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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
DECISIONS ANNOUNCED IN
MISSISSIPPI SUPREME COURT

jackson, Miss. February 3.-(Speeial)
The supreme court handed down decisions
yesterday in very few cases, but one case
of minor importance is of interest to all
lawyers in the state it being held in city
of Pass Christian VS.. f. p. Lizana that
where the lower court has given a judg-
ment for $50 or less there Is no appeal to
the supreme court. This is matter that
has been stated by the court time and
again. and all such cases are dismissed.
j. c. Dana sued the Gulf and Ship
Island Railroad company for breach of
contract in the Harrison county circuit
court but lost .whereupon he appealed to
the supreme court. where he gets a rever-
sal and new trial Justice Cook explained
that Dana had been injured while in the
employ of the railroad company, and set
tlement for his personal injuries was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
ADOPTS
THE MAJORITY PLAN

Prattville, February 3.-(Special)-The
Autauga county democratic executive
committee met here Monday and trans
acted the business of the committee with
reference to making ready for the pri-
mary election for county officers.
The candidates were assessed for neces-
sary expense, and they put up the bars
and adopted the majority plan for noali-
mating the several candidates for county
officers to be elected this year.
The work of the committee was almost
unanimously indorsed by the candidates
present, as well as by the many promi-
nent citizens who came to town to see
what the committee should do.
There is no excitement over politics
among the citizens of this county this
year. There are many signs that the
voters of this county will act with much
discretion in casting their ballots this
time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04

made with the understanding that after
his recovery he was TO be given charge
of switch engine. However. that was
not done, anG instead he was discharged
w. h. Praitt of Jasper county sued r. j.
Burnett on the charge of having run
snare cropper off his place, but lost his
case in the lower court, whereupon he ap-
pealed. Justice Reed explained that Bur
nett had furnished a negro tenant on
Pruitts farm a lot of refreshments, con-
ssting of cheese. crackers sugar, sar-
dimes. etc, for a negro festival ON credit.
same to be paid for after the "shindig
VAS over. The negro failed to pay, ana
the merchant sent him word that If he
dia not pay what he owed him there
would be trouble In the vicinity. The
negro left the neghborhood and has
never been seen thereahouts since. The
court took tie position that the merchant
had a right to try to collect his debt
and was not responsible to the farmer for
the crop the negro had abandoned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
DR.. JOHN J. HUNTER
DIES IN SYLACAUGA
Well Known Editor of The
Progress Passes Away
After Long Illness

Sylaeauga, February S-(Speclal.)- DIR.
John j. Hunter, editor of the Sylacauga
Progress, who has been sick for about
six weeks, died at the home of his daugh-
ter. Mrs. r. M. Phillips at an early hour
yesterday morning. His death was not
unexpected, as he had been in such state
of health that death was expected.
The funeral services were conducted
from the residence yesterday afternoon by
Father Coen of Anniston, after which
the burial took place in Marble City cem-
etery.
He leaves two daughters. Mrs. Katie
Wilkie of Chattanooga and Mrs. r. M.
Phillips of Sylacauga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04

A Stuarts tablet goes into the stom-
ach' like food. 1t contains nothing
but natural digestive elements and
when at work in a weak stomach 1t
aids the worn-out gastric glands. sup
plies the right mixture of stomach
juices and under the action of the stom-
ach 1t thoroughly permeates all the
food. Thus when the stomach work Is
done the meal goes into the small in
testines in better shape to be assim-
Hated by the system.
One element of Stuarts Dyspepsia
Tablets is SO strong and efficient that
one grain of 1t Will digest 5000 grains
OF mixed food such as meats, vege-
tables. grains. fluids. etc.
The simple habit of eating a Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablet after each meal will
resdjust your digestion In a very short
time so that you will no longer need
assistance
Go to your druggist and obtain a
box today; price. so cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM BAY MINETTE

