The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-13

The popularity of the Alabama plan for the preservation of the history of the state, is becoming widespread. Dr. Thomas M. Owen. director of the Ala bama department of archives and his tory who spoke to a joint session of the legislature of Tennessee. has 8 numbes of calls for information and will be asked to addressI other law making bodies within the next few months, notably that of South Carolina Dr. Owen spoke to the Tennessee assembly on Tuesday, just be- fore the body voted for a United States Senator, and was given close attention.
 All the Tennessee papers speak in the highest terms of his speech and the mas terly way in which he developed the idea now in use in his own state. At night he addressed the Tennessee His torical society on the same subject, there being a large number of citizens in the audience. He also made an argument for his plan, for the Alabama idea is that Of Dr. Owen, before the joint eoml~'ttee on education of the Tennessee assembly. Dr Owen was supplemented in his speeches and addresses by the Hon. Dun bar Rowland. olreetor of the Mississippi department, which was patterned exactly after Alabama.
 Dr. Owen and MT Rowland were shown many social attentions by the citizens os Nashville and the state or Tennessee. They were guests of honor at a number of places where distinguished men were entertained. and they were given many opportunities to meet the people in the Tennssee capitol in the most pleasant way. Wednesday night they were guests of several of the professors at Vanderbilt university. a dinner being given In their honor. Among the guests at this function were Chancellor Kirkland of Vanderbilt pr. F. W. Moore, professor of history O. the same institution: Dr. Dudley of the Vanderbilt faculty, and president of the Southern Intercollegiate association. and Dr. G. Fred Mellen, representative from Knox county, and distinguished educator and author. MT. George w. Duncan of Auburn, was also in the party. The party broke up at the leaving of the Louisville and Nashville train for the south. the gentlemen from Alabama and Mississippi travelling that way.
 Among the visitors to the capitol this week was Hon. William B. Bankhead son of Congressman John H. Bankhead of the Sixth district and one of tho
 
 He has been practicing law at Hunts vile for several years, but went from here to Jasper, where he has formed a partnership with his brother. John H. BanlShead, Jr.. for the practice of law MT. w. B. Bankhead has had wide ex- perience for a man of his years. Shortly after graduating in law he went to New York where he did some law and some politics for a time making a number of speeches for the Tammany candidates. After coming back to Alabama he repre- sented Madison county in the legsa- ture and was on several important com mittees.
 Col Harvie Jones. state tax commis- sioner, is keeping pretty busy in his office these days, this being the time when he Is making up his force of county men for the new years work. Colonel Jones does take very enthusiastically to the idea advanced by Gen. Robert Low rey major general commanding the de- partment of Mississippi. Y. c. ", look ing to the camps obligating themselves to give $50 each to build monument to the Women of the Confederacy, because he does not believe they will be able to carry it out, no matter how willing. The plan is heartily commended by General Lowrey. Coloney Jones knows better what the old veterans can do than any man in Alabama. He has been adJutant of the Alabama division for many years and has the love and confidence of every member of the camps in the state. If