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The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-16
artner Must Pay
 Company s Bills

In the case of the Northern Com merCial ronn"ny against J. D. Nc Rae and others, the jury. under in struCti0ns of Commissioner Dillon returned verdict Thursday award ing the plaintiff s100.50.
 The case involved the right of the plaintiff to collect from part her in the firm of Con Beggs X Co. money due the company, though the partner, McRae, was not ac lively part of the company a, the time the indebtedness was in cured The court held that inas much as McRae had failed to post notices or publish notice to the effect that he would no longer be responsible for the company's debts he would have to pay the bill. An appeal to the district court will be taken.
 The life-boat which has started for Europe may be useful to help take people off-Springfield Repub
The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-16
PARCELS WILL GO

Postmaster Deal has issued no- tice to the effect that all parcel post packages intended for the Out side will be forwarded without de lay to their destination
The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-16

! NO sooner is one public problem
 settled in Fairbanks until another
 presents itself After the district
 attorney affair was settled came
 election day with it's uncertainties. and now that it las been disposed of, comes the question of who will
 be the next judge.
 A NEWLY elected Socialist con cressman from New York is quoted as saying that he will introduce a ! bill forbidding working men from marrying girls who have no union cards It seems from this that even Socialist lawmakers have little re gard for the personal freedom of the individual
 RFCTNTIY published statistics show tNat tNere are more automo- hiles in California. according to the population. than in any other State of the Union. IL is stated that there is an average of one automobile for every 23 people in that state As % Is popuarly known as the "skidoo" number, the statistics seem quite ap- propriate.
 IT has been asserted by some scientists that people who eat only vegetables are not combative and thus it has been reasoned that if all the people of the world were vegetarans there would be no more wars. Perhaps ft would be just as well. then. if the prices of meat rise so high that nobody can af- ford to eat It.
 THE discovery of mammoth ledge of low grade ore within so miles of Fairbanks on Wood river, is of more that ordinary Importance to this city. This, coupled with the numerous reports of eXhaustless ledges of lowgrade ore in the Broad Pass country. assures for this dis trict a mining future that few oth- CT places in the world enjoy.
 NOW that the Alaska Engineering commission has moved its head officials there can keep advised in regard to the situation here and can begin at an early date to out illlt next Suililltl tollSlIHtllou work It is to be expected that the route will be selected and ap- propriations made soon after the first of the year.
 ALASKA needs immigrants from northern countries who know how to make farms produce the most under these climatic conditions Therefore it would seem that special effort should be made to advertise Alaska in Norway and Sweden. If the Commercial club is going to advertise in newspapers, why not send an advertisement to some Scandinavian newspapers. call ing attention to the resources of this undeveloped country
 WHEN the initiative and referen- dunn systems of passing laws by votes of the people were first sug gested, it was argued that the av- craze man could not be trusted to vote intelligently on laws. But it has now been demonstrated in many of the States that the people are more conservative in deciding what laws should be adopted and what should be voted down than are the legislators This Is probably due to the fact that the voter is not ruled by lobbyists who seek special privileges. or legal protection for unjust acts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-01
ADULT BIBLE CLASS
 WORK STANDARDIZED
State Standard of Efficiency for Adult Bible Classes to Be
 Presented Monday

Montgomery, July 31.-(Special)-O Monday, August 3, the state standard of efficiency for adult Bible classes, which has been worked out after some mon,ns of investigation and experimentation by the Alabama Sunday School association. will be presented in final form to the organized adult Bible classes of all de- nominations in Alabama. now numbering total of nearly 150o
 The aim of the standard is to recom- mend to the organized adult Bible classes such points in class management and activity as will ordinarily lead to the greatest efficiency and also to suggest an adequate and comprehensive programme of Christian service for men and women engaged in Bible class worx.
 An interesting feature in this standard is the fact that it is based on per- centage system. containing 10 points each point counting 10 per cent. In this way any class can quickly ascertain how near it has come up to the standard ana exactly what points are lacking of being a standard class. A wall chart for the classroom giving the 10 points with the explanation has been prepared and can be secured from the state adult division superintendent, Dr. B. M. Ohme, or the general secretary, Montgomery.
 The 10 points of efficiency and activity which will be recommended are as fol- lows:
 l. Room. The class meeting in a sepa rate room or curtained off corner.
 ?. Records Class records mark each member on at least three points,
 3. Increase. Annual increase in class membership. This may be secured through organizing other classes.
 4. Social work. Class socials at least quarterly.
 5. Training. Representation in teacher training or mission study course with a view to larger service
 6. Soul winning. A Personal Workers S League or Secret Service Committee in the class.
 '. Church attendance. The attendance of the class at the preaching service av- eraging at least half its Sunday school attendance.
 8. Bibles. The Bible used in lesson study and teaching. and at least half the class membership enrolled in the pocket Testament league or Daily Bible Read CTS league.
 9. Community work Definite Christian work in the community 10. Missions. Systematic missionary in struction and definite missionary oontri- button.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-01
Local Data
WphINlNE
Weather Conditions

