The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19
.PETTIFORD WANTS
NEGRO CHAPLAIN
Goes Before Board of Convict
Inspectors
THE MATTER is REFERRED
Gardner E. Goodwin Is Appointed
Justice of the Peace for Beat
80 In Jefferson
County.

Montgomery. September 1s.-tspeeial)-
The Rev. w. r. Pettford of Birmingham,
one of the leading negro workers in the
state and head of the only negro bank
In the state. was before the board of con-
Wet inspectors today to ask that negro
preacher be appointed as one of the as
sistant chaplains the contention being
that the negro prisoners would be so
much better satisfied to have one of their
own color to look after them. The mat
ter was referred to Chaplain George Z.
Brewer for his consideration.
Dr. Pettiford is at work on a plan
to aid the negro youth of the land In
the way of reformatory influences and
will seek to have the legislature help him
out In 1t. He thinks there should be an
appropriation from the state for negro
reformatory something after the plans
adopted for the Boys Industrial school
for white boys at East Lake. III you
white people think your boys need reform
ing, what must be the needs of the
negro boys?" said Pettiford in discussing
the matter with the newspaper men. we
do not see why the state should not do
something to help US make the negro boy
better, especially as more than so per
cent of the returns from the state con-
victs are made by negro prisoners"
The negroes of Birmingham and other
parts of the state have been working on
this idea for some time and Pettiford
has hopes of the white men being i'm
pressed to the point of giving a goodly
sum to begin the work
Goodwin Appointed.
The governor has settled another fight
for justice of the peace in Beat 80, JEFF
ferson county, by the appointment of
Gardner E. Goodwin, brother of Tyler
Goodwin. nominee to the legislature from
Montgomery county and candidate for
speaker The vacancy was caused by the
resignation of B. f. Crump. There were
several applicants for the place.
The state ticket of the Alabama social
list party has been filed with the Secre-
tary of State. 1t was named at a con-
vention In Bessemer July 4. 1t follows ::
Governor, