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BOOZE OUSTED IN, BIRMINGHAM Jl* : * * ** .y * ! Prohis Won in Election Held in Jefferson County, Alabama. ANTIS WON IN THE CITY * , - 4.. ' County, However, Wu Carried by the Dry*—Women and Children Took • Prominent Part in Contest. Jefferson county, Alabama, after one ■I the hottest campaigns In Its history, went “dry’: In Monday's prohibition •lection by a majority that will be •lose to 2,000. When the news reached Birmingham ttiat Ensley, the suburb where tho steel mills and furnaces are located, •nd probably the greatest Industrial •ity In tho south, had gone dry by 34 Majority, the remainder of the county was at once conceded to prohibition. The city of Birmingham gave a ma jority of 320 against prohibition. At 9 o’clock Monday night the anti prohibition campaign committee issued Mils statement: “Prohibition has carried. “We abide the consequence*. “We hope morals will be improved. ‘“File laborer and manufacturers are .Wounded first; the merchant next; then fte .property owners. “We hope the city may escape bank ruptcy. “We hope the schools will not. feel Hie burden of the changes that must •allow. “This committee will continue to ■(and for law and order and good gov ernment.” Mayor George B. Ward of Birming ham has issued the following state pent: “The election has been fairly won by Me prohibitionists. It is now the duty pf every citizen to accept tin* situation Wnd to give the plan an honest and fcir trial. The mayor's office will do Its part. So will Judge Feagin’s court •nd our police department. “Now that it is all over prohibition ists can afford to admit that the city government will be seriously hamper ed in Its municipal functions. Others have admitted it all along. Therefore, tt is up to every citizen to do two Miings: •■First, bear with the municipality while adjusting itself to straightened <fomlltlons and assist actively in a tangible way toward keeping demor alization from going too far. “Second, to waive all of the partisan toellng that has been engendered dur ing the campaign and get together in * big, strong, enthusiastic pull for i the prosperity, greatness and future of j •nr beloved city.” For the first time in the history of I Birmingham, if not in the state of Ala bama. thousands of women and chil m> surged the streets throughout the day, carrying aloft placards, shout ing their desire for prohibition, sing- ; tog sacred hymns and praying in the J •treet. “Jefferson Going Dry,” to the tune of “Bringing in the Sheaves,” was sung, •loud throughout the day and even latej •t night the familiar tune was ring- tog in every ear. •; “Bread or Booze?” was the •and Query, and “Borne or Hell.’ Wife , •r Whiskey?” were the warnings from Uto white rlbboners. H was the noisiest day in the his- j lory of noisy Birmingham. A great con fusion reigned the entire day about the , polling place?. So thick were the places beset with women and children that m* voters at times had great difficulty j to reaching the polls. “Nearer, My God, to Thee, was hum- j ■ted throughout the day. The pupils j •f Birmingham colleges marched throughout the streets continually, un* | ier the directions of their professors, j Occasional halts were ordered in that the boys might shout for prohibition s •nd the recognized leaders of the pro- Mjbltjon movement. BARTHQUAKE TAKES MANY LIVES- Frightful Havoc Wrought in Italian Prov ince of Calabria. Details received in Rome, Italy, on Thursday regarding the earthquake at Calabria, in every way tend to show that the damage done was much more j extensive than at first estimated, but ; that the loss of life has not been great, j The lowest estimate places the number I •1 killed at about twenty aud the high •st at about 120. Nothing definite will j be known on the subject until the ruins j tre cleared away. CONFIDENCE RESTORED big Financier*, With th* Help of Unci* Bam Avert Cataatrophe is Wall Street. There was a sharp turn In financial affairs in New York late Wednesday, renewed confidence in local banking institutions taking the place of the •panicky feeling that has threatened solvent houses and demoralized the stock exchange for the past few days. After prolonged conferences at J. P. Morgan’s office an organization of the presidents of New York trust compa nies was affected. It was In the na ture of a protective combination. All • - ’% • * ■ of the leading and admittedly conserv ative trust Companies participated. A resolution unanimouslyadopted pro vided for an examination of the vari ous trust* companies and a report of their fund3 and recommendation to the association. At the same time, and even more im portant, the secretary of the treasury, having satisfied himself as to the con dition of the New York banks, author ized an announcement that he had di rected that government deposits be placed in the banks to the extant of twenty-five millions. These two meas ures are admittedly adequate for all the needs of the banking and trust corporations of New York in the pres ent emergency. Secretary