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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-15
 TOO BUSY TO THINK OF RACE. FOR CONGRESS

Montgomery, August 14.-(SpeciaD. Major V. B. Atkins, tile popular citizen of Selma, who represented Dallas county as state senator in the recent legislature, is being importuned by his friends throughout the state 10 offer as Con- sressman-at-large, under the new Con- grcssional law which has given this state a 10th district Major Atkins was in the city on Monday. but laughingly de- clared himself too busy to give the mat ter serious considerations
 You see" said the major, I'm en- tirely too busy to give the questions se- rious thought. though I am very much grateful to my friends for their inter- est in my candidacy. I'm busy with the good road meeting which Is to be held in Selma this fall, and have a state fair on my hands. besides being busy with the state highway commission.
 My visit to Montgomery" he added, was merely for the purpose of collecting s4.e2 which Keller owed me- referring to the state highway engineer, who sat with him at the capitol at the time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-15

growth of blind tigers, and would
 not relieve the present lawIess,
 chaotic and dep1orabIe conditions
 which now exist In all the larger
 cities of the stnte.
 MT. Bowie says:
 But ii Is a mistake to assume
 that the revenue to he derived from
 a dispensary Is not n legitimate
 consideration in its favor"
 "Enormous Revenue"
 He undertakes to show the enormous amounts which will be derived to the people of this county We respectfully invite his attention to the language of the supreme court in the case of Mitch ell. Judge, etc. vs. State ex rel: Flor ence Dispensary. 134 Ala, page 392, in which the supreme court says that q dispensary which Is created for the purpose of revenue Is contrary to the theory upon which such an institution can be established, that the whole pur- pose of a dispensary Is to lessen the consumption of liauor.
 In that opinion Chief Justice McClel- Ian says about the dispensary that "the purpose and only justifying motive, always being to conserve the morals and good order of the community, and never being primarily pecuniary profit or benefit to the agency. or to the local or general body polite, the state, county or town"
 If MT. Bowie regards the sale of liquor as an evil which ought not to be entrusted to private individuals, on what theory can he advocate a system by which the city of Birmingham will engage in the business solely for the purpose of revenue?
 Does he not know that under the presnt law the dispensary is simply a system by which the most ardent and 1 lntONlcat1nP SnirifS ha l,- tall In quantities as small asa drink l og which the sale of light wines and peers IS discoura ged. and by which he would embark the city of Birmingham Tn business which he recognizes as legitimate, grant to 1t a monopoly, all lowing 1t to sell any class of liquors it sees proper without competition and solely on the ground that it would tend to the public good2
 After speaking in such disparaging 2 terms about trusts and monopolies it is amazing to us that he should so earnestly advocate monopoly so in- defensible as a dispensary with all the graft and corruption which will follow in its wake.
 Anti-SaIoon League Abandoned
 The prohibition leaders have aban- doned all advocacy of the policy of prohibition. They, in fact, concede its absolute failure by their advocacy of the dispensary as substitute. They have even discarded the name of the Anti-Saloon league. That organization once so potent is now discredited even by those who pretended formerly to be it's friends and jealous adherents.
 Its name smacks of defeat, and hence the same old organization wages it's war under a new name. "The Saloon Opposition league" The public might have had~some con fidence or respect for the sincerity of it's members if they had continued to boldly advocate the discredited policy of prohibition.
 Their virtual abandonment of that policy, their effort to arouse a senti- mont for the dspensary--a system re- pudiated wherever tried--is a confess son of defeat and will not mislead or deceive the public.
 JONES G. MOORE, Chairman, Local Option Campaig ign Committee. aA# %*a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-15
FORMATION OF MANY
 NEW CORPORATIONS

Montgomery, August 14.-(SpeciaD- Secretary of State Cyrus B. Brown ha S been informed of the following new corporations:
 Eutaw Hardware company, Greene county, with paid in capital stock of 5000, and an authorized stock of 5000. Incorporators are s. H. An drews, Jackson, and A. L. and T. O. Murry of Selma.
 Powell Bros. Mercantile company of Minter. Dallas county; capital stock, $500, Thomas J., Robert H. and H. T Powell
 Steel Mould Concreting company of Birmingham. Capital stock, $2000.. h. corporators, H. E. Shropshire R. w. Knight, c. w. Shropshire, E. Knight and w. A. Shropshire.
 The secretary of state has also been notified of the intention of the Uni ted Mercantile agency to do business in this state with w. H. Brown of Bir- mingham as their agent. The company does a general reporting and collec- ton business. and Is capitalized at s3 900, ,000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-15
RESULTS MEDICAL EXAMS ANNOUNCED
Practically All s6 AppIi- cants For License Are
 Alabama Residents

