i' Atlanta, cloudy ................... v 6' Atlantic City, part cloudy "A :.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-21

the Baptist Young Peoples Union. He was followed after the report was adopt ed by MT. Wingfeld, chairman of the executive committee of the State Baptist Young Peoples Union.
 The discussion of the Baptist Young Peoples Union was then made for half an hour by State President Joe Robin son. The remainder of the afternoon session was then taken up by report on woman's work Eby J. H. Barber of Tuscaloosa. This subject was to have been discussed by l.. o. Dawson, but the Rev Dawson was not present at the conven- tion The orphanage work was put by the Rev. J. II. Longcrier of Jasper At this point the Rev. M. C. Reynolds. pres
 deht of the orphunage. presented gavel made of cedar and beautifully turned and polished from the boys at the or- phanage. It bore inscription on a sil- yer plate: "Presented to the convention by the Boys Industrial Department" Toe business of~the afternoon was closed by a discussion of the denominational press by the Rev. F. H. Harrington of Roanoke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-21
Open Season on Doves

Montgomery, July 20-(Special.) )-State Fish and Game Commissioner John H. Wallace Jr., is writing to the various game wardens Of the state for the pur- pose Of having them keep in close touch with the limitations to the dove season, which opens in Alabama on August l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-21

Observations token at F. seventynfth meridian time
 linas through points Of equal a 
 perature they ffsesng @ and lo
 SYMBOLS indicate of weather: 0 .cesr;. O pariS Arrows |, with tho wind First fsu, tempsr:tue ohoqr ranfai eauals W nc1a third wind velocity of l0 milesper hour or more
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-21
Local Data

For the "A hours ending at : p. m. July
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SAYS T. C. I. ACQUISITION
 "CINCHED" ORE MONOPOLY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE D

word allowed" MT. Smith indignantly re- piled. That is not true.'
 Representative Beall asked why sub poenaes were issued in Investigating the steel trust MT Smith replied:
 MT. Garfield was commissioner when these inquiries began. I was deputy com missioner Under the law a subpoena carried immunity and none of us wanted to take a chance on it. The law govern- ing the bureau never has been legally construed and had we not resorted tp subpoenas, 1t might have forced litigation in the court that would have hung us up two or three years"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-05

OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF LADIES.
GOODS ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
SUCH AS SUITS. JACKETS. SKIRTS
AND FURs. WILL BE SOLD At
GREATLY REDUCED PRICES.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-05

EVERY GARMENT IN THE
HOUSE is INCLUDED IN THIS
SALE, ONLY ovERALLs ARE Ex-
ClUDED.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-21

does not appear to have the least ro-
lahon to the conditions noted. Sir
Moses is Yirginian. SO is Thomas
Is. Ryan, the man who has put up tho
money to pay for the reproduction Of
Jacksons statue at Lexington. Neither
ono OF them, wo believe, has ever had
the least connection with West vIr-
sthla In any Of the muttcrs relating
10 1t and It's creation by military
power as an independent and sover-
e!sn State. The offer OF Sir Moses
TO reproduce. the statue was made
without the slightest reference TO the
settlement Of the Virginia debt aues-
ION, and to drag 1t i'll now by the
ears or the tail only serves TO illus
'rate the fecundity OF the Eagles
fancy. Just the same, 1t has spoken
pleasantly OF Sir Moses. and that is
why We are inclined to speak pleas
antly of it.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-21
NO MORE STATES