Cortelyou’s official state ment is as follows: “I have said to a number of gentle men who called on me today that any statement to the public regarding con ditions here should be made with the utmost frankness that depositors and others Interested in the banks might realize that entire reliance might be placed in It. Those familiar with the facts have known that the situation was made serious largely because of the circulation of unfounded rumors and uureasoning anxiety of many who thought only for the moment. "To pass safely, through such a day as this one, one of the most unnecessa ry excitement as it has been, is the best evidence of strength and support on the part of those who have under taken the difficult task of re-establish ing public confidence. Wherever there is weakness, and it has been in but a comparatively few instances, strong and able men are rendering aid, and in behalf of the treasury department I may say that I believe it my duty to do what I can do and I shall do in the largest possible way whatever may be necessary to afford relief. “As evidence of the treasury’s posi tion. I have directed deposits in this city to be made to the extent of $23,- j 000,000.” After the close of the stock market |'.Mann, Bill and Ware, the principal ! brokers in call money, made the fol i lowing statement: “Throughout the exciting scenes on ! the stock exchange today largo sums i of money on call were loaned by the I First National Bank, the National City ; Bank and the Hanover National Bank. | These banks sent in sums ranging : from 11,000,000 to $5,000,000 at times j when the tension was greatest in an effort to relieve the situation. At 2 j o’clock the first named bank sent in | one block of $5,000,000, which was j distributed among the eager borrow i ers.” WESTINGHOUSE IN TROUBLE. Four Big Concerns in Pittsburg Placed in Hands of Receivers. A flurry in Pittsburg, Pa., financial circles Wednesday caused by tbe em barrassment of four concerns of the Westinghouse interesst was quickly ended by the prompt action of the clearing house association and the stock exchanges. Asa result the Westinghouse Elec tric and Manufacturing company, the Westinghouse Machine company and the Security Investment company, a holding company for the Westinghouse interests are in the hands of receiv ers appointed by Judge Ewing of the United States circuit court. BLOODY COMBAT WITH BURGLAR. Trusty Rifle Pitted Against Hatchet, But Robber Was Killed. K. J. Scott, a well known Nashville, Tenn., druggist, and Charles Sbott, his brother, had a desperate encounter in the early morning with a negro bur glar armed with a hatchet. The bur glar was killed and both of the broth ers injured. E. J. Shott was struck several times with the hatchet, but managed to se cure a rifle and fired three bullets Into the robber. Charles Shott was struck on the head twice with the hatchet nd seriously injured. MORGAN SAVES WALLSTREET Napoleon of Finance Gets Friends Together and Quells Tempest. MILLIONS FURNISHED Mighty Stream of Coin of the Realm Pour ed Into Cvffejs-cf Bank* Routs Im pending Panic and Ruin. A New York special says:. Asa re sult of Thursday’s developments in the financial • world" there is every in dication that the crisis in the banking and trust company situation has been safely passed. The Trust Company of America all through the day’s bank ing hours, paid out money to depositors os rapidly as possible and closed with all demands having been met. Avery favorable feature of the situa tion respecting this company was mat it was able to make its payments with very little assistance and another was that company received over its coun ters in the morning hours in ordinary deposits more than $1,000,000. Mr. Oakleigh Thorne, president of the company, said that there was abun dant cash in the vaults to meet the situation and that he had no apprehen sions whatever regarding the institu tion for the future. As the Trust Company of America had been the center of interest in the financial storm, It wa3 accepted that the ability it had thus shown to weather the storm was clear indication that the financial sky had cleared and tha a period of fair weather was now well in sight. The day was marked by three note worthy episodes; first, and earliest in the day came the announcement of trouble in three minor state banks in Harlem the Hamilton Bank, the Twelfth Ward Bank and the Empire City Savings Bank.