Montgomery. August Especial. )--- The names of S6 young men. practically all of whom are residents of Alabama. who were successful in passing the re- cent examination for the practice of medicine. held July 11-14, at the capi- tol, were today announced by pr. W. H. Flanders. state health officer. Of the S6 who were granted their license. two of them were negroes. The list of successful students follow:
 Robert F. Fennel, Guntersville; Rob- ert P. Morrow, Faunsdale; Dan c. Don- aid, Bessemer; Hardy D. Harvard, Git ronelle; Mccain Robinson, Lowndes- boro; Eugene H. Rencher, Oak Grove. Joseph G. Donald, Marion Junction; William A. Padgett, Mobile; Alvin Dow Powers. Elkmont; Alexander, McG. Fo- shee. Cohasset; Harry K. Goodloe, Gainesville; Curtis Johnson. Meltons- vile; Lucian M. Tompkins. Fitzpatrick, Hugh F. McLaurine, Fitzpatrick; ClaT- ence E. Cowan, Cunningham John A. Smith. Melvin; Guy Jennings Dunnin s,z Mobile; Ernest M. Hyatt, Blountsville; Leo. P. Milligan, Huntsville Fount R. E.. coggin, Lafayette; Bert Tillery, Phoenix; Lewis E, Bayles, Rogersville; Claren @
 L. Horton, Aliceville; Elias D. Busby, Parish; A. D. Cowles, Highland Home.
 Alfred B. Pickering, Plantersvile; Leiland W. Chapman, Jackson; Benjamin F. Caf- ley, Tuscaloosa; Robert H. Howard Tus- kegee; Audiss M. Walker. Plantersvillc;
 Clarence E. Elebash, Selma; James l.. Booth, Buhl; Monroe A. Maas, Baltimore. Hair Dat tsa
 Creek Mich; William T. weissinger, Uniontown; William s. Johnson. Nota-
 sulga; John c. Godbold Coy; William
 4. Haggard, Gaskin Clark Hill, Eutaw: Ctis W. Little Pennington Roncie K. Duke. Villas Fla; Carl A. Harris, La fayette; Bryant c. Rudder, Pushmataha;
 James w. Thomson, Midway: Edmund C. Payne, Birmingham; A. l.. Myricx, St. Joseph, Tenn. Frank NJ. Payne Bir- mingham: George Ives, Montgomery
 James l.. AlSins Clio; Samuel E. Johnson,, Clanton; Solon ". Wright, Bir-
 mnsham; Bemon C. Scarborough. Ashland: William G. Bandy, Co., rona; Walter S. Wyatt, New Decatur; Robert L. Browning. Ensley; James l,. Chandler. Lobdell, Miss, James G. Bed- sole, Thomasville; Grover c. Reynolds, Clio: Richard B. McCann, Columbia Grover E. Murphy, Birmingham; Ross H. Mooty, Wedowee; Joseph w. Fem. Clayton Judson D. Bowling, Birmins- ham; George R. Norman. Birmingham; Arlington H. Bobo. Fayette: Sidney D. Armistead. Campbell Olin E. Newton Fayette Theodore M. Stuckey, Wood lawn: John T. Galloway, Birmingham: Walter Harmon Dyer Cha tahoochie. Fla; James T. Clark, Roanoke; Milton P. James, Birmingham. Manley A
 Davis. Birmingham Robert o. Norton Louisyille Leroy Nice. Walker. Plant ersville; Irby c. Bates. Fort Deposit; James D. Morris (col), Farley; Thomas C. Pierson, Montgomery: Gaston " Rogers, Birmingham; James c. Smith. Blowhorn; Clarence L. Salter, Mobile Quitman U. Newell Mobile; Percy O. Chaudron, Mobile; Clarence C. Watkins, Pineapple; Charles P. Copeland, Bir- lmingham; James L. Penn, Attalrlr- James Allen <yser,. Minter; Jackson l w. Landham, Anniston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-15
MADERO FAILS TO
 PACIFY ZAPATA

Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico August 14.-Francisco I. Madero's efforts to induce the disgruntled revolutionists in this state to submit 10 disarmament have failed and Gen. Victoriano Huerta is planning to carry out his order to restore peace at any cost"
 over long distance telephone Madero this afternoon talked for two hours with Emilino Zapoaa, in Cuatula, the ex -chief of the revolutionary forces in this state, but without persuading him to bring his men before the officers in- structed to muster them out of the serv- ice. Zapata intimated that he was unable to control the men
 Disappointed by the result Of his con- ference. Madero left late in thed ay for cuatula for a personal interview with Zapata, who said illness prevented him from coming to Cuernavaca.
 A detachment of federals today went to the relief of a hacienda near here, which had been occupied by revolution ists. One man was killed and several were captured by the troops.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-15
MONETARY BODY
 MAY BE DISSOLVED

Washington, August 1.-The nation al monetary commission, which is head ed by former Senator Nelson w. Ald- rich of Rhode Island, once the re- publican leader of the Senate, must wind up it's affairs by January s, next. if the House takes favorable action on the measure passed by the Senate to- day limiting the commissions life to that date. Today's action followed a storm of criticism that recently broke
 in the Senate over the commissions $ delay in making a report and it's al- legged extravagance. The Senate passed substitute for the cummins resolu- tion which would have terminated the missions life December ,.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-15
ATTEND NATIONAL ..
 PURE FOOD MEETING

Montgomery, August Especially )- c. II. Billingsley, clerk of the pure food department of the state, and pr. B. B. Ross, state chemist, will leave the city the last of this week for Du- luth. where they will attend the na- tional pure food convention, which be- gins next Monday.
 While in Duluth. MT. Billingsley ex- poets to consult with 8 number of pure food authorities on the rules and reg ulations which this state will pro- mitigate within a few weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-15
O'NEAL HAD SLIGHT
 INDISPOSITION

Montgomery, August 4.-(SpeciaD.- Governor Ernmet O'Neal was unable to appear at his office on Monday, owing 10 a slight ndispositon which kept him confined to his room, under the instruc- tons of his attending physicians. He will be back at the capitol tomorrok
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-15
Deaths and Funerals
Dallas A. Bates

Dallas A. Bates, the 17-year-old son of MT. and Mrs. John Bates of Cullman. died yesterday afternoon at local in- firmary after a short illness. The body will be sent to Cullman today for inter- nient by Shaw x Son. .~'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-15
A.. Leonard

The body of A, Leonard. who died sud- denly last week. was sent yesterday to the family home at SiIuria. Mir. Leonard s survived by wife and six children. He had been q resident of Birmingham for the past eight years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-15
COUNTY COURT TERM
 BEGINS AT ONEONTA

oneonto. August 147(speciaD The jury term of the Blount county circuit court convened this morning at 0:30 with Judge J. F. Backwood presiding. The grand jury was empanneled and heard lengthy and forecful charge from the judge regarding their duties. The docllets for this and next week are large and the probabilities are that a number of cases will not reached this time.
 Visiting attorneys attending the court are F. E. St. John, CuIlman; A. F. .Fite, M. L. Ward and Earls Pettus of Bir- bingham.
 J. R. Wooten anticipates building an- other large addition to his store, the work to begin at once
 David Hood. one of the prominent citi- zens of this county who but recently was thought to be at deaths door with pel- lagra, is rapidly recovering from the dis ease and is able to be out on the streets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-15

SIS WASHINGTON AND RETURN August 19, SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Take the BIRMINGHAM SPECIAL.". (.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-15
SHAW. the Undertaken. Phones 3.
GREEN Undertaking O., Phones 100.
MAKE BONDS GEO. C. OLIVER. Phones 33l.

LICE JOY. Undertaken. Phones 7ss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-15

For appropriate floral offerings pnone A. See Godden's Seed & Flower Store 2o1S First avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-15

the balance and found wanting. It -dio Tot in South Carolina, and it will not in Alabama. prevent the illicit sale of liduol. The dispenser, or the manager. has nc other interest except his salary. He is not made. as q well regulated saloon will make. every saloon keeper an active, wig liant and interested agent and detective to prevent violations of law.
 It creates monopoly of the liquor tra f. fic by the state or county, or city, and undertakes to make the government en- gage in private business and create 8 monopoly in what the law recognizes as a legitimate traffic, solely upon the idea that it would lessen the evils of the liquor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-15

