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will be read to the committee at tne forthcoming meeting and the company will be reorganized on that basis.
 It is understood in local industrial circles that the affairs of the South ern Iron and Steel company will be handled easily in New York principally Jn account of the very satisfactory showing that has been made by James Bowron since he has been in charge of the company's affairs. It Is gener- ally understood that the company may secure from the financial market what ever funds are needed to successfully place the affairs of that institution upon absolutely safe footing.
 President Bowron will be gone about one week.
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East of the Mississippi temperature changes have been rather unimportant In the cotton states rain has been gen eral west of the Mississippi and generally fair weather in eastern and central sec tions. In western and central Texas. where the influence of the incoming high is most marked, temperatures have fallen from 24 to 90 degrees since Wednesday night. and at D. m ranged below 50 degrees. In other trans Mississippi this cool change has been general, but much less marked.
 In Birmingham temperatures were oe- grees above normal. Conditions seem favorable for a sudden change from pres ent clear skies to rain and cooler weath- CT Friday, with clearing and continued cool weather Friday night and Saturday. Summary of observations made at United States weather bureau stations, October 31:
 Temp'ture
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REID WILL HEAD
 THE TOBACCO MEN

New Fix. October 31-Daniel G. Reid was elected president of the Tobacco Products corporation at a meeting of ths directors today. This corporation was formed to do a general tobacco business in competition with the former American Tobacco company subsidiaries. William H. Butler, chairman of a company re- gently taken over. and Miltiade Mela- chrine, presidentio of another company, ac- ouired by the Tobacco Products corpora ton, were elected directors and vice pres idents of the corporation.
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New Aviation Record

Elmira, N Y. October 31.-Walter Johnson, an aviator of Bath, N. Y, to- day established new American en- durance record. flying with one pas- senger by remaining in the air three hours and 51 minutes and 2 seconds. Johnson used biplane and his pas senger weighed 165 pounds, Is pounds more than the rules call for. The flight was over course of about 235 miles and an average altitude of 700 was maintained. The previous Eeea pf three hours, AZ minus and A Aeee 8 was made by Beatty at aieas iaat year.
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DAMAGE SUIT IS WON
 BY DIR. SHELTON
Sued Ek-Morgan Sheriff Who Leyi,yl On Drugs the Plaintiff
 Paid For

Decatur, October 31.-(Special )-The damage suit of Dr. J. B. Shelton vs, ex-Sheriff Thomas R. Shipp resulted in verdict for the plaintiff for $205 and interest to the amount of about $60.
 When MT. Shipp was sheriff of the county he levied on a stock of drugs which pr. Shelton claims he bought and paid for before the judgment against the stock was rendered. It was on this levy by Sheriff Shipp that the damage suit was brought.
 Dr. G. R. McCarley, dentist living at Priceville. this county, says he was held up and robbed of $105 by two negroes pr. McGarley stepped out into the yard at his home after dark when the ne- groes held him up at the point of q gun, taking the money from his pocket
 A negro named Nat Eggleston was arrested here and about s15 was found on his person. The doctor identified this negro as one of the negroes who held him up The other negro has not been caught.
 The American Telephone and Tele- graph company is taking a census of the Decaturs in order to ascertain the telephone needs of the city 15 years hence. The work is under the direction of Charles B. Eatherly.
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Onen Onera Season

Philadelphia, October 3I.--The season of grand opera by the Chicago -Phila- delphia Opera company began at the Metropoliton opera house tonight with a performance of Aida" A crowded house greeted the artists The opening was made notable by the American debut of Mme. Cecilia Gagliardi, dram attic soprano. in the role of Aida and of the tenor Callejah.
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JAMES bOWR0NGOES ID NEW YORK TODAY
Will Attend Meeting of Re organization Committee
 : of Southern Steel

For the purpose of attending the first meeting of the reorganization committee of the Southern Iron and Steel company, James Bowron, pres ident and receiver for that company, will leave this morning for New York.
 The reorganization committee, none of whom Mr. Bowron has yet been in conference with, will take up the af- fairs of the Southern Iron and Steel company without delay. The appraise- mont of the property of the company
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Weather Forecast

