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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-01
Merchants In The Cotton Belt.
 1Oc Paid For Cotton

Mir Merchant. in order to close out an overproduction of factory, we will ship you. until November I. express prepaid. 1500 Al Cigars. of either the following well known brands: Large Havana, Small Havana, Tampa Smokers or Brunswick Smokers, or we will ship them assorted to suit you. These goods arc known all over the civilized world where cigars arc smoked. and are Sc sellers
 Nc ship by express. prepaid. any where in the cotton belt. you to deliver to the express agent for us in payment, warehouse receipt for one bale good, middling, upland cotton weighing not less than 500 pounds.
 This deal brings you $75.00 for this cotton, which is now costing you great deal less than the above
 In case you can't use 1900 cigars. why not combine with other merchants in your town and take advantage of this opportunity.
 First come. first served, until we sell out this overproduction.
 RETAILERS' CIGAR ASSOCIATION
 Atlanta Ga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-01
TROY

Troy. September 30.-(Special. )-The local compress has received this season 12SS bales of cotton. Of this amount they have shipped la3 bales, having on hand now 565 bales Last year up to the pres ent time the compress had received 20,67. bales shipped 17,l29 bales and had or hand 353 bales
 The Farmers union of Pike has passed a resolution recommending that the cot. ton crop for 1915 be reduced 90 per cent They asked the banks and merchants tc cooperate with them to the extent of hay. ing all farmers that they may advance to sign a pledge promising to decrease his cotton acreage at least DO per cent They also recommended that cotton bt held in the seed, as the prices offered fol seed are far too low.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-01
FLORENCE NOW HAS
 COMMISSION FORM

Florence, September 30.-(Special.) )--Last night the mace of authority was trans ferred from the mayor and city council to the incoming administration. or rather the commission form of government
 There were no official ceremonies. The commissioners had already qualified, and as the time had arrived for them to take charge of affairs they went immediately to work M. M. Stripln was elected pres
 ident of the board, and will have charge of all police affairs; T. J. Phillips will be superintendent of the financial end of af-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-01
Weather Conditions

Birmingham, September 30, C p. m The pressure has continued low over the gulf states during the past q hours, and rain has been general from Texas and Arkansas to the Atlantic coast Another low pressure are over lying the country west of the Rocky mountains has caused rains over north ern Utah and Nevada, Washington and Oregon, and general cloudiness over re- maining portions of the Pacific slope and the plateau districts.
 There is now central over the lake region a moderate high pressure area which extends over all sections of the country east of the Rockies except the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-01
SOME EARLY GLIMPSES
 AT NEXT LEGISLATURE
MT. Holmes of Tensaw Would Chop Off All Un- necessary Offices = Has Many Ideas.
By HIGH ". noRERrs

