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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-13
AT THE HOTELS

R. M. Troy of Huntsville Is stopping at the Morris.
 F. H. Miller of Montgomery is in the city at the Morris.
 Henry Minott of Tuscaloosa was among yesterdays arrivals at the Morris.
 w, S. Oliver of Panola is registered at the Florence.
 w. R. Dangerfield of Alexandria Is at the Florence.
 R. O. Noojin of Attalla was at the Flor ence last night.
 F. C. Chaney of Chapultepec IS in the city at the Birmingham.
 A. B. Bauer of Cincinnati was at the Birmingham yesterday.
 A. B. Adams and wife of Atlanta are at the Birmingham. .. Among Sundays arrivals at the Hiii- man was E. M Mcdonald of Selma. E. R. Taylor of Fayette is registered at the Hillman.
 R. E. Allison of Bellamy is stopping at the Hillman.
 J. J. Jones and wife of Montgomery are at the Metropolitan.
 I. Gordon of Clanton was at the Metro- politan last night.
 R. M Blake of Sheffield was among yesterdays arrivals at the Metropolitan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-13
DIR. A. C. OXNAM AT
 PISGAH MEETING
Tells How a Mans Value Is Null tiplied By His Con-
 version

The Pisgah Sunday afternoon audiences in Fraternal hall are constantly increas- ing, and pr. Oxman's sermon yesterday was spoken to a room filled with appre- ciative people. Taking as his -ubject. by request, "A Mans Value Multipies by Conversion" pr. Oxnam said:
 "One of the greatest soul winners that has ever blessed this world was St. Paul. His own religion was so genuine. and there was so much cheerfulness and abounding joy about it that it charmed nearly everybody who came into touch with him.
 While imprisoned at Rome, Paul met a slave named Onesimus. He was a bad fellow and finally ended a most un- profitable career by running away. It was in the time when Rome was.the cen- ter of the earth. and Onesimus drifted down to Rome. can see that white haired old hero saying to himself, What victory if I can take this fellow who has never been of any use to himself or to anyone else. save him from his sins and then make a man out Of him.
 Paul knew the owner of Onesimus, and after the wonderful change had taken place the slave returned to his master with a letter from Paul recognising his past unworthiness, but also telling that he had become a man of honor and integ- rity with a desire to rectify the mistakes oe his former life.
 '"rhe point I wish to make is this: Nothing increases a mans value so much as his conversion to Christ. Men come to Pisgah home sick. sad, discouraged. dirty, and absolutely worthless from an eco- romic standpoint. As their bodies are cleaned up, oftentimes spiritual clean liness follows, and not a man who has sincerely given his heart to God but has gone back to his proper position in society.
 "A brother named Jack came to the home some months ago a professed in- fdel Ho was broke and dirty. At one of the Friday night services Jack was con- verted. He has good position in the mines now, and comes to the Sunday ser- vices, 8 credit to himself and his en- ployers. Give Christ your heart and Gods plan of multiplication will begin this very hour. He will multiply your value as a husband or a wife. or as a son or as a daughter, or as a father or a mother, or as friend.
 "It may be that you have been exert. ing a bad influence upon those around you.
 "Give your heart to Christ and He will change all that and make your infiu. ence positively good to all within your reach"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-13
HORSE SHOW
 AT CENTREVILLE

Centreville, November 12.-(Special.)-O account of the very indictment weather the Bibb county horse and poultry show, which was to have been held at this place on Thursday and Friday last, was held on Friday and Saturday instead. In spite of the bad weather the affair was . success and good crowds attended and fine exhibits of Bibb county live stock and poultry were made. The display was had at the new grounds of Bibb County Fair association. where a new grand stand has just been completed. One of the features was the single horse driving by the ladies on Friday and the double team driving by ladies on Saturday. A number of beautiful horses were entered and the driving was splendid. All the other exhibits were excellent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-13
MOON MEETINGS 10 BEGIN TODAY
Every Business Man Invited to Hear the Short
 Addresses

