The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-02
INSURANCE MONEY
COMING IN FAST
KeCei pts Already Ahsad of Las,
Years Figures
CONTRACTS NOT OPENED
DR.. 6ragg's Absence Delays Consider
alton of Bids for Convict Con-
tracts-Owen Names the
Maids and Sponsors.

Montgomery, May 1.--(Speeial) THE
books of the state auditor show that for
the seven months of the present fiscal
year the state department of insurance
has turned into the state treasury s94.-
46o, which is sS6o6 in excess of the whole
amount turned in during the year pre-
vious.
1t is also shown that for the same time
the convict board has turned in S9S5,0O,
which makes a good showing up to that
of the year before. which was s495,O0O. 1t
is not indicated by the returns so far that
the convict department will do much bet
ter than it did last year, for the very
good reason that there is more attention
being paid to lettering the conditions of
the prisoners and getting them under state
control altogether than to the actual maxi
| ing of money
An interesting item in the income ac-
count of the convice department is the
receipts from the cotton mill owned by
the state at Speigners. Since March 20,
about the time the mill was set to work
again, the following amounts have been
sent to the auditor from time to time:
s2OS1 s961 1858, $40. s1S2, s656, $40 and
1915. Total $4646
No Bids Opened.
There was expected to be signed up or
considered the bids from the mine own
ers for the eonvicts used by lnem today,
but owing to the absence of DIR. Shirley
Bragg, one of the members of the board,
nothing was done. President j. G. May
ben of the Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron
company, Attorneys j. p. Tlman and
Hugh Morrow, all of Birmingham. and
P. j. Rogers of Pratt City, representing
the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad
company were here, but will stay over
until tomorrow, when DR.. Bragg will be
at home Governor jerks was also absent
today.
Sponsors Are Named.
| DR.. Thomas Nj Owen, commander of
the Alabama Division of the United Sons
of Confederate Veterans, has announced
his sponsors and maids for the reunion
at Louisville, in June. They are as fol-
lows:
Sponsor Miss Catherine Jelks, daughter
of Gov and Mrs. William d. Jelks grand
daughter of Capt. J. w. d. Jeks of the
Third Alabama infantry, c. s. A. and
| of Maj. Henry r. Shorter of the staff of
Gen Cullen A. Battle of the same army.
Maid. Miss Annie Maude Dawson.
| daughter of Mr. and Mrs. l.. G. Dawson
of Montgomery. She is a neces of Maj.
j. G. Harris of the Twetniteh Alabama
infantry, c. S. A.
Maid Miss Irene Wayne Cleere, niece
of Mrs. Cunningham. wife of Lieut. Gov.
r. NJ Cunningham. daughter of Polk
| Cleere and granddaughter of Judge j. II.
Moore of franklin county.
| The general order announcing the APP
pointments will be out in a few days
Land Case.
! The case of the mandamus of the South
ern States Lumber company, against Gov
ernor Jelks. wherein it is attempted to
! force the Governor to issue patents to
$4,000 acres of lands bought from the
state many years ago. was heard by
Judge A. d. Sayre of the city court
! There does not seem to be any doubt of
the right of the company to the patents.
as the money was paid years ago and
Governor Lindsay was ordered to issue
the patents So much time having elapsed
! since the order before the demand was
made the Governor thought that 1t would
be best to have legal right to the papers
renewed. The case was continued for
day or so so that the litigants might
get together what facts they desire to
present.
Railroad Appointments.
The appointment Of the baggage master
| of the Union Station to succeed A. A.
| Mckinney. Jr., who resigned several
weeks past, has been made and w. d.
| McKeithen will enter upon his duties in
! that capacity today.
| Mr.. MeKeithen is a young man well
known in this city and his friends are
pleased at his very deserved promotion.
| j. p. Johnson will succeed Berry Grant,
as night station master at the Union Sta
ton today Mr.. CAN'T rendered his resig-
nation some weeks past. but was prevailed
upon to reconsider. and as a consequence
! has had the matter under considerations
! Mr.. Grant, goes to the Floralla branch
| of the Louisville and Nashville where he
| will take charge of train.
Trial of Sheets.
The preliminary trial of William T..
! Sheets for the killing of his son. Claude
| Sheets. last Sunday, will come up before
! Justice Browder tomorrow. Justice Brow
der will also have up for preliminary
| hearing Rev. Gilbert Thomas. a negro
charged with the murder of his wife.
Justice M Fl. Screws will have the
! committing hearing of the case against
Jim Sellers, negro. who is charged with
murder in the death of a negro named
Boston on the Jack Epperson place last
week.
! Manager Thomas O'Brien has received
| notice that Phillips. new pitcher has
/ left his home at Wilmington, Del, and
will join the local ball team this week.
He Is a good man and will give new
strength to the box staff.
/ Issuing Diplomas.
Diplomas are being signed at thescapitol
| today for thirty-one graduates of the Dis
| trict Agricultural schools of the state.
| these representing the finishing classes.
| These diplomas have to be signed by the
| Governor the State Superintendent of
Education and the Comm. ssioner of Agri-
culture who are three of the five mem
bers of the board of trutees of each
| school.
The regular term of the United States
| court for ne middle district of Alabama
! will be called tomorrow by Judge Thomas
| G. Jones. 1t will then be adjourned
! over for some weeks. possibly to the mid
| d1n ~ Iune Iudga Innes fs now hus,,