Washington, October 91.-The forecast ig as follows:
 Alabama Mississippi: Rain and colder Friday; Saturday fair.
 Tennessee: Rain and colder Friday Saturday faiS colder extreme west DOT tion.
 Georgia: Rain Friday; Saturday, colder and cloudy; rain east portion.
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Maben Here Next Week

Officials of the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company announced yester- day that President J. C. Maben and w. H. Goadby, chairman of the board, will be here next week on trip of inspec- ton.
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Reception at First Methodist

A reception will be held at the First Methodist church tonight at S-o'clock for all members brought in during line up week. which was held a week ago. Re treatments will be served and there win be several speakers.
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[Dntgomery, OctOper Sl.-lSpeclal)-
 er lapse of many months, the ques-
 n of passenger rates will be taken up y the Alabama Railroad commission to- morrow on a citation asking the LouK vile and Nashville Railroad conn kg~ to show the reasonableness of ooo+s passenger rate, which tta eanonsrv vsrs9 re stored after the rest.f eompaIy nsan ,s.,ea ae pg eue' 'i Romas G. Jones severa. months ago. .-Ae6
 kne Case, which will come before the commission tomorrow is not directly con- cerned with the rate litigation in which the state is involved. The question is purely one to ascertain whether the 3 cents passenger rate. re-established by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company, is q reasonable rate.
 The case does not involve the statutory rate of 21a cents enacted by the legisla- ture of 1907, or the 110 commodity act which was authorized by the same legis- lature As a matter of fact, the railroad commission would probably be going be- yond it's powers in bringing up these questions inasmueh as the federal court has issued a restraining order to prevent any officer of the state from interfering with the railroad company in the restora tion of the old rates.
 Simultaneous with restoring the cents passenger rate. the railroad company also put back the old freight rate. The freight rates will not be considered at the hear ing tomorrow.
 The Louisville and Nashville Railroad Acompany is the first railroad to answer yto the citation of the commission, to show the reasonableness of the increased passenger rate. Other roads in the state that have restored the cents passenger
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rate. in addition to the Louisville and Nashville and subordinate lines, are the Western Railway of Alabama and the Central of Georgia.
 The restoration of the cents passen- ger rate followed the granting of an in junction by Federal Judge Thomas c. Jones, restraining the state from attempt ing to enforce the statuatory enactments of the 110 commodity act and the 21a cents passenger rate. The railroads claimed that these rates were confiscatory and unjust, that they did not allow them earnings proportionate with their amount of investment, and that they were, at the same time yiolative of the constitu- tion of the United States.
 At the hearing tomorrow the state will be represented at the request of the rail- road commission, by II. C. Selheimer of Birmingham, who has represented the state in all of the railroad litigation. The services of Mir. Selheimer, together with those of Judge Samuel D. Wealley, were dispensed with sometime ago by the gov ernor, owing to the fact that there was no necessity at that time to retain these two attorneys. It was understood at that time, however Fthat the governor migh re-employ these two attorneys when the rate hearings were resumed.
 Judge Weakley has not yet returned to Alabama from his trip abroad and it is more than probable that Mir. Selheimer will represent the cases in all the hear ings before the commission until the re- turn of Judge Weakley. MT. Selheimer is thoroughly familiar with the various eases particularly the Louisville and Nashville rate case. and it is considered that his services are invaluable to the state in all hearings that may come be- fore the commission, or that may be taken into court.
 The governor relieved Messrs. Selheimer and Weakley from duty several months ago in order 10 save to the state the fees which they were receiving each month.
 With the unemployment of MT. Sel- heimer, it is probable that he will be re- tained to represent the state in the ap- real which has been taken to the United States supreme court from the decision of Federal Judge Jones, allowing the restoration of the old rates.
 In the hearing that will come before the commission tomorrow the state is pursuing a new tact While entirely diff ferent from the old rate case, which has apparently been settled, the commission is seeking to prove that the cents pas senger rate is an unreasonable rate. If this rate is shown to be unreasonable, then the commission has the power to fix another rate, this right being given that court under the law.
 This is the only question at issue. The Louisville and Nashville has been cited to appear and show why the commission should not fix reasonable passenger rate If the railroad company shows that ih,- present ate is reasonable, then the commission can do no more than accept the findings, but if shown that the present rate is unreasonable, the commission will have the power, of fixing rate which seems to 1t to be reasonable.
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4STEAM ROLLER" AT WORK IN TALLADEGA But This Time Streets Are
 Victims WITNESS IS JAILED Talladega Has $500 in Bank to Credit of City-A., B. & A. AboGshes Office of Commercial Agent
 at Talladega