Beginning with today at minutes after 12 o'clock, the series of daily noon prayer meetings for men that will be held in the Chamber of Commerce audi torum, under the auspices of the Men and Religion Forward Movement, will continue through Friday noon. The ser- vices, which will last until 12:35 o'clock, will be conducted by ministers and lay men and every man in the city is urged and invited to attend.
 The general theme will be, 'The Busi- ness Man and Religion" and the follow ing is the schedule for the five days:
 Monday, November 13, ''The Business Man and Prayer" Address by the Rev. w. N. Claybrook.
 Tuesday, November IA, "The Business Man and His Bible' Address by J. E. Ramsey.
 Wednesday, November 15. "The Busi- ness Man and His Church." Address by T. H. Johnston.
 Thursday, November 1e. "The Business Man and His Home." Address by Dr. J. T. Plunket.
 Friday, November F, "The Business Man and Service" Address by Dr. A. P. Montague.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-13
TERMINAL co. MEETING
Annual Session Will Be Held in Bir-
 mingham Wednesday

The annual meeting of the Terminal Station company will be held Wednes- day at the offices of G. B. Mccormack. president. The officers and directors for the ensuing year will be elected and other business of importance trans acted. The Terminal station Is owned by the Terminal company. the stock of which is owned by the operating lines into that terminal.
 J. s. B. Thompson, former assistant to w. w. Finley, president of tho Southern railway, is secretary of the Terminal company, and will attend the hearing. He will perhaps be reelected as secretary. The old officers and di- rectors will be reelected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-13
WILL NOT TAKE UP
 CONTRACT TODAY Commission Will Take Plen- ty of Time on New
 Propositions

The contract ordinances of the Birming- ham Railway, Light and Power company. submitted 10 the commission, will not be taken up at any informal conferences to- day. This vas the opinion expressed by Commissioner James Weatherly last night. who added that just now he did not know when the two propositions re- lattng to reduction in the Ensley car fare and the cost of city illumination and electricity, would receive official atten- tion.
 MT. Weatherly indicated as heretofore that the two questions were of such vital interest and importance to 92 per cent of electric current users that plenty of time and thought should be given the two ordinances. While the commissioners meet tomorrow in official session, 1t IS hardly probable that the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company ques- tions will be taken up. The members of the board have not been in possession of the two ordinances a sufficient length of time to digest fully the maze of questions embraced
 The members of the commissioners re- iterate their determination to seek a. full discussion of the two proposals. and there after render such judgment upon them as they believe Is nearest the wish of the whole people.
 In connection with the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company of fer 1t was made known yesterday that the city had caused to be made a most exhaustive examination of the proposed rates. Examples have been given the commissioners which will perhaps be made public, that the rates offered here are far below those charged in other cities, some of the latter even having com peting companies or municipal plants.
 Twenty business houses and 20 resi- dences of various sizes were taken and the reduttions to be made compared to other cities. It is shown by the charts that the rates offered here are substan- tially lower than those In Nashville, Att lanta, Richmond, Louisville, Tampa, Knoxville, Houston and other cities rel atively the size of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-13
CASE NOT FINISHED
More Experts Will Testify Before
 Smith Today

The hearing before Examiner J. Edgar Smith into whether the Bir- mingham Southern is a common car ried will be resumed this morning. The case will doubtless be concluded to- day.
 Efforts were made Saturday night to conclude. but the effort was in vain.
 The witnesses to be examined today will be traffic experts of the initial lines who do not believe the carriers here should recognize the Birmingham Southern as a common carrier as they think the line Is an operating facility of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail- road company.
 The case will have been on trial one week today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-13
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
By F. I. MONKS

