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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-27
COMMITTEES STATEMENT

"Mr Johnston wishes to defer acticn until he shall have first sounded out the reorganization committee, and has en- deavored to beg of them, as a matter of grace, something for the city, thereby putting the city on the defensive. And if the committee should refuse him grace, and he should threaten to bring his quo warranto suit at such an elev- enth hour, he has already published to that committee and to the world his honest judgment as a lawyer, that the committee can practically defy the city commission, and that a judgment of custer of the franchise need not deter them from proceedings, regardless of the city's wishes or interests, and fur thermore, the city will not have any further Jurisdiction over them, but that they can go to the friendlier roof of the Alabama public service commission for protection from persecution.
 'It is needless to say that at the eleventh hour if MT. Johnston threat laugh at him, and will laugh at him, because they will have been signaled by MT. Johnston that his gun is not loaded.
 We are not criticizing MT. Johnston for this-we assume that this is his sincere attitude-we are speaking of results and not motives. We now pros pose to put this issue squarely before the forum or the BlfmlnEnam pup lie.
 We do not desire to persecute the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, nor to inJure it, nor it's se- curity holders. We demand cniy justice to every interest. We say that now is the golden opportunity for the city to get justice. We have MT. Johnston's S solemn assurance, published tc the world, that he has evidence on which to convict the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company of having so far violated it's franchises as to af- ford reasonable cause for forfeiting them entirely and restoring them to the city.
 Unless we are profoundly deceived, the inhabitants of Birmingham would demand that this opportunity be seized; {; that we put ourselves in position to de- mand what we are entitled to receive and that we should not be compelled by waiting to beg aims from any reorgani- zation committee. We warn the city commission that if it awaits for this e1ev- enth hour, when the property, including the city-s franchises, shall be in danger of passing, or shall have actually passed into the hands of innocent purchasers who may then we'll claim protection, the commissioners will assume heavy responsibility and subject themselves to intense popular disapprcvaL On the other hand, if this quo warranto suit is brought now, and prosecuted diligently, the commission will have deshe all that it could do, perhaps, though we claim that the delay has already been too great"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-27
Mass Meeting Tonight
 at East Lake Church

Announcement is made that mass meeting in the interest of health and morals will be held at the East Lake Methodist church tonight at 7:45 o'clock to which the general public is cordially invited.
 The speakers, for the occasion will be Dr. w. Gross Harrison and the Rev. Dr. l.. c. Branscomb.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-27
West End MethOdists
 to Be Hosts of the
 District Conference

The West End Methodist church will be host to the Birmingham district con- ference of the Methodist Episcopal church on March 3 al 7:3O o'clock and continue through March 4, with the Rev Robert Echols, presiding elder of the Birmingham district, presiding. The Rev. w. F. Price of the Norwood church, will preach the opening ser mon and a special feature of the meet ing will be the prominence given the centenary mission programme of the Methodist church. The women of the West End church will serve lunch dur ing the meeting and full attendance is urged on this occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-27
of Birmingham, Ala. |fatement December :i1, 1918
 REGnInEIrS

Fently Appointed assistant pro-
 of military tactics at the Uni fy of Illinois.
 ce has just been received ins the
 of the appointment by President
 n of Lieut.. Harry Oliver Moore of pity as assistant professor of mili- tactics at the University of Illinois
 request of the war department at
 ington. Lieutenant Moore has been he'd to his new duties at Urbana.
 md is now located there. The uni
 y of Illinois is one of the largest country and has two regiments of
 nts including infantry, artillery, en-
 rs and signal corps.
 the time of his appointment Lieu- It Moore was serving with his regi- the Eighty-third field artillery, lily returned from overseas, and now ed at Camp Knox, Ky. His career been followed with a great deal of
 Bt since he entered the service,
 he announcement of the signal
 conferred upon him is causing |urable comment among his many 3ls in this city.
 |utenant Moore was one of the first in Birmingham to make application Emission to the training camps anc ked his commission at Camp War Mclean. near Chattanooga, Tenn. Commanding officer, Colonel Koes- recommended him for promotion. lore entering the service, Lieutenant |e was engaged in the graphite busi- in Clay and Coosa counties, being |dent of the Great Southern now tty) Graphite company, and was con- led one of the most enterprising |resourceful young busness men in tity.
 is a member of the Country club, luck club, Kiwanis, Zamora Temple, ]. o. N. M. S. Alabama Consistory Eish Rite Masons and Cyrene cam |dery. Lieutenant Moore has beeh a lent of Birmingham for about F years This four-year appointment at the |ersity of Illinois will necessitate the bval of his family also to Urbana.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-27
Legislators to Discuss
 Real Estate Taxation