There has been further increase in pressures over the eastern and central portions of the cotton belt, and the cen tral area has moved from the north At lsntic sections to the Carolina coast. As a result. fair weather has been gen eral east of the Mississippi river, and continued moderate. West Of the Mississippi the skies have con- t;nued rather overcast. with rains oc- curing from Missouri to Minnesota. Showers have continued also over most of the Rocky mountain districts.
 Temperatures ranged slightly higher over Oklahoma and interior Texas than they did Thursday. the maximum read ing at Fort Worth and Oklahoma City being 106 degrees, and at Abilene 104 degrees. Abilene reported 100 degrees at D. m., and San Antonio, as a maxi mum reading. Although rainfall only occurred at San Antonio and New Or leans during the past "A hours, there has been a general increase in cloudi- ness over states west of Georgia, and winds have become southerly in many sections.
 Summary of observations made at United States weather bureau stations during the 24 hours ending p. m., 75th meridian time:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-01
MUCH DISTRESS AT. CESSATION 0F WORK
 ON MOBILE HARB0R
Tuscaloosa Citizens Fear That Improvements on the Warrior Will Also Be
 Postponed

Dispatches from Mobile to the effect that dredging and otherwise improving the harbor and channel has been estopped as a result of the exhaustion of appro- priations for that work, and that in view of the danger of the failure of passage of the rivers and harbors bill, it is prob- able that cessation of work will be or dered at Gulfport and on Lock r of the Warrior river, has greatly distressed the people of Tuscaloosa.
 Leon c. Bradley, associate editor of the Tuscaloosa News, while visitor to Bir- mngham yesterday, declared that every eye in the Druid City was directed to- wards Washington. He admitted that to a great extent the further development and material growth of Tuscaloosa would be impaired and impeded by the failure of the appropriation bill, which carries an item for the completion of the work on the Warrior of $750.0O0
 That sum-" added MT. Bradley, Twill guarantee the immediate completion of the work in the Warrior river, and will guarantee further that within a period of 12 months the Warrior will be an open Warrior from the coal fields to the gulf the year around. This development will result in the Warrior becoming the great est transporter of coal in the United States. It will mean the opening up of a number of coal mines and the establish ment of the greatest coaling station of the world at Mobile. It will mean the ultimate construction out of Birmingham of district owned railroad by means of which to transport products of this city to the head of navigation, which will be at point very near Cordova.
 Should the bill fail the improvement will not be completed until a much later date. This will materially interfere with the plans of Tuscaloosa. It may mean, too, the postponement of the barge line which was planning to operate beginning January l 10 barges on regular schedule.
 There is no wonder, therefore that Tuscaloosa is looking towards Washing ton. It is to be regretted that the bill is endangered. For Tuscaloosa is now at it's high ebb. Our dummy line will be electrified. Electric current from wa ter power will be in Tuscaloosa in the fall. Gas is now under the ground and will soon be ready for general use. Our streets are being paved rapidly and soon Tuscaloosa will be a paved Tuscaloosa. New dwellings are going up in every sec tion. And we are now preparing for the first time really to make material use of our greatest blessing. the navigable War rior.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-01
ESCAPED CONVICT
 IS CAUGHT IN TROY
Huett Screamed for Help, Declaring Negroes Robbed Him of Clothes
 and Arrest Follows