Hillary Herbert Holmes of Tensaw, Baldwin county, will for the next four
 years represent the Twenty-first sena- torial district in the legislature. Thirty one years ago, he was born at Magnolia
 Dale, the metropolis of Pine Log creek. From the moment that he was able to stand alone, he began his fight for an , education. For years he maintained that light and won. Teaching the young is his
 present education. MT. Holmes other dis tinction is that once upon d time he was
 on the pay roll of The Age Herald He made first-elass correspondent, and his
 friends contend that he will lend credit to the name he bears by his service in the legislature.
 In regard to his ideas Of how the legis- lature should be run, he writes as fol- lows T was elected on a platform of retrenchment, and feel that the state must be put on business basis. All use less, unnecessary, highly salaried officials from the governors recording secretary to the jury commissioners, from the court of appeals to the law and equity judges. together with many superfluous departments should be abolished. I feel that all county officials should be paid salaries and not fees, and that the office of county treasurer should be abolished. The state should be redistricted judicially to provide for equal service, and congress sionally to make homogenious constitu- eney as nearly as possible. The Tenth congressional district should embrace the counties of the wiregrass from the Ala bama to the Chattahoochee rivers.
 Il believe that the wealth of the com monwealth should educate the childhood of the commonwealth. With faith in the people and the schools l feel that the former should be allowed the privilege of taxing themselves for educational pur- poses. I contend that a new constitution framed in the interest of the people is the nearest and safest way to a realiza- ton or many needed reforms, and would support a result to that effect
 Mir Holmes will introduce s bill pro- VidlnS for the reorganization of the state department of education, and for the ap- pointment a board of education to sup plant the numerous petit boards and commissions, thus increasing efficiency, and decreasing expenses" and another Dill providing for the reformation of the primary system as it obtains in Alabama He would substitute the preferential for the multiple primary. and an election commission of three members in the placs of the huge and unwiefdiy'' committee. of 52. He would have the state pay the expenses of this board so that honesty and ability not wealth and trickery' would determine the result of future cleo tions. He will introduce another bill for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-01
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the purpose of putting the state convict department on a safe and business basis, in that the convict, the dependent family of the convict and the state might be well taken care of
 MT. Holmes believes that the railroad commission should be made public utility commission. He will Work to the end that a permanent system of good roads be de- veloped and sustained in Alabama He will support a bill providing that hog cholera serum and virus be supplied the farmers by the state at cost.
 'I hope to see prohibition, he added ''weaned from politics, and if the matter Is forced on the legislature, I will favor submitting any proposed change to the people with the proviso that future elec- tions may be called after tho election commission has been petitioned by 55 per cent of the entire state electorate, thus eliminating the matter as a future issue for candidates
 MT. Holmes Is a school teacher. lie started his career of instrueling the young at the age of r. He has taught in prac- tically every character of school. first in a log cabin of one-room, and finally as professor of chair in the University of Alabama. He has a Ph D. degree from the Troy normal, B. s. and A. NJ degrees with bachelors and master 5 diplomas in education plus all residence require ments for the degree of Ph D. from Co., lumbia university. He has taught in the Wallace Latham, Bay Minette. Brewtor. Hartford and Columbia schools and at the University of Alabama.
 He belongs to the Acacia and Phi Delta Kappa fraternities, is Knights Of Pythias. an Eastern Star, thirty-second degree Mason. a member of the Baptist church, and a democrat But despite all his good points, he is single, and thus he displays the necessity Of still another achievement before his eareer can be fully rounded out
 Tomorrow. William W. Hill of Mont isomcry. senator-eIect from the Twen- t,-cjHsth district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-01
ALAbAM|ANSHAVE
 NEW PLAN FOR
 COTTON PROBLEM
Would Have Banks Take Up Situation and Feed" to Market Only Staple
 Actually Needed

Washington, September 30.-(Spe- cial.)-Plans for carrying the cotton crop through the war and for auto- matically reducing the acreage next year were submitted to Secretary Me Adoo today by s. P Mcdonald, presi- dent of the First National bank of Sylacauga, and William J. Mcleod, a leading merchant of that section.
 The general scheme is for the banks of the south to take the situation into their own hands and to feed onto the mar ket only sufficient cotton to meet actual demands as they arise from the mills, and also to warn patrons that the normal cotton loans will be cut exactly in half next year
 As explained by the visitors to MT. McAdoo the banks of the south now hold as collateral for loans virtually the crop of 1914. Each bank, however, is nervous lest some other bank may call it's loans and so dump on the market sufficient of the staple to depress prices without just cause. By 'gentleman's agreement" they said the banks might be brought to stand together and to agree to carry all loans except when a call might be made for a supply of cotton for the spinners. In that event each bank should release only it's proportlonate share of cotton col lateral and call only enough loans to let out this amount
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-01
Buy a Bale

Alexander City, September 30-(Spe- cial)-The buy-a-bale movement has struck the recple of Alexander City. The first business man to become interested in this movement is I. Frohsn, one of the largest merchants at Alexander City, who on yesterday purchased at 10 cents 20 bales from wagons of the countrymen. At the same time his two little sons. Ralf and Louis, ages s and 12 years old, also bought a bale at 10 cents.
 Today little Sadie Gross. the 7-year-old daughter of R. F. Gross, of the Graves and Gross Mercantile company of this city, also bought with her savings bale of cotton at 10 cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-01
Merchants Form Association

