The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-31
WANTS FARMERS TO
STAND BY THE PLAN
Mr.. Poole Thinks Plan viii Re-
suit in Permanent Good
CONDUCTOR is BADLY CUT
Negro Woman Is Held In Montgomery
Charged With Committing Bur-
eary While Dressed In
Mans Clothes.
CONDUCTOR is BADLY CUT

montgomery JANUARY ou.-lopetldi.J
State Commissioner of Agricultural r. r.
Pool is making every effort to interest
the farmers of Alabama in the plans
adopted at the New Orleans meeting to
hold and dispose of cotton and to see
that there are good attended meetings
on the 18th of February The fact that
the bankers and large land holders have
pledged support to the movement to re-
duee cotton acreage has led Mr.. Poole
to the belief that the present movement
is going to result in great and perma-
nent good. He fears, more than any
thing else, the actions of the large
planters in the black belt counties, who
will not always, he anticipates, agree to
and enter into the plan TO put in % per
cent. less cotton this year. 1t is point
ed out that they are the men who will
lose largely by per cent cotton. AT
that price it is impossible to keep labor
and without labor there will be no means
of operating these big farms TO advant-
age Mr.. Poole believes that the COM
pany organized to help the farmers keep
the cotton off the market will result in
the highest good.
Conductor Bowman Cut.
E. NJ. Bowman, conductor on River
side car of the Montgomery street rail-
way, was badly cut by an unknown negro
yesterday afternoon. The knife entered
his head and severed an artery, which
bled profusely before town was reached
and a doctor secured.
John c. Eyster of Decatur, member of
the state democratic committee, is in
the city today. He says the people are
greatly worked up over the murder of
Miss Bloodworth at Decatur and will
hardly be calm If 1t is discovered who did
the deed and hands can be laid upon
him.
The case of j. w. Farrior against the
Equitable Life Insurance company will
come to an end right away. the decision
to give a charge for the company hav-
ing practically been reached
Mary Tucker a negro, is charged with
burglarizing the home of DIR. w. NJ
Cox, he having discovered a woman
dressed partly in mans attire in his room
last night The woman had on a mans
coat and hat and entered through a win
dow, which had been priced open with a
screwdriver Dr. Cox identifies the negro
woman held as the one who entered his
home.
Officers Appointed.
The following county and beat Off
GERS have been appointed by the gov
ernor:
w B. Williams, coroner, Bibb county;
justices of the peace, c. II. Bishop Har-
ris; G. S. Streetman, Bradley; j. F.
Petty, Cawthorn; ]. M. Davis, Millport;
notary public and justice of the peace.
u. w. Laney, Abebville constable, p
A Britton, Laneville; notary publics,
W. H. Owens, Heflin; A. Cunningham,
Evergreen; W. L. Stevens, Tuskegee;
Andrew A. Oden, Hartselle; S. N. Crest
ridge, Augustine; w. L. Pruitt, Kymul-
ga; ]. w. Simmons, Thornton; Percy
A. Ellis, Warrior; A. b. Perdue, Bir-
]. w. Paul, Prattville.
The Tyler Grocery company and the
United States Loan company, both of
Birmingham, have been Incorporated
and certificate of the same made to the
Secretary of State.
Supreme Court.
The matter of moving the depot at
Weyth City to Guntersville has been
brought to the supreme court. Some time
ago the railroad commission ordered the
depot moved and the Nashville, Chat
tanooga and st. Louis railroad has not
with the order. Chancellor
Simpson has made a like order to en-
force the order of the railroad commits
sion and the road has brought 1t to the
supreme court.
The supreme court called the eighth d.
vision today and several cases of inter-
est were presented by brief. 1t will be
tomorrow before any decisions are hand
ed down.
State Senator S. A. Lynn, of Morgan
is here today He says there will
be an attempt to have the law repeating
the old county court of Morgan knocked
out 1t suffering some of the weaknesses
attributed to the repeating in Clay county
which failed to hold good.
For Local Tax Law.
State Superintendent of Education I. w.
Hill and acting Governor Cunningham will
make an assault on the voters of Cof-
fee county next week in the interest of
local tax for school purposes. Dates have
been fixed for Enterprise and Elba, and
several others will be made. Both Mr..
Hill and the Governor believe in local
tax and have been fighting for it for
some time. They will take the fight into
other counties, notably Lee, In few
weeks. Mr.. Hill was in Lee last week
and found what ne considers good field
to work the local tax idea. Mr.. Hill has
a letter from woman's club of Mobile
in which information is asked about help
ing the schools He hopes that the la
dies will be able to render great service
in the matter of getting better school
houses and will urge them to work up
sentiment along this line in every county.
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