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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-30
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds of conveyance of the following real estate transfers, in which amounts of $500 or more were involved, Were filed in the probate court Saturday:
 s3J00-Mrs. Dina Stevens to E. H. West lot IS. block 271, survey of Birmingham. s2900-J. J. Duncan to Paul H. Earle, lot IL. block 160, survey of Birmingham.
 S25oO-and other consideration, E. A. shelfer to W. c. Terry, lots and 5, block 167, map and plan of Bessemer Land and Improvement company.
 s1050-Mary E. Schoolar to Clarence E. osment. lot S. block 8. in Bosler and Betts' survey of Princeton. s65o-F. M. Jackson to M. L. Lane, lo l 4, block 50. survey of Lincoln City, sit uated in Jefferson county.
 s650-L. E. Cook to J. P Musgrove, par of lot 2, block E5, survey of Birmingham
 $57s-J. R. Buchanan to George A. Buch anan, lots 7s and T. in Booths survey O West End.
 $55o-Charles Denegre to J. H. Taylor lot ,, block 26, survey of Compton.
 s5oo-George M. Webb to National Rem edies company, part of blocks l, B. ant 5, in Gewin survey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-30

from the fears that in the days of sa- looms. almost constantly assailed our minds and hearts. Since the saloon has gone from our midst, that fear his dis appeared. Our children are safer upon our public thoroughfares, and we are loath to be subjected again to all these things which must come back with the return of the open saloon.
 I've have no vote. Your vote repre- sents more than just yourself In it Is the destiny of the womanhood and childhood of Jefferson county; you can be their benefactor and earn their ever lasting gratitude by voting on August 24 against the return of the open saloon. MRS. W B. DTCKERsON,
 MRS. CAMPBELL CORY,
 MRS. W C. SHELBY,
 "Committee from womans Christian
 Temperance Union"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-30

normal year Argentina imports over
 thirty millions of cotton goods. and thus trade is yearly increasing. Italian mills
 find in Argentina their best market. aln it is one os the most important markets catered to by the mills of England, ter many. France, Belgium and Spain. They require large amounts of cotton goods of all kinds, but outside of some cotton bags, yarn and duck. we have made scarcely any attempt at conipetition F,,r instance. they imported in 1908 s3,s54.5l8 worth of cotton prints, and of this amount
 we shipped them s237. The cotton gooi:s ti ade of Argentina is not only large and growing, but is a permanent one, for the attempts to grow and manufacture cotton in Argentina have had little success and the people prefer obtaining their goods at reasonable prices rather than stimulate an exotic industry by artificial means.' Again. speaking of rates: American cor- ton manufacturers are favored by the fact that with the exception of the sec ton of the eGst coast from Pernabuco
 downwards, American goods can be, ds- livered quicker than European goods, and also by the fact that to almost every port of Latin America the freight rates
 on cotton goods are less from New York
 than from Liverpool. From New York to
 Havana the rate on cotton goods is 14 cents cubic fo~t as against 19.7 cents Ia cubic foot frcrl Liverpool. To La Guaira the America rate is l5 cents and the English 2S.S cents; to Callao, in Peru,
 via the Straits of Magellan, the An1eri- can rate is 26 cents and the English 40 cents. The greatest difference in our favor is to the port that our cotton goods exporters most neglect. To Bnenos Aires
 the rate is only 10 cents cubic foot from 1 New York, as against 24S cents a cubic | foot from Liverpool.
 i Now why don't our cotton people "get | in the gamer" Perhaps they have not
 even investigated the advantages, as well as the disadvantages, of the Latin Amer l ican markets. The few striking facts brought out above seem to the writer of sufficient interest to make further in- quiry worth while. Many of our cotton mills are shut down. Why? The Pan
 American union will furnish any infor-
 plation desired Why not get busy?
 | The matter of difficulties to be over
 come and the ways and means of open | ing these wonderful commercial opportr .
 mites, not only in the lines of cotton products, but also in other lines, such as | iron products, coal, lumber, etc, will he
 dealt with in subsequent article
 c. ED. ALBES. | Decatur, July 27 1911.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-30
STATEMENT FROM
 w. C. T. U. WORKERS

