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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-21

of the companies taken over by it was in competition with any. of the others, except for very slight competition be- tween it's Chicago steel works and one in Ohio. Judge Gary was largely in strumental in the organization of tho Federal Steel company. and testified that it was strictly business proposition with the intention to form a self-con- taihed and practical organization, which 1t was believed would produce and dis tribute to the best advantage and at the least cost and would increase the business at home and abroad, without any intention of acquiring monopoly suppressng competition or restraining trade.
 The organization of the United States Steel corporation was shown to be es- sentially |. development of the Federal Steel company. Soon after the latter began business, it's officers discovered that 1t lacked facilities for manufactur- ing sufficient diversity of products and lacked the capital necessary to ac- quire these facilities. and that the loca- tion of its plants was such that it could rot compete successfully for the eastern trade of the United States, or reach the foreign markets. In order to over como these difficulties, an effort was made to raise additional capital. but this did not succeed. While 1t hung ire, an opportunity to accomplish the purpose of the Federal Steel company was offered
 The brief then goes on to relate in detail the negotiations which resulted in the Federal Steel buying the Car negie properties To J. P. Morgan & Co. were intrusted the negotiations which were carried out under the direction of Judge Gary. The Steel corpors ton, was the outcome.
 Throughout the brief 1t is contended by counsel for the defense that the testimony of large numbers of witnesses, includ- ing customers and competitors of the corporation, conclusively shows that the conduct of the corporation has been uni formly open and fair and not injurious to customers or competitors or prejudi- cial to the public interests; and that the corporation neither possesses nor has attempted to exercise a monopoly; also that it has not restrained, but on the contrary, has promoted and extended trade and commerce.
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LEGAL NOTICES
Foreclosure Sale

FOrecIOsure sale
 Default having been made in the pay nent of an Indebtedness secured by a mortgage executed to the undersigned United States Mortgage S Trust company on the Sth day of February, 1912, whie., mortgage s recorded in the office of the judge of probate for Jefferson county. Alabama, in book 652. on page 2Oe, and the payment of which has been assumed ty Margaret Mccormack Gillespy, notice is hereby given that acting under the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the undersigned will sell the property thereby conveyed at auction for cash at the county courthouse in the city of Birmingham, Alabama, on Friday, the 18th day of November 1914, which prop erty is described us follows, to-wit:
 Part of lots 8 and in block S94, &C., cording to the present plan of said city by the Elyton Land company; particu- larly described as beginning in the south line of Madison avenue at point 366 39 feet westward of the intersection of said line with the western line of Cleveland street, tangents of each produced to in tersection; thence in easterly direc- ton along the south line of Madison ave nue 60 feet, thence an angle to the right of Il degrees Il minutes and in a south erly direction 15S feet to the north line of 15-foot alley: thence in westerly direction along the north line of said alley 51.s2 feet; thence an angle to the right and in a northerly direction 167 34 feet to the point of beginning.
 Said sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as we'll as the expenses in- cident to for eclosure.
 This, the 14th day of October, 1914
 UNITED STATES MORTGAGE Ss TRUST COMPANY. Mortgagee.
 A. c. Ss II. R. TIOwZE. Attorneys
 10-14-4t-we
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nue, West End
 Arc-Smthfeld Station, North Ensley car line.
 Denied petition for street light on Thir- ty-fourth avenue, between Twenty-sev- enth and Twenty-ninth streets.
 Directed street commissioner to repair wooden bridge on First avenue, between Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth streets.
 Adopted ordinance No. 260-C, to pro- hibit the false reading of water and cleo trio light meters. Approved action of President Ward in selling to the city of Columbiana dog tags numbered from S9O0 to 5000.
 Appropriated the sum of s2o00 for the purpose of acquiring property fronting 52ia feet on Broad street. across alley from public school in E1yton. ~
 Awarded contract for certain improve ments at Southside fire department build- ing to Charles W. Hall for the sum of $iS7S, this being the lowest bid submit ted.
 Adopted improvement ordinance No. 2e1-C to aid the recovery of stolen goods.
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STATEMENT MADE
 BY V|TAL|TAS GO.
Describes How Liquid Is Taken From Earth Strata and Why It Is Not
 Patented
To the public:

