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squirm loose from the hand of the pa
trolman.
Boss" mumbled the negro. Il amt
4aone netirIn't ain't seore a tning. ',slis4
Where did these, er-things come
from" sternly questioned the patrol
man. looking very much like French
soldier of the seventeenth century with
his multi-colored uniform and pow
dered hair
'Yassa, boss; yassa. I stole that er
chicken, but he done 'scaped from me,
an I swiped them eggs, but yo' done
bust 'em and that flour amt no good
now, boss. Honest, l amt got nary
stolen thing on me-"
However, OFFICER Kicks thought that
there was sufficient cause for an ar
rest and angered as he viewed his
prisoner, yet saddened as his eyes wan
dered over the front of his beloved
uniform the two ambled in the direc-
ton of that place where one can al
ways get a copper. 1t was a most de-
jected looking pair.
Yesterday morning before Judge
Black, Kicks was vehement in his ar
gument for a heavy sentence for John
Crews, charged with larceny, and when.
his honor saw fit to deal out ''15 and
3d. Kicks expressed his satisfaction.
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STATEMENT Of THE
STEEL CORPORATION
Surplus of S56,4S3 Compares
Fayorably With Showing
of Last Quarter

New York. July 30.-The financial
corporation for the quarter of this year
ending June 80 last. was made public
today.
Earnings for the quarter totalled
$25. 102.265 after deducting all expenses
incident to operations. Net income.
generally known as net earnings,
amounted to $1S,429,294.
After deducting interest for the quar-
ter on outstanding bonds and payment
of the regular dividends on the pre-
ferred and common shares, there Is left
a surplus for the quarter OF $56,4SS.
Small as is this surplus, 1t COM
pared most favorably with the showing
in the quarter Immediately preceding
when only a small part of the COM
mon dividend was earned and 1t be-
came necessary to take the greater
part of the s6,354,0O0 disbursed from the
undivided surplus reported at the end
of 1911.
Total earnings for the second quarter
are greater than those of the first by
s7,275,292, while net earnings or income
increased $6,320,s79.
Although it recently was reported that
the finance committee had set aside large
appropriations for constructions and de-
probation nothing in the statement Is
sued today indicates such action.
j. p. Morgan, Jr., member of the FL
nance committee as we'll as a director,
presided at today's meeting in the alb
sence of Chairman e. II. Gray, who is
abroad.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM ROANOKE

Roanoke, July 30-(Special)-It is learned
from the county seat. Wedowee, that Jim
Barsh colored. died yesterday as a re-
suit of knife wounds received in fight
with Wright Phillips, another negro. The
slayer has made his escape thus far.
l.. NJ. Stevenson of Dadeville, w. c.
Griggs of Gadsden and Miss Marie Goar
of Birmingham passed through Roanoke
yesterday to Wedowee. where they are
conducting the teachers institute for
Randolph county.
At $3.50 o'clock Sunday evening at the
residence of ]. c. Brinkley, this city, John
D. Anchors and Mrs Isabelle X. Malone
were unitetd in marriage, the Rev S. L..
Dobbs performing the ceremony.
r. p Nichols will leave in the morning
for Denver as delegate from the grand
lodge of Alabama to the supreme grand
lodge knights OF Pythias.
Mrs r. A. Paschal of Union Springs
is in Roanoke, having come to bring her
mother, Mrs. r. c. Owen, who is in
feeble health, to spend some time among
| the hills of Randolph.
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in all sections of the belt. At Abilene
the maximum reading was 106 degrees,
and in other sections reached or exceeded
30 degrees.
Rain fell in eastern Texas and in Okla
homa and generally cloudy skies prevailed
at p. m. over central sections. The
mean temperature for the day here was
normal, 81 degrees.
Wednesday will bring increasing cloud
mess with possibly some rain, and slight
ly cooler weather.
Summary of observations made at
United States Weather Bureau stations
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MRS. ROWAN WEEPS
At STORY OF MURDER
Evidence Proves Too Much
for Widow of the Man
Slain by Jones

