The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-05
LIBRARY MEETING HELD AT MOBILE Important Addresses VIII be
 Made Today 0IlLAR0 HURT IN RUNAWAY Governor JeIks Leaves for New York to Attend Immigration Meeting.
 Other News of the
 Capital.
OILLAR0 HURT IN RUNAWAY

Montgomery, December 4-(Special.)- Dr. Thomas M. Owen, president of the Alabama Library association, Mrs Owen, Miss Laura Elmore, librarian of the Montgomery Carnegie library of Montgom- cry, Dr. c. C. Thach, president of the Alabama Polytechnic institute at Auburn and Prof George w. Duncan, also of Auburn. left here at noon for Mobile. to attend the annual session of the Ala bama Library association, which convenes at 7:3O o'clock this evening. Bishop Ed ward P. Allen of the Catholic diocese of Mobile, will deliver the invocation and Mayor Pat Lyons the address of welcome Peter J. Hamilton will express greetings from the library interests of the Gulf City. Dr. C. C. Thaeh has an address for this evening that will be the great popu- lar event of the session. It is entitled The Library as an Educational Force" His talk Is of peculiar interest just now as he is trying to meet a demand of Carnegie to raise $3OOOO for a modern li- brary at the Auburn school, and he will have much to say on the work as a whole, while talking of the needs of the schools.
 Dr. Owen will be able to report about one thousand books in the travelling li- braries now in control of the association This is new and practical development of the work of the organization and has been brought about in one year.
 Other Addresses.
 Dr. J. H. Phillips of the city schools of Birmingham, will talk of the advancement of library spirit in the sta;e; Miss Teresa 1 Miller of the Eufaula Carnegie library of Fiction in Public Libraries;" Miss Nimmo Green, principal of Capitol Hill school. Montgomery, on School Lib raries;" Dr. Clarence J. Owen president of the Anniston School for Girls, on the Rural Library Movement" and Miss Ad- die c. Moses of the Mobile library on The Trials of a Library Pioneer" Other addresses will be by Mrs. Kate M. Jarvis of Selma on attention to chil- dren in the libraries; Dr. Edward F. Bueh- ner Of the State university on the use of the library In school instructions; Mrs. F. II. Happer, of the Mobile r. M C. A library, on early American poetry, and library work in the schools of Jefferson county; Prof S. A. Ellis of Birmingham Dr Thomas M. Owen president who is also the director of the Alabama depart ment of archives and history, will give his famous illustrated lecture on Alabama history He uses steroptcon and has many views to show interesting points of his talk
 on the bay There will also be many points of interest seen in and around the city.
 Presidents Address. In his speech Dr. Owen, the president, will present the idea of a library science course in the summer school of the uni verslty the coming session. He believes that this Is the only way to train libra rians and induce the book spirit and avoid the necessity of sending out of the state for such workers when they are needed. He will also tell of the necessity for better libraries in the smaller com munities and urge upon the members to help in this way. It is appalling how little the rural people have in the way of good reading and how much they need help along this line.
 In line with rural work Dr. Owen will tell of the accomplishment of a woman in a little settlement in Chambers county. At Hopewel, Mrs. Welsey Wallace has established local library with many val uable books, which are loaned to the people of tke country for many miles around She has secured magazines and has sent them to all parts of the coun- tS' At tdcn lHSlltule these magazines, old ones and new, as she can get them, are given out to the teachers They distribute them among the children who attend They keep them until the next institute and bring them back where they are exchanged for what others have. In this way the magazines are kept going all the time to the best advantage This work for the country territory is | being pushed everywhere. The teaching ! forces are being sent there and all the money that can be raised is being put to service in the rural schools. This year the Alabama children will have nearly 8 per capita on actual attendance though far less than that in numbers It is hoped to raise it to twice that much in most of the counties SC that there will be an impetus for better things in the way of teaching. The libraries will help. | They will induce better ideas of learning and stir the parents up to full sense of their duty.
 Taylor Is Held.
 Judge Sayre of the city court held to- day that Taylor Smith, charged with murder in Jefferson county, must be turned there for trial. He will be held
 here until sent for by Sheriff Burgin of Birmingham. He was before Judge Sayre Saturday on habeas corpus pro ceedings, represented by E. M. Allen of Birmingham and Phares Coleman of this city.
 It is a peculiar case. Smith was con victed of murder in the Birmingham court and given twenty-five years for murder His case was referred to the supreme court and the decision affirmed. He was sent then to the penitentiary. Later tho supreme court withdrew it's ruling but the negro was not returned to the Jail. When the case was again called he did not appear, and the officers. thinking he was out on bond had forfeiture taken against him. His attorney then brought him here on the idea that he had been wrongfully worked. and was entitled to his liberty Judge Sayre sees no reason to hold this way, and has sent him back to be tried for the alleged offense.
 Mr. billiard Hurt.
 R. l.. billiard of this city was badly hurt this morning in a runaway. He was going to the city when his horse became frightened and ran. The buggy was over turned and he was thrown to the ground. The wheels passed over the face of MT. billiard, breaking his nose and cutting 1t