A Committee of well known ladies from. the Woman's Christian Temper ance union has issued the following statement;
 "To the Voters of Jefferson County:
 "A petition bearing the required num- her of signatures of the qualified voters of Jefferson county for an election on the liquor question, has been submitted, and the probate judge has called the election for August 24; thus, we are forced into the renewal of the conflict with the old enemy of womanhood and childhood, of the church and the home.
 ''The women of the Women's Chris tian Temperance union. realizing the truth of this statement, in behalf of our entire ssterhood, and representing following ot majority of the women of Jefferson county, declare: Our un- changeable allegiance to the right and our unalterab1e belief in prohibition.
 If, as claimed in the literature of the forces battling for the return of saloons, the blind tiger plies his trade, we can only join with them in the detestation of these outlaws but we call attention to the fact that condi tions today are infinitely better than in the days of the open saloons Our principal streets are not given over now, as they were then, to crime and drunkeness, and the blind tiger, if op erated, is under the ban of the law, it's attractions are not as great as those of 1.-the gilded open saloon, nor does if make partners in crime of all good cit izens. as does the legalized sale oi liquor
 "The open saloon has always been tn, deadliest enemy of woman and he children, and they have been the chic there can be no regulati tion, for regula ton does not make an evil good.
 For the annihilation of the liquo traffic we both labor and pray. Who ever sounds the highest moral note doe most for his country The history o the world shows that women are grea patriots. They give their best to thei country. They never fail to respond t, every call of duty and public interest They rear the children and send then put Is it strange that they make al appeal for their protection on life. highway? Too many will want t, settle this question by mere cursor, examination of what is involved.
 If saloons are returned to Jeffer son county, we would have a repeti tpn of the old intolerable conditions
 VFor almost four years we hay, walked the streets ofBirmingham fret 1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-30
OPPORTUNITY IS KNOCKING

Latin America are, in the North American division, Costa Riea. Guatemala, Hondu-
 ras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama. Salva-
 dor and the island of Cuba, Dominican Republic and Haiti. In the southern
 continent are Argentina, Bolivia. Brazil Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay Teru, Uruguay and Venezuela. These 20 countries occupy 9,000,000 square miles, CT
 three times the area of the United States. They have now a population of 7O,0O00oo The volume of their annual foreign com-
 merce Is placed at s2,100, ,000,000, and the
 remarkable fact is that this represents an increase of 100 per cent or S1 000. 900 0n,
 in the last ten years. To quote from
 Barrett's book, The Pan American Union: If they can buy and sell to that ex- tent, before fully coming into their own.
 as it were. what will they be able to Go
 when all the world awakes to their pos- abilities and opportunities and gets inc touch with them?"
 Now Chile, Bolivia. Peru, Ecuador ana Colombia are the five countries forming the Pacific coast section of South Amer ica, with a coast line which extends 5Ooe miles south from Panama 10 Punta
 Arenas. They are largely isolated from
 the rest of the world in respect to routes Of communication. and yet carry an an nual foreign commerce of over three hun- dred millions of dollars. What will that trade amount to when the opening of the Panama canal puts them in comparatively
 close touch with the whole gulf and east-
 ern coast line of the United States, a
 say nothing of the new route to Europe ] The United States has less than one tenth of that trade now. And how is l Alabama interested? Let's sec. We grow 1 cotton, and manufacture cotton goods 10
 some considerable extent The five coun- | tries just named imported in cotton goods I in 1908 the following amounts; Chile S. 652 405, Bolivia S1,000,0O0. Peru $3,0o2, 7OG
 Ecuador g, ,453.000, Colombia $4,5OO W0-a | total for the five countries of $206J9,No. | How much of it came from Alabama cot
 ton mills? Not much, I'll warrant. Will
 we continue to let Great Britain, Ger
 many, France and Italy import our raw
 cotton, manufacture it into thread, cloth,
 wearing apparel, etc, and reship the
 finished product to these countries aft.i tha Panama canal puts us from 150o tu AO00 miles closer to the market, with
 cheaper tolls through the canal than
 they can hope for?
 l In an address delivered before the Pan
 American Commercial Congress last Feb
 ruary MT. w. A. Graham Clark, textile
 expert of the tariff board on American cottons, said: "The cotton goods imports
 cf the 20 countries of Latin America
 proper now amount to some s110, 0,o0O,Oco annually. Of this trade we obtain about one-twelfth, Germany over an eighth aud Great Britain over onc-half.' Again, in
 speaking of Argentina, he said: Tn a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-30
NEW DONITORIES
 AT NORMAL SCHOOLS
Livingston Gets S25,000 and Florence S35,000 as Pro-
 vided By Trustees