It was bound to come and it has come, the Equal Suffrage League" having for its object 'the advancement of the in dustrial, educational and legal status of women," to be accomplished by "extend- ing the right of voting to women." This is certainly very fine and very laudable object and is bound to appeal to everyone who has the welfare of woman at heart. as every good man has, but the question that presents itself at the very outset is this, Is the means, 'the extending of the right to vote to women," likely to secure that object, that advancement" as it Is called, in their industrial, edu- cational and legal status? That. as Ham, let says. that's the question:
 The stock argument made by the advo- cates of women suffrage is that ignorant and illiterate men are allowed to vote while intelligent and educated womeh are denied the right. It is unfortunately only too true that ignorant and illit- crate men are not only allowed to vote but very often are .'voted," yet two wrongs won't make right, there are also ignorant and illiterate women, and
 
 upon women then it would mean an ad- ditional amount of ignorance and Hitter acy to an already overloaded suffrage. It would be well for women to remember the old copybook headline, ITO wipe blot with inky fingers makes a greater bur-" and also to remember that when Madam of the parlo- casts her vote. Mandy of the kitchen Is entitled to the same right. Of all the arguments used by women that of the ignorant man and the intelligent woman is the weakest. but as it Is the one most often put forward it is well to dispose of 1t at once.
 But to return to the object of the Equal Suffrage league, which is the advance ment. etc. What advancement is needed where things are equal unless preference or superiority be sought? Take the indus trial aspect of the present status of woman. Her opportunities in business are safeguarded more than the mans. Upon marriage she acquires dover rights in her husbands estate to the extent of one third and he cannot deprive her of this right without her consent, expressed in writing. If she has or acquires prop erty in her own right, it is protected against her husbands creditors, even to | the extent that she cannot go security for | his debts. She is not compelled by law to support her husband as the man is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-13
WILL DIRECTS
 STOCK INCREASE

Pensacola, November 12.-After provid- ing handsomely for all of his relatives in the United States and Ireland. Martin H. Sullivan, the millionaire Pensacola lum- herman and banker, who died in Baltimore on October 15. last, by the terms of his will, which was filed for probate here today, directs the executors to increase the capital stock of the Sullivan Bank and Trust company of Montgomery, Ala, to S25O,OOO After this Is done. he be- queaths his entire holdings in the Mont- gonery bank to his son. Russell Sulli- van.
 Among the benef1ciaries of the will is Charles Grant -s Naples. Tex, who Is bequeathed $l0,0OO interest in mill prop erty of that place. A niece Is left $lo,- GOO on condition that she be unmarried at the time of the testator's death.
 The widow, Kate G. Sullivan. and Dan- iel F. Sullivan, son, are named as exeeu- tors without bond.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-13
BANQUET FRIDAY TO
 PRESIDENT DENNY,
The Committee Announces That All Reservations Must Be Made By
 Noon Wednesday

The banquet to President Denny will be given at the Hillman hotel on Fri day evening. December IT at S:30 o'clock.
 It will benecessary for each alumnus of the university whv expects to at- tend the banquet to communicate at once with some member of the com mittee in order that proper reserva- tions may be made for them. The com- mittee consists of Jelks Cabaniss. chairman; pr. B. l.. Wyman, Sterling A. Wood. Borden Burr. J. Mckay Long. and Paul Savage. Reservations for the banquet must be handed in by Wednes- day at noon at which time the commit tee will meet. q
 All toasts at the Banquet will be limited to five minutes and time will be called on any speaker who exceeds this time limit.
 The indications are that more than 200 will attend the banquet, and it is proposed to make 1t memorable meet ing in the interest of me university.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-13

