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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-09
JUDGE ASKS FOR
 NEGRO'S PARDON Lawrence County Judge Tells Governor He Does Not Believe in Capital
 Punishment

,ror+eomery. November 8.-(Special) Af+er the trial judge had asked conn ,,o,,+a+ion of the death sentence or Charlie Mitchell, Lawrence county he OTTO and had admitted that ne oio not believe In capital punishment, GoVerhor henderson Friday declined to extend executive clemency to the negro anu the sentence of the September clrcui1 oour+ of Lawrence county was carrieo
 ,,+ Never before in the history ot Ala h.r,a so far as is known by reeoros' has a. judge who sits in crlmlllai oaee'' ,anitted he does not believe Tn tne punishment of person by death.
 On october 20 Judge o. Kyle or the circuit court of Lawrence county Wro'o IGovernor Henderson a brief statement of details of the trial He asked that .h death sentence be committed lo ,ifa imnrisonment because of the ap- narent belief of Mitchell that, py pieao- | ing guilty, he would be shown merry | Judge Kyle. in this letter, said ne olo not believe in capital punishment. l Governor Henderson was not at ms office Friday, and telegram askihs about the sentence was not answered Although there is no official report oi the hanging the sheriff was suppoee'
 to carry out the decision of Jury
 Lawrence county
 Mitchell pleaded guilty to the mur der of Nelson Davis, negro Ihe nesr is said to have confessed to the kiliihs l e+atine Davis was to be wltnes against him in "hog stealing cast Davis body was thrown into the rlvel and was found several days late. Mitchell was captured in Tennessee all
 CT Governor Henderson offered re
 ward. ao
 Executive clemency was recommende lby the sheriff of the county, the trl'
 so,ic;tor and others. Strong letters ask
 ing that the sentence be carried o, were received The negro Is sald , have entered plea of guilty oellevll he would get life sentence. -Jur
 however, disregarded this plea ana ga' , him the death sentence
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-09
Greatest Tobacco Crop
 Is Grown This Year

Washington, November 8.-Never De- fore was there crop of tobacco go large as this year. With the exception of Tennessee and Kentucky, every southern state increased us prouuclioi p-'1iI tb;. vaar North Carolina leading with an increase of SS,oo9.ooO pounds over last years large crop.
 The production by states, the depart ment announced today, is:
 Virginia, 150,997, 900 pounds; an in- crease of 21, ,oo0,0o0 pounds North Carolina, 242,252,ooO; increase south Carolina, s2,2os,ooo; increase
 Florida, 4,416,ooo; increase, 1000.
 Tennessee, 63,o1S,ooo; decrease IT,
 Kentucky, sSS,17o,oOo; decrease. sS,' o0O,o oco.
 The quality this year is s7.7, com. pared with S6.4 last year; the acre yiele l S71S pounds, compared with Sl6.o las wear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-09
JUDGE APPOINTS NEW RECENERFO
 ABINGDON MILLS
Judge Clayton of Federal Court Grants Petition Of Stockholders to Remove
 Appointee of Referee

On petition of stockholders. Judge Henry D. Clayton of the federal court for the middle district of Alabama, Tn the absence of Judge w. l. Truoo ol the northern district of the state, has removed w l. Wellman, who was ap- pointed receiver of the Abingdon Cotton Mills, bankrupt, at Huntsville oy 1ere Murphy referee in bankruptcy, ana ap- pointed Lawrence Cooper Of HuntsVllle in his stead.
 The court considered the petition and decided tbat the adjudication snould pc vacated and annulled and the receiver
 tbereunder removed for the reason that the board of directors of the Abingdon mills were without authority to make the admission in writing that sald Apllisu uoii mills were insoivent or unapie to pay it's debts, and was wiling 10 De ao- l judged bankrupt. The Abingdon cotton mills, Whlcn Hieo 1 2. petition in voluntary bankruptcy OH l October 31, is one of the largest cotton | mills in the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-09
FRENCH MUSICIANS
 WHO COME HERE
 HAVE SUFFERED
When Paris Orchestra Plays Here November IA It Will Tell Story of Bleed
 ing France