- These banks trans acted only a neighborhood business, and their suspension of. payment was absolutely without significance as bear ing on the general situation. State Bank Examiner Judson stated that all three were solvent and that their de depositors would lose nothing. The sec ond episode was a run inaugurated against the Lincoln Trust company. The run against this company wa* 6teady throughout the day, but the sums withdrawn were not large. It is an up-towu institution with a great many women depositors and carried, mainly, personal household accounts. The run. however, was without im portance to the city's banking interests as a whole. At the close of the day, the com pany’s officials announced that they were fully able to meet all obligations. By far the most notable, even dra : matic, episode of the day was the emp tying of millions of money into the stock exchange through a pool headed by J. P. Morgan and other financiers, In order to avert a ruthless selling of stocks held by brokers. At the time that excitement was at its height the announcement was made that a pool had been formed, with J. ierpont Morgan, at its head, to come to the rescue of the brokers, for it was necessary to provide funds at once in order that they might carry the stock they were holding for their customers. The effect of the relief measure was Instantaneous aud the rate on call money declined from l‘)0 per cent to 10 per cent. Stock advanced more rap idly than they declined. Seldom, if over, had the veterans of finance seen a great situation saved so quickly and so effectively by such a Napoleonic stroke. When the stock exchange closed, every one was getting all the money he wanted. The close was marked by a memorable scene, in which the brok ers gathered around the principal tra ding posts and gave cheers for J. P. Morgan and the members of the pool which had saved the day. The aggregate amount of money which had been contributed in to weather the storm and restore confi dence assumed truly colossal propor tions. Roughly estimated $25,000,000 which Secretary Cortelyou deposited in the New York banks, $25,000,000 which the Morgan pool brought to the floor, $10,000,000 which John D. Rocke feller deposited with the Union Trust company as a means of stemming the tide of the Trust Bank of America, and finally another $50,000,000 which, it Is understood, Mr. Rockefeller stood ready to advance to meet any further stress of conditions —in all considera bly in excess of $100,000,000.. MAYOR WAS MISQUOTED Judge Maddox Did Not Lambast Repre aantative Wright in Language At tributed in News Article. A recent news item from Rome, Ga„ wherein it was stated that Mayor Mad dox had, in a speech before a mass meeting, referred to Representative Seabern Weight in the following lan guage- —“a dangerous man who would wreck the prosperity of any commu nity In which he lived, for any end he might have in view’’ —is denied by both Representative Wright and .Judge Maddox. There is no question as to Judge Maddox’s attitude toward Representa tive Wright. The political antagonism which has long existed between the two men was evident in every comment he had to make. Their political enmi ty was emphasized in the last mayor alty election in Rome. In that contest Judge Maddox was unwillingly forced into the race. He encountered the vig orous opposition of Mr. Wright, who was supporting his nephew, John M. Graham. Mayor Maddox in his deniel said: r *‘i did not use the words referring to Mr. Wright in my speech, to wit: ‘A dangerous man who would wreck the prosperity of any community in which he lived for any selfish end that he might have in view.’ I think, however, such a conclusion might have been drawn from what I did say of his con duct, and that of Mr. Dean, in refer ence to the passage of the charter for the ctiy of Rome. I have said on the streets, and elsewhere, that I believed he was a constant menace to every pub lic enterprise in the community. The special correspondent in Roms of the Atlanta Constitution is alleged to have sent out the report, and Mr. Wright, in a communication appearing in the Atlanta Journal, accuses Editor Howell, of the Constitution, of faking, saying, among other things: “I respectfully submit to the people of Georgia, whose good opinion I value above all things, that Mr. Howell’s method of punishing men who have op posed him, is hardly in keeping with the standards that gentleman observe even in political contests. “It is very certain that Mr. Howell lost out a year ago in his race for governor by failing to understand that the people of Georgia will not tolerate in the editor of a great paper, things that savor of the methods of an assas sin.” PLAN BANQUET FOR BRYAN. Leading Democrats in Washington Arrang ing for a Big Spread. Democrats in Washington have ar ranged for a banquet in honor of Wil liam Jetnnings Bryan, which will be given the latter part of November. It is generally believed that the Nebras kan will take advantage of the occa sion to make an important announce ment regarding his future probably express a willingness to accept the democratic nomination for the presi dency. YOUNG MAN MURDERS FATHER. Claimed Self-Defense But Coroner’s Jury Held Him to Trial. Harry Lassiter, a nineteen-year-old youth, is languishing in Spalding coun ty jail at Griffin, Ga„ charged with the murder of his father, W illiam Las siter, who was shot to death in his home Saturday night. Young Lassiter admits the killing, but claims his father was advancing on him with a butcher knife, and Ihe fired in self-defence. The coroner’s jury beld him for murder. HEW ORLEANS REGISTERS KICK. Claims Louisville and