TO the public.
 In order to correct any misinforma- ton or misunderstanding regarding Nitalitas we desire to say:
 Vitalitas is in no sense patent med icine. It is not produced by any form ula and could not be patented, even ie it WAS desired to do so. The company S trade mark bearing the name Htalitas is copyrighted and such is duly record : cd in the patent office at Washington, D. C. This is done to protect the pub lie against possible imitation or substi- tuition.
 There is not now, nor has there ever been, any secrets regarding Vitalitas. Every step of it's production is open at all times to public inspection and such is sought and desired.
 Crude Vitalitas is mined out of tn , earth. It oxidizes upon being exposed 10 the light and air from six to i2 hours and crumb1es into powder By a percoiation process all of the chem icsl properties and natural forces n"e extracted in heavy, liquid form. Nothing is added to this liquid except pure water used in the percolation. IL is wholly free of alcohol, narcotics and poisonous dopes of any character.
 For generations vitalitas was used in Texas in a crude way as q medicine and was highly valued. Scientific pro "ccioh ol IL began hpou. two years ago vastly enhancing it's medica, worth. A widespread and rapidly grow ing demand for it has since ensued Very truly.
 THE VITAL REMEDIES COMPANY,
 By John s. Akin, Gen. Mgr.
 Houston. Tex, october 20. 1911.
 Anyone desiring to investigate Vital itas or the process of extraction car do so by calling on the Vitalitas dem onstrator at Averyt's Drug Store, 109- Ill 20th st.
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 Washington. October 2o.AImprove ment of the law from within to stem tae present tide of popular criticism was the keynote of the first days ses- sion of the American Bar association here.
 President Wilson in his address of welcome. pleaded for the humaniziug of the law by incorporation of more Justice and less citations in legal cases. Former President Taft in an address to the judges of the country, gathered for the first time in the his- tory of the country in formal meeting, emphasized the necessity for removing delays in litigation. Associate Justice McReynolds of the supreme court urged the judges to give more attention to public attention.
 At tonight's session of the bar as- soeiation proper Senator Elihu Root. .n speaking of The Laymans Criticism of the Lawyer suggested lawyers should apply the rules of evidence with mora regard to common sense and might we'll .evaid themselves of expert assistance
 Guests at Reception
 The days programme was concluded tonight with a reception in the Pan- American building at which Chief Jus tice White and associate justices of the supreme court were hosts. Re- ports of committees and pilgrimage i< Mount Vernon will feature tomor- rows programme.
 Before the judicial section former President Taft in his second speed of the day said he felt at home. although there had been an intervening pnrga- tory" since he himself was a judge He told the judges that uniformity in de- oisions was quite as important as in dividua1 justice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-21
M'CROSSIN TRUSTEE
Chosen to Operate Birmingham Hotel
 at Meeting of Creditors

trustee to operate the Birmingham hotel as a going concern at the first meeting of the creditors of Riley D. Cronk, held yesterday before Judge Alex c. Birch,
 referee in bankruptcy. Mir. Cronk. who is proprietor, of the Birmingham hotel who filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy several days ago, was examined in re- gard to his Scheduled liabilities and as- sets The meeting was continued until October 2S. when the first meeting of the creditors of the Birmingham Hotel company will be held. Creditors against the Birmingham Hotel company and Mir Cronk are practically the same
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-21
NO DEPRESSION IN
 CEMENT BUSINESS
Plant at Ragland Operating Full TiIne-Carter Talks
 of Conditions