Huntsville, September S0.-tSpecial) The merchants of this city held a mer- chants cotton convention yesterday, during which they discussed ways and ipeans by which they could finance the present situation caused by the Eu- ropean war.
 The merchants organized a Retail Merchants association and they sent a proposition to their eastern and north ern robbers and wholesale firms.
 The purpose of the association is to establish clearing house in this city whoreb by a farmer is enabled to store his cotton and with the vouchers he can do his cash trading, being allowed 10 cents per pound for his cotton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-01
To Plant Less Cotton

Eufaula, September 30.-(Specia1.) In order to meet conditions growing out of the present European war. and the necessity for reducing the cotton acreage next year. farmers and plant CTS in this section are already making preparations. Many will turn big tracts of land over to cattle raising, which during the past few years of experi ment .ias proved a most profitable business to this section. Many also will turn their attention to hog raising and mucn land is now being fenced in for this impose In this way greater part of the land, which up until this tine has been used for the cultivation of cotton. will not be allowed to lie idle but will he turned over for other uses
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-01

, gulf states. It has caused fair weather throughout the plains states and all states east of the Mississippi lying north of the northern Tennessee line. Temperatures were rather low over the cotton districts affected by the low pressure area. due to the heavy cloudiness and general rain, Over western and northern portions of the belt reading were from to 10 degrees higher. In those districts and in the plains states and the Ohio valley D. m readings were slightly above TO de- grees, and Rapid City reported a read ing of 80 degrees. Vicksburg reported a temperature of 60 degrees at the same hour. Relatively cool weather extended over all the Atlantic slope and the lake region.
 Summary Of observations made a. United States Weather Bureau sta tions during tfa 24 hours ending s p. rl.. 10th .oer1 ila.i t;,i....
 remp'turc Pre-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-01
RED BAY VISITED
 BY $2O,0OOF FIRE Entire Block Destroyed by Flames-Six Buildings
 Burned

Red Bay, September 3O-tSpccialo Fire cf unknown origin here tonight about o'clock caused damage esti- mated at $2O.O0O, burned six business buildings and several residences. Of the $20,OOO loss haif was covered by insurance. An entire block was de- strOyed before the fire was controlled.
 Among the business houses to suf- fer bOth in loss of goods and buildings were: Red Bay Mercantile company, Janles l.. McTeeiy. Howell Brothers, Os- walt and A. A. NabOrr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-01

sistant superintendent of Jefferson coun- ty will afford. It will at least enable me to test the plans promulgated by the rural school department during the last three years.
 "l have purchased the Educational EX- change, the only educa tional journal in the state, and one that reaches prac- tically all the teachers. I shall edit this magazine and endeavor to continue it as medium for shaping the trend of ed- ucational thought in Alabama. It's col umns as heretofore will be open to the state department of educa ation.
 My successor has my very best wishes. He is an able man and though without ex- perience in rural school supervision, his natural energy and mental alertness will enable him to learn that as well as the other duties of the position.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-01
Keep Off Surplus

By this plan, they said. surplus sup ply Of cotton would be kept off the mar ket, and in hands strong enough to carry it for almost an indefinite period Even if large amount were demanded by the mills, the amount released by each indi- vidual bank would be exceedingly small, and the loans called by each bank would be almost negligible.
 Moreover they said tine spinners would be impressed with the fact that they were unlikely to obtain bargain prices'' in cotton through the possibility of some bank dumping it's cotton collateral on the market at sacrifice to the actual own CTS
 Moreover, they suggest every national and state bank should warn their pro- ducers, land owners and merchants that cotton loans next year would be restrict ed to 50 per cent of the amount usually advanced on the crop, and that produc- CTS thus would be. compelled to cut the acreage in half.
 While they say, MT. MeAdoo indorsed the plan without reserve he added that he could use no authority to this end. but that the question lay with the southern banks themselves. He suggested that each state bankers association induce It's members to enter into such an agreement and that these associations as whole enter into a similar agreement among themselves. Then, he concluded, repre- sentatives of the combined state associa- tions might get the national banks to join in the plan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-01
Progressives Name Candidates