Talladega, October 31.-(Special.)- )-- For the first time the Talladega peo- pie fully Understood the full signifi- canoe of "a steam roller" as used to describe a person hattened out, when a /iO.ton tandem steam roller was put in operation on the streets Thursday morning by the paving contractors. A mixer. steam engine. and steam roller are all in full operation on the streets surrounding the courthouse
 Talladega Has Surplus Talladega gives forcible example of a city living within it's income. The bal ance sheet of the city exhibiting the financial operations of one year shows that the city has not gone in debt in the past 12 months but. on the con- tray there Is the neat sum of $500 In bank to the credit of the city.
 Vest terday Circus Day
 Howe's circus paraded two of the principal street of the city Thursday morning-the work of paving prevent Ing the use of those streets that are being prepared for cement.
 A., B. & A. Abolishes Office
 The Atla1ta, Birmingham and Allan tic railroad has abolished the office of commercial agent held by R. S Nor ris, with headquarters in this city. Mir Morris will remove to Atlanta. where he will hold a similar position with an other railroad. The abolishing of this office Is in line with the retrench- ment policy of the new management of the Atlanta, Birmingham and At lantic railroad.
 Witness Jailed
 The Merkl case. an appeal from a conviction of liquor selling from the Lincoln municipal court, has become notable one by reason of the incident of three persons being fined for con tempt In intimidating witnesses in the case. Yesterday when the case was called for trial negro witness for the prosecution suddenly disappeared. An attachment was immediately issued for him, and Rufus Ragland, the witness, was found at Pell City, brought back to Talladega, and jailed to await the trial of the case at a subsequent day. The fine imposed on the persons in con tempt was reduced from $100 to $50 the latter being the amount of the maximum power of the court to im- pose.
 Accepts Call to Kentucky
 pr. J. D. Gwaltney, formerly the pas tor of the First Baptist church at Tal- ledga has accepted call to serve the First Baptist church of Winches- ter, Ky, city of 5000 people.
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GOVERNOR O'NEAL
 GOING ID CULLMI!A!.N|I I! N Accepts Invitation to Speak Tomorrow in Interest of
 Burnett's Campaign

Montgomery, October 31.-(Special.) Governor O'Nea1 has accepted an invi- tatlon to speak in Cullman next Sat urday in the interest of Congressman John L. Burnetts campaign in the Seventh district. The governor will leave Montgomery Friday night and will speak at Cullman at Il o'clock on Saturday morning.
 Congressman Burnett is being stren- uously opposed in the Seventh district by both republicans and progressiyes and the governor will probably speak at several places in that district be- fore election.
 In order to go to the aid of the party in his own state Governor O'Neal was forced to decline an invitation to ad- dress the Wilson and Marshall clubs in Atlanta on Saturday night The gov ornor announced that he would like very much to go to Atlanta, but de- clared that he felt he might do more good in his own state.
 The governor will probably not re- turn to Montgomery until after the election next Tuesday.
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SSO6. .OOO for Missions

Baltimore. October 31.-Topeka. Kan, was chosen as the meeting place next year of the woman's Fnreier Missionary
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Local Data

For the 24 hours ending at D. m. oc-
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SEEKS 0PROVE THE 3-CENT EFUNREASONABLE Il. Cited to Show Rea-
 bleness of Restoring { Old Rate
 ES RESTORED ON
 TWO OTHER ROADS
 Does Not Involve Statutory De of 21, Cents Enacted in 1907 br the 11O Commodity Act F Authorized Same Year

(pntgomery, October S1.-(special)-
 Ter lapse of many months, the ques- , of passenger rates will be taken up
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Witness Jailed
Accepts Call to Kentucky

pr. J. D. Gwaltney, formerly the pas tor of the First Baptist church at Tal ledga has accepted a call to serve the First Baptist church of Winches- ter, Ky, a city of 5000 people.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-07-06
TUESDAY,
JULY 3Oth, A. D. 1912,
At 1880 O'clock A. NJ,