Montgomery. July 3.-A sad faced
woman, her features swollen with much
weeping, sat in the city courtroom all
day today and heard witnesses tell of the
details of the death of her husband, Sloan
Rowan. Walter Jones. accused of the
killing, sat through the day unmoved.
Mrs. oRwan bravely kept back the tears
most of the time. even when she was on
the witness stand. but now and then she
broke down and lowered heavy black
veil over her face.
once. toward the end of the day, her
emotion was uncomfortable. When de-
tails of the wounds which caused her
husbands death were rehearsed by an
undertaken, Mrs. Rowan sobbed audibly.
Her little son crept to her side and patted.
her hand, but the sympathy seemed I'd
enhance her grief.
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charge SMITH BILL
IS BEING VIOLATED

Montgomery. July (Special.) THE
excise commission has summoned off,
Gals of the Railroad club, a social or
ganizaton of Montgomery, to appear be-
fore them on next Friday evening and
answer to the charge of violating the
Smith regulation bill, governing the sale
of liquors
During the past few weeks the excise
commission has been active in enforcing
the law with reference to the sale of
liquors by all social clubs of the city,
and has placed a ban on the sale of liquor
after the legal closing hour.
The Montgomery county grand jury IN
its report to Judge Armstead Brown on
last Saturday, severely criticised the ex-
else commission for issuing licenses to
clubs. particularly to those that began
to operate since the present liquor laws
went into effect, and recommended that
these licenses be revoked.
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O'NEAL APPOINTS
BOWIE A DELEGATE

Montgomery July Observation-Disclosures
nor O'Neal today added an additional
member to the list of delegates appointed
TO the annual convention OF the Ameri-
can Institute of Criminal Law and Grim
inology, which will meet at Milwaukee on
August 20, so and 81, following the con-
yention of the American Bar association
at that city. Sidney ]. Bowie of Biz
mingham is the latest delegate appointed
bv the governor. The three delegates
previously announced are Walker Percy
Of birmingham. Judge William II. Thomas
of Montgomery and r. b. Evins of
Greensboro.
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.CULLMAN BOOKS IN
SPLENDID SHAPE

Montgomery, July s0.-(Special )-Exam-
liner of Public Accounts Charles L. Townes
today submitted to Governor O'Neal a
report on his examination of the books,
accounts and vouchers of officials of Gull
man county.
According to Examiner Townes. the
examination showed up better than any
he has yet made. only one slight dis
crepancy having been found. This was a
charge of s29 made against c. j. Brooks,
sheriff of the county.
Other officials examined were: H. F.
Montgomery. tax collector; Dave Cow
den. tax assessor: III. T. Pearson, su-
perintendent of education, and I. e. Wat
son, clerk of the circuit court.
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Local Data
Weather Conditions

Birmingham. July 30.-T P. M)-The
weather has become fair over the greater
portion OF the country east OF the Mis-
sissippi the rain area on tonights map
embracing a narrow strip from the Da-
kotas eastward to the Atlantic. Rain has
continued In Florida also. West of the
Mississippi rain was general throughout
central sections westward to the Pacific
and extended sotuhward into Oklahoma
and Texas.
Temperatures continued high through
out the northwest Pacific states and over
the cotton states. Over the upper half
of the country east of the Rockies tenn
peratures were quite moderate.
Seasonabie temperatures were general
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EBBETTS WILL NOT
RETIRE DAHLEN

New York, July So.-President Charles
II. Ebbetts of the Brooklyn National
league team denied today reports that
he was planning to retire "Bill' Dahlen
as manager.
II shall not consider such step until
1t has been proved that Dahlen is fail
ure." President Ebbetts said. He has
been handling team of youngsters be-
set with bad luck. He is going to have
every chance 10 make good"
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M|SS|SS|PP|ANS TO
HOLD ENCAMPME

Columbus, Miss, July So.-(Speeial)5e
Cen. Arthur Fridge, Col, e. Baker, com
manding the Third regiment: Col. Sam
McCants. commanding the Second regi-
ment; Maj. George e. Hogaboom, Lieu
tenant Wagner and other officers, to-
gether with the provisional company num-
bering 60 men, arrived late this afternoon
from the state rifle range at Vicksburg,
Miss, and tonight they are auartered on
the field OF Camp Brewer" where next
Tuesday, August 6, the annual encamp-
inent of the Mississippi National Guard
will commence The officers and men
have been at the rifle range for the past
few months, training squads from differ
ent companies In this state.
carload of mules from the state peni-
Tertiary will arrive tomorrow and the
work of putting the grounds in shape for
the 10000 troops will be commenced
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Albert Lea, Mimi, July s0.-Thirty-one
suspects were arrested here Today as the
result OF criminal assault ate last night
by two negroes on Elsie Sinicnson. aged
is. as she was returning hcme from a
circus Her mother, Mrs. Ssna Sinonson,
was held by one of the negroes while the
girl was assaulted. The girls condition
is serious
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PRICE HAS NO FEAR
OF THE AEROPLANE
Navy Aviator in Gadsden on
Visit to Friends
INVALUABLE FOR WAR
Jurors Will Be Summoned Shortly for
Criminal Court-Masonic Confer
ence-ColOred Teachers Meet.
Conner to Guntersyille

