The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-24
No Help for Sufferers.

State Board.
No Help for Sufferers.
Some time ago Congressman A. A.
Wiley of the Montgomery district, Con-
gresham H. D. Clayton of the Third and
some others made request of the war de-
partment at Washington for help for the
victims of the recent hail storm IN Cof-
fee county. In his letter to the secre-
tary of war Congressman Wiley says he
understands the suffering is great and
widespread, and cites precedents in the
help extended the sufferers from the Bal
timore fire and the Mississippi flood.
In his reply commissary General John
e. Watson says there is no way in which
such relief can be extended, save when
the disaster is of such magnitude as to
be beyond the local or state ability to
meet 1t. This was so in the Mississippi
flood, but no help was extended to the
fire sufferers Baltimore taking care of its
own poor.
Talk of Violence.
From the talk of negroes arrested in the
country near Montgomery, near the Bull
iOCk equity llllcs lutIt Cdult near DtlnB
lynching or some white Gaping a few
days ago.
Lewis Barnett and his sons, Frank,
Adolphus and Coot Barnett, were brought
in yesterday and placed in jail on charge
of conspiracy to kill DR.. L, C. Beach, a
physician and merchant of that locality
1t seems that Alvin Barnett. another son
of the elder negro, carried the mail on a
rural route in that part of the county,
and had some trouble with the doctor,
who ordered him out of the store, and
possibly struck him with something. The
boy told his father and the old man and
the two boys went to the store to see the
Doctor Trouble of some kind followed and
the negroes covered the doctor with their
pistols and backed out of the store.
Reports were soon after heard that mob
was being organized to hang or shoot
the negroes, and while they stayed in
their fields In the day time they took to
the woods at night. Yesterday they heard
that there was a warrant for them and
they came in and gave up. The officers
are not disposed to put much faith in the
stories of intention to do the negroes
bodily harm.
Prosperity in Baldwin.
The reports of the state examiner j. I.
German, on the books of the officials
of Baldwin county give evidence of good
times in the prosperous gulf county.
Property Is rapidly increasing in value
land the valuation will run s275,OOO over
last year, which was 1924. 1863 Property
Is given in at about rs per cent OF Its
actual value
Republican Jobs.
The vacancy in the office of United
States Marshal Lee j. Bryan, that of Of
fee deputy, to succeed Byran Trammell.
who has gone to be postmaster at Doth
an, is still vacancy, though several of
the wel-known faithful are yearning 10
fill the vacancy that there exists.
There Is also vacancy in the post
mastership at Eufaula. as a result OF
the death last week of Postmaster Locke.
For the post In the marshal's office, S. M.
Murphy, a negro school teacher Of Eu-
faula is still pushing his claims He has
seen everybody that is worth seeing and
secured every pull of reputed power, in
Guiding the Alabama referees of the Pres
ident, save the single one that is regarded
as always potent, that of Booker I.
Washington.
Report has it that the salary Of the
Montgomery job is to be cut from $500
to $1,000, in accordance with the recon-
mendation of one of the department ex-
aminers made some time ago. The post
mastership race at Eufaula seems to lie
between William Russell, son Of for
mer Postmaster H. C. Russell, and j. b.
Walters, who moved to the town some
time ago from the north. There is some
talk. however, that prominent democrat
is after the place with some hopes OF
success. Mr.. Russell was here yesterday
looking into the prospects
Staff Officers.
The following new members of the staff
of Brig Gen. L. v. Clark, Alabama
National Guard. have been commissioned;
w. c. Hearn, chaplain; Maj. John T.
Yeatman, ordnance officer; Capt. W. II.
Wiley and First Lieut.. W. II. Bower Dr.
b. M. Kendrick of Luverne has been
commissioned assistant surgeon on the
staff of Col e. II. Graves of the Sec
ond regiment Mess kits were sent yes
terday to all members of the provisional
regiment that will go to Manassas
That Bribery Report.
Things look good for sensational devel-
opments yet in the reputed effort to Sc
cure the vote of member of the county
democratic executive committee in the in
terest OF a selection for nominee Tor
county treasurer by the committee in
stead of by primary as at last determined
upon.
At the meeting last Saturday Commit
teeman c. b. Teasley made the statement
that member of the committee had been
offered $1,000 for his vote In the interest
of selection by the committee. He SAID
if anybody wanted the name of the men,
Der SO approached 1t would be fortheom-
ing. 1t is an open secret that the mem
Der reierred to Is Mr.. T.. D. Collier rom
Beat IA. The Montgomery Advertiser says
this morning that Mr.. Collier has gone
into details Of the conversation with the
man Offering the money, who finally sad,
on his persistent refusal, "1f you won't