The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-29
BOY IS
GOING BACK HOME
Don't Like the Treatment He
Has Received
MULE is GOREO 10 DEATH
Owen Mentioned for commander-ln-
Chief of Sons of Veterans-Jeffer.
son Volunteers Will Recruit
More Men for Decatur Trip.
MULE is GOREO 10 DEATH

Montgomery April 2S.-(SpeciaL )-Sava-
dor Pitona, who came to Alabama to learn
of the great white man and his country.
and the liberal way in which he does
business with himself and his nelghbors.
has had a shock, and he is going back
10 his native heath across the seas TO
try and get over it.
The boy is a member of the Philippine
race, having been adopted by Lieutenant
Harris, brother of DR. Scale Harris, who
IS now in the United States army lie
was brought to the home of DIR. Harris
several years ago and was to be raised
and educated there He at once ran up
against the negro question. Because his
skin was dark the people to some extent
objected to his attending the white schools
and it has been made uncomfortable for
him that he has been forced to leave.
He is 16 years of age and will return to
the Philippines as soon as he can get
back The Bullock County Breeze, print
ed at Union Springs, made vigorous
protest against the boy attending the
white schools saying that it did not con-
slider him one whit better than the mu-
latto boys in the community. 1t also
pointed out that the negroes were oi-
jecting to one almost as dark as them
selves being allowed the schools and
themselves left out.
Peculiar Accident
peculiar accident happened on the
streets here this morning. resulting in the
sudden demise of a fine mule and the
demolition of a buggy. A horse belonging
TO Horgan & Co. was standing hitehed
10 buggy in front of the store on Perry,
near Monroe street. In some way 1t be-
came frightened and began to rear and
pitch. finally beginning to run with the
hitch weight still holding. Just around
the corner stood the milk wagon of M.
c. Scott to which was hitehed two big
mules
The horse ran with such force into the
mule team that a shaft of the buggy was
driven into the heart of one of the mules
producing instant death The shaft en-
tered just behind the shoulder and was
forced several inches into the tough mus
Gle of the mule. which walked a few feet
and dropped dead Many gathered to see
the result of the very unusual accident.
Owen for Commander.
A great deal of interest centers In the
race for commander in chief of the Uni
ted Sons of Confederate Veterans, the
cleetion for which will be held at the
reunion of the Confederate Veterans in
| ouisville in June. The only man whose
name has been presented already is DR..
Thomas NJ Owen, director of the Ala
bama department of archives and history,
and commander of the Alabama division.
United Sons of Confederate Veterans. DR..
0WpT wv forward a tho D1pptippr n
his division at Mobile last November by
the division and his interests have been
In the hands of the following committee
of that organization:
William w. Brandon, adjutant general
of the Alabama National Guard Mont
gomery.
william b. Bankhead. lawyer and son
of Congressman Bankhead. Jasper.
c. ]. Owen, president Southern Female
university, Admission.
Howard Gilard and VIII r. Sheehan.
prominent professional men of Mobile
and Montgomery, respectively.
DIR. owen is one of the best known his
torians In the south. He originated the
Alabama plan for keeping the history of
the state snd has been the only director
His plan has been adopted by the Amer
lean Historical association at its recent
meeting In Chicago. lie has been In charge
More Men for Gregory.
Mai. c.. l.. Ledbetter. commanding the
Birmingham battalion of the Third reg-
ment, Alabama National Guard. has been
ordered to fill out the command of Capt.
Robert Gregory, who has been ordered
with his Birmingham Company G, to go
to Decatur and preserve order at the
trials OF the two negroes who are charged
with the murder of Miss Bloodworth.
sixty men will be taken along. Men are
to be recruited for the service with Cap
tain Gregory according to orders sent
by long distance phone to Major Led
better by the governor this morning.
from Capt. H. c. Browns Company X.
at Birmingham and Capt. e. G. Evans
Company A. Woodlawn.
Captain Gregory and his company were
ordered to Decatur as the result of
plan to divide both the service and the
The honors under such circumstances.
Captain Brown had the Huntsville trip
and did the work so well that his praises
have been SUNG since all over the south.
Equally as good results are expected
from Captain Gregory.
Poor Business.
One of the hard things that comes up
to the governor is that of rewards. He