At the Court House door in the town Of
Snow Hill, Worcester County. Mary.
land. all the right. title and interest Of
all the parties 10 the aforesaid cause in
aud to all that tract or parcel of land
near Stockton, in the Eighth Election
District Of Worcester County. Maryland,
lying on the west side of the ID. NJ. &
v. Railroad, adjoining the Covington
land. the A. C. Hancock land, the John
J. Taylor land, the Sallie Corbin land.
and the said ID. NJ. & V. Railroad. con.
tanning twenty acres. more or less. TO-
gether with right of way out to the
county road leading from Girdletree to
Stockton, being the same land which
was conveyed TO the said Isaac Carey,
John Carey, Elijah Carey aud Joseph
Carey by Joshua T. Godfrey and wife
by deed dated April 9Th, 1904. recorded
among the land records Of said County
in Liber +. H. p. No. 20. folio 45s.
TERMS OF SALE:
One.third cash .one. third in six months
and one-third in l2 months, or all cash
at the option Of the purchaser. the de-
ferred payments TO bear interest from
the day of sale and to be secured to the
satisfaction of the Trustee.
JOHN w. STATION.
(jy 6-ts) Trustee.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-07-06

The final vote was: Wilson. $3.50;
Clark. S4: Harmon, i2: two absent.
The nomination of a candidate Tor
vice president at the night session
was DELAYED until Champ Clark could
be consulted
Senator Kern. Of Indiana. presented
the platform. and after 1t was read II
was quickly adopted.
II. II. Dean. OF Georgia, placed In
nomination for vice president Champ
Clark. and paid fine tribute 10 the
speaker.
Ex-Governor Alexander NJ. Dockery.
of Missouri. then wen; 20 the platform.
He said: The Hon Champ Clark has
decided he cannot accept the nomin1-
ton for vice president. But want to
say 10 you that Champ Clark Will be
as loyal 10 The nominee OF this con.
vention as any man, He has not reach
ed this concl sion In pique. but for the
reason that ac would prefer TO remain
a representative in congress. Champ
Clark occupies ;hc same position that
every man in ,ho Missouri delegation
does-he is for Woodrow Wilson. first,
last and all the time"
The storm OF cheers. in which the
men who were responsible for VIII.
sons nomination Joined as heartily as
the friends OF The speaker. was
plain indication of the good feeling
that was replacing the soreness and
bitterness.
Former Senator Purcell. OF North
Dakota. nominated Governor John
Burke, of North Carolina.
Samuel Alschu:er. of Illinois, nomi.
mated Elmore Hurst, wealthy bust
ness man of Rock Island. Ill.
Major q. v. Mensics. Of Mount Yer.
non. Ind. nominated Governor Mar.
shall, of Hoes erdom, who. he said.
took his Democracy in his mother
milk" The mention of Marsaalls name
stirred the first demons ration.
A. l.. Miles. of Baltimore, nominated
Mayor Preston. OF Baltimore. for vice
president.
Henry Vollmer. OF Iowa, presented
the name oi Judge Martin Wade, the
national committeeman from Iowa. and
one OF Champ Clark's most earnest
followers.
w. r. King. of Portland. Ore, nomi.
mated Ex-Governor George L. Cham
berlain for vice president.
A vote was then ordered.
Result OF first ballot for vice presi.
dent: Burk. 3O5is: Marshall. 3s9;
Chamberlain. i57; Hurst. n; Preston.
IS: McCombs. is; Sulzer, 3; Wade.
26; Osborne. s: absent. 46is.
The second ballot resulted as fol-
lows: Burke. 3s7is; Marshall. 6f5is;
Chamberlain. i2ia.
The chairman OF the North Dakota
delegation thereupon moved that the
nomination be made unanimous after
having withdrawn Governor Burke's
name.
The convention then adjourned sine
die.
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UPSHUR & UPSHUR. Attys-at-Law.
Order NiSi.