IN the last days Of the session Of
congress which has Just ended Senato,
Joseph W. Bailey, OF Texas. declared
'nat a'ter Nc" Mexico and Arizona had
oeeh admitted TO statehood he desires
20 vote for an amendment to tic Ma
tional Constitutions, which amendment
would provide that there shall be no
more States in the Union His idea il
lorty-eiGht and full house"
This'is no new idea. 1t was one per
sis'cntlH advanced by the late senator
orvillc II. Plat, of Connecticut. THO
continent Of the United states is now
CUT up into practically all the States
"hich are desirable. II other States
were 70 knock at the door they would
'''Nc 70 DC made up Of Alaska and other
'e'luisi'lons or OF tropical Islands. pop
uiated by people or an alien race not
Wei suited for absorption into our 10
publican system
The time has como when tbe ,ir,,,
''oii must De made. No great effort is
necessary, under the present system 10
shape a State and ADMIT II into 10
Chion majority vote in both bouses
- ne oohsress and the approval OF
INC PRESIDENT is all that is required
now. Congresses ana Presidents have
of' known TO go off on tangent and
=" passing queer things. The day
'hishl come when both parties would
DC SO nearly equal IN strength that
me dominant party, temporarily IN
power might wish to admit a new State
" Slates' so as TO maintain the ball
"Hcc OF Political power Such q con
tingency as this must be forestaIled
especially when 1t is considered that m
other States ought to be formed ont ~
the remaining territorial possessions
OF the United States. after Arizona and
New Mexico have been allowed TO enter
the Union.
fac proposition advanced bv senator.
iiait ana Bailey ought to lie inserted,
~" 'Ae national organic law. II his
= not Done, the DAY Will come whan
me erection Of a President will denen,
on me polling in Iloilo l'ortv-ci,,b,
states is unquestionably tic lini,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-21

ures that the United States was. in fact
ono OF the greatest commercial nations
in tho world, and that too. as tho
thoughtful listener to his eloquent cd
dress must havo noted. without the aid
OF American ships.
IT was ali rs fino as fine could be,
and it is the sort Of thing that should
DC done in every Town where tho hu.
man touch is worth preserving. Par
ticularly should it be done in Richmond,
and Judge Ingram knows now how It
should be done. That ought to be
enough: it is certainly enough for to-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-21
THE VOICE or 1,1t, rrop,.r

IS
Many people regard anything ina
Is Western as suspicious This is IS.
peciailS true of politics. Yet tho
western Democrats have lately done
something that deserves especial men
tlon AS the Birmine ham News saws,
Like fresh and invisorating breeze
coihes the story from Nevada Of how
a Democratic Legislature, alive 10 the
"ishcs OF the people, elected a Re
puoilcan to the United States Senate
not because it loves the Democratic
PARTY less, but because it estecms the
call OF honor more"
Here is the story Of what has taLor
place in Nevada: The Nevada Teris,a.
mas Democratic majority. De-
SPITE this fact, the Democrats voted
70 make unanimous the election or a
republican candidate for the rInitad
states senate, who was the choice ~
me people as expressed in the prt Il.
naries. Appreciating this action ~ ~
ma Joflty the Republican minority of
sne Lee stature adoptcd resolutions cy
'ehoins with hearty good viii ,ho,r
'hanks and gratulations IA ~
democratic members for the honor. =, >
way IN which they accepted the rosn,,
or the election and bowed "a ~, ~,
" inc people. The Hon. Key Pittman
''ie i'e'nocratlc candidate for the SEN
a'orshlp who was defeated. was lI,a.
wise highly praised. for the unen,,ivo.
ca manner in which he carried OUT his
part or the "scntleman.s arrcemantr
mace between himself and tho Hon
George S. Nixon, the successor, o.
a'1a 'e' iast fall In withdrawing from
.'e contest as soon as the result Of
me election was announced.
The Republican minority asserted
mat Mr.. Pittman had carned
the lasting regard Of his political on
ponents by the fair and hopora,,a
iiiaahher III which he conducted his
night for the Senatorial tosa. Thev said
mat his record was one OF which everv
Ncvadan might he proud They also
resolved that the election OF a Re
publican, who was chosen by tbc
popular vote, as against a caneida,e
Tor the same Office with a Democratic
majority in control OF the Legislature
on Joint ballot. emphasizes an epoch
IN American politics Of which the sen
ate OF the United states may well take
need, until the election Of United
states Senator'S by direct vote Of the
people shall become the law or III.
land"
This Is one of tho most remarkable
cases on record in this country of leg
islative submission to the will Of the
people,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-21
A PLEA ron T1,,rpEn,NcH