Gadsden, July 30.-(Special. THAT the
aeroplane will become the most important
factor in future warfare is the belief of
Barney Price of the United States. navy
aviation corps, who is the guest of friends
In this city Mr.. Price has just completed
his course in aviation, and has been
transferred from Sap Francisco to New
York. When asked IL ne felt any fear
while in the air. he replied: mo, / would
as soon die at one time as another. l
am never uneasy" Mr. Price was born
and reared in Marshall, Tex, and is a
friend of Tom Baccus of this city.
Study Atlanta's Methods
delegation of local business men are
planning to attend the manufacturers ex-
hibit at Atlanta which opens this week.
These men, headed by Col r. b. Kyle,
will go to study the manner in which At
lanta has attained her greatness as a
city, and will make special study of her
method OF locating small industries.
To Summon Jurors
A jury for the trial of criminal cases
in the criminal division of tho city court
ing to Judge J. A. BiIbro's announcement
today. This will come the first Monday
in September. A number Of important
cases will be taken up.
Masonic Conference
The Etowah County Masonic conference
was held at Hokes Bluff today. There
were a large number of people present,
ma oF IaY
Roden Recovering
Buck Roden, the man who was shot
near Guntersvile some time ago by Muir
ply Hall is reported to be recovering.
Colored Teachers Meet
Colored school teachers of Etowah today
opened their institute at the co.ored school
building. A feature of the day was the
address by j. e. Williams, county super
intendent of education. Professor A. II.
Parker of the Industrial High school of
Birmingham is the instructor.
Moonlight Picnic
knights of Pyt.:ias and their friends left
here this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock on the
steamer Alabama for a pleasure trip up
the Coosa river, where they enjoyed a
picnic supper.
Conner Goes to Guntersville
Former Governor B. B. Conner passed
through Alfalfa today on his way to Gun
tersville where he went to inspect sites
for his proposed cotton mill. At Alfalfa
he was met by Superintendent G. d.
Hicks and General Rate Agent Knox of
the Nashville, Chattanooga and ST. Louis
railroad. 1t is understood that Gunters-
Vile business men have mads an attrac-
tive proposition to secure the mill
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BARRY PRESS AGENT
FOR REPUBLICANS

New York, July s0.-David S. Barry
was today appointed head of the press
and literary bureau of the republican
national committee during this cam
paign.
MIR. Barry was Washington corresponds
ent for the Providence Journal and was
formerly head of the New York Sun
bureau at Washington. He assisted in
literary and press work of the re-
publican national committee during the
last campaign.
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Colonel Holz in City

Col Richard E. Hclz Of the Salvation
Army. who has charge of the largest
province in army work In the world.
is in the city on a divisional inspection
trip. He win conduct an open air meet
ing this evening at o'clock at TWEEN
tieth street and First avenue. The col
onel has just returned from a trip to
Europe. after visiting Berlin, Paris,
London and other large cities, and Will
tell of what the army is doing at home
and abroad.
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TO ESTABLISH NEW
BANK IN SHANGHAI

Shanghai, July S0.--It is reported DR..
Sun Vat SEP and Gen. Huang Sing,
who was minister of war in the pro-
visional cabinet, have concluded nego-
tiations for the establishment in Shang-
hal of foreign and Chinese bank
with capital of 100000. Their
object is to checkmate the proposed
foreign loan
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NAME RECEIVERS FOR
CEMENT COMPANY

Receivers were appointed yesterday by
Judge Grub. consisting Of Thomas j.
Wingfield of Birmingham, John McCarter
CT philadelphia and Alfred Reed. for the
Atlantic and Gulf Portland Cement COM
many. a New Jersey corporation. The
action was taken following petition filed
epainst the company by ]. S. Ostertocl<
of Eaton, Pa. for an alleged note of
$4,000.
The receivers will take over the proper
ties when they make bonds. The COM
rany operates a cement plant at Ragland.
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Castro Is Rifle Champion