Nashville Railway is Guilty of Discrimination. Discrimination against the shippers of New Orleans is alleged in a com plaint filed Saturday with the interstate commerce commission at W ashington by the New Orleans board of trade against the Louisville and Nashville railroad company. CENTRAL OF GEORGIA NOT SOLD According to Perry and Thorne, Who Make Denial of Report. At Providence, R. 1., Friday, Marsden J. Perry denied the report that the Norfolk and Southern railroad had pur chased the Central of Georgia rail i road. j* President Hanson of the Central of Georgia received a reiterated and more explicit wire from Oakleigh Thorne, of New York, Friday night, say i ing: “There has been no transfer or change in the Central of Georgia rail i road situation.” BACK GAVE OUT. A Typical Case of Kidney Trouble and a Typical Cure. Mrs. Chloe Page, of 510 3. Pitt street, -Afexandrl?, Va.. says: “My tback hurt me terri bly, I had sharp, shooting pains, changing to a dull, dragging ache. I could not stand for any length of time and my hack hurt _____ _ me when I sat down. My feet and angles were badly swollen Wrm' every evening and my stomach was Out of order. Iran’s Kidney Pills cured me of these troubles in 1902, and five years I have had no return.” Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a bo*. Foster-Milburn Cos., Buffalo, N. Y. .fry Overlooking Something. According to a magazine writer, girls do not eat enough. Apparently this writer has never observed the girls when they go back to the table efter the company is gone.—Kansas City Journal. Itch cured in 30 minutes by Wool ford's Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. At druggists. Textbook Moral*. Several States require by statute the teaching of morals in the public schools, and in New York a bill has been introduced into the Legislature which requires that at least forty lessons a year on morals be given from a textbook. This Is all wrong. Boys do not learn honesty and girls modesty by getting lessons in a text book on morals. “Have you got your lesson in mor als?” “No; I just hate ifiorais—worse than algebra." Such conversation will not be un common when textbook morals ar© planted in the schools. Any teacher can "hear a lesson” in morals, but if he he not himself a living encyclo pedia of practical morality the moral natures of the children will be ruined rather than benefited by book morals. An investigation made in the sev enth, eighth and high school grades of the Boston schools showed that, be cause of knowledge gained at home, at school, or at church, a majority of the pupils had a good knowledge of moral obligation, while the conduct of the same pupils revealed a deplor able state as to moral character. Mor al instruction from fathers who are grafters, mothers who are white liars and teachers who are frivolous and conscienceless will never improve the moral condition of the young. The first step in the teaching of morality was indicated by a great Teacher some hundreds of years ago, when he said: “First cast out the beam which is in thine own eye and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote which is in thy brother’s eye.”—School Edu- I cation. TO TELL YOUR FORTUNE. The following directions, if careful ly observed, will tell the fortune of your friends, young or old. Be sure to try this: First write the year of birth. Add age. Add 4. Multiply by 1,000. Sub tract G 93423. Substitute the letters of the alphabet for the numbers and read your fortune. —Washington Star. New York City has 3,927 firemen besides the members of 12 volunteer companies in Richmond Borough. TAKE THEM OUT Or Feed Them Food They Can Study On. When a student begins to break down from lack of the right kind of food, there are only two things to do; either take him out of school or feed him properly on food that will rebuild j the brain and nerve cells. That food j is Grape-Nuts. A boy writes from Janiestown.N. Y., ' saying: “A short time ago I got into a bad condition from overstudy, but Mother having heard about Grape- Nuts food began to feed me on it. It satisfied my hunger better than any other food, and the results were mar velous. I got fleshy like a good fel low. My usual morning headaches disappeared, and I found I could study for a long period without feel ing the effects of it. “My face was pale and thin, but is now round and ha3 considerable color. After I had been using Grape- Nuts for about two months I felt like anew boy altogether. 1 have gained greatly in strength as well as flesb, and it is a pleasure to study now that I am not bothered with my head, i passed all of my examinations with a reasonably good percentage, extia good in some of them,, and it 1S Grape-Nuts that has saved me from a year's delay in entering college. “Father and mother have both been improved by the use of Grape Nuts. Mother was troubled with Sleepless nights, and got very thm, and looked care worn. She has gained her normal strength an t looks, and sleeps well nights. “There's a Reason.” Read "The Road to Wellville,” in pkgs.