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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
White Urges Wilson to Sign Postal Savings
 Measure At Once

Washington. September 10.- (Spe- cial. )-Senator White today urged President Wilson to sign at once the bill passed by the Senate and the House for expanding the scope of the postal savings bank system as de- scribed at length recently in The Age- Herald. In his interview with the President. Senator White said that the provision to permit the department to deposit postal savings in state banks not members of the reserve system would be a tremendous relief to the state banks in the south.
 Of the $25.000,000 or ss0,000.000 of postal savings. he added, probably a major proportion would find it's way into such banks in that section. Saw ings banks were few in the south, he explained. and state banks were num- erous. Thus lar8e deposits would be made by the south In the postal saw ings and might be we'll deposited by the postoffice department in the state banks of the section whence the money originally came. President Wilson listened attentive1y to Senator Whites arguments and promised to give them consideration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
Labor Party Wins In
 Australian Elections

San Francisco. September 1o.-rhe labor party was victorious fin the Australian general elections, according to information received today.
 The new alignments will be:
 House of Representatives: Labor. Al: liberal, 3S;l independent. I.
 Senate: Labor. S2; liberal. l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
LEE COWART GOES TO
 MOBILE SEPTEMBER 20
Will Appeal to Citizens to Aid the State Building at the Pan
 anna Exposition

Montgomery, September 10.--fspe cial. .)--Lee Cowart. commissioner of i'm migration, and head of the Alabama Panama Pacific exposition commission will go to Mobile on September 20 to appeal to the citizens of that city to aid in the movement to erect an Ala bama building at the san Francisco exposition. MT. Cowart is now in San Francisco, but will return to Alabama in time to go to Mobile for the con ference.
 Mobile has pledged her support to the movement, but no organized effort has been started. MT. Cowart will pre- sent the cause to the Chamber of Com merce and other organizations of that city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
UNIQUE COUNTY FAIR
 TO BE HAD IN GADSDEN
Arrangements For Exhibition Will Be Made at Meeting of Civic
 Chamber Tonight

Gadsden, September 10.- (special.) ) Arrangements for unique county fair to be held in Gadsden this fall will be made at meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Friday night. Members of the Ladies' Civic league considered the subject at the last meeting and decided to launch the enterprise. It is probable the Chamber of Commerce will give it's cooperation. The fair grounds and amusements will be on Broad street. a part of which will be closed to traffic. Merchants will donate their display windows for the show ing of prize crops and awards will be made.
 The buy a bale of-cotton move ment has sprung into favor in Gads- den and. under the direction of Secre- tary Earl Lay of the Chamber of Com merce, 7s bales have been sold.
 A new laboratory has just been com pleted by the Whorton Pharmacal company on First avenue. near the Louisville and Nashville railroad. Five principal formulas are manufactured.
 Reports reached here today of the robbery of the postoffice and the store in which it is located at Coal cIty. Stamps and merchandise to the value of $500 are said to have been taken.
 The murder trial of Oner Coffey was called in the criminal division of the city court of Gadsden at 1 o'clock this afternoon Coffey is charged with the murder of George Burgess at Attalla. He was convicted of murder, but was granted a new trial by Judge Bilbro on the gro1nd that new evidence had been discovered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
MEXICAN EMBARGO
 FULLY REMOVED

Washington, September 10.-The final step for the removal of the embargo on the exportation of arms from the United States to Mexico was taken today when Secretary McAdod sent the following tell egrams to collectors of customs on the Mexican border.
 Tn view of the restoration of peace in Mexico. collectors and other officers in the future may treat arms and ammuni- tion as ordinary commercial shipments and permit them to 70 forward accord ingly."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
CONTRACT IS
 LET IN CHAMBERS

Montgomery. September 1o.--(Spe- clal. .)-contract for state aid road work in Chambers county has been awarded by w. g. Keller. state highway engi- neer. who returned today from Lafay- ettes The new road will be construct- ed at cost of e10,570. one-half of which will be paid by the state and VIII extend from Lafayette toward the 1<ee county line. on what Is known ae the -Opelika road
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
|OPEN DORM|TORY AT THE TROY NORMAL
Building in Readiness For Opening of School
 Wednesday

Troy. September ,10.-( Especial 1.-The schools of the city open next week-the public schools on the 14th and the state normal school on the 16th. A large att tendance is expected in the public schools and preparation has been made to in- crease by extra teaching force and equip- ment. A fine attendance is anticipated at the normal. Several additions have been made to the faculty. A teacher of domes- tic science. Miss sproul of Anniston; :; public school drawing. Miss Gordon of Louisiana,- Miss Barksdale of Georgia takes the place of Miss Luther in the department of English. Miss Luther has accepted the principalship of the Conecuh county high school
 Another forward step for the normal schools Is the opening of the girls dormi- tory The buildings are being put in readiness for the young ladies.
 Ell McFherson, prominent farmer re- siaine e near Troy, lost his big barn with !Sw worth of contents last night. The barn contained about 16 bales of cotton seed about &00 bundles of fodder about so bales of hay. four or five loads of unnaieo oats, some corn. a waron loaded with cotton seed. blows and improved larm machinery. There was no in- surance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
TWO BANDS WILL
 PLAY AT THE FAIR