Montgomery, July 29.-(Special D-An- neuncement that s55.t0o is available for the erection. of dormitories at two of the normal schools of Alabama was made in tbis city today. at a meeting of the state beard of trustees Of the six white normal schools. Twenty thousand dollars of tho amount is available for the normal college at Livingston, and $35.0o0 of the amount for the Florence Normal school.
 The session Of the board was one of the most important ones since its orgaHza- ton, the pressing needs of the various normal schools being discussed at length. along with the depleted condition of tho state treasury. Decision was reached that money would be borrowed if the ex- ecutive committee should find that neees- sary funds could not be secured in time fer the contemplated improvements at Florence, Livingston and other of the normal schools
 Additional members were elected to fill vacancies on the faculty of the Florence Normal school as follows: To the chair of fnglish and Latin, Dr. J. B. Game. a na- tive of South Carolina. and for more than h years prominent in educational circles l)r Games most recent connection has been with the Missouri State university: to the music faculty, instrumental de- partment, Miss Ruth Julian of Tuscum- bia, and to the position of secretary of the faculty and teacher of stenosra phing and typewriting, F. A Henry.
 Routine matters were discussed at the session of the board the membership of which consists of Governor O'Neal. Su- perintendent of Education Henry J. Will llngham, Secretary John D McNeel John B. Weakley of Birmingham, Erwin Craig head of Mobile, Robert B. Evins of Greensboro. w. W. Lavendar, Centerville, and Charles s. Mcdowell of Eufaula.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-30
MORGAN WILL VOTE
 ON LOCAL OPTION
Sufficient Number of Legal Signatures to Authorize
 Call of Election

Decatur. July 29.- Special. )-Out of the 1900 names filed before the pro- bate judge calling for local op- tion election in this county, a suffl cient number of names have already been verified to authorize the call. It is assured that Morgan county will have local option election before Sep tember 1.
 Up to this time the prohibitionists have not been active in this county. and but little prohibition talk is heard here
 new wagon and machine shop will be opened at once in New Decatur, oil Moulton street by McNeese & Son. This shop will be the best equipped of any shop in the entire country.
 Hartselle, it is learned. is to have an election on the commission form of government. The election has been called by Mayor w. B. Lindsey for Au- gust 16, following the filing of a pc tition containing the required numb CT of signatures.
 Today was children's day at the base ball park and all children under the age of 10 years were admitted to the Decatur Anniston game free of charge
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-30
Claim Cheeks Sent Out

Lexington. Ky, July 29.-Checks to 10- 800 claim holders against the defunct Southern Mutual Investment and Amer ican Reserve Bond companies were sent out today by J. c. Rogers. receiver of tue concerns. The amount represented by the checks total sS00Oo. This is the second dividend paid to investors. It is not known when the next and final payment will be made, but 1t is said trat claim holders will receive in all about 25 per cent of. their dues. The claimants live in practically every state in the union. Tie companies failed about 10 years ago for more than a million dollars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-30
CUBA PREPARING FOR
 STATE SCHOOL BOARD