That the Coosa Cement plant at Rag land is operating without cessation and that business was extremely good, was the optimistic statement here yesterday of j. H. McQ. Carter of the company. who has been in direct touch With the operations for sometime. He was at lunch yesterday with W. s. Lowell, who acted as receiver for the company until the reorganization committee assumed charge short time ago. MT. Carter said that the company had recently begun to use the power Of the Alabama Power company after installing quite a large amount of special machinery for that purpose
 "The Alabama Power company has contributed great deal to this district in giving this state that unlimited pow er," said MT. Carter We now have all the power we can utilize, which was not the case sometime back. The result is that we can increase our operations with out any consideration of the power prob lem. We are operating at a very grati- flying capacity. The output is being steadily increased As a matter of fact there has been very little if any depres- sion felt in our business on account of the var. l am told that all other cement companies are doing well, which is itself gratifying.
 We have no immediate plans for add ing te the local plant but 1 daresay with in a sery short time it will be found t.at additional facilities are needed to take care of our operations and that will be considered. I cannot see any req son to be depressed by the present sit- rs ton. I believe Birmingham is a sub- stantia1 place and l believe we will come cut of this scare in great shape"
 Mir. Carter, who lives in Philadelphia, was married here short time ago to Miss Joy Tornlinson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-21
ROUTINE BUSINESS
 BEFORE COMMISSION

The ordinance of the bakers of the city, providing that they be allowed to make smaller sized loaves of bread on account of the present high price of flour. was de feated by the city commission yesterday. President Ward and Commissioner Wealth erly voting no and Judge Lane aye. Re- ports are that the bakers will now raise the price of bread to cents. as they claim they cannot manufacture at 14-ounce loaf for 5 cents at the present price Of four.
 Some of the moro important routine matters acted upon by the commission are as follows:
 Ordered following street lights be in- stalled:
 Tungsten-Powel street and Third ave-
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Deaths and Funerals
Dies Parker

Dies Parker, aged 32 years. died yes- terday morning at his late residence, 2311 Second avenue, north, as the result of injuries sustained in the Alabama Great Southern wreck at Livingston about a month ago. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
 At the time of the wreck Parker was removed to a hospital in Meridian Later he was transferred to Birmingham. He has never shown any decided improve ment and his death had been expected. He is survived by several relatives in Birnling ham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-21
INVOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY
Petition Filed Against Four Oaks Dis
 tilling Co. by Creditors

The Four Ooks Distilling company was thrown into bankruptcy yesterday on a petition for involuntary bankruptcy filed by the H. W. Metcalf company, the Ala bama Paper company and the H. I. Goldstein Bottle Supply company, who claimed the distillng company had com mitted an act of bankruptcy by trans- ferring 6 portion of its property to one or more of its creditors, making them preferred. The case was referred to Judge E. II. Dryer referee in bank ruptcy, who called meeting of cred itors for yesterday afternoon at 4:3O o'clock, but owing to the absence of certain creditors the hearing was post poned until this morning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-21
DROP INVESTIGATION OF
 COLEMAN INTERVIEW

washington, October 20.-Secre- tary Garrison today dropped his in- vestieation of an interview attrib- uted to Capt. Levert Coleman U. s. A, in which the German army was, criticized. Captain Coleman denied commenting on alleged Ger man atrocities. In his final report to the Secretary. he said at the time of the interview he had not heard of President Wilson's order against public discussion of the war by army and navy officers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-21
SOME EARLY GLIMPSES
 AT NEXT LEGISLATURE
Mir. Willingham of Sumter Says Alabama Should Have Fewer Laws and All Written Simply.
By HUGH W. ROBBERY,

There arc those who may differ iron Philip Willingham on many subjects But he is wise man for a that. Ilear him:
 Alabama needs fewer laws. They should be written in language which the ordi- nary citizen can understand. There should be better general enforcement of tne lawse
 No man has ever said mora in fewer Enolle, Mr. Willingham might, judging from his display of wisdom, occup. Il similar position in GothaIn.
 MT Willingham win repfes n. Sumter county in the next session of the legisla- ture. He is prohibitions. everybody in Sumter county is prohibtionist. If a majority of the white women Of Ala bains desire the ballot, he will vote to give tlem the ballot. Practically every other man would do likewise. The re- vision of T e system of taxation and pub lie education, in his opinion, will be the most important business confronting the legislature in it's next session. He will ir.- state tax commissions, and another pro- viding for changes in the live stock san itary board and laws governing same. He holds that the convict lease system should be abolished as soon as practica- ble, and will vote to the end that frac- tion of the earnings of a convict might be returned by the state to the family of the convict He favors the abolition or the fee system in every eoi,nty of Ala far as practicable" He would
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-21
LARGE WATERY
 P|MPLES ON FACE
Began to Itch. Rubbing Made Them Worse. Festered and Came to Head. Could Not Rest. Used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. Trouble Gone.