While the war has bled France or men and money it has not quenched the F'renchman's love for music. Ano' despite the burden of war duties upon the shoulders of every member of the Paris Conservatory orchestra, they have managed to bear the sufferings and priyatfons, have been successful in la boring for the cause for which France fights and at the same time hold their organization together and see It flourish.
 Could Birmingham but read the minds of those French masters as they play here at the Tutwiler Thursday night, November 14, she would see that the soul of France is poured out as those musicians work at the art tha' is closest to their hearts.
 Every member has suffered because of the war, and the greater portion of them have sons and loved ones wh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-09
LAST DAY TO SEE
 WALLACE REID

Today marks the last showing of "The Man From Funeral Range" in Whlch
 handsome Wallace Reid is appearing ~ the Strand. Ann Little, who IS held 5 leading lady. is charming young per- son whose personality has made host of friends. She possesses elusive beauty that holds you even while you fail 10 define it. and she has also, the benefit of long experience as experience goes, in the film business. Lottie Pickford ana Tully Marshall also appear in the picture
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-09
NEGRO ACQUITTED
 ON MURDER CHARGE

Jake McKinsey, negro, was given pre- lininary hearing before Judge Ii. D. Aberpethy of the municipal court, on d ctarqe of murder and was discharged. He 1pas arrested for the killing of Jim Key holds several weeks ago, and the evidence introduced yesterday tended to snow ne acted in self defense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-09
Smart

Ladies Silk Hose at $1.OO, $l.Io Warm Wool Sweaters for lad men and children.
 Sateen and Jersey Pettlcoats. and Kid Gloves.
 Ladies' and Children's Shoes an reasonable. A full line of Hand other articles appropriate for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-09
Neero Woman Acquitted

I,uia Carlisle, negro, was acquitted ln Judge H. P Heflin's division of the criminal court yesterday on charge ot assault with intent to murder. She was indicted by the July grand jury. l, was charged that she had stabnec Nancy Harp, another negro woman II the back with a knife.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-09

,, ers to quit work or strike, thus in- r, aring with the operations of the rali- road, will be given a preliminary near ing this morning at Il o'clock petore Charlton.
 These arrests were made under sectlon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-09

ii of the act of March 21. 1918, of the federal control bill, which makes it a federal offense for anyone to interfere with or impede the possession. use' op- eration or control of any railroad pro perty or transportation system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-09

Funeral services over the remains or the infant of MT. and Mrs. w. C. Max well will be held from the family resi- dence this morning at 10 o'clock Mrs. Maxwell continues critically i'll with in- fluenza pneumonia.
 pretty wedding of Wednesday even ing was that of Miss Mary DeBardeie- hen to MT. Lawson Parker at the home of the brides father in Pratt City. Smi
 lax and chrysanthemums in gold anu
 white made lovely decorations for the rooms. and the ceremony was performed
 before an altar of palms and lighted ta- pers. To the march played by Miss Cath- arine Owens the bride entered with her father. MT. J. R. DeBardeleben, and was met by the groom, who was attended py his brother, J. T. Parker. Miss Clara DeBardeleben was her sisters maio ol honor. The ring ceremony was performed | by Rev~James D. Hunter of Attalia l The bride wore blue tailored sul' and carried brides roses. Mir. and Mrs Parker are at home in Ensley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-09
< The First National Bank of Birmingham, Ala. Statement November 1, 1918
RESOURCES.

niscopnts .s14,o55, ,53s.OS Loans asu 2,769.53 OVerui eaa.s fpar1 0O,00o.o0 u' D. .,,r1, poA,e Certificates 4,284,o0O.O0 U. Q ponds 3,S22, ,45O.O0 State of Alabama Bonds. A@''oo0'0' Stock in Federal Reserve o+bar stocks and Bonds. 1,125,721.47 panLi,g House . S60,O00.OO Other Real Estate ... 4l'oo4.9o Customers Liability Ac-
 count of Letters of Credit l'zoo-oV
 Cash. Tn vault ...S1,1 136,191.33 With Banks. 4,136,460.4o With II. S. TT. 7O,O00.00 With Federal Reserve Bank .... 2,06s,034.30 7,410,S86.03 $32,S20, 1895 O1
Arizona republican., 1918-04-21
CAR DELIVERY MUST
 BE MADE UNDER OWN
 POWER SAYS KELLER