Lieut. Gov. Nathan l.. Miller and Rep resentative $. w. Hawkins will be the principal speakers at the weekly meet ing of the Real Estate exchange to be held today at the Southern club at o'clock. Lieutenant Governor Miller Will discuss real estate taxation, while Rep resentative Hawkins will explain some of the features of the proposed bills changing the method of assessing prop erty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-27
Stevens Would Collect
 Tax From Six Brokers

A. P. Stevens. former Jefferson county license collector, filed six cases against as many local brokers yesterday before Judge Abernethy. charging that each of the six brokers was due the state $150d for unpaid taxes. The brokers asserted that subsequent litigation had removed the tax, and produced a statement from the attorney general, in which he gave it as his opinion that they were not liable.
 The cases were passed to March [
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-27
PERSONAL

Miss Emma Mahoney, deputy clerk of the United States district court, has gone to Chattanooga. where she is the guest of relatives.
 c. l.. Harold, secretary manager of the Birmingham Civic association. has gone to points in North Carolina.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-27
Habitual Constipation Cured
 fin IA to 1I Days

"I.AX-FOS-WITH PEpSIN" is a spe- ally-prepared Tonic Laxative for Ha a- bitual Constipation. It relieves prompt . ly but should he taken regularly Tor 14 to 21 days to induce regular action. It Stimulates and Regulates. Very Plea sant to Take. soc per bottle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-27
SUITS FILED

Thomas Jones filed suit yesterday in the circuit court against the Sloss-She field Steel and Iron company. The plain tiff claims $2O.ooo damages for alleged personal injuries received while working in the defendant company's mine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-27
NOMINATION COMMITTEES

 Dr. Duggar appointed committees on resolutions and nominations as fol- lows:
 Resolutions: George Roberts. chair man: A I. Kidder, H. E. Holroyd and Cooper Curtin. . The meeting then adjourned unti' 9:30 o'clock this morning. During tho afternoon three sectional meetings were held, one by the agronomy com mittee, one by the animal husbandry committee and the third by the eNteh- sion work committee.
 Today's programme is as follows:
 Report of the agronomy committee on co-ordinating investigational work in the south. c. B. Williams. chief, cl- vision of agronomy, North Carollna eN- pertinent station. Raleigh chairman, with discussion led by J. N Harper director farm service bureau, South ern Fertilizer association, Atlanta, and H. A. Morgan. director agricultural eX- pertinent station. Knoxville. Tenn
 Soft pork discussion: (a) The Amount of Pork Made on Acre of Peanuts" [. T. Wells, extension ser vice, Auburn, Ala, (b) Factors Which Control the Firmness of the Body of the Hog" P. " Ewing, agri- cultural experiment station, College Station, Texas. Gel "Effect of Peanuts Upon the Bodies of Hogs" George Tenn pleton, agricultural experiment station. Auburn. Ala (d) Effect of Peanut Meal Upon the Bodies of Hogs.'' Earl Hostetler agricultural experiment station. Raleigh, N c. Gel Hardening the Soft Bodes" P. V. Ewing, George S. Templeton and Earl Hostetler. CD Prospect for Future Demand for Soft Pork and Market Determinations" R. J. DeLoach, Armour's bureau of ag- ricultural research and economies. Chi cago and J. J. Ferguson, Swift x Co.,. Athens, Ga.
 General discussion led by R. S. Will son, director of extension service, Starkville, Miss. and M. P. Jarnigan, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.
 Present Problems in Handling, Storing and Marketing Sweet Pota- toes" Discussion presented by the ad- visory board of American Plant Patho-
 Continued on Page EighO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-27

the results of tests extending over a period of years made with different phosphates-basic slag, rock and acid phosphate-and manures, with tables of comparative crop yields obtained from each. He mentioned instances where the yield from each would be about the same while in others there would be marked difference. This variance he attributed in part to chemical reaction in the soil.
 Following the reading of this pape- the subject was discussed by a number of the visitors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-27