decided advance And improvement
 over any statutes which formerly
 prevailed.
 Under the system which once existed there was no tribunal to pass upon the qualifications of those who sought license. The vilest criminal in the community who secured the requisite 20 names was entit- led to license, and the probate judge had no discretion. If the law was violated the only remedy was by criminal prose- cution.
 No license could be revoked or sus- pended no person was authorized to in- quire into the record or character of the applicant; the vilest liquors might be sold and there was no provision to au- thorize their analysis or to prevent adulteration or poisoning of the people. As many licenses could be granted as there were applicants who made the nee essary affidavit, or secured the neces- sary endorsement of twenty householders and freeholders.
 The experience of the whole country has shown that wherever the excise com mission has been tried 1t has secured obedience to law and minimzed the evils of the liquor traffic. Men commenced drinking liquor in the days of Noah, they have continued it to this hour. As sen sible men we must recognize human na- ture as 1t Is. and not as IL will be when the millennium. arrives. We have un- dertaken in Alabama to use all the fruits of experience to remedy the evils that formerly existed, to take the traffic out of politics, secure the purity of the li- ouor sold, to put every incentive of self interest on the side of the law. and to create tribunal vested with power sufficient to manage, regulate and control the traffic at all hours of the day and week
 \ dispc cDsary might hrtag money,
 hut 10 would lead to graft, corrur-
 ton of tho public morals, increase
 in the consumption of ardent
 spirits, and would encourage the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-15
Fallacies and Misleading Arguments of Opposition As to Smith Bill and
 Its Provisions Exploded
of Alabama, and nlso states as fol-

fOWsf
 But this provision shall not pre- , vent the ownership by theA same per son of capital stock of different cor porations, operating breweries or dis fi1ieriac
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
HAD TO GO BACK TO
 SEE HIS CHILDREN

William St. Clair, formerly the policeman of the children" whose of fical head was one of the first to fall when the city commissioners thought 1t wise and proper to decrease the ex- pendtures of the city, was given joy ful welcome yesterday morning at Five Points when he appeared on the scene at the school hour
 The litle tots who had for months been guided across the car tracks by the veteran ex-policeman. beholding their old friend again on the scene and taking no notice of the fact that he wore no uniform or badge of authority, conceived the idea that with the begin ming of school and the recurrence of the time of their own danger from au- tomobiles and street cars, along with them he had again reported for duty after a summers vacation.
 After a hundred little boys and girls had not only cried out their welcome to St. Clair but had grabbed his hands or climbed into his arms, after many mothers mpanying the children, had expressed their satisfaction that he had returned. and after several fathers had promised to use their influence in Nler to have him reinstated, Stg Clair told his story.
 II knew it was school time, stated he, and memory brought back the hum dreds of little faces which I can never forget l saw the horde Hooking to school. Then came to my minds eye the sight of automobiles flashing with reckless speed about the circle and of street ears grating and grinding on l their wheels and tracks. So l came over from Northside to Five Points and from the greeting have received this morning from hundreds of little chill | dren. for my trouble l have been re- | paid tenfold"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
WHITE WAY OPPOSED. BY CLUB OF ENSLEY.
[ Also Object to Telephone
 Rate Increase
OUTLAW ACQUITTED
Coroner's Jury Finds Man Who Killed Cousin Acted in Self Defense. General and Personal
 News of Ensley

The Ensley club met last night at the rooms of the inferior court with d good attendance pr. E. W. Avery presided with Roscoe Scott as secre- tary Among the many matters dis cussed was the proposed great white way" now before the Birmingham city commissioners. After much discussion a resolution was adopted opposing the proposed scheme on the grounds that 1t was unfair discrimination, and that If the business men son the favored streets wanted the white way" they should bear the expense themselves and not the city Also that in the event city the expense of Ensleys white way which is now r..id by the mer- chants on Avenue E, should also be paid by the city.
 X committee was appointed to take steps looking to the paving of Ems ley avenue from Palmer station to Avenue l. and Nineteenth street, thus completing the paved highway from Helena station to Core.-.
 The chairman was instructed to name delegation 10 meet with the railroad commissioners in reference to the proposed raise in the telephone rates The Ensley club went on record as being opposed to the increase.
 The club indorsed Commissioner Weatherly's plan regarding the estab- lishment of truck market in Br- mingham and a resolution was asked that a similar market be established in Ensley
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20