Tho Rev. DR.. Maclachlan. OF the
Christian Church. has taken very
sensible and strong position on the
temperance question. He declares. as
all good citizens do, whether they
speak from the pulpit or serve from
the pew, against the intempcrata use
Of Intoxicating drinks. II he could,
he would doubtless Danish the manu-.
facturc and sale of the stuff from the
earth. but realizing. as he docs. and
as every other sincere and honest man
must realize. the weakness ana liml-
tations Of human nature, he would DO
the next best thins--so rcstric, and
regulate tho manufacture and sale OF
intoNicants as 10 reduce the evils o!
the traffic to the minimum.
In an admirable sermon on The Sin
Of Intcmperancc." at the Seventh Street
Church Sunday morning, DIR. Maclach-
Ian expressed his dissent from the in
temperate denunciation Of the news
paper press OF the state by tKc re-
cent convention at Newport News. In
our opinion the best means of dealing
with the liquor question is by regula-
ton and rcstrictlon-narrow restric-
ton and severe regulation. We be-
licve, further, that tho only Demo
cratic and effective method OF dealing
with tie issue is by local option. We
do not believe there is any virtue or
force in the State wide prohibition
movement and we are very much
gratitied that DR.. N1aclaclllan. one or
the most eminent ministers OF tho
state Of Virginia. has reached the con
clusion. after careful observation and
Tong and patient dealing With the sub
jcct. that there Is at least room for
differences OF opinion MS to the method
Of dealing with the question. We agree
with him wholly that it is the duty Of
good citizens to qualify themselves
for tho exercise of the right of SUI
frage on this question, as on all other
important questions, and that each in.
dividual voter should he controlled alb
solutely in tho exercise of his right to
vote by his individual Judgment and
not by the appeals of those who for
any reason, business considerations, or
personal promotion, or selfish ambition.
seek to drive him into the support OF
a policy which would not and should
not commend itself to his own unpre-
JUDGED and better private judgment
When men like Dr. Maclachlan. who
surely cannot be charged with being
influenced by the publication or liquor
advertisements. or by the personal
friendship Of those engaged In busl-
ness which we should not think OF en-
tering, begin to speak the words OF
truth and soberness as he did at the
Seventh street Church Sunday morning,
we arc beginning TO reach that sub
stantial ground from which questions
Of good morals and sound politics can
be intelligenty consider ed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-21
public that John Blank is q candidate
for blopl- ofS,o

public that John Blank is q candidate
for blank Office.
The second sort is that which sets
forth In brief the issues upon which
tho candidate will take "a stand. and
which side he will take.
The second sort is. OF course. the better
sort. tells the people what platform
the candidate is on. and affords them
an opportunity to think about his
stand and his attitude on important
iocai and State questions before the
campaign is on.
In the Lynchburg Advance last wecI,
therc was very good example of the
| second and preferable kind Of an
nouncement' 1t was that OF Eugene
qua. of Ervington. a candidate for the
General Assembly. What was said was
TO the point. and every important issue
was touched upon. We do not agree,
perhaps. with Mr.. ,Ould in all his posi-
tons. but we like the style and form
Of his announcement.
Here are two planks in Mr.. ould's
pla tform:
There is something wrong with tho
ice system; it is obsolete, and should
PC investigated with the View of PIT
'lnS all officials on q salary basis. in
oidcr that we may know how much
they cost.
am firm believer in good roads
and think the best interests Of all the
people will be best subscrved nv nor
lnancntiy Improving our highwaysI
THESE arc important planks. In our
opinion Mr. onld is right on both. and
every candidate for the General Assem-.
ply ought to be required to take a
stand on both these issues rhe poo.
PIE nave right TO know whether the
seeker after their votes is a moss back
or progressive.