Baltimore. September 3.-Thc progress sive party state convention today nomi- mated pr. V. NJ. Reichard of Washington county. for United States senator. Louis F. Kefauver was named for Congress from the Sixth district The platform adopted said the party favored submit ting the liquor question % the people. Theodore Roosevelt was indorsed for the presidency in 1916.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-01
CASUALTY LIST

London. September 30-d0:15 D. m.)-The official report of casualties among Brit ish officers, ir dispatches under date of September P and 25. from general head quarters, includes five killed, 16 woundel one died of wounds and two missing.
 One of the wounded is Brisadier General Frederick l.. Y. Wing, commanding tho tLird division Royal artillery. Genera Wing won distinction in the South Afr can NAT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-01
Weather Forecast

Washington, September 30.-Forecas for Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi Cloudy with probably local shower. Thursday; Friday partly cloudy; probably showers south portions.
 Tennessee; Partly cloudy Thursday and Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-01
Fulenwider Nominated

Montgomery September 30.--(SpecialD Republicans of tho Ninth Congressional district have notified Secretary of State Cyrus B. Brown of the nomina ton for Congress of Robert Fulenwder of Bir- mingham Mir. Fulenwider will oppose George Huddleston of Birmingham. the democratic nominee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-01

fairs and c. F. Jordan will superintend the city schools, parks. etc. The election of police officers resulted as follows; Chief of police. H. l.. Kendrick; regular police force, w. J. Hamm, J. M. Bennett, Dan F. Eastep and Benjamin r. Romine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-01
To Number Tiger Players

Princeton, N. J., September 30-Prince- ton football players will be numbered in this seasons games, it WAS announced tonight. Large figures will be sewed on the backs of the players jerseys. Specta- tors will be given lists carrying the names and numbers of the men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-01
Wallace to Washington

Mont gomery, September 3o.-(Spe- cial. l.)-John H. Wallace Jr., state game and fish commissioner. left today for Washington, where he goes to attend the annual convention of the National Association of Game and Fish Commits sicners. The convention opened today and ill continue until October {.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-01
Cost Kept Down-Quality Kent lin

Cost Kept DOwn-Quality Kept Up
 No better medicine could be made for coughs, colds, croup hoarseness. ticlx
 ling throat, bronchitis. etc, than Foley's Honey and Tar compound. That's why they can't improve the quality, and war or no war, the price remains the same. F. J. Sergeant. Dal- las. Tex says: T believe Foley S Honey and Tar has no equal for it completely relieved me of all symptoms of tuberculosis and my cough has en- tirely disappeared" Don't accept any substitute. for Foley's Honey and Tar is the best. For sale by all druggists
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-01
BUY-A-BALE

Jacksonville. September 3O-(Spe cial)-The faculty of the State Nor mal school have caught the "buy-a- bale" spirit and propose to buy a bale of cotton from some person who is in need of funds to educate his children. This bale will be placed on the front gallery of the college building for some weeks. President Daugette will buy bale, and perhaps other mem- bers of the faculty in addition to the one purchased collectively.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-01
Will Oppose Adjournment

Mr Mcdonald will take it up with the Alabama State Bankers association on ms return home at the end of the week Representative Henry of Texas, who is making a spectacular fight for his cot ton relief bill, said he would oppose ad- journment till such relief was granted The correspondent of The Age-Herald was informed by Representative Phelan that Chairman Glass was confident that the banking and currency committed would oppose the measure
 President Wilson informed a committee rom the recent cotton conference that he would discuss with the treasurer a plan for permitting state banks to issue Aldrich-Nreeland currency without the 1f per cent tax. c, D. S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-01
Local Data

For the 24 hours ending at D. m. Sep
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-01
Unsolicited Testimonial

"An unsolicited testimonial from for mer State Superintendent Willingham, given upon the day of his resignation, among other things says The splendid results which have attended your labors have surpassed my fondest expectations.
 T shall no douht find pleasure in the intensive work which the position of as
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-06-21
GET ONE!
TURNED HOSE ON THE
REBEL PRISONERS
PRISONERS IN TIE COUNTY JAIl.
STARTED \ REBELLION
LAST NIGHT.