Chicago, September 19.-A powerful plea for the emancipation of American cities from the control of state govern ments was made today at the lnterna- tonal Municipal congress by Gov. John A. Dix of New York, whose paper on ..lIome Rule for Cities" was read by Charles Logue, chairman of the Bos- ton schoolhouse committee.
 The paper in part is:
 ...The necessary condition of efficient and honest municipal government is an adjustment of relations between the state and the cities that will make the cities free from interference. There can be no right solution>of the problem of city gov elnment until 1t is admitted. that the cltH' has an inherent right to be endowed with adeauate authority that can be exefclsed without interference from any quarter to satisfy the rights and meet the needs oi the people within the municipality
 ..Tbe time has come when the eities should demand that instead of being gov erned as subject provinces they should be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
COMMERCE QUESTIONS WILL
 COME BEFORE SUPREME COURT

Washington, September 19.-Intricate in- terstate and intrastate commerce dues- tions promise to perplex the supreme court of the United States during the first month of it's approaching session. More than 20 cases involving such prob lems have been advanced by the court for hearing and the decisions are awaited with concern among transportation in terests.
 Two exceedingly hard fought orders of the interstate commerce commission will come up for review probably within the first two weeks of the term. The extent of the powers exercised by the commits sion is challenged In both issues. The first of these involves the so called grain elveator case'
 A long search of the case is expected to bring forth a decision from the supreme court on the much dlsputed question as to whether the interstate commerce com- mission possesses power to prohibit rail- roads from paying to operators Of ele- yators all compensation for eevatins grain in transit"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
Social Items

"Chug'' Hurd left Tuesday for I.exing- ington. Va to enter Washington and Lee
 Mre and Mrs. G. A. Schwartz and Mir W l.. schwartz returned yesterday from Fayettes
 The many friends of Miss Kate Lacey will be pleased to know, she is improving at the home. of her brother, pr. E. P Miss Edna Crawford has returned to la sper. after pleasant visit to relatives and friends in the city
 Mrs. w R. Enecks and baby are the guests of MT. and Mrs. E. N. Parnell. Mrs Eneclxs will be remembered as Miss Marion Smith.
 D. F. MeDonough, division freight agent of the Frisco and P. r. Jaqua, solicitor, were in Bessemer yesterday on official business.
 Harry Britain of Uniontown is the guest of MT. and Mrs. G. r. Briggs.
 Miss Ada Reese of West End is vis- iting Mrs G. P Briggs, Miss Mabel Day of West End is the guest of Miss Bessie Ball. pr. w. W. McTyiere of Ensley was the guest of his brother, Dr. R. sP. Me Tyiere, yesterday.
 Little Edward Huston, son of MT and Mrs. George Huston, celebrated his fourth birthday yesterday afternoon at the home of his grandparents, MT. and Mrs. E. H. Lopez, in the way of neigh bor party. Many gairvs were played after which delicious refreshments we're served.
 George Bumgartner is quite i'll at his home in Jonesboro.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20

 DAVE AND COLLIER WILL PAY VISIT Are Promoting the All South Movement BE HERE SATURDAY We'll Known Champions of the South Making Whirlwind Campaign in Interest in All South
 Conference
BE HERE SATURDAY

To awaken in Birmingham the spirit or the all south movement Col. C. IF Col Her of San Diego, Cal. director general of the panama-Ca California exposition and q Grosvenor Dave of Washington D. G. managing director of the Southern Com mercial congress, will appear before an open meeting of the Chamber of Com merce in the Chamber of Commerce audi torium Saturday morning at Il o'clock. These exponents of southern commercial and municipal progress are making a whirlwind tour of the south, to cover 50OO miles. including visits to 24 cities Tn 70 days The object of the trip is to arouse interest in the all south conference 10 be held in Memphis october 3.
 The primary object of the southern tour and affiliation of the two interests rep resented by Colonel Collier and MT Dave Is to advertise the resources and adVan- tages of the southland so extensively that the tourist travel going to the Paehlc coast and to the exposition will choose the soutehrn route in preference to the northern line.
 Under the slogan, "A better nation through a greater south, the Southern Commercial congress is steadily empna- sizing the get together feeling among the southern cllIeS. lllt toliAei SAi'O ''' - -' phis will be attended by business inter ests of the south and the visitors of sal urday have been accorded a royal well come in cities already visited.
 The Ad club will be among the hosts for Colonel Collier and MT. Dave and a number of business men will entertain them informally at luncheon. The, subject of Colonel Golfers morning address 70 the Chamber of Commerce will be 'Diverting tatr Q a The afternoon will be spent in sight sec ing