Judging by the present trend of conditions I am convinced that even the most favorable of summer weatherI shipping conditions will not release any appreciable amount of railway facili- ties for the transportation of auto mobiles.
 This opinion writes MT Keeler, who is visiting the Olds Motor works,
 lis based on a pretty careful study of conditions which l have had an op- portunity to make in practically every large distributing center in the coun- try"
 ~Of' course, the railroads suffered severe setbacks during the terrific winter. But though they are now able to greatly increase their carrying ca pacity, this is largely offset by the movement of war materials which are being completed in steadily increased volume.
 How very fortunate it is that au- tomobiles can be delivered to their . destinations under their own power For if it were not for the daily drive aways there would be mighty few new cars put into use this season
 "Usually at this time of the year dealers and distributors in all the NliltS iltiNt SpOu SlONho Ol tdl . ttl lldllU that have been received from the fac tories during the winter. This year no such condition exists-there are practically no accumulated stocks of motor cars.
 The manner in which automobile sales organizations have adjusted themselves to the new conditions is nothing short of marvellous. It is safe to say hat approximately 90 per cent of all cars leaving the factories today are being driven overland by dealers. For our own retail connexions we have only highest praise: without eX- ception Oldsmoble dealers are going to tremendous expense and bravilig all sorts of hardships in order not to dis appoint purchasers dependent upon i them for deliveries.
 l. Tt is nothing new any more to start | a big fleet of cars on d thousand mile l trip. And as road conditions improve 1 it is to be expected that practically 1 every automobile made will be con- signed via the public highways
Arizona republican., 1918-04-21
ADAPTABILITY
 OF MOTOR CAR
 IS RESPONSIBLE
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ufacturers who equip their statesmen with automobiles, is another instance. Their salesmen cover more territory in faster time and less expense, without drainin gtheir physical or mental energy.
 The doctor, with his horse and buggy was better than walking. but even at that, he was many times too late, due to the limitations of horse flesh. but with the advent of the auto mobile the doctor not only makes more calls in the same time, but he is bet ter able physically to cope with addi- tpnal cases and emergency calls.
 One Car to Every Twelve
 There is certain town in a western state that is reported to have car tc every twelve inhabitants. Without a doubt, this town will soon outstrip it's nei9hbors because it's people arc equipped oaccomplish more in less time and are not depending on the old fashioned transportation methods. nor are thei ractivities bounded by a rail road. time table.
 Hartman made his executive ability vital force many hundreds Of miles fro mwhere he was sitting hy the use of the telephone. Business executives oftoda ware able to personally oversee the different business interests of theI institutions by employing the auto- mobile as q means of individual trans portation, thereby increasing theiI
Arizona republican., 1918-04-21

1e due not to' falling off Of demand which of course, would be the case if the maximum abs1rptive power of the country had been feached-but 10 the necessity of releasing for gov ernment uses part of the materials, men and plant capacity which nor mally would have been utilized for the of automobiles.
 1t is significant that oven in 1917 production exceeded that of 1916 by approximately 20 per cent; and il is still more significant that right now used cars of all makes and classes are selling briskly at prices representing an advance of from 40 to 60 per cent over what the same cars were selling for d year ago. It is doubtful if thsre ever was a time in the history of the automobile business when there was as lively q market for used cars as at the pres cnt time: and when we consider this statement in the light of the admit ted fact that the supply of automo- piles has never equalled the demand. it is apparent not only that neither the buying power nor inc buying in clination of the public. has diminished, but that it has actually increased.
 1t is at least doubtful whether production will again get back to normal before the end of the war. If it does not. We may. look forward with the utmost confidence to an Q, ersold market for the remainder of the conflict. The great middle class including farmers and skilled workmen who make up the bulk ot the buyers of medium priced auto mobiles-are flush with money It's natural that they should be spending part of it for conveniences which they have never before been able to afford and that's exactly what they are doing.
 Personally, I am extremely opti- mistic over the outlook for the auto mobile business-not only for the period of the war, but for the inn mediate present. The prosperity of the industry for the present is linn ited. of course; but it is limited not by natural economic causes. which are fundamental but by the desr- ability and necessity for our sacri- ficing selfish ends to the greater cause in which we are all so Vitally interested
Arizona republican., 1918-04-21
HUGHES TELLS OF
 EFFECT OF WAR ON
 AUTOMOBILE SALES