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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-29
FERTILIZER PLANT
Buildings .of Sumter Fertilizer
Company Well Under Way

An entirely new kind Of enterprise
for Sumter county is the Sumter
Fertilizer manufacturing COMPANY.
This corporation WAS organized for
the express purosc of making high
grade fertilizers. Mr. George d.
Shore is president. Mr.. j. p. Booth
vice president and Mr.. A. E. Tisdale
IS treasurer and manager.
The plant which is a large one, IS
situated on the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad Just outside the city limits.
Il is equipped with the very latest
machinery for the making Of fertiliz-
ers. and has capacity of 10000 tons.
The owners Of the plant were yer:
fortunate in securing the services OF
Mr. A. F. SteHing az superintendent
He has had many years experience
with the leading fertilizer n1anufac-
turers of this State. and knows all
phases OF fertilizer manufacture
The present capital of the company
is $4,000 but ii will be doubled at
an early date.
The company expect TO produce
high grade fertilizer and no Other.
They expect TO cater TO the dclildiiu
of the farmers. of this section of the
country especially. The coming OF
the boil weeyil has. made it neces-
sary to use we'll balanced fertilizer,
such as this corporation expects to-
produce The company VIII specialize
in fhe manufacture Of the grades
.of fertilizer used for cotton and a,so
that used in producing tobacco. These
are two distinct fertilizers. both 70 he
produced here.
This plant is n good thing for the
farmers in this section Of the Staie,
because here quick and immediate
shipments may be had. The entire
support of the farmers should be gi:--
Ell this plant TO insure rs success. The
buildings are near completion ard
WILL be in operate supply goods
for the spring Of 1%
The owners ask that, the farmers
give them a. chance and see il 1hey
are not satisfied With a Sumter coun-
" made fertilizer
The enterprise is under the man
agement OF young men known to the
farmers Of Sumter and the surround
ing counties. They are counting upon
III. patronage Of tho farmers TO make
;I:e pian1 y success
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-29
FIGHT TO A FINISH
Desperate Criminals and Yegg
men Organized BY Liquor
Dealers

Atlanta, Nov.4s25.-D. J. CAN'T re
Gently appointed by the federal gov
eminent to supervise prohibition en-
forcen1ent in the Southeast, in a state
nent tot he Prohibition Enforcement
Cana pain Committee. declares thai
enforcement means q battle TO the
fiaish with "a we'll organized band Of
the most desperate of criminals and
yeggmen. The statement says:
THE whiskcy interests are we'll Or
saRized. On account Of the enormous
profits in The manufacture and sale
OF the w.iliskey il has drawn into this
traffic the. most desperate of criini-
nails and; yeggmcn. and it iszno child s
play to bring these pen 10 justice.
1t looks like unfortunate circUnl-
sta aces move iii. cycleS and six of my
men DOW are under. indictment for
murder because Of having; to shoot
men who tried 10 kill them.
We have been operating entirely
heretofore under the revenue, laws,
and il would not be surprising. to me
81 all. ii we continue to operate un-
der them instead of the new prohibi-
ton law. because the internal revenue
Jaws provide Cor a minimum penalty
and the. prohibition laws can be Whit
lied down to a penalty Of even one.
cent.
The force in our territorial djvis
io,, vii consist Of number Of Of
hcers whe. will be available for this
lise Of Serk. They will net be re-
stricted to any special territorial ar.
r;,nEenlent, but they can be nse1
where their services are most needed
When these officers are not employ
ed on one Of these clearppS they will
Le placed at strategic points ready
tor instant aeilola.
VIII, on appropriation of only 81
100000 fer this work for. fiscal year
1920 YOU can readily see that it is
going TO be impossible for the Fed
eral government to tase oyer ali the
responsibility OF enforcing these va
rious laws. and it is going to be nee
essacy, if YOU want enforcement Of the
i;c.1a%, TO secure the functions Of sher
if. police officers and all other officers
of the law
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-29
Reception for alr- and 81
Moses. 49, =