Terry, Miss.--" When I first noticed the trouble 1t was fine pimples which began to itch on my entire person. but my face seemed to be more affected than other parts. would rub them which would make them itch much worse. Then began to scratch and this caused them to become largo and form watery pimples. They festered and came to head, then they burst and became sores. On account of the itching at night could not rest well.
 After using skin lotions they would heal . little, then break out again. After about a month my sister told me about Cuticura Soap and Ointment. l used water e warm as could bear and made a lathcr with Cuti. curn Soap. bathed then dried and applied tho CuticurA Ointment which gave relief at once. I kept on using them and in . months time the trouble was entirely gone. Cuticura Soap end Ointment had cured me" tsigned) Mrs. Ella A. Hunter. Jan. 3i. 1914.
 Samples Free by Mall
 For red. rough. chapped and bleeding hands. itching. burning pAlms. and painful hnser-ends with shapsless nails. a one-night Cuticura treatment works wonders. Soak hands. Oh retiring, in hot water and Cuticura Soap. Dry. anoint with Cuticura Ointment and wear soft bandases or old, loose gloves during the night. Although CuticurA Soap (25c.) end Cuticura Ointment (5oc.) arc sold by druggists and dealerh everywhere. a sample of each with 32-p. Skin Book will be sent free upon request Addrea postcard: "Cuticura, Dept. T. Boston
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-21
SPEAKERS URGE IMPROVEMENT OF
 LEGAL SYSTEM President Wilson Welcomes American Bar Association to Washington-Promi-
 nent Men Speak
ALABAMIANs HONoRED

Washington. october 20-(Spe- cial. .)--At the meeting of the Amer ican Bar association today, Attor- ncy General W. T. Martin was elected member of the general cour- cil; oscar R. Hundley. a vice pres ident; Lawrence Cooper. z. T. R1-. dolph, H. T.. Sims and J. w. Dixon members of local council for Ala bama. President Woodrow Will sons welcome address was uni versally Commended as timely and masterly effort
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-21

Tot vote for a constitutional convention. He would not support bill having for it's object the creation of a public utility com mission to have general supervision over public utility corporations of Alabama.
 In these respects he differs from the majority of other members. Like the vreat majority, however. hs believes In retrenchment in the matter of spending the money of the state. It is his opinion that in AlabsIfa there are too many judges and too many courts
 NIT. Wilingham was born ill Sumter county, October 20, 1870. flo spent his early boyhood days in Greensboro, and there was educated at the southern uni versity. He is a Mason, Methodist, and, best Of all, farmer He Is married and the father of four children
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-21
PERSONAL

Maj. w A. Cameron, Lawrence Pen nington and Hugh McGeever, members Of the board of revenue. will leave this morning for Montgomery, where they will attend the meeting of the Ala bama Good Roads association. They will return Friday 4
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Alden M. Lawson

Aldren NJ. Lawson, aged S3 years, who died Saturday at Buena Vista. Ga. was buried sunday afternoon at Elmwood cemetery. He leaves . widow and one child, his mother. Mrs. Locke Lawson. . three sisters Mrs. H. L. Moore, Mrs. c. r. Roll and Mrs c. J. Hunt; also two brothers, W. B. Lawson and Kyle Lawson, All of Birmingham.
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William Meehan. Jr.