Cuba, July 29.-(Special.) )-The state high school commission, consisting of Governor O'Neal, Superintendent of Ed ucation Willingham, and State Auditor Brooks Smith, will reach Cuba at 10 a. m. next Tuesday for the purpose of To- eating the county high school The gov ernor will be entertained at luncheon by w. E.. McGowan.
 Arrangements have been made for the governor to make a 15-minute speech to the people. and Superintendent Willing ham will be asked to deliver an address. Immediately after dinner the party will be taken to York in autos, where the peo- pie of that town will present their claims. Great rivalry exists between the towns of Cuba, York and Geiger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-30
NEWS OF HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville, July 2e.-tSpecial) Judge
 James N. Ballentine of the law and equity court has granted a writ of habeas cor
 pus in the case of Dennis Jasper, a negro,
 who was arrested on a charge of grand larceny taken to West Huntsville for
 trial and convicted for petit larceny.
 After being discharged, the negro was
 rearrested on charge of grand larceny
 and held to the grand jury. During the progress of the case the fact developed that since the creation Of the inferior criminal court in the city, abolishing the offices of justices of the peace in the city. deputies have been taking many of their prisoners to West Huntsville for trial before a justice of the peace. The annual reunion of the Steele fam | fly was held at Meridianville yesterday
 and among the relatives who attended were Capt. and Mrs. A. L. Steele MT
 and Mrs A. R. Steele, Nenian L. Steele
 of Birmingham; Mrs. W. I. Thompson.
 Mrs. Kirby Cartwright, Dr. Shelby, L.. | W. McCravey of Atlanta; Mrs. w. F. Hall Hiss Mary Hereford. Mrs. Sallie
 Eldridge and Carol Davis of Atlanta. | J. B. Boucher a construction contrac-
 tor, has returned from Brazil, where he | has spent the last 15 months erecting saw
 mills and barges. He says that, contrary | to popular opinion, Brazil is one of the healthiest countries in the world and is | a pleasant place to live in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-30
GIRL CLASSMATES
 HER PALLBEARERS

Huntsville, July 29.-(Special. )-The funeral of Miss Ola Reynolds, daugh- ter of John Reynolds of Dallas Village, who died at the City hospital, was conducted yesterday afternoon. A strik- ing feature of the obseouies was ths selection of eight young girls, all class mates of the dead girl, to act as pail bearers The funeral was one Of the largest ever seen in Dallas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-30
Marriage Licenses Issued

The following marriage licenses were is- sued from the probate court Saturday: George B. Donahoo of New Merkee to Miss Mary Ida Brown.
 C. W. Hulsey of Besemer to Miss Ger trude Goodwin.
 E. c. Milham of Birmingham to Miss Elfleda Gavin.
 N. c. Marshall of Birmingham to Miss F. V. Knox
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-30

New York July 29.-Sandy Ferguson of Boston quit in the fifth round of . scheduled 10-round bout with Tony Ross of Pittsburg at the Twentieth Century Athletic club tonight, after re- ceiving the worst of the exchange. In explanation to Referee Charlie White, he said: I've got enough"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-30
Polish Company Formed

Certificate of incorporation was filed in the probate court Saturday by the Amer ican Polish company. The company will engage in the manufacture and deal gen orally in polishes, oils and salves, and will have its headquarters in Birmng- ham. Two thousand dollars is the aJl- thorized capital. Officers are l.. F. Moore, president, and A. T. Reeves, sec retary, treasurer and general mana ger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-30
Miller Kills Two Men

Shaw, Miss, July 29.-C. J.. Miller, a soft drink dealer, today shot and killed George Hudspeth and his son, Edward Hudspeth. Trouble had been brewing between them for some time. Miller is Kentuckian. while the Hud SD eths are from Indiana.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-30
Dillon Signs Tour Contract

Milwaukee July 2s.-Jack Dillon. the Indianapolis middleweight, today signed a contract for tour through Australia New Zealand, France and England under the auspices of Hugh Mcintosh Jim Flynn said he had been signed for the same tour
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-30
Humane Society Meeting

The Birmingham Humane society's reg ular meeting will be held Tuesday. August 1, at 3:SO D. m., in the Humane office and assembly room, third floor, city hall A large attendance of members and friends is desired as matters of import ance are to be discussed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-30
Naoum Pacha Drops Dead

Paris, July 2s-Naoum Pacha, Turkish ambassador to France, fell dead tonight at the Union Diplomatic club Naoum had taken a place at card table when he fell dead Death was due to congestion of the brain caused by intense heat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-30
Wolgast to Fight Moore