Bayonne, France. July 3o.-The cham
pionship of the world with military
rifle has been won by Captain Castro Of
Spain who scored SOC points in the interna-
tional tournament now In progress here
Captain E. w. Eddy of the Ohio team
finished third with 1876 points. The tourna-
ment in 1918 viii be held in Ohio.
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OZARK NEWS

Ozark, July 0-tSpecial. 1.-The
county commissioners have completed
the task set for them by Back Tax
Commissioner II. l.. Jernigan, and tho
tax raise sustained by them is $50, 000
w. II. Pointer, proprietor and owner
has shut down the Merchants hotel
He retires from the business world to
enjoy life.
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Weather Forecast

Washington, July 3o.-Forecast for Ala
bama, Georgia and Mississippi: Local
showers Wednesday and Thursday.
Tennessee: Local showers Wednesday
and Thursday.
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DIR. McCloud in Washington

Washington. July 3o.-tspeeial.)-Dr ].
c. McCloud of Opp, Ala, is N Washing
ton on his way to New York.
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e. C. HORTON, Local Forecaster.
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Charles F. Taylor of the Richmond
:(Va.) fire commission, announces that
the board is now considering the mo-
torizing of the entire fire department,
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FLUCTUATlNG SUGAR ..
PRICES I'M ENGLAND

AS in other countries, the United
Kingdom experienced fluctuations In
the prices of sugar owing TO the
drouth which is seriously affecting
the beet sugar crop. The cost to the
United Kingdom by reason of the In
creased prices of sugar was estimated
at So. 730, 900 to 1897 1886. 900. Persist
ent efforts were made in various parts
of the country to demonstrate that
the sugar beet could be successfully
cultivated. Excellent results were Sc
cured in Norfolk, where about ESQ
acres we're planted in sugar beets. Elk
periments which were conducted on
the college farm at Wye were regard
ed with unusual interest, IS they were
carried out in conjunction with the
Board of Agriculture. The gross yield
from the eight different varieties
which were planted ranged from 20
tons to % tons 16I hundredweight per
acre, and the net weight of washed
roots was Is tons / hHndredWeight to
81 tons 10 hundredWeight. The sugar
In the roots varied from 1898 ITO
1924 per cent. The cost Of the crop
was $70.56 per acre. An attempt IS
being made by q combination of Brit.
ishs and Dutch interests tossecure the
building: OF one or more sugar fac
tories in England in order to develop
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Type Is WeIl-liked by conno;s.
I SeurS and Should Prove
Popular

The Won Hamm-Y Young Co. received
~ the 8. s. Korea the first shipment
81 Oakland cars which have been re
ceived in Honolulu. One is a pretty
50 hip. touring car, with nickel trim,
inings, equipped with Presto self
starter, demountable rims, high grade
mOhair top, windshield and other
accessories. a..
The other Oakland is a 40 h.p. tour.
ing car, equipped with all the latest
equipment and accessories. ..-
Both OF these cars have been ex
niniped by critical automobile experts
and are pronounced the snappiest
little cars that have been brought to
Honolulu for some time.
The motor of the Oakland, which
is of the L. type, responds to the
slightest touch, 1t runs easily and
smoothly. The valves are enclosed
SO as to make the motor as quiet as
possible The actio nof the clutch Is
positive, no grabbing or jerking. The
transmission gears mesh easily and
without noise. The cars are correct
IN every particular and show great
deal % power both the cars received
here are ideal cars for use IN con.
eested trafiic or to be driven by
ladies.
The s. s. Korea also brought for
th63von Hamm- Young Company q
shipment Of the popular Bucks, three
cars Of this shipment, all 5-passenger
touring cars. were shipped to the
KIhai garage, one having been sold
BY them to Mr.. Fred Carter, another
one to Mr. Frank Crawford, and the
third one to Mr.sJ. H. Coney.
Another Buick, Q beautiful little
roadster iihished in gray and blue,
was delivered during the week to Mr.,
Fred Wiehman, and a pretty Model &c
Buick runabOpt was Seiiyered TO Mr..
Copeland Of Maui.
The Won Hamm, Young Company al.
80 deliyerfd smother one bf the al
ways popular 5-passenger Cadillac
touring cars to Capt. Thomas, OF
Echo1eld Barracks, who had placed
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new PACKARD TO
BE in field
soon. q