his wife. in fact, she has all the rights and privileges of man and some added yet she asks for advancement. What is there in educational matters whereof she has grounds of complaint? In public schools. high schools. universities. in the realms of art and science. on the stage. the platform, even in the pulpit she holds, enjoys and exercises equal rights, but equality is not enough; like the ambitious cherub she believes "one step higher would set her highest and she calls that step "advancement.'
 Then there's her legal status which also Is equal to mans in every respect save one, and that is the law looks upon her with far kindlier eyes than it does upon him. A woman comes into court having the right to sue in her own name, and claims damages for a breach of promise to marry. Let man bring that sort of suit and observe the difference. Does any woman object to the inequality in her favor in a breach of promise suit? The records of the courts will show that for similar personal injuries women always get more damages than men; ana In criminal cases. especially homicides. the twisting and turning aside of the law in her favor has become a subject of gem eral comment In any one of the direc- tions in which she seeks advancement she has now equal rights, and more than equal privileges, with man.
 But women, that Is, the great body of human beings known as women, they know all this. The real actual number of women who are clamoring for votes no more represent the whole body of woman- kind than did the three tailors of Tooley street constitute ''The people Of Eng land" A noisy minority, however small, will attract more attention than the si- lent millions; boy beating on a tin pan will raise more din than the launch ing of dreadnought, but if the noise only serves to wake men up to the peril that threatens the nations welfare it will have served good purpose. Women are the saviours of a nation, but nations are not saved at the polling booth. It is for the man, the moral. patriotic man to vote and direct the course of the na- | tion, but the man gets his morality and patriotism from the woman who nursed and taught him as d. boy There are thousands, perhaps millions, of good wom- I nllJ never have voted and never
 want to. but their influence is felt none l mss when the man marks his ticket. When woman loses her influence over man she has failed in life, and a vote Is very poor compensation for her loss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-13
VIRGINIA MAN IS
 GIVEN CORN PRIZE
Gets 5000 Cup for 30 Ears Shown at Exposition Now on in
 New York

For growing the best 30 ears of corn exhibited from any portion of the Unit ed States, W. H. Dorin of Clover, Va has been awarded the 5000 silver cup offered by the International Harvester rigation exposition, now in progress at Madison Square Garden, MT. Dorin win ming over exhibitors from evxery sec tion of the country, among them L. D. Clore. the famous Indiana corn king hitherto undefeated in a contest of this nature. MT. Dorin's corn Is now on exhibition at the Southern Railways booth and Is attracting great attention Farmers from all sections are showing extraordinary interest in the award, since it is the first time such a prize has been won by southern corn grower.
 MT. Dorin ploughed his land ten inches and subsoiled 12 inches more. He used 200 pounds of phosphate, his only fertilizer outside of clover turned under. His seed was carefully selected from an acre on which he made a splendid yield in 1910 and the corn which took the prize was from an acre cultivated under the methods of the United States farm demonstration bu- reau. the yield from this acre being 137 bushels. The soil Is the ordinary type of southern Virginia, a gray sandy loam about eight inches deep with a good clay subsoil.
 MT Dorin's success shows what can be accomplished on southern land and is the more remarkable since he IS a former resident of Michigan city and knew practically nothing about farming until six years ago when he purchased 561 acres on the Southern railway, paying $S per acre. The award of this prize to MT. Dorin will prove valuable advertisement for the south east as a corn growing land It was with the purpose of showing the agri- cultural possibilities of the southeast that the Southern Railway company placed an extensive exhibit at this ex- position and did everything possible to encourage individual exhibits on the part of the farmers throughout the territory served by Its lines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-13
Money Back Here's Some Talk on Square
 Deals Lines

Fifty cents: that's all. for box or MONA stomach tablets that Will bring a smile to your dyspeptic coun- tenance ten minutes after the first dose.
 And Norton's drug store states that if MONA doesn't end the misery of indigestion or banish stomach distress of any kind. you can have your money back.
 This guarantee applies to the follow ing ailments: Gas, acidity. heavinesss distress after eating. fermentations heartburn, waterbrash. belching, sour- ness, pain in stomach, biliousness. diz- ziness. nervousness, sleeplessness. bad dreams, night sweats, headache, cons stipation, despondency, bloating. foul breath. coated tongue. sea or car sick ness. morning sickness.
 Fifty cents a box for MONA ston- ach tablets at Norton's drug store and druggists everywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-13
Sevier Making Inspection

l.. Sevier, general agent for the Ala bama Great Southern railroad, left yes- terday afternoon for trip of inspec- tion on the south end of the line. He will visit the local stations and look into their physical condition while on the inspection. He Is using the Queen and Crescent private car 100. The in- spection is made usually on local freight trains
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-13
CITIZENS STILL DISCUSS
 FEATURES OF NEW CONTRACT