Part Of the ceiling in the district
court was ruined Fridty night as the
result of an incipient revolt of the
city prisoners confined in the county
jail. For several days bunch OF
ten or more city prisoners have been
threatening TO break loose unle1s
they were allowed to nave cocaine.
Friday night they began yelling
and cursing at the top Of their voices
and disregarded the jailer's threats
to lock them up separately. Finally
the night jailer was forced to resort
TO drastic measures, and bringing
the hose into play, soon quieted the
rebellious prisoners
He was forced to use the water
cure for some time and the water
soaked through the floor and dam
aged the ceiling Of the district court
room, Just below.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-06-21

A mistake on the part Of Miss
Blanche Fees caused mis-
figure IN the report OF the AN-
eruge circulation OF The World
for the month Of May Miss
Fees overlooked the fact that
there were % publication days
Tor The World IN May, instead
OF 2G Cthe average for the
year,, and divided the total OF
37l,00O copies for the mouth by
20, instead OF a. This mis-
take caused the average to read
l42I2, whom II should have
read 1913,
II has always been the policy
Of Tho world 10 be absolutely
frank ana honest In its circula-
ilun reports, and we are glad 10
make this correction.
Miss Fees has had absolute
charge of these reports for the
past year ana half, having re-
signed shortly after completing
the report In question,
Considering that IT is a diff
cult task 10 keep "a Thoroughly
correct tahululon on circula-
ton reports, a. is demanded
for World advertisers, this one
mistake in all her months Of
service Is not worthy OF such
space, excepting The World con-
s.dcrs II important that our ad-
Ncrtscrs he properly informed
Of the circulation delivered 10
them FOR the money they pay.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-06-21

Discussing the weather the Battle
Creek News says:
Does the thermometer make It
hot7
"The answer spoken out Of all the
experience which humanity has been
able to gather up, is 'No!'
IVORY and fuss and fret and bad
conduct makes 1t hot. Heat is internal.
Heat is the product OF mental and
physical bad diet"
That's the negative side OF the
problem There's another side. Be
lieve the weather Is right. Is benefit
cial IL right rules of action are fol-
lowed-and the heated becomes the
happy term Of the year.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-06-21
LOOK!
City NEWS

ONE MARRIAGE license was is
sued yesterday TO the following couple
Fred A. Smith, 81, Tulsa, and Miss
sadie Villains, 30 Bartlesyille.
MRS. JOSEPHINE GUILE was
yesterday granted a divorce from
John Guyle in the superior court.
DescrtiOn was the cause Of the ac-
tion.
DR.. ROSS r. GROSSHART, who
has been I'm Missouri for the past week
visiting his old home, arrived in Tulsa
last night, after having driven from
Kansas City in his machine in Il
hours.
"CURLEY" MARTIN, tool dresser
In the field near Porter. broke his
wrist while forging a Joint Of pipe,
Friday morning The handle OF the
forge broke. striking his arm in such
"A way that the bone was broken near
the wrist
TWO SUITS for divorce were filed
in the superior court yesterday z.
A Hopkins sought separation from
Ada Hopkins on the grounds of adul-
terry, and Julia Dix sought a divorce
from T. 6. Dix on the grounds Of
cesertion.
DIR. C. A MARSHALL. the local
dentist, returned Yesterday from an
extensive tour of Europe He visited
his old home In Bohemia and many
other points Of interest, and report
ed successful trip both going and
returning. He will resume the prac-
tice of dentistry
REVIVAL MEETINGS are now in
progress in tabernacle on the Church
OF God property, one block north of
Central park at the corner Of Madison
and Fifth streets This Is two blocks
south of the Kendall car line. A lady
evangelist from oklahoma city is con-
Quoting the meeting with the assist
ance Of others Today there will be
three services-i1 a. m, 2:30 p. m.
and p. IN. These meetings will con-
tinue every night this week