'Ncry properly the efforts Of the entire automobile industry for inc past twelve months have been con centratcd on winning the war. Pro dlctiOn of automobiles and automo- bile trucks. for ordinary commercial and domestic purposes has ceased 10 be the paramount concern of auto mobile manufacturers: for the makers sOf motor cars have been too busy converting 10 government uses the energy, the ingenuity. the resource fulncss and the efficiency which in the past two dXcades have enabled hhe. automobile Industry to revolu- ztionize manufacturing methods and -to develop quantity production to q point never before dreamed of. stated F.. r. Hughes. manager of the local Rec Motor Car company re- .c-nuy.
 "Th.s conversion of energy has dakf many and divergent forms. Not 5l o the automobile factories are zctuauv producing munitions of war. sIthoueh the production of trucks fol huiltaiy service, of airplane engines, tf anti-submarine craft. of artillery Aroctors and thousand and one sther things which the United States @nd her allies need most urgently 1or direct use in winning the war is angagug surprisingly large part -of the productive capacity of many -,f the biggest automobile factories in the country.
 "lu view of the assistance which 1he automobile industry already has . scndercd the government in preparing 1o prosecute the war most effectively 4 particularly since this activity is , ieins constantly increased-We shall < not be accused of sordid commercial , ism or of lack of patriotism if even at this time. we digress for the 7 purpose of attempting to diagnose the g future of this mammoth industry il . Z self. For, while our present duty is 10 give ourselves whole heartedly to $ Inc winning of the war, the injunc- lion In time of war prepare for . peace was never more clearly ap- plicable than today.
 AL he best there is certain to be a period of sharp industrial and commercial readjustment as soon as hostilitics shall cease; and it is equally certain that the necessity for Hquidating the. enormous war debts that arc now being piled up will re- suit in an international race for com Hltlhidl Siipl tlbdNg WAllNl NIll AplIl pletely eclipse Germanys former ef- forts to secure a place in the sun. Consequently it behooves those of us who are unwilling to see America loft at the barrier in this great race to sec to it that as nearly as possi- hle her commercial and industrial equilibrium be maintained even at this time.
 "lf we may judge the future by the past and the present, the auto mobile business still is in a period of comparative infancy. If figures mean anything at all they indicate unmistakably that the point of satur- ation' whatever that mesns-has not been reached. The curve of produc- ton. to the end of 1917. is still up- ward. and while there is certain to he marked recession in 1918. it will
Arizona republican., 1918-04-21
OVER 30 MILES ON
 HALF GALLON 0F GAS

A remarkable example of the eccno- my with which motorcycle may be operated, as far as gasoline consump- lion is concerned. was the demOnstra tion just held at Sacramento, Cali- Iornia, in which George Egan. on a 1916 single cylinder Pope machine covered SSis miles on a half gallon of gasoline. This is. at the rate of IT ,miles to the gallon.
 The contest was a free for all. with no restrictions as to kind of machine or equipment. Each rider was given one-half gallon of gasoline and ail tanks were sealed. No speed was per mitted in excess of thirty miles per hour. In such a contest the tires play 8 very important part. There is a cer- tain amount of tire resistance as the wheel rolls over the ground. So that only tires possessing the proper de- gree of resihency can be expected to aid in the establishment of mileage records The winner of this contest drove on Goodyear Bluestrea1 motor- cycle tires. as did also the rider who finished second.
Arizona republican., 1918-04-21
TRUCK MEN FIND
 PNEUMATIC TIRE
 MORE EFFICIENT

The present extensive use of motor trucks away beyond any prediction of d year ago, has prompted many fol speak of the motor truck as the rail- roads future competitor But a close analysis of transportation conditions shows lt To be the railroad $ able ally instead of iis competitor.
 One reason for this is that the type of service the railroad least efficiently renders. Is the type the motor truck best renders. And if our railroads can ,.be freed of the burden of this unsuit- able service. their capacity for profit able operation can bc immensely n- creased.
 It is conceded tEat the short haul is the least profitable source of railroad revenue. It usually involves partial loads, whether in passenger or freight service, and frequent stops, which are expensive In such service the rail- road operates far below its full ef- ficiency, and consequently at unneces- sary expense
 Here k the service in which the mo- tor truck can operate greatly to the railroads benefit The unit load of the motor truck is smaller than that of the railroad. Its operation is more
 