Bay Mnette. February S.-(Special)
Carpenters began working this morning
on the alterations to be made in the room
i'm the Inn building which will be
equipped for showing moving pictures.
The room will be overhauled completely
and excellent seats installed The shows
will be operated by j. w. Hill and l.. l..
liill, and it is planned to operate them
every night in the week. The show Will
be opened within a week. 1t will be the
first moving picture show ever located
here.
w. S. Farrar, captain of the Baldwin
Rifles, the new military company located
at this place, has announced that he had
completed arrangements for an armory
hall for his company. and that II would
be ready for the equipment in a few
weeks. The company has not as yet re-
ceived its equipment.
Probate Judge j. IL. II. Smith conducted
county court at this place Monday. The
docket found only a few cases to be tried,
most of whic. were of minor nature
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
My Meals Don't
Hurt a Bit
A Little Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablet Will
Aid Your Exhausted stomach
IN nipest Auy Meal

Isn't It a real Joy to see children
eat? There is almost ridiculous hu-
NOR about 1t. The same Joy that a
child feels at meal time should be ex-
pcrienced by grown ups" and would
he il they would only do as children
dc.
The work. worries and woes of adult
life exhaust the digestive apparatus
and nature very often is not allowed
time or opportunity to renew or re-
pair the exhausted organs and de-
pleted digestive juices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
Big Company to be Formed
to Provide for It's Guar
antee and Sale
is RESULT OF TRIP
OF OFLIVERPOOL MAN
Many Bankers Think Question Should
Have Been Taken Care of in the
Currency Law-Think II
Function of Banks
Hy HOLLAND

New York, February S.-(Special)-It
may have been the address which was
made by Mr. J. Hope Simpson of Liver
pool at the recent gathering of the asso-
eiated bankers of New York which has
concentrated some of the purposes enter
tained by bankers with respect to the dis
count market for commercial paper since
the new national banking and currency
law was enacted.
At all events. Immediately following Mr..
simpsons address, and possibly conse-
quent upon some of his informal chats
with bankers of this city, the PROPOSE
tion that there be established a discount
company in New York for the purchase,
guarantee and sale of commercial paper
is likely speedily to become an accomp-
lished fact. At present the proposition
involves the organization of a company
with not less than 100000 of capital. 1t
will be Incorporated under the laws of
New York state. Very likely the forma-
tion of this company will be followed by
that of two or three others established
not only in New York. but in the larger
financial centers of the country If the
conjectures of those who have this propo-
sition in mind are correct. and if the
intimations which were made by Mr..
Simpson, who is manager of one of the
greatest of the banks of Great Britain,
are accepted as sound the probabilities
are that in the course of a few years the
United States win become the greatest dis
count market of this kind anywhere in
tho world
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
CHILD'S REMAINS
ORDERED EXHUMED
Madison Solicitor to Determine
Whether or Not Boy Was Muir
dered for Insurance

Huntsville, February 3.-(SpeciaD
Solicitor Drake has ordered the ex-
humation of the body of Willie Coop
er, negro boy who was chol<ed to
death a few days ago by Dan Poston,
a negro, aided by the boys mother.
A postmortem will be conducted by Cor
oner Laughlin to establish beyond doubt
the cause of the boys death. Relatives
of the boy claimed that Dan Poston
and the Cooper woman killed the boy
in the hope of collecting a small in
surance policy.
The members of the Madison County
M Medical society held their meeting yes
terday afternoon and received reports
of health conditions In Madison coun-
ty. The reports showed that the peo-
pie are enjoying unusually good health
and there are no contagious diseases
The city commissioners have adopted
the plans of Ed l.. Love, architect. for
the remodeling of the Russell resi-
dence into a city hall The building
will contain all of the offices OF the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
MARION FARMER
LOSES HIS BARN
Fire Believed to Have Been Work of
Incendiary on Belk Place
Near Hamilton

Hamilton, February 3.-(Special )-Elbert
M. Belk, farmer diving two miles north
of Hamilton, had the misfortune to lose
his barn containing a lot of corn and
fodder by fire last night He saved his
stock and part of the corn. 1t is thought
that the fire was incendiary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
Company Receives Equipment

Dothan, February 3.-(Special)-Th
Dothan Guards. Company i, Alabama
National Guard. have received consign-
ment of new equipment, consisting of
hats. coats. shirts, pants and leggins.
The new outfits are of olive drab khaki
and are the latest distribution of equip
ment by the government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
CUBA SHIPPERS ARE
PLEASED WITH RATES

Cuba, February 3.-(Special)-Th ship
pers of Cuba and vicinity will be glad to
know that the former express rates ON
vegetables will still apply to interior
northern points. 1t was feared that tho
new rates. effective February /, would
supersede the old commodity tariff, which
has been in effect for years
The town council at its meeting recently
retired two more school bonds. and all
business matters seem to be in excellent
condition. The mayoralty vacancy was
filed by j. o. Vaughan, while \. ID. Beav-
ers was elected councilman, vice Vaughan.
city departments. fire department head
quarters and police station.
Chief O, X. Stegall of the Huntsville
fire department is supervising the in
stallation OF first class equipment for
the recently organized fire brigades in
the mill villages west of Huntsville, in
cluding Lowe. West Huntsville. tho
Knitting Mill and Merrimack. The
equipment will be Interchangeable and
this will enable the brigades in all OF
the villages to concentrate with their
equipment at any one point and do
effective work.
A new requisition has been received
here for +. l., Kincaid, the Florida
clerk who is wanted at Key West on
a charge of forgery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04

Reports from stock law election held
yesterday in Pikevlle and Shottsville
beats show that Pikevile beat voted In
favor of stock law by II and the vote In
Shottsville was tie. All beats in the
county now have stock law except Shotts-
vile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
.ALMON PLEADSFOR
BETTER HIGHWAYS
Candidate for Congress
From Eighth Addresses
Voters at ScOttsbOrO

Scottsboro, February 3.-(Special)
Judge Edward B. Almon, speaker of the
house. who is a candidate for Congress
from this district, spoke here Monday at
the courthouse to a large crowd. He re-
ferred to the fact that the democratic
party was making good its pledges in
every respect and predicted that Presi-
dent Wilson's administration would go
down in history as the greatest within
the history of the nation. He discussed
the importance of national aid in road
building, the Importance OF establishing a
system of rural credits, and the impor-
tance of the government experts aiding
and assisting the farmers in the latest
methods of farming and stock raising.
The principal part of his speech was on
the subject of good roads and it met with
a hearty response from the audience.
Judge Ballentine of Huntsville is his
only opponent at this time. Judge w. e.
Skeggs of Decatur has been considering
the question OF entering the race.
Judge Almon has made appointments
in Jackson county for next week as fol-
lows:
Holley Tree Friday, February 10, at 10
a. M; Larlxin Friday, February 10, at 2
p M; Milan, Saturday. February IA, at
10 a. M; Princeton, Saturday, February
IA, at 2 p. m.
Ex-Governor 3. B. Conner addressed the
voters of Jackson county here Monday in
the interest of his candidacy, Immediately
after which he left by auto for Langston,
Ii 10 .af tInn lii. II
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
DECATUR CHIEF WILL
BE TRIED FEBRUARY II
J. 7. Whyte Charged With Shooting
Prisoner While Resisting
Arrest

Decatur February 3.--(Special)-Th
preliminary trial of Chief of Police j. L.
Whyte, who shot Lee Bratcher a few
days ago, had been postpoJed until Feb
ruary II. Bratcher is getting better and
1t is believed that he will recover. The
preliminary trial will be before Justice
r. j. Newsom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04

No trace of the burglars who robbed
the store of Mr.. spool at Flint few
nights ago has yet been found. although
every effort on the part of the officers
has been made to locate them and blood
hounds were used on the trail without
avail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
Under the New Law