For several years past music has been great feature of Birmingham's s State Fair and this year 1t promises to be more attractive than ever.
 The Ktlties." band of 45 or 50 men, will give concerts every after noon and night And in addition Pres- ident K. A. Brown announced yester- day that the fair association had en- gagged Memoli and his band for the extra music. Memoli has not only made iine reputation here. but is known and esteemed. throughout the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
Ycrkes Estate Appraised

NeW Yofk' September l0,'-The appraisal of the estate of Mary Adelaide Yerlfes, widow of Charles T. Yerxes, transmitted to the Surrogate today under the inherit- ance tax law, shows it's total value to be $7S4,oi9, and its net value $617, ,73O. Three sisters and five brothers shared in nIf of the estate except about $4s,000, which went to a nephew, niece and employee and friends. '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
ELMORE FARMERS
 RAISE FOODSTUFFS
One Planter Has Five Barrels of Flour From Wheat on
 One Acre

Wetumpka, September 10-tSpecial. Notwithstanding hard times talk anent low cotton. few farmers in this sec ton have cause to feel proud of their food products. G. F. Enslen has five barrels of flour made from the wheat grown on one acre. Several local fapn- CTS have lard and meat on hand quite sufficient to last until hog killing time again.
 During these days when his friends are envying those five barrels of flour Mr. Enslen has been induced to talk about his method of farming. This spring he theshed over 1000 bushels of oats raised upon the same land which three years ago produced only 500 bushels.
 MT. Enslen plants this oat field in peas every year after his oats are gathered ard by this plan has more than trebled the productiveness of the land.
 Fillmore county's farmers are learn ing how to farm successfully so as to live well whether cotton brings good price or low one.
 This week the schools have occupied the principal place in the thoughts or the people.
 Mrs. IA R. Robison opened her kim dergarten with large class of wee boys and girls. Many mothers attend- ed the quaint opening exercises. Mrs. A. c. Moseley will furnish music for the class.
 The fifth district school began work with an enrolment approaching 300. President J. M Crowell is confident that this number will be increased within short while. In the member ship of the school 10 counties and four states are represented.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
AIabamians In Washington

Washington, September 10.-tspecial) William F. Feagin, state superintendent of education. of Montgomery, and George w. Duncan of Auburn. spent today in Washington on their, way to Alabama from a trip to the north. They were cor diailv welcomed by Representative Aber- cromble and other members of the dele gation. Sidney Lyons of Mobile also vis- tied the capitol today and paid his re- spects to Representative Underwood.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
WILL DISCUSS BUY-A- BALE PLAN IN SELMA
Business Meeting of Citizens Will Be Held Today
 For Purpose

Selma, September 10.- (Special)A mass meeting of the business men of Selma and citizens of the city and Dallas county has been called to be held at the court house Friday morning at II o'clock aae several of the business men of the city by Secretary Morgan Richards of the Selma Chamber of Commerce.
 The meeting will be for the purpose of discussing and getting together on the buy ale-of-cotton plan. Since the in auguraton of this movement in Georgia some days ago it has met with the popu- lar approval of the business men and resi- dents of this section.
 It has been roughly estimated by some of the business men of the -city that by such popular movement in Selma be- tween 10,600 and 20,000 bales of the crop in the Selma territory can be taken care of in that manner if the citizens gener- ally of Selma respond to the movement Many of the large business concerns of the city have signified their intention of assisting in the movement by taking from 100 bales down.
 The building of the Selma Bank and Trust company on Broad street adjoining the building of the Selma National bank is rapidly nearing completion. When com pleted the building will he one of the handsomest and most modern in the state and it is expected 1t will be ready for occupancy by the bank during the early part of October.
 The institute for the white school teach- CTS of Dallas county which has been. in session at the Selma high school building during the week will formally adjourn Friday afternoon. The different sessions of the institute have been attended by about 100 white school teachers from throughout the county as we'll as by sev- eral teachers from the adjoining couh- ties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, September 10--(Special )--Dr. George D. Waller. city physician, has completed his report for the month of August, which shows that there were three white male births. and four female births; three eolored male births and five colored female births, making u total of Is births There were three white male deaths and hree white female deaths; six colored male deaths ana siS colored female deaths. making q total of Is deaths during the month.
 pr. Waller stated that there were seven cases of typhoid fever reported during the month. but there was .nors malaria fever in tho city than tyohoid, and the malaria seems to be very stub- born. Two cases of scarlet fever. one ease of smallpox and ope case of diph- theria were also reported
 Much blasting Is being done In tic excavation for the new building at the corner of Third avenue and Nineteenth street and shortly after 6 O clock lasx night, d heavy blast was set off which threw rocks and clay over 200 yards One stone went through one of the back windows of the Carnegie library. knock-
 
