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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
KELLER ON SCOUTING TRIP
 THROUGH SOUTH ALABAMA

Montgomery, August 2i.-tSpecial)--W s Keller, state highway engineer, left today on a scouting trip over one of the proposed highways from Montgomery to Mobile, member of the state highway companied by Captain John Craft, of Mobile "a member of the state highway commission.
 The scouting party finished the first lap of the journey at Evergreen tonight, and will start for Mobile early tomorrow morning. The party will return to Mont gomery Thursday afternoon.
 Next week MT. Keller will make a scouting trip from Birmingham to Jasper and Russellville. He will go to Bir- mingham on the train next Sunday night, and will start for Jasper in an automo- bile early Monday morning.
 With the completion of the scouting trips from Montgomery to Mobile and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25

from Birmingham to Russellville, by way of Jasper, MT. Keller will be prepared to make his report on a proposed system of trunk highways. This report will be submitted to the legislature at it's next regular session.
 The highway engineer will recommend in his report six or eight main state highways, extending in different direc- tions over the entire state 1t is prob able that he will recommend that sev- eral of these highways connect Birming- ham with Montgomery and with flour ishing centers in north Alabama, and that several state roads lead to Montgom- cry. The most important of these high ways will be the BiriminghamM Montgom- cry road, part of which has already been eonstructed.s This road will connect at Birmingham with roads leading to Flor ence, Huntsville, Gadsden and Anniston. and at Montgomery with roads leading to Mobile and to principal cities in east and west Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
4 COUNTY TICKETS
 IN FIELD IN ET0WAH
Democratic, Progressive, Re- publican and Socialist
 Tickets to Be Voted

Gadsden, August 24.-(Special) Four county tickets now are in the field in Etowah. They are the demo- .crat. progressive, republican and so- eialist The last named ticket was nominated Saturday at Walnut Grove. IS. R. Holloway of Murraycross will make the race for sheriff $. G. Clay of Altoona, for state representative and Henry Pippin of Alabama City and John Condray of Walnut Grove, for commissioners.
 Probably the last battle on street paving of the present administration will be fought tonight over the Wal nut street problem It is unlikely that the council will take action, but will turn this problem over to it's successor which takes office october l.
 The 1914-1915 city directory for Gadsden, Alabama City and Attalla has just been issued. and shows a great increase in names as we'll as in business firms and in residences.
 Equipment and dental gold valued at from $150 to $200 were taken from the office of pr. N. N Vann at Attalla last night. A typewriter, forceps and other tools were taken. The thieves escaped
 Monroe l.. Bradley and Miss Lilly Hobbs, both of Crossville, were married Sunday morning, Probate Judge l.. L. Herzberg performing the ceremony
 Dr. R. A. Burns, mayor of Alabama City. has ordered "clean up days" to be observed August 26, 27 and 2S
 
 Carl Whorton of the Whorton Phar- macy company left Saturday night for Detroit to attend the meeting of the American Pharmaceutical association as delegate from the Alabama associa- ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Local Data
Weather Conditions

Birmingham. August 24-(7 p. m.j An area of relatively low pressure ex- tends across the country on the map tonight from the southwest to the north Atlantic coast, while along the north ern border and over the southern At lantic states areas of higher barometrio readings occur. This has resulted in generally cool weather over the north ern states from the Rockies to the east
 ern lake region, and in general rainfall over the middle of the country. This rainfall area extends as rather marrow band across the country from New Mexico to Maine, also extending over
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25

be able to make report to the gov ernor before the last of the week. Each caso is being carefully investigated by the board.
 At it's present session the board will not consider cases of ineligibility. Dur ing the past few months the board has phelG number of sessions, at all of -qhich meetings the pension rolls were rurged of many pensioners who were dra wing money from the state illegally.
 The members of the board are John C. Webb. Demopolis. chairman; Dr. NJ. l.. Wood. Montgomery. and Gen. Fred s. Ferguson. Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
TWO NEGROES AND
 HORSE IN HOSPITAL

Anniston. August 24.-tSpecial) As the result of an automobile acci- d'nt which occurred on Leighton ave- rue late Saturday night, one negro is in q local hospital with his leg broken, another has three ribs shattered. and the horse which the negroes were driv- ing is in a veterinary hospital and may have to be killed. The negroes were driving along the street when they were struck by an automobile and their buggy was completely shat tered. The driver of the automobile Is unknown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
PROGRESS|VES ID
 NAME A CANDIDATE Meet This Afternoon at 3 O'Clock-Republicans to
 Convene Thursday