The newly enacted banking and cur
rency law has been drafted as to ia
eilitate, if possible, the utilization of COM
mercial paper as the basis of credit. There
has BEEN however adequate means
taken of registering paper of that kind.
The commercial houses which have justly
gained high reputation for credit are pre-
sumed never to put out more paper than
represents actual value of bills receiv-
able. Yet in the past grievous mistakes
have been made even by commercial and
mercantile houses whose credit was unim-
peachable. A few years ago, after the
death of the head of an old and most
reputable mercantile house, he having
been a conspicuous public citizen as well
as a successful merchant, the discovery
was made that he had put out paper
greatly in excess of real value or bills
receivable, having done that apparently
rcarelessly, for there was never any sus-
picion of his integrity. The issuing of
this paper in such amounts greatly i'm
paired the house and it subsequently went
ont of business
II q discount company be established,
then ii Will be possible to make COMPARE
sons of paper offered, to learn exactly
what the amount of paper issued by any
mercantile house is. and also to obtain
good understanding of what the value of
bills receivable behind paper of this kind
really is.
1t was established in the panic of 1907
that there is no better security than high
grade commercial paper. 1t was the basis
for many of the loans made by the clear
ing house associations to the banks and
although millions of paper of this kind
were accepted by the New York Clearing
House association as security for clearing
house certificates, there was no default
upon any of this paper.
Modern banking was organized for the
purpose of facilitating the markets for
bills drawn by merchants, so that 100
years ago when banking began to assume
large proportions many of those engaged
in this business were Observation-Disclosures.
Commercial paper indorsed by a strong
discount company becomes a very desir-
able asset. If discount companies be es-
tablished in New York and other large
commercial centers they will speedily find
very great market for the paper which
they have accepted or indorsed in the ma
tional banks. Very high credit will be
infused into this paper, and the federal
reserve board at Washington will regard
with qualification the creation of discount
machinery of this kind, which will make
high grade commercial paper available as
assets for the national banks, and as the
basis for safe and profitable investment
of bank funds. 1T is the understanding in
this city that influential bankers of Chi
cago are particularly interested in the
establishment of strong discount COM
pany in New York.
For it is believed that an organization
of that kind, or several of them, estab-
lished in the great commercial markets
and financial centers of the United States
will serve greatly to facilitate and sup
plement the operations of the national
banking system. Leading members of the
American Bankers association are con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04

The report of the sheriff for the month
of January shows that during that month
there were fewer prisoners confined in
the county Jail than have been confined
there during the month of January for
number of Years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04

At least five applicants for the Hamil-
ton postoffice will take the examination
at Guin next month. The present post
master, J. A. Mays, will take the exami'
nation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
Needed in Bill

Many bankers would have been glad
had those who drafted the national bank
ing and currency bill incorporated in it
a provision which would permit national
banks to accept commercial paper. as
1t is called Many have been the criti-
eisms of the old banking law, and of the
banking law of the state of New York.
that these did not permit banks national
or state, to indorse or to accept CONNER
cial paper, since by doing that banks
would be enabled to utilize credit which
under the prevailing laws has been un-
available.
Legislators, however, have felt that it
was not the part of prudence to permit
banks to accept commercial paper To do
that is to give the banks Endorsement or
guarantee to paper of that kind, whereby
the banks become liable in case it is not
taken up at maturity. To accept COM
mercial paper is to infuse. into 1t the
same quality which check secured when
it is certified by,a bank. But in the case
of eertifcation the bank protect itself
by Withdrawing from the custom of de-
posit so much of that deposit, as is rep
resented by the face of the check. More
over, there is no profit in certifying
check
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04

fident that in the course of a few years.
If these facilities be provided, the United
States will becom the greatest discount
market in the world, and commercial
paper will. through this means. adequate
ly contribute to the success of the new
banking system
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
w. H. KEY ENTERS
SENATORIAL RACE

Russellville, February 3.-(Special. THE
senatorial race in the Thirty-first district
is now waxing hot. With the announce
ment of w. II. Key of Russellville addi-
tional interest was created Mr.. Key is
one of the leading lawyers of north Ala
bama, and has resided within the Thirty
FIRST district for many years The candi-
dates having heretofore announced, and
" hom Mr.. Key will oppose, are: DIR. w.
p Hughes of Russellville and George
Webster Duncan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
Commercial Paper Discount

In Great Britain acceptances of bills
or commercial paper constitute a large
part of the banking business done there.
The bill brokers have constantly on hand
acceptances of this kind. But in this
country commercial houses that issue
paper in large amounts presumably based
upon values or bills receivable have been
accustomed to place these bills in the
hands of the brokers, who sell them to
the banks or to men of capital who seek
investments of that kind In this city, a
very large business in the purchase of
commercial paper has grown up and the
state banking institutions are permitted
to buy commercial paper even though
they may be prohibited from discountng
paper of that kind
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-14
OIL DISTRIBUTING
 PLANT TO BE BUILT
 BY THE TEXAS co.