 trackaee and terminals.
 The long haul, with full ear loads, constitutes the railroads greatest earning power So that by assuming the short haul, the motor truck releases rolling stock for the more necessary and more profitable long haul.
 It is fortunate that just at this time when such a wonderful opportunity is opening up for the motor truck, pneu- matte tire equipment for truck service, should have been developed, permitting the motor truck to advance far into the new, broad field of usefulness
 Early sensing the development of traffic conditions that now actually exist, the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company set about 10 evolve tire that would permit the motor truck to graduate from the slow moving field to which it was confined by it's solid rubber tire equipment Pneumatic | cord tires make practical certain 1 phases of motor truck operation which ! formerly were out of the question 1 In heavy truck service they save ma | teriallY in gasoline and oil consump- ] tion They greatly cut truck deprecia l tion and practically remove all danger i of load breakage They permit speeds 1 which with any other type of tire cquipment would hc expensive and in- deed perilous. And they allow the ! transportation of heavier loads or Shter chassis.
 Since the Goodyear company has I made these tires available. their use has extended to nearly every class o1 motor truck service many Of which. fl was thought, would not be reached fol several years. All truck manufactur- CTS, fitting their output with botf Solids and pneumaties report stead fly increasing demand for pneumatic I tire equipment on all classes Of trucks
Arizona republican., 1918-04-21

Detroit to Savannah. He let it be known to q friend or two that he would pay man $T5 to go to Detroit and drive an automobile to Savannah the driver to bear whatever expense he contracted over and above $75. The offer got around; the newspapers printed it, and the dealer was over whelmed with acceptances.
 The men who finally were selected to make up the driving party included a college student, whose father took him out of school to make the trip, several grocers, the city court sheriff. a wholesale grain dealer. a commis- sion merchant. an insurance man, a lumber dealer, physician and several mechanics.
 The party of 24-several of the men being accompanied by their wives - started away from Detroit in seven teen Dodge Brothers motor cars. It was expected that the drive-away would arrive in Savannah in seven days. The route was by way of To- ledo Dayton, Cincinnati, Louisville, Ky. Nashville, Tenn. Huntsville, Ala. and Atlanta Ga. The dealers plan operated so successfully that he eX- poets to use it again and again in fu- ture drive
Arizona republican., 1918-04-21
DRIVERS ENLISTED
 IN UNIQUE MANNER

Use of freight cars almost exclusive ly for shipment of food, coal. muni- tions. etc, has made it necessary for automobile dealers to adopt a system of driving q great many cars from the various factories to their home cities. This, in turn. has necessitated the find ing of drivers, sometimes in large numbers.
 A dealer in Savannah. Ga, recently had occasion to drive a considerable number of cars from the factory in
Arizona republican., 1918-04-21
Government Uses

Perhaps no better example of the in- creasing interest in life which the auto- mobile induces. is that of speeding up the individuals activities in patriotic and philanthropic work. From Presi- dent Wilson down to practically every member of the cabinet, congress and the house of representatives. officials and executives in the military and state departments, practically every branch of government work, the auto- mobile has been brought into use to speed up the individuals activities, so that the nation, as a whole can mxfn- tain a preparedness pace that win leave n odoubt in the eyes of the world that if the race is to the swift as well as the strong. Uncle Sam will be in the lead at the finish.
 The automobile has fitted in so na- turaIly to the individuals transporta- ton requirements that We hardly real ize how valuable it has become That it win prove more of d necessity as time goes on. is certain because man ufacturers, realizing the inestimable help the automobile is rendering to every branch and twiS of the nation, are continually making their product as nearly 100 per cent efficient as hu- man ingenuity and manufacturing skill can produce
Arizona republican., 1918-04-21
New Standard of Efficiency

This adaptability of the automobile to the transportation requirements in business, home and social activities has done more to create a new stand ard of personal efficiency than any other one cause.
 With the business or professional man, if has made him see that he can increase his activities without a cor responding increase in money or time. or effort. The comfort which the au- tomobile gives to owners, the rapiditv with which it enables him to get about. the ease of handling and taking care Of he car. have had a naturally stimu- lating effect on his activities. It has made him desire to do more and bet ter work