Montgomery. July 31.-tSpecial) Hartwell Douglass. president of the state board of convict inspectors, re- ceived information today that John Iluett, lifetime convict, who escaped fl om the camp of the River Falls Tur- pentine company, at River Falls last week has been recaptured at Troy. The rev ard of $50 offered by the convict department will be paid to Budd and Shelby Hall, Huetts captors.
 Huett threw away his stripes near the Hall home, screamed for help and charged that negroes had robbed him of lis wearing apparel Although pro- yided with clothes. Huett was suspected Nsnd was later arrested. Investigation 1cG to his identity.
 \ The escaped convict declared he ran away from prison because he reared he would lose his good record for failure to report on time. He will be returned to prison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-01
Bryan Is Confident Agreement Soon Will
 Be Reached in Mexico

Washington, July sl.-Secretary Bryan told Minister Suarez of Chile. with whom he discussed the Mexican situation today, he was confident an agreement soon would be reported between Provisional President Carbajal and General Carranza for the peaceful transfer of the govern ment at Mexico City. Mir. Bryan felt sure an amnesty and guarantees for the protection of life and property would be given by Carranza.
 The state department was advised late today that General Villar and Justice AlleIfde, the two Carbajai delegates to the pence conference. mad left Tampico for Saltillo, where they are expected to arrive farly tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-01
HOLD INSTITUTES
 IN SIX COUNTIES
Fcagin Announces Conductors for Bibb, Choctaw, Greene, Hale,
 MarengO and Sumter

Montgomery, July 31.-tSpecial) ) Names of county institute conductors for next week were announced today by Superintendent of Education Viii liam F. Feagin. The institutes will be conducted in six counties-Bibb at Gen. teryille; Choctaw, at Gilbertown; Greene, at Eutaw Hale. at Greensboro; Marengo, at Linden, and Sumter, at York.
 The names of the conductors are as follows: 3ibb county, C. A Brown Miss Roberta Taylor and Miss Clara Pitts, Chocsaw, N. R. Baker, Miss Ruby Will liamson; Greene. T. w. Smith and Miss Cora Pearson Hale. C. E. smith and Miss iIassie Gray: Marengo l.. J. Yam and Miss Lula Bradford: Sumter, Miss Rosa Strickland and Miss Minnie Fisher.
 In addition to the six white insti- tutes. negro institutes vii he conducted in the counties of Pike, Barbour, Bul lock and Dale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-01
News of Ensley

|. Two block signals have been put in by the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company on the corner of Ave- nue D and Nineteenth street for the purpose of running the South Ensley car through to Fairfield and the Owen ton Ensley car through to Wylam. Workmen for the last few days have been busy putting in tho signals and everything is in readiness to operate the through line.
 It is rumored that the new system will be put into operation this morn ing. It is stated that the cars rum ming from Fairfield to Birmingham will run every twelve and half minutes and that there will be eight cars on the line. The Vivian line will run 15 minutes apart.
 The citizens of Wylam are objecting to the Owenton- -Ensley line being run to Wylam claiming that when the Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power company signed the contract with the Wylam Land and Improvement com pany to obtain the right-of-way to make a loop at the end of the line it was agreed that the South Ensiey car would be run through to Wylam.
 When it became known that the Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power company changed the plans and that the South Ensley line would run to Fair field the citizens became aroused IT the matter and are protesting against the actions of the company. several of the citizens are getting up a peti- ton which Is being freely signed ask ing the company to run tine South Ems ley instead of the Owenton Ensley cars to Wylam
 Funeral services over the remains of little Nellie Parkins, the 1S-months old daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Stanley Par lxins of Cottage Hill, who died yester- day morning about o'clock will pe conducted from the family residence this morning at 10 o'clock. lntermeni will follow at the Pleasant Grove ceme- tery.
 The Junior Baraca baseball team o1 this city split even in double header lyesterday afternoon. The first game
 racas lost by score of to 3. The second game was against the Baptis church which the Baraca team won by | a score of Il to 4. Batteries, flrsl
 game. Pratt City. Tucker and Tucker
 Baraca, Walker and Rosenfield. Second
 game. Baraca, Neeland. Walker ant
 kosenfield; Baptist. Maize and Collins | Mir and Mrs. F. J. Donley and Mis-
 Helen McNamara will leave today fol
 Pensacola on two weeks visit. 1 Mrs. Henry B. Allen and son, Harold lleft yesterday afternoon to visit rela
 tives in Atlanta and other points il Georgia.
 Mr. and Mrs. William Finn of Fair view are expected to leave today fo Biloxi, Miss, where they will stay sev eral weeks.
 l Henry Woods, who underwent an op ! eration at local infirinary severa
 days ago. was brought home yesterday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-01
THREE INDICTMENTS ISSUED AGAINST THE
 NEW YORK CENTRAL
Three Officials of Road Named-Charged Rebates Were Granted O'Gara
 Coal Company