Grand Rapids, Mich, July 29.-Light weight Champion Ad Wolgast tonight signed articles in Grand Rapids to meet Paul Moore in six rounds in Philadelphia on Labor Day afternoon. The fighters will weigh 13S ringside. The fight vii; take place in the National league ball ,oa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-30
Rev. deOvies Will Conduct Services

The Rev. MT. de Ovies, who accom- panied the remains of his brother-in-law to Sewanee, will return in time to conduct the service in St. Andrews church at Il o'clock this morning. There will be no other service in St. Andrews today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-30
Gates Not so We'll

Paris, July 2s.-John w, Gates was not as well tonight as he was during the day He appears to have slight chill, but the condition of his heart and kidneys is still satisfactory
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-30
Eve Got Enough"

Decatur, July 27, 1911.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-22

Toward the close Of the day the market
on the Consolidated Stock Exchange
showed signs OF throwing off the influence
of the tangled subway developments ana
paving more attention TO favorable outside
features particularly the understanding
that general business IL steadily, although
slowly, improving. The break In cotton
prices this week to their lowest hgures or
the year was referred to as ma ldns TOT
betterment in the cotton goods trade, while
there was also reference to further I'm,
provement in steel orders. The expected
passage to-day by the Senate or the "a
madam reciprocity bill was also mace
bullish factor in the market. In Union Pa
cifc, which led the upward movement a
good sized short interest was disturbed.
the covering Of which put that stock TO
high Of 1919. eighth OF point above
the high quotation for the day touched on
the New York Stock Exchange. Less at
tention was accorded to the local traction
shares Brooklyn Rapid Transit was again
most active I'm this group. II failed TO sell
under $3.50. against low on the other
hoard of s3i4. Interborough preferred vot-
ing trust certificates sold To the extent OF
i26 shares at 500. to 5Ois, against single
100 share transaction Of 50i. on the other
board. Detailed operations follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-22
FOREIGN FINANCIAL.

London, July 21.-Consols after an early
decline Of - TO 1914. recovered later. CLOSING
1-16 below yesterday at IS 7-l6 for both
money and account Anaconda was I'M
changed at fs. Canadian Pacific u higher
at 2535s. Grand Trunk X lower at 30is
Money was easy and discount rates were
steady
The hot weather the Moroccan situation
and home politics depressed the stock mar
ket in all directions. Home rails declined
sharply on fears of a renewal OF the ship
ping strike but covering operations caused
general hardening I'm prices at the clos
ing
American securities were quiet and feat
ureless during the forenoon. Later the
market improved, under the lead ~ Cana
dian Pacific, on Wall Street buying The
closing was steady.
Paris. July 21.-Three per cent rentes
closed unchanged at 81 francs 72is cen
times. Prices were generally steady on the
Bourse.
Berlin. July 2l-Trading was dull and
prices were weaker at the opening OF the
Bourse. Later the market improved
slightly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-22
VICTORY FOR THE GRAND TRUNK
Injunction Restraining New Haven
from Blocking It's Course Granted.

Providence. July 1.-THE Grand Trunk
Railroad won to-da. in its first contest
in the Rhode Island courts with rs rirai.
the New York. New Haven q Hartford
Railroad. when Judge Baker. in TIE s1-
perior Court granted its petition for an
Injunction restraining the New Haven road
from proceeding with the construction ~
freight houses I'm the proposed path Of the
new road at Woonsocket.
The Southern New England road. the
branch Of the Grand Trunk which will bs
built from Palmer, Mass, 10 this city,
asked that the land owned by the New
Haven on the state line at Woonsocket,
over which the new road Is practically
compelled by its charter and the railroad
commission Of Massachusetts 70 enter tins
state, be allowed TO remain In It's presen.
condition until september 49, when hear
ing OH the condemnation Of land VIII %
given by the court.
Work on the construction or the new
freight houses VIII be stopped tonight ana
the Grand Trunk Will give bond 70 the New
Haven road TO insure II against loss w
the delay in development should the eoulI
in September declare the land necessary 10
the New Haven, its present owners