Half of the twelve building permits granted by the building commissioners last night were given to The Texas Go, a concern which is to sell oils of all kinds in Bridgeport The Texas Co is to establish a plant on the south side of Cross street, between Elizabeth street and East avenue The permits granted to the Texas Oil Go. include one for a frame warehouse. office building. barn. reinforced con crete walls, pump house and wagon shed. The total value of the br1iId ings will be about $12.0oO Other building permits granted last night were: IL. BarunaHind. brick addition to bar, No. 54 HaIlam street.
 Otto Dorsey, frame addition to dwelling, south side. No.t 1Ss Smith street.
 George Van sDeusen. one-farnilv frame dwelling. north side of Marion street.
 H. C. Bradbury, cement block boiler house, east side of Bishop avenue.
 The East End LHmber Co., 2 two family frame dwellings, west side of RidgefieId avenue
 s. G. Balog, twe1ve-fa1niIy frame dwelling, north side Of Colunbia street.
 The aggregate cost of the bui1dings for all the permits granted was $2s.- ooV.t {s-s-=s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-14
ALLIES RESUME OFFENSIVE AND DESPERATE BATTLE IS
 IN PROGRESS ALONG YSER

London, Nov. 1ABoth official and unofficial reports concerning the situa- tipn in Flanders agree that the force Of the German assaults on the allies lines disputing the way to DunkirR and Calais has lessened and the fee1- ing is growing in England that the coveted base for the invasion of Eng land never will ine gained by the Ger mans
 Paris official statement declares that from the sea to the river Isys the German action has been less keen; that the allies have assumed the off, fensive along some parts of the front. are making progress south Of Blk schooEe and have retalken hamlet east of Ypres. Artillery duels continue along the rest of the line.
 British official report gives a vivid idea of the tremendous action which preceded the regent German attacks on YpreS- From dawn for three hours the BTdtons were under a heavy ar tinery which died away to be suc- ~ceeded by an infantry onslaught by the Pr1ssian gs1and who were hurled back after penetrating the British lines at two points. Ddxmude has been re- ported as re-occupied by the allies but this lacks confirmation. AS tho allied armies. however, have resumed the offensive at certain points. there
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-14

is reason to believe that this devoted town may -be again the center of saw age lighting.
 On the eastern battle-ground the Russians continue to advance, Vienna admitting offlcially that they have oc- cupied Tarnow, Jaslo and Krasno in GaHcia. People are fleeing from east SiIesia- In this they may be infTenc- ed by the belief that the Austrfans will not permit any civilians to remain in the vicinity of their armies. The occupation, of Johannesburg. in East Prussia, is regarded here as being of great strategic value to the Rus sians. If. as is presumed, the in yaders came from the south for this movement they must have overcome extraordinary obstacles. The Germans are reported as having taken the guns from Cracow to Oppeln in Silesia 5O srniles southeast of Breslau and to have left, the defense of the Cracow fortress entirely to the Austrian garrison
 In the opinion of British observers, the city of DanztS, on the coast of West Prussia, looms large as a Rus sian objective and despatches reaching here from Petrogradr convey the be- lief of the Russian authorities that even the resumption of the German offensive against Russian Poland will not cause diversion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-14

 ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of the Connect, icut Association Opposed to Woman's s Suffrage will be held on Monday af- ternoon, November 90, at 48 Lewis street, Hartford, at 2:so o'clock. All paying members are urged to attend.
 Miss Lucy Price, who has twice be- fore been in Connecticut, will lecture in this state again this winter. At large rally meeting, held last week in the rooms of the Art society of Hart- ford, on Prospect street, Miss Price, who is a prominent newspaper wo- man of Ohio, told of this last election where wo1nan's suffrage was defeated by more than twice the vote that car rfed it to defeat two years previously. The vote against woman's suffrage in 1912 in Ohio was 80.000 and this year 180,000 voted against it. Tea was serv -- ed and plans for the winters work discussed at this meeting. The Con-, necticut Association Opposed to Wo- mans Suffrage Is daily gaining strength throughout the state