Chicago, July Exchanges that the New York Central railroad and it's subsidiaries have given rebates to the OGara Coal company by various subterfuges; that the railroads had granted extension Of credit to the coal company, thus violating the Elkins law and that advances and loans amounting to $500o 600 had been given the coal company, were made today in three blanket indictments returned in the federal court here.
 w. c. Brown, former president of the New York Central; John Christensen and Richard M. Huddleston, respectively first vice president and auditor of the New York Central: Thomas J. OGara and Will liam A. Beaverton, president and secre- tary of the coal company, and three roads-the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, the Cleveland, Cincinnati Chi cago and St. Louis and the Chicago, Indiana and Southern-were named in the indictments.
 Prosecutions of the defendants will be- gin at once, according to James A. Will kerson, district attorney. Heavy fines and long penitentiary terms can be imposed if the government obtains convictions, he said.
 If convicted on all counts the maximum possible fines against Brown, Carstenson, Huddleston and the railroads would be $2- 735, 900. The minimum would be SIP, ,000 The maximum fine against OGara, Brew erton and the coal company if convicted would be $2,240,O00. The maximum pen atty for conspiracy is two years, and such terms could be imposed against all de- fendants on each of the 112 counts if con victions result. 44 | Carstenson and the three roads and MT O'Gara were indicted in 191. Mir Brown | retired from the New York Central last Novcmher
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-01
ARTILLERYMEN ARE
 OFF FOR MOBILE

Maj. l.. s. Dorrence, commander of the battalion of artillery of the Alabama Ma tional Guard, left yesterday morning for Mobile, where he will make preparations for the annual encampment of Batteries A, B, and c, the first and last of which are Birmingham batteries.
 Capt. Ed Anderson stated last night that Batteries A and would board train Monday and that the two organizations would number 225 officers and men. The batteries are under the command of Cap tain Anderson and Capt Frank Film.
 The encampment at Mobile Will last for 10 days. and the members of the bat teries are in high spirits. The other bat tery of the battalion, Battery B. is located at Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-01
DALLAS SECOA
 BALE BRINGS 14C Expected by Monday Will Be Very General Small
 Movement of Cotton

Selma, July S1-(Special )-Selma's sec ond bale of the new cotton crop aud which was the first bale to be raised in Dallas county was received here latel Thp7sday afternoon and sold at auction
 in front of the cotton exchange at noon Friday. The sale of the second bale att tracted quite a number of cotton men and was finally sold to w. L.. Thompson & Go. at 14 cents a pound.
 The first Dallas county bale was raised by J. w. Day on his plantation near Sardis In the southern section of the coun- ty. It weighed 574 pounds and classed as middling. It is expected by Monday there will be very general small move- ment of cotton to market. But while the crop is early this season and is open ling fast and hundreds of bales will be ready to market during the coming week, it is anticipated the farmers who are in
 position to do so will hold their staple
 as long as possible on account of the low market caused b.; The European War scare, If the prices of cotton continue to drop very little of the staple Will pc marketed during the coming month. With the opening of the dove season to- morrow morning several hundred Sei- mians have made preparation to leave the city at o'clock Saturday morning and spend the first few hours or the day in the rural section around the cl,y
 shooting doves. It is reported that the dove crop throughout central Alabama ] has been good this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-01
FARMERS INSTITUTE
 IS HELD IN MACON