Anti-democrats are again getting busy.
 This afternoon at o'clock "progres- sives'' will convene in the city hall and nominate candidate for Congress. Their choice will probably fall on NJ. w. How ard, who formerly represented the Sev- enth district in Congress. Should MT. Howard thrust aside the crown. the ''progressives'' will probably adjourn for further investigation.
 Thursday the state executive committee of the republican party will meet in Birmingham. It is thought that a cam paign committee will be named and that headquarters will be arranged for in order that an active fight might be made for 'sg. o. D." nominees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
SCOOP GIVES IMPRESSION
 OF PRESENT DAY WARFARE

At little grocery store at the corner of Eightieth street and Underwood ave nue. East Lake am old negno man was discoursing yesterday morning upon the relative merits of the present European war and that of the sixties, in the latter of which he was a participant He said that if dem furriners fit fer four years lak we did dey'll know sumptin bout war"
 The storekeeper asked "Old Man Henry, as the negro is called if he had seen what Scoop had done The old darky asked who was Scoop. T ain t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
SCHLICHTJNG'S ART
 COLLIE c TON IS
 LEFT TO THE LOUVRE

Paris. August 24.--The will of Baron Rnsile Der Schlichting. one of the not able Russian residents of Paris who died recently. leaves his magnificent collection of paintings. bronzes and sculptures. valued al s20. 900 900. to the Louvre Among his objects of art ars 114 snuff boxes for which the late l Pierpont Morgan is said to have of fered s2,O0O.c00. one of these boxes painted by Frasonard. is valued al S10O O0O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
1 Texas, Louisiana and southern Al

Texas, Louisiana and southern Ala bama. A small area also apepars over the upper Missouri valley. where heavy amounts were reported. Havre re-
 ported 1.1S inches and Williston, POP inches. In the cotton belt no heavy
 rainfalls were reported except Abilene, where PAP inches fell since Sunday night.
 Temperatures ranged below so de- gross over the Mississippi valley and over southern Alabama, southern Geor- gia, and northern Florida. Higher read ings occurred in Texas and Oklahoma and over the interior of the cotton states east of the Mississippi. Summary of observations made at
 United States weather bureau stations
 during the 2i hours ending at g p. m..
 10th meridian: time;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
OVER 1000 APPLICATIONS FOR
 PENSIONS TO BE CONSIDERED

Montgomery, August 24.-(Special) j Members of the state board of pension examiners are meeting in annual ses- sion in the office of the state auditor to consider more than 1000 applications for pensions. The meeting of the board was called for August 10. but owing to the absence of Chairman John c. N ebb, the session was postponed. The annual meeting today opened with a full attendance of the boand.
 Consideration of the various appli- cations for pensions will consume sev- eral days, and the board will hardly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
REFUSES ID DISCUSS THE MOBILE INCIDENT
Scully Returns From Bir- mingham Where Batteries
 A and D Are Paid Off

Montgomery, August 24.-(Special. )-Ad- jutant General Joseph B. Scully returned this afternoon from Birmingham, where he went to pay off the officers and mem- bers of Batteries A and D, first battalion of field artillery. General Scully said he had not decided what action would be taken relative to the Mobile incident, and declined to discuss the matter He indicated that he would first talk with the governor before making any definite announcement. In the meantime the mat ter is being thoroughly investigated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
MILITARY OFFICIAL
 AT DECATUR RESIGNS

Montgomery. August 24.-(Special) ) Announcement was made at the office of the state military department today that s. A. Tisdale, first lieutenant of Company F, Fourth infantry regiment or Decatur. has resigned. and that an election has been ordered to fill the vacancy. The returns from the elec- tion will be sent to the office of the ajjutant general.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
AUTO RACER IS
 GIVEN SENTENCE

Chicago, August 24.-Edward A. tiearne. automobile racer who finished fifth in the Elgin road race Saturday, was sentenced to so days in jail today for failing to pay $500 alimony Hearne WIS unable to give bond to pay the amount and his former wife would not agree to free him on his own recog- nizapce. so he was taken to jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
CHARGE VIOLATION
 OF COPYRIGHT LAW
Vogue Company Alleges Caheen Bros. Used Copy of Frontispiece of
 Magazine in Advertisement

Suit was filed yesterday ins the Uni- ted States court by the Vogue company. publishers of magazine devoted to womans fashions, directed against Ca heen Brothers of Birmingham in which is charged a violation of the copyright law. The complaint alleges that the de- fendant firm copied the frontispiece of the Vogue magazine and used it as an advertisement in a local newspaper.
 The suit is in equity and will be heard before Judge Grubb on his return from New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Registrars Meeting