The most important and interesting
information received by the Von
Hatnm- Young Company for some time
is the news from the Packard Motor
Car Company that a new 6-eylindeT
car Will shortly be added to the Pack,
ard line.
This new 6-eylinder car will be
furnished in 5-passenger touring cars,
5-passenger phaetons and 2-passen,
ger ,runabouts only. 1t will have a
6-cylinders motor, 4-inch bore by a51k.
inch stroke, developing SO horse,
power, A. L. M. rating, or approxi,
mately go brake horsepower. $50
It will, have a wheel. base OF 1874
inches for the touring car and 1873
inches for, the phaeton. It will be
equipped with 36x4lk-inch tires front
and rear on @. d. demountable rims.
The gasoline tank will have ca
paeity of 90 gallons, r. and will be
placed at the rear OF the car. = II
|, An electric generator will furnish
current for charging the storage bat
teries, (which in turn will supply the
current fer the lights. 46rzg4c ri
This car, which viii be known as
Model 3S, will be equipped with left.
hand control, the hand brake and
speed change levers being placed al
the left side of the driver, which viii
give the driver an unohstrueted pas,
sage from the curbstene to his seat.
The Model sS will also be equipped
with an electric self-starter, operated
from the drivers seat. The Packard
Company felt that even though there
had been a growing demand for, sew
eral years for left drive cars, that it
was not worth while tp. make the
change until the car, was equipped
with a positive selffstarted, as In the
Model 3S, because so long IS the
driver had to crank the car by hand,
he always had to. step into the street
before he could, set under way. Hay.
ing a positive starter on the Model
80, there is now every, reason why
the car should be equipped with left
drive. ,8t.,s ss.,sstfs5 i, 81 so
|. ]. The. cars which hare been tried asit
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~! r'' 1s. Ca;
FIRSTOAKLANDCARSCOM
] IORVON HAMM- YOUNG COMPANY

his order on the mainland before
leaving for the Islands.
A great many Inquiries have been
made or the local agents concerning
The 1918 Cadillacs. The latest ad
vices from the factory indicate that
the 1913 demonstrators win perhaps
he shipped a little earlier than ex
pected, and the Honolulu demonstra
tor may reaehehere some time In Sep
1ember. Already a number Of orders
have been booked, as the general
Iublic can confidence enough in the
Cadillac cars to buy the new model
without seeing IT, ,.g0,na. ;, ~
. The specifications which we're made
public last week created great deal
of interest, and from all appearances
the 1913 Cadillac will be the best car
ever built by the Cadillac Motor Car
Company, which certainly means a
great deal, as 1t seems as though Il
would be difficult to excel the 1912
car, which is generally considered the
best car built for the money in Amer.
fca today. e@Tss n ..gess,as,. - s.e
i The following article. shows how q
Cadillac car can be used even while
it is standing In the barn. rs. ~.
Owners of country homes not pro.
yided with means of gas or electric
lighting, IL they are also owners OF
Cadillac cars, may take a tip from
H. ]. Murch, of Worcester, Mass, Mr..
AIurch has adopted, with much sue,
cess, the unique plan Of illuminating
his country home by means of cur.
rent drawn from the storage battery
of his Cadillac. H. d
With the approach of mis- cottage
at Nerthboro, Mass. He wired the
house for electric lights and led the
feed wires to the garage. There, by
the. insertion of a plug. connection is
established between the automobile
battery and the house, and he has
light. 81 isi d r EEtz' u
During the days driving the cleo.
trio system, which furnishes power
for starting, ignition and lighting, is
busy storing electricity in the bat.
terry. At night the current thus gen
Grated is sufficient for running five
16 candle power electric lamps in the
house"
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so far have demonstrated that anyone
accustomed 10 driving q car with
right drive, can get into the left drive
car, and after a very brief experience,
handle the car without any hesitation
or difficulty.
The factory price of the Model 3S
touring car and phateton will be
$4,000. This. price includes top,
windshield, electric generator and ali
the extra equipment as furnished on
the larger G-cylinder Model 4S.
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ads Of the Yankee product appear in
English, French and German automo-
bile papers and popular magazines A
single issue OF one Of the larger Ger
man magazines recently carried no
less than eight pages of American ad-
yertising.