On Tuesday evening the Ell
MS. Altament Moses h
open to several te
occasion being a recepaien
honor of Nh. and Mrs srheE
Moses, who have. just fsturne
their wedding trip. 81
Assisting. Mrs 4 Moses
daughters in rsceiying and snfs
ing the guests were sGsgs snniessA
ses. Mrs. Agnes Begin,
Moran. Mrs. Henry, Moses ssss
\. S. Merrimon. - ~
Miss Alice Moses presided at elags
punch bowl, while at another M
Mr.. and Mrs. D. G-,F. Bultman: sss
Mcsdanfes A C. Phelps,
Strauss and Henry Hill .necsiNed
the dining room where .de1ightfna
ads, nuts and candies were @seFyedhy
Misses Marie Nash, Irene Dick RoHis
Moses. Arnlida Brunson and AalFss1
Moran. - rs sssss
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-29
Eis..opyilc News Notes.

Eiahopville. Nov. 25.-Cur town is
in . ce1nlnotion getting ready. fQr the
county fair which begins tomorrow.
a number Of fine horses from Iii
nois are already here, and the fair
promises 10 be, a success. ] don't see
how we are going TO stand the dust
which is perfectly fearful. l cant
imagine where AL the people are
housed. The people tramp the streets
day and night, hunting foc rooms,
and every one is filled up. One man
died here last night He went to
led and was found this horninE
dead. y letter addressed to}his wife
was found in his pocket. Mrg Norman
va: The pcr;son addressed. \ telegram
VIZ; ss,i; ~ ler nOiilyin3 her Of. his
dealb anh ii, short tiDtE IL telegram
came TO ,hin informing him Of tbs
death Of his baby
Ar. James DuRant, one Of our old
citizens, died in the Sumter hospital
yesterday and his body was brought
here this afternoon and buried a;
Cedar Creek ce'aGlcry, by the sideof
his vile.
Rev. g. /. Watson. our pastor.
preached his farewell sermon yestcr-
day at the Methods .urci. We re-
greet very much TO eive him up as
our pastor. ,as was. expressed in resoN-
tons Of love and confidence passed IL
rising vcte Of the whole congrega-
ton. He is u fine preacher. 8; godly
man. and the church that gets him
viii be for'lnate as he has few equals.
The new electric line has been con-
necssd with c,lr l,ones. which Is .
great Improvement on The old winch
WIS about worn ont aud frequent1tI
left Us in the dark.
Mr.. Roland Hcarou has sold his
town home to Mrs. Mills. and he will
move into his beautiful new home
which he had bu;lt just over the
town line.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. We Scott of CoIum-
i'ia spent . few days with his father
last week.
Can you get apy sugar IN yo,lr
town? 1t is scarce here at 30 cents
per pound.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-29
PLACE EMBARGO
ON COTTON SEED
SUPPLIES Can Not BE Sent to the
Mills

Atlanta. Nov. 24.-.An embargo has
been placed on shipments Of cotton
seed TO cotton seed oil mills in order,
it was explained today at headquar-
iers of the railroad administration, to
prevent continued supplies OF coal be-
ia@ delivered to the mills, which
need fuel if they had supplies OF seed
on hand:
Cotton seed mills along with other
factories, are not among the first five
classes on the fuel priority list and
therefore have not been getting coal
during the present shortage. On COM
plaint that seed was spelling. the re-
gional coal committee last Saturday
ordered that wherever possible sut1i-
cient coal be delivered 10 such mills
TO crush the quantity of seed on
hand.
The embargo on more seed to mills
followed. II applies to all railroads
throughout the. Southern region.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-29
Manufacture of Rum Vas proGiabi"