[ Admission, August 24.-(Special) ) D. F. Shuford. w. J. Scott and L. P. Carpenter. who compose the board of registrars of Calhoun county. met at tile courthouse this morning for the purpose of registering the qualified voters. They will be in session all of the week and will again meet at the courthouse for registration purposes be- ginning with the week of September 2S. They will also meet two days be- fore the general elections in the fall Ito give those an opportunity to reg i~.er who have not already done SD Toy that time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Feagin Has Throat Affection

Montgomery. August Special W illiam F. Feagin, superintendent of education. is recovering from the ef- fects of slight operation on his throat. Superintendent Teagin is con fined at St. Margaret's hospital and reports indicate that he Is improving rapidly. and that he will be back at his office by the last of the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25

he said.
 The storekeeper produced copy of The Age-Herald and showed<. the negro where Scoop was lighting his pipe with the fuse of a bomb which had been dropped from an arship. The negro was greatly astonished and asked if that was the way the fighting in Europe was be- ing carried on He was assured that it was.
 "Lawdy.' he exclaimed, "dey gifts you comin' and gwine, don't dey?" And he proceeded on down the street with the paper, saying he wanted to show "the ole oman how fighting of the present day was conducted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Arrested for Burglary

. Anniston, August e4.-tspeciaL) l. T. Simpson. white boy about IS years of age, was arrested this morn ing by officers N. T. GIosson and George Rutledge No. and admitted on the way to jail that he broke open tie safe in the Savoy theatre about six weeks ago and stole about $206. Simpson was suspected of the rob hoty as soon as 1t was discovered and he was traced to Birmingham and there lost sight of. He came back to An niston few days ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
PISTOL DUEL OCCURS
 IN JACKSON COUNTY
John Harris and Herman Harper Principals in Af-
 fray Near ScOttsbOr0

Chattanooga, Tenn, August 24--A spe- cia from Scottsboro, Ala. says John Harris is dead and Herman Harper fa- tally wounded as the result of pistol duel five miles west of Scottsboro last Sunday afternoon. Both men were wealthy and prominent farmers. Harris was shot through the chest and Harper twice through the head and in the chest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Jap Liner Sails

San Francisco. August 24.-The Jap anese liner shinyo Maru sailed today for the orient It4ik supposed she will be joined at sea hd conveyed by the Japanese cruiser Idxumo, who preceded her last Saturday. Somewhere between this port and Japan are the German cruisers Leipzig and Nurnberg
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
M'REYNOLDS AND
 T. w. GREGORY ARE FAVORABLY REPORTED

Washington, August 24-lJominations of Attorney General McReynolds to be an associate justice of the supreme court and Thomas W. Gregory 10 be Attorney General were ordered favoraby report ed to the Senate today by the Judiciary committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Commission Meets Today

Cp until 1ast msht nothlhg of impor- tance was scheduled for action at the city commission meeting at 3:3O o'clock t..is afternoon. The report of the public well fare board, as printed in this morning $ Age-Herald. will come before the board, but no action of any kind will be taken now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Weather Forecast

Washington, August 24.-Weather forecast for Alabama, Georgia and Nississippi: Local thundershowers Tuesday and Wednesday.
 Tennessee: Thundershowers and somewhat cooler Tuesday; Wednesday unsettled. probably local showers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Remove Sugar Embargo

Kingstown, Jamaica. August 24.-The embargo of the exportation of sugar from Jamaica, imposed recently by the local authorities. has been removed ex- ccrt to countries hostile to England.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25

Stevenson merchants from the city will attend the Merchants association, which meets in Birmingham this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25

The steeple of St. Lukes Episcopal church is being repaired This church is over 60 years old and this is the second time work has been done on the steeple
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
JACKSONVILLE NOTES

Jacksonville, August 24.-(Special. )-Ths Calhoun County Baptist Young Peoples union conevenes here next Sunday, Au- gust 30, at the Baptist church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25

Butler county teachers institute was opened here this morning at the court house by Prof. c. H. Lewis county su- perintendent of education. The enroll ment was large and the institute is des- tined to be one of the best ever held in the county. Prof. w. c. Grggs of Gads- den has charge of the institute and he is assisted by Miss Gray of Birming- ham,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
KELLER AND PARTY ] REACH GREENV|[LE ON SCOUTING TRIP Highway Engineer Met by Delegation and Escorted Into TOwn-Dinner at
 Georgiana