George M. Upshur, Attorney named in
mortgage from Remembrance II.
johnson and Leota M. Johnson, his
wife, to Alfred 7. White, ex parte.
In the Circuit Court for Worcester Coun-
ty. In Equity. No. 1862. July Term,
1912, to wit-July End, 1912.
ORDERED that the sale Of the prop
erty mentioned in these proceedings.
made and reported by George NJ. Up
shur. attorney named in the mortgage
to make said sale. be ratified and con-
firmed unless cause to the contrary
thereof be shown on or before the 10Th
day of July, 1912. provided a copy Of
this order be inserted in some newspa-
per printed in Worcester County once in
each Of three successive weeks before
the 22nd day of July. in the year nine
teen hundred and twelve.
The report states the amount Of sales
TO be $1200.00.
OLIVER d. COLLINS. Clerk.
True Copy-Test:
OLIVER ID. COLLINS, Clerk.
0y 6-3D
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JOHN w. STATION. Atty-at-Law.
Collectors Sale
Ocean City Property
FOR TAXES.

BY virtue Of the power vested in me
by law as Collector of Taxes for the
town Of Ocean City. Worcester County.
Mary land. for the years 1908 and 1909,
/ have levied upon. seized. and taken In
execution for municipal taxes due. aud
in arrears. for the years hereinafter
stated.
I. For the years 1908 and 1909. all
that lot OF parcel of land. together with
the improvements thereupon being and
erected. at Ocean City aforesaid. in the
Third Election District Of Worcester
County, Maryland. designated as Lot
number nine in block number seven.
north, on the plat known as the plat OF
the property Of the Synepuxent Beach
Company of Baltimore City. OF record
in the Office of the Clerk Of the Circuit
Court for Worcester County, Maryland.
assessed to Fannie " Baggott.
2. For 1903. all those lots or parcels
Of land situated at Ocean City aforesaid,
in the Third Election District of said
Worcester County. known as lots one.
two, and three in block five, north, and
lots two. three. four. five and six in
block one, south, assessed to William
X. Richardson.
And I hereby give notice that ON
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Illinois and Its So votes from Clark TO
Wilson; the withdrawal of Represen.
tative Oscar Underwood. OF Alabama.
as candidate. and the announcement
of Senator Stone. of Missouri. which
Immediately followed the Underwood
withdrawal. that all Clark delegates
were released from their pledges.
All three of these announcements
brought forth tremendous cheers from
the delegates and galleries. There was
no band to play. but that didn't mat
ter. so long as the crowds were pos
sessed OF lung power.
Governor Stone added that the Mis-
souri, delegates. however. would stick
to the speaker to the end. Then Mayor
Fitzgerald. of Boston, took the plat.
form and withdrew the name OF Gov.
ernor Foss. OF Massachusetts.
Underwood spurns Vice Presidency.
A dramatic incident occurred while
Bankhcad was speaking in behalf OF
Underwood. He said that Underwood
had entered the contest hoping to be
the nominee. But his chief desire was
to eradicate every vestige OF sectional
feeling. That had now been demon
strated by the liberal support given
the Alabama candidate. He would not
be party to the defeat Of any candi-
date.
"But | think the time has come 20
recognize iha. he canont be nominated
f., IA. hn N
to defeat al. cther candidate" Bank
head proceeded.
"vice pres dent?" queried delegate
from the ii1or.
NO" shouted back Bankhead. HE
will not turn from the important du-
ties he is performing to take such an
office as vice president"
Representative Fitzgerald, OF New
York. called forth frenzy OF cheers
as he went 10 the speakers stand aud
moved that the roll call be disposed
with and the nomination of Wilson be
made by acclamation.
Flags were waved and standards
ripped from the floor. Delegates
mounted chairs and II was several
minutes before the chair could obtain
order.
Senator Reed. OF Missouri. inter
posed an objection to the form OF
unanimous consent TO make the VIII
son nomination by reclamation. His
objection was sustained and the forty
sixth roll call was ordered.
When the roll call was completed.
Chairman James shouted Wilson. $50
votes" Before the words had been
heard. Senator Stone, who was at the
elbow OF Big Ollie. said In sing song
voice. mir. Chairman. move to make
the nomination of Woodrow Wilson
unanimous"
There was one Wild hysterical cheer
II had strength for second or so
and died away. There was rush for
the entrances and practically no de-
sire to stay and hurrah for the can
didates.