st. Pierre. Martinique, Nov =
brought unusual prosperity 10 tne
little iSlaud OF Martinique during i.le
war. Hidden away among the West
in,lirs this; little French colony of
200 900 people, so small that it *
found with difficulty on most maps q,
the world, sent its sons overseas TO
eight for 'i.c molher!;.pd while ~"
foIl<S u; ;lon,c nro$ncrca by c;'i%iiit
.sug:,r. coffee, cocoa and nanufactur-
l,.s rum.
This tool. place. too. during pe
ROC when prohibition was sweeping
over America.
Not only did the exports Of his
beverage increase from approIi-
nlaloly 4.nHo,S0o gallons in 1915 10
;,.S62.50o gallons IN 1917. q gain Of
more than 10 per cent, bat the value
Of the exports increased from APP
l,roNimatc'y s. s, ,,.::::&a 600 in 1913 {" 81.
49,: 900 IN 1917. n ;:aii! of shout -
per cent.
Exports Of :sucar. however decre.n';-
"a :,n,n 39QS9 tons in 1913 t" -.
rs tons in 14iI The production o.!
sugar cane was increased during Ia
same period but the islanders fou,.d
ii more profitable To uSc the pfoduc;
il, the manufacture oi rum than t."
export ii. From 1911 to 1877 i'm
ports Of molasscs used in the manu-
1actura OF ram, increased from 80.
1,,n. T., 90, tnrS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-29
\ Lady in Chicago Telesraphs for Rat
SI,aD

Read Mrs. Philips wire: you
SlI's Extcrminator Co. Wcstfield, y;
j. Rush So worth of RAT-SNaP
La.cr reed following letter. RAT
SNAP arrived 1T rid the house of
rats in 10 time. Just moved here
lr@m Ps., where I used RAT-SNAP
with great results" Three sizes. Csc.
aOc, 500 Sold and guaranteed by
Sihert's Drug Store, DuRant Hard
ware Company, and O'Donnell & Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-29
Government Seizes Coal.

On account Of the warm weather.
the coal strike has not caused any
suffering in this section of the coun-
It has nevertheless caused a
reat deal Of inconvenience to manu-
cturers in various lines and the
biic5 viii feel the effect Of it 1cd'
setime S come
lick are as scarce as sugar and
IS the strike ends soon. there will
pe on the market at any price.
"opens at very inopp ,rtun''
=, IS most land owners are put
- tenant houses and 'epairine
coming year
ta.ed that ten cars OF coal
TO the Sumter El,'ck Werk:s
- seized ut th.: depot and
X distribution by The Fuel
+. T. - pr. Another plant. af.er
freight and wax tax on
x re month had their coal
ID is going 10 take the
Ia lp3s time 10 recover
= ~ & 5f this strike.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-29
..a,ucs Watson Says, "Et Never Eor-
%c; When Fathers H'cc;:e Got
Cholera

One p,ornins he found 30 hogs; del 4
:,nd several sick He called ~ tn
Vet. who after disSectinS II r;li caught
on The premises. decided that the ro-
dents had conveyed germs. Since
then am never without I'AT-SNAP.
IGs the surest. quickest rat destroyer
know. Three sic. .5c. SOC. 800.
Sold and guaranteed by Siberts DruG
Store. DuRant Hardware Company.
and O.Douncil Il Company. %Adyt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-29

Memphis, Nov. 24.-4An embargo
against the shipment of cotton seed
was ordered today by the United
States railroad administration, effect
i've at once. according to advices re-
ceiyed here this afternoon. Cotton
seed now in transit Will be delivered,
it WIS stated but no further ship
lncnts will be received. This action
gas declared necessary owing to the
shortage OF coal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-29
DEATH From Starvation.

London. Oct. 12.-There were e
deaths from starvation or accelerated
by privation in England and Wales
the past year, though wages werc
never higher and employment never
less. according to an official state
ment Six OF the deaths occurred III
London.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-29
Germans Adopt american System.

Berlin oct l(9.-To induce labor to
greater production. German scientists:
are experimenting in the Kaiser Will
helm Institute for Labor Physiol"&A
The socalied German TAYLOR System
patterned atter the Tay'"' svs1"m in
use in Ane&ica.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-29
AIR. p. I.aDu!te. Farmer. Says. "Yon
Bet Rats Can Bite Through Metal"

II had feed bins lined with zinc
last Year, rats &oi through pretty
soon. W.. out SIS. A IL pkg. OF
t:AT-SNAI' Killed so Many rats, that
I've Te,.cr been Without il since. Our
collie dog never touched RATSNAP.
gu try it. Three sizes. 25c. soc. 81.
Sold and guaranteed by Sibcrt's Drug
Store. DuEant Hardware Company.
and ODonncll e. Co-AGvt