Funeral services over the remains of William Meehan, Jr., who died at the residence of his parents, S05 Forty-first street, Monday night, will be conducted this afternoon at 2:0 o'clock. Interment will follow in Forest Hill cemetery. Tho deceased is survived by his parents
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-21

If your skin itches and burns with eczema or other tormenting, insight ly skin trouble, simply wash the sore places with Resinol Soap and hot water, dry, and apply a little Resinol Ointment.
 The itching stops instantly, you, no longer have to dig and scratch, sleep becomes possible, and healing begins at once. That is because the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-21
STEEL CORPORATION
 DISSOLUTION SUIT IS
 ON IN PHILADELPHIA
Continued from Page one)

1rinted. It is in two parts-the first con taining the statement of the case. the second the argument
 The statement of the case is an im- partial epitome of all the material DOT tions of the pleadings and the testi-
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Weather Forecast

Washington, October 20.-Forecast for Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee: Fair Wednesday and Thursday.
 Georgia: Fair Wednesday and Thurs day.
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Hold Killing Was Unlawful

Unlawful homcide' was the verdict of the coroner's jury that investigated the killing of the negro. Jack Williams, by Clyde Overstreet last week. Overstreet vas remanded to prison.
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nony. It reduces to some 800 pages the i5,00o pages of testimony and exhibits which comprise the full record in the case. The argument, covering some 25O Tages, contains the presentation of the case on behalf of the corporation.
 The argument may fairly be sum- marzed as follows ~
 The law is reviewed briefly as it has been established by the decisions of the United States supreme court, especially il the Standard Oil and Tobacco cases. The most concise statement of the law, as interpreted by counsel for the gov ernment, is found in portion of the opinion of MT. Justice Holmes In Nash vs. the United States, where he says of tie Standard Oil and Tobacco cases:
 Those cases may be taken to have established that only such contracts and combinations are within the act as. by reason of intent or the inherent nature of the contemplated acts, prejudice the public interests by unduly restrictly com petition or unduly obstructing the course Of trade''
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soothing, antiseptic Resinol medica- tion strikes right into the surface, ar rests the action of the disease and lets the tortured, inaamed skin rest, almost always restoring it to perfect health quickly, easily and at little cost. Avoid so-called Substitutes. "
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JOHNS undertak,-s Co Phone ioal
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Local Data

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rany. nor Ihe Amer1can Brld NE TOT the American Tin Pla rF nors the American Steel Ho
 nor the American Sheet St were in competition to any
 extent with any of the other compaA.-.- taken over. It also appears that the products of the National Steel company went chiefly to it's allied companies the American Tin Plate, American Sheet Steel and American Steel Hoop com panies, and that what competition actual " existed was confined for the most part to the Carnegie Steel company and the Federal Steel company, and as to those companies covered only a portion of their products. Both companies did sell large tonnages of rails and some other prod ucts, but there were many important products of Carnegie which Federal did not make at all and others of which it made no substantial quantity. Likewise. Carnegie did not make one of the most important products of Federal Even as to the products common to both com panies the competition was greatlf linn ited by the location of their respective mills and the boundaries of the territory in which they could economically sell their products.
 Extent of Control
 As to the extent of control of the busi- ness acquired by the corporation, it is  shown that the Steel corporations pro- portion of the country's total production of all finished products of iron and steel in 1901 was only 50.1 per cent: that it has since been reduced to 45.7 per cent of the oountry's production for all the markets of the world, and to 40.9 per cent of the total production for the domestic mar ket.
 As to the extent of control of the busi- ness involved, in the ore supply acquired by the corporation, it is shown that the Steel corpora tion's ore constituted only 43 per cent of the total amount of ore ir the ranges of the Lake Superior dis- trict which were known in 1901, and con- stitutes at present only 36 per cent Of the ore contained in the Lake Superior ranges now known. It also appears that os the total ores available for American iron and steel manufacture the ores of the Lake Superior district constitute . small fraction.
 These defendants contend that mani
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Applying the Law

Applying the law. as thus in. to the facts of this case, co the corporation find the'- first
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company, nor the National pany. nor the American Brid TOT the American Tin Pla nors the American Steel Ho nor the American Sheet St uaro ;, ocyppotifio,, to sa,,x