Greenville, August 24-tSpecial) )AW. s. Keller, state good road engineer. and party arrived in Greenvile today. MT. Keller is scouting looking for the best route to build the trunk line from Mo- bile to Montgomery. Several routes have already been gone over and another will be made as MT. Keller and party return to Montgomery. He Is making notes on each trip and when all routes are looked over he will recommend the best one to the state highway commission.
 The party left Montgomery early this morning and went by Highland Home to Iionoraville to Greenville. MT. Keller stated that the roads were good to High land Home but from there to Honora- vile the roads were not so good with the exception of several miles that Cren- vile to Greenville the road was in "a fairly good condition but MT. Keller was we'll pleased with the road that Is ii course of construction from Gfeenvile to Honoraville. He was especially pleased with the excellent reinforced concrete and steel bridges that are being built in Butler.
 delegation of good roads enthusiasts from Greenvile at the county line and escorted to Greenville. The party was gladly welcomed in Greenville by a large number of citizens. A numbers of citizens from Georgiana and Chapman were ir Greenville to escort the party to Geor- giana, where dinner was prepared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25

The state normal school will reopen September 15. Families are moving in. ready for the opening. The eighth grade. which was recently eliminated from the training school, will be taught by J. D. Samuels, 1914 graduate in a building near the state normal school.
 The Anniston conference of the colored Methodist church Sunday school Wom- ans Missionary union, and Epworth league was finished Sunday night with a sermon by their bishop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25

Tuesday, August As expected the furniture wagons are removing the taron's furniture today. The tradespeo- ple of C. have been "let in.' as the expression is here or as we would say. stuck. He has been stopped in London a suspected spy; simply detained; no passport bere allowed.
 SAVANNAH BARRETT BUTT.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-05-01
- A--ss4uEnAOw
Here lS 0s0Od eW8
,fOf StOlliala Victims!

ssSome very rernsrkatie results are
9einE ohiained sby treating stomsch.
liver and intestinal troubles with sure
vegetable oils, which exert cleansing,
ssotliIgl and push sfyingi action upon de
lever boWels,f removing the obseTucti1ns,
Of poisonous, fscal matter and gases aid
preventing their skscFpiien 5y the blood.
This done, the food Is. allowed free psS-
sage from 1.-The stomach, fermen.atihh
cessss and stomach troubles quickly dis-I
appear. s Nt4
George III. Mavr. for tvventy<vea re- nj
leading Chicago druggist, cured himself.
and many of his friends Of stcinaeh,,
liver and Intestinal troubles Of yeafS'l
standing by his treatment. and so slic.l
ceSSful was the remedy he devised that
itthas since been placed in the hands OK
druggists all over the country, who have
cold thousands of bottles.
Though absolutely harmless, the ef-'
feet Of the medicine is sufficient TO ccn..
vince any one of itH remarkable eject
iveness, and witssiiti ~ hours the sufferer
feels IKE new person, Aayr's Won
derful Stomach Remedy 10 NOW sold aere
by -
EyAN6s P1LAlhSIACY
Three Stores.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-05-01

Smiths complaint. was that the gov
,ernment was using it's power to break
the puok and thereby depress 1.-The
price of cotton: while It had never
taken any steps to prosecute parties
engaged TN efforts to lower the price
of cotton. In other words, he con-
tended that the government was, en-
deayoring TO tlse it's power !. In the
interest OF the spectators and against
the interest of the farmers. 1T is no.
Ttsceable that since Senator Smith
directed public attention TO. the jiftRt-
ter and criticised the governments q
iOlicy SO severely, there has not been
a single systematic effort on the part
Of the SPECTATORS to ,depress the price
Of cottOa as has been the case almost
every year before he entered the SEN
ate. es. -.
Cotton Statistics S;
ON December II, 1871. ?, Senator
Smth hctrodnced the following joint
resutiltt0n: @i@ " v.
"Resolyed. That the director !Sf the
oeflsus q, drean! be, and he isaharebyi
auth orr. q and directed toIccllectt sEnd
publish in cohneetioa with atba Gin
nets' r'inott of tottpn production pro-
st5.Sa IbE II FeStiian 60 ass al 1sass q g
es1ngreEas entitled An act Ito! provide
f1Tt ~ perinanbIlt census cfilce," tup-
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-05-01
80 a.spolrl ! gicItsEs..