Montgomery, July 31.-(Special. .)-Capt. Reubeh F. Kolb, commissioner of agri- culture and industries, returned today from Tuskegee. where he attended the Macon county farmers institute. Captain Kolb declared that the institute was largely attended and that the meeting was of a most enthusiastic nature
 While in Macon county Captain Kolb visited the plantation of w. W. Thomp- son. one of the largest planters in the county He said he found the crops in excellent condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-01
May Forfeit Bond

Chicago, July 31.-Jack Johnson, negro heavyweight champion, convicted of hav- ing violated the Mann white slave act, must appear in the federal court here next Friday or his appeal bond of $l5,- GOO will be ordered forfeited. Johnson left for France soon after his conviction. The circuit court of appeals has ordered that he be given new trial on certain counts of the indictment and be resent enced on the points on which he was found guilty He already has forfeited one bond of $30,000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-01
ATTACK ON TRADE
 BILL DELAYS VOTE

Washington, July I.-Attacks upon the policy of the trade commission bill to- day delayed a vote on the bill and amendments.
 Senator Shields of Tennessee criticized the commission idea of government as unsound, and the unfair competition section as affecting no new belief. Sen ator Clapp said the bill provided for a ''top-heavy" csommission.
 Senator Stone introduced an amendment to define unfair competition" as "un- fair and oppressive trade practices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-01
Has Nephews in Army

Anniston, July 31.-tSpecial)-A. Vein berg, tailor for the Globe Tailoring com pany in this city, has 10 nephews in the Austrian army and navy His brother will also enter the service. Julius Mar GUS. also of this city recently sailed for the old country but &hether or not he will enlist has not been made known to bis local relatives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-01
Three Negroes Cremated

Anniston, July 5L-(Special.)-Wh the \barents were away from home, three chil- .dren of Frank Hoke, a well-known negro .bf Jacksonville, were cremated early Fri
 hay morning when the house was de- ystroyed by fire. An elder brother of the
 three victims escaped, but before he could
 summon help the other negroes had been
 burned to ashes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-01
Weather Forecast

Washington, July 31.-Alabama and Mississippi Partly cloudy Saturday and Sunday; light to moderate variable winds.
 Georgia Generally fair Saturday ana Sunday: light variable winds.
 Tcnnessee: Fair Saturday and prob ably Sunday,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-01
ANOTHER GADSDEN
 RIVER MYSTERY Young Man Found in COOsa. Foul Play Suspected RUN-OFF ON MONDAY
Chamber Purchases Crimson Clover Seed to Distribute Among the Farmers-TO Review Increase
 Tax Assessments

Gadsden, July 31.-(Special) )-Mystefy surrounds the death of H. c. Maynem, 70 years old, whose body was found in the Coosa- river near the Louisville and Nashville bridge shortly after o'clock yesterday evening. pr. H. l.. lson and pr. C. L. Murphree held an autopsy this morning and found that death was not due to drowning. The stomach will be ex- amined for traces of poison Maynem, with his father and brother, has been con- ducting two fruit stands at Broad and Sixth street, and was well known.
 Local cotton traders, 1t is claimed, lost heavily when the prices broke, due to the European war situation.
 The Chamber of Commerce has pur- chased seven tons of crimson clover seed, which it will sell and distribute at cost in Etowah county farms. This is sui ficient to plant about 1000 acres. In one farm community near Attalla about $lOO has been raised to purchase seed. It is expected that the Chamber of Commerce will have to place another order for seed.
 commission, consisting of Capt. w. r. Lay, Capt. l.. R. LeFevre and E. W. Whips, Judge J. w. Penn and Frank Cot tie, has been named to review the in creased assessments in Gadsden, and to make recommendations to the board oi equalization. Whether the recommends tions of these men, who have had mucf experiencing in appraising land, will. b' accepted by the board, and later by th' state tax commission is not known.
 The second primary in the municipa race will be held Monday. Candidates fol alderman in the Third ward are J. l. Curry, J. E. Forman. J. M. Hooks ano Ralph Stotckdale. Those in the fourtf ward are l.. A. Heaton, T. A. Jelks, Car Lay and Roe G. Tinsley.
 State Engineer w. s. Keller arrived to- day for conference with Chamber o Commerce officials regarding the proposed election on a $3O0oo0 good roads bond is- sue in the fall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-01

Local cotton traders, 1t is claimed, lost heavily when the prices broke, due to the European war situation.