 very close 10 Mrs. Golson, the librarian. who was sitting at her desk The glass was scattered all over the floor.
 Everything Is in readiness for the opening of the Bessemer public schools on Monday, September 2i. and the first general teachers meeting will be held Saturday, September r. at the High school building. Preliminary examina- tions will be held Friday September 1s, at 9:3o o'clock at the High school and all resident teachers are expected to be prea- ant and assist in the examinations. The pupils of the grammar school in Jones' hero will meet in the Jonesboro school All, pupils applying for en- trance to the schools must show a phy- sieian's certificate of vaccination or ex- hibit satisfactory scars.
 Last night negro workman at the Roh- ertstown furnace fell Into one of tho gas mains and was SO badly burned that his body was not recognizable when re- covered The only way to Identify the man will be to check up the men 1t work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
HuRe Melons Sold

Decatur, September 1o.-(special.)-A local grocery store today bought wagon load of watermelons, consisting Qf 36 'ntIons. One of the melons weighed $ l.ounds, and the others averaged In weight ~ pQunoe. They Were Grtwn in this coup- kzs feW njlee from Decatur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
Stevens Concedeu Viefovv

Denver. September 1o--Isaac N. Ste
 vens today conceded the nomination of Hubert Work as republican candidate for the Up4ted States Senate in Tues day's primary. George A. Carlson is in load for the republican nomination for goveruor. but Samuel D. Nicholuer re.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
Georgian Commits Suicide

chattanooga September 10.-( -(Specia1) Byron Hunt 20 years of age. committed suicide here this afternoon in i,ls aperf. n'ents shooting himself through tho hoafk with an automatic revolver. No cxusS has been assigned for his rash act. I[S was native of Augusta. Ga '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
Articles of Incorporation

Montgomery. September 10.-(special.) ] The Bessemer Transfer and Auto com pany is the latest concern to file articles of incorporation with the secretary of state. The Bessemer ficln is capitalized at $5000 all of which has been paid in The incorporators are: E. A. Welch, ID. M. Nash and w. P. Warlick
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
Seaboard Announces Changes
 in 0ohedule

Effective september 2. trains a and 21. operating between Hamlet and Whining ton. will be withdrawn. Effective Sunday. september 1S, trains S and 36, now pper- atinR between CoIumhia, g. O.. and Ham lot, N. C.. will be shortened. and operated between Columbta. g. e. on1 McBee. [.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
underwood Sliehsly Hurt

Washington. September 10-(Speoial,) Representative Underwood today suffered from stiffness of his left leg. which he wrenched yesterday while descending the steps of the treasury. In spite of the pain. he appeared at the capitol and put in very busy day. C.. 10. 8.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
Files Bankruptcy Petition

A voluntary petition In bankruptcy was filed yesterday fin tho office of the clerk of the United States court by William M. Wood of Altoona. The lia- hilities are named at sssoo with assets at about 920O0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
WAR REVENUE BILL PAVES TIE WAY FOR
 COUNTRIES RELIEF
Committee Frames Measure to Increase Revenue-Big Tax Will Be Laid On
 Liquors
gton. septcmhct to.-

Washington. Septcmber IO.-In agreeing today n wsr revenue meas ure which will tax freight transportn- tion and increase revenue taxes on beer and domestic wines. democrats of the ways and means committee paved the way for relieving the goyernmcnt financial stringcncy due to the Euro pean war. Administration leaders in both houses predicted the bill as framed would be passed without pro- longed discusison. Chairman Under- wood of the committee said the meas ure had the approval of the President and his advisers.
 The bill contemplates an annual revenue estimated at slo7.oooooo. The tax on beer will be increased from s1 10 s1.50 a barrel. wines will be taxed an additional 20 cents Ia gallon and 3 per cent tax on freight transportation bills, including railroad. steamship and express freight, will be made, transportation companies to collecs the tax for the government and receive
 
 of revenue collected from the tax
 To Cut Waterway Bill
 As an additional relief for war condi- tions, Senate leaders announced today the determination to pruEe the rivers and harbors appropriation bill from s530to,0o0 to approximately s3O00o,o0b An effort will be made to include in this cut some of the new projects assalled as extrava- gant by opposing senators, thus endins the republican filibuster against the bill Democratic leaders are comforting with the republicans on the rsadjustment of the bill.
 The war revenue bill will be introduced in the House tomorrow and debate started early next week. Commencing on the bill Representative Underwood tonight said .
 The need for writing a tax bill at once is to relieve the government of the necessity of withdrawing funds from the banks. Realizing the financial situation in the couptry, the President thinks it is advisable not to disturb the public funds at this time, and to pass a bill immediately that ultimately would bs necessary because of the falling off of customs revenues as a result Of war con dtions in Europe
 To Relieve Situation
 Tt must be apparent so all that If Congress has determined to take this ac- tion immediately to relieve tho situation in the banks, it will not write a revenue bill that will cause large amount of withdrawals of deposits from the financial centers of the country. It must be equal ly apparent to every one that if tax is levied on whisky, between the time the bill is introduced in the House and passed by the Senate owners of whisky in bond would pay the present tax on as many gallons as possible and avoid the neces- sity of paying the additional tax. k Last year there was in the neighbor- hood of $150, ,O00, 900 in, taxes paid on whisky If an effort were made to tax consid- erabe portion of the whisky now in bond before the bill became a law, it would make serious drain on the banks of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11

Washington. September 1o.-The Senate today defeated an amendment to the vreeland emergency currency law, desi6ned to liberalize conditions on which, emergency currency may be is- Eued. The amendment would have re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
GOVERNMENT CENSUS
 OF PERRY COUNTY
Total of 6931 H0mes-Aut0 Ordinance Adopted-Marion Students
 Off to College

Marion, September 10.--(Special.) )-The government census of Perry county homes show. a total of 69S1. Of this number 4733 3662. Of the 2l9S urban homes, 1246 are rented and only s2 are mortgaged: while SIT of the farm homes are mortgaged
 The municipal officers have adopted an ordinance regulating the speed of auto mobiles and motorcycles. which reduces the speed in the business section to 10 miles an hour, other sections 15 miles an hour. No one shall round a corner at n greater speed than 10 miles an hour. The ordinance is made to conform to the state law and is expected to put an end to the reckless speeding on principal streets.
 pr. Otey Mnge of the bureau of anil maj industry, has been transferred to Perry county to complete the work of tick eradication.
 Marion has. made new record in the number of young men who have gone away to the universities this session: E. D. Shivers, Jr.. and H. NJ. Lovelace to Ames. la; w l.. Hogue, University of Alabama: John E. Bomar and Charles P. Howze, University of Virginia: Troy Car ter and Jep Greer to Auburn, and Ben ton Moore to Cornell.
 Dr. H. o. Murfee has been elected president of Perry county Sunday School convention.
 The ''buy-a -bale-of-cotton" movement has made little progress here even 10 cents does not appeal to the Perry county farmer.
 The Methodist church is being refitted with new pews.
 Miss Emma Jones, who was in Europe at the outbreak of the war, has re- turned home. Miss Willie Tabb Moore was due to sail on the 9th, having com pleted her work at Cambridge university.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
Cruiser Called Home

Venice, September i0.-(Yia Paris, s;15 p. m.)~-The Italian crutser Pied mont has been called home from eomalt-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
BUY-A-BALE IDEA
 STRIKES EUFAULA
Business Men Announce Intention of Buying the Staple at 10
 Cents Pound

Eufaula September lo.-(special.) )--Eu- faula may have "Buy-a- Bale-of-C Cotton'' club. as part of movement that is spreading over the south. A number of business men have announced their in- tention of purchasing as many bales of cotton as they can at 10 cents and takiilk 1t off the market until such time as 1t will bring a better figure than at present. Although the flow of new cotton into the city is becoming quite steady. great part of it is being held on the farms.
 The Eufaula commandery of Knights Templar is now making preparations to initiate a class of candidates A special conclave will be held sometime this month at which time the commandery will be assisted in comforting the different de- grees by George A. Beauchamp Of Mont gomery, grand recorder of Alabama.
 The new highway to Baker Hill known
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11

The "buy-a -bale-of-c cotton" movement has made little progress here: even 10 cents does not appeal to the Perry county farmer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
Defeat Emergency Amend ment

The new highway to Baker Hill known as the Dale road will soon be completed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11

M1SS E11lI1lH JUHes, WHO was Tn EufOpe at the outbreak of the war, has re- turned home Miss Willie Tabb Moore was due to sail on the 9th, having com pleted her work at Cambridge university.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11

The Methodist church is being refitted with new pews.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11

Dr. II. O. Murfee has been elected president of Perry county Sunday Schoo convention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11

pr. Otey Minge of the bureau of anil maj industry, has been transferred to Perry county to complete the work of tick eradication.
The chronicle=news., 1914-01-17

Til" delivery "f groceries aud
meats. S"" What The Emporium
tell YOU in their Hd.
The chronicle=news., 1914-01-17

kress opening lace sale Monday.
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The chronicle=news., 1914-01-17
ACCIDENTAL SHOT,
SOLDIER OYIN6

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