Among those who yesterday expressed opinions on the 10 year contract pro- posal of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, now before the city commission, are the following:
 E. K. Austin, manager of the Collier Drug Co.,, said: q am in favor of the proposed contract I have looked into the matter carefully and am of the opin- ion that the terms are fair and equitable to both parties.
 Tt appears to me to be a good propo- sition both for the company and the consumer or user of the commodities.'
 L. Pitzitz, the Second avenue merchant, said: With the exception of the refusal of the transfer privilege on the Ensley car lines, I favor the contract as offered by MT. Ford. The reduction in the price of commercial lighting Is fair and the municipality will be much the gainer by the proposed new rates. I have always favored putting all the car lines of the city on the same basis, and it occurs to me that the people that live on the two Ensley car lines should have the same rights and privileges as the people in other sections of the city" 1+fsss,
 Frank Grider of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, said: 1T am utterly opposed to the conditions as sug- gested by MT. Ford. I fail to see why the people of Ensley should not be given the same consideration as the people of other sections of the city. The lighting proposition is an entirely different mat ter from the street car fare rates, and the proposed concessions for lighting would not affect the large majority of the patrons of the Ensley car lines. After exacting a toll of half a million dol lars from the people of Ensley, Wylam and Pratt City, by unjust indiscrimina- tion in the street car rates, think the communities to make reparation by put ting them on the same footing as re- gards street car rates as the rest of the greater city"
 R. D. Burnett: 'I think the contract as to lights offered the city is eminently satisfactory At least. 1t Is to me. I looked over my bills for 1910 and those of this year. I was clearly convinced that the saving indicated in the contract offered would amount to 20 per cent at least on my light expense. ..
 q should not be afraid to give the company 10 year contract, for the sim pie reason that the people can at any time buy their electricity from any other company that may build a plant here and sell us electricity. There surely could not be a fairer proposition than that"
 John l.. Parker: "As I understand it the proposition is like this: The company offers a reduction of a large per cent to the consumers representing 92 per cent of their total customers for electric lights on the general plan of getting a longer lease. The company has now a contract for four years. Yet for 10 years or a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-13
UNDERWOOD RETURNS
Was Warmly Greeted By Friends on
 Visit to Gadsden

Congressman O. w. Underwood reached home last night after a short trip to Gadsden. He was cordially received by ham.
 He will be in Birmingham practically all of this week. He will be the guest of the university alumni at the banquet to be rendered Dr. George H. Denny next Friday night. He will also be a guest at the University club at a luncheon to pr Denny Saturday if he can arrange his enga gements so as to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-13
PROHIBITION CASES
 ARE NOT SETTLED
City Adopted Saving Clause and Mat ter Will Go to the Su-
 preme Court

The indications are that the city prohi- bition cases which are to come up for trial In the circuit court will involve that several of the cases have been thrown out of court since the Smith bill became operative on the general ground that no saving clause was in the city enactments. However, state ment was issued yesterday by the depart ment of justice, of which Judge A. O. Lane is at the head. wherein 1t is said that section S17 of the city code contains a very full and complete saving clause which will tend to keep the cases from being thrown out of court without the cases being tried on their merits.
 The statement issued yesterday fol- lows:
 "Referring to the statements that the appealed city cases for violating the pro- hibition laws would have to be dis missed because of the city having failed to adopt some so called saving clause when the Smith bill went itno effect, City Attorney Romaine Boyd stated yesterday that the statements were clearly in er- TOT, as section 717 of the city code con- tains a very full and complete saving clause. so that if these causes should be finally dismissed the fault would rest with the legislature alone.
 "Since the four assistant city attorneys were let off, Circuit Solicitor J. R. Tate has been attending to these appeals from the recorders court at the request of Commissioner Lane Mir. Tate has been requested to appeal one of the prohibition cases of the clty's for ruling by the supreme court. In the meantime the other cases, some several hundred in number, will no doubt remain on the docket pending ruling by the court of appeals or the supreme court"