IaatHz, April 50 N 0sliutas
Fscetyed here s0aay frsnl
ntpfEuia. IL fhs onstftuticBRli
states tliat 400 desSi N y =, =
large amount gflanntIiainIt ton and y. .fsso
riflek Raras aaIlt tnreh sliv the rahAlA ~
AIlsEsie April Is and ges
1IutSuia aid the q tins Featsa
hours and that the lIederpFafiuff II7TI7I1I
siss,ai a. kssA Aklss ass A An ~
rebel loss. ne ssld, wan IS kilIed asis
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-05-01
ASHODLB BE Jis;IkIIikSrNG,


% = a ApriI 20 w II CsolIoliis 81
saMalIOYEd q q tack yesterday. 1t ilodself
IN mis- Throat and he ssesriy q iet. - = Sc s:
sieepic pDaFatioE at the hospital saved
lin. He was lptst tint: :lap sRinaoSy cur,
taiils, and had s sssessfS s: 3s=s=isS5s Ss,s.s
iI hts nfptith when !ife acu1ghed &i1d
piis slipped down MS thfUssE. - .tii,4
1t stuck IN the 1.ainss nf the fllsz.g.s 4
before it4gct,R ali the way down To- the.
atls4zzlsenii aud he had hn aaonfsiTtss
time ef st until theS got him son 8ifa
oDegatinG table. The tack wa8 iocs-
ted by nleRns OF tlse sS.TASs. &,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-05-01

proyed March g, 1902. statistics oesiile
uinhar Of hafe OF cotton ,consvnled4 An
manufacturlng regardless OF: their
lnharactar; the pbaF OF bales owned
by such nlannsaetb an the iitilrfns >
bers of 1sat les 0rted. The at tics
sanley manner and ;taIasi sF tt.e 81, aasr,.a
shal be coliarte "a and published IN stiie
rules and reguJbf .Sso, as the. gfnnGrs'
reporss are EOliected and pnflfsIied.
exeent that the statistics herein x.io-
ysdea for shall he collected aaa s.:..z
lished monthlyliand during the tnniith
wien theN census bureau a publishes
gihners'% reports. The atat1Jtics
iIoTe1 u Iigoviueq TOR, snail me- .nnnIiRtred
At thp saine time anu in Une same
malnsr that the monthly ginners,Sre-
ports are published" a..
| The resolution passed tie 3" senate
and went to the house, where II was
incorporated I'm the gricaitural .ap-
preparation bill OF that year. endait Is
now the law of the land. -
Tho object. OF course, was. 20 furnish
: the FARMERS gtIt tisticssas To the amount
OF facotton I'm sight. SO that they might
julgesas 70 thp adyIse5iiity oEJhulding
cotton or selling. Before this law
was enacted the government had tbAeia
collecting statistics on only one side
OF the market, Tho manufacturers
land dealers had been benetited by 1t,
: but there had sheRn5no effort to collect
amount of cotton on hand, etc. ~ Sena-
tor Smith beloved that sthe facts ;ofl
both sides of the market shouid be
given equal publicity. and !iIe secured
rthe necessary sisaisIation
;. 8IGre icenrase REPORTS. .4i 4 z (. (.
IN SJuiy.; 1911, the del paftnisnt :. ;jof
thgftRuitiire ssaned aspreiinliIa state
fIlient AL 10 tli esc0ndi ifipn OF 1site cd ton
icEap. II In The ioplntan .of Senator Smith
this statement or estimate Rass cofi-
trafy to law a 81 =; ~ .,
sSehatot SSgith iinni ediaEeIy attacked
the denaEtment's se5tinlnte !; and On iAti-
! gilst IL, l91i, Sofler red the foliostllg
res5luttnu: :, q &;
Received, That the erataFy e 9,ppff . {
Rgficgtture be, and ist hereby ifE5tsiiet-
ed ITO fnrnist thF tieIiate dett iled ssfnsi
Iormat ;on az TO me methods employed
| iHt Obtaining n report on the condition
i.of the aFnwing cottnn crnps Che ner~
Bons efnpioyed In obtainlpg stfch an
| forfhhtion, their names and postofiice
&ddresses by sttteB. Z isSfts
Also the glasses snsa which ttsas
reporting agents are ssib@o ,via led; !;
i sA1aD, al Internal Hon as TO "a the
nagtheds employ ed sin efrizins ak an
estimate of the probable yield OF the
cotton crop from the groginE 81 cenrs;;
siso, the Fneth0de an1p ployed III ar
riyfng at the increase or dsc5sa5e In
acreage planted In cotton from year
to year = 4; - n q NJ 7.
senator Smith aecuIapiIshea what
he set out 10 do. By alreQ cling public
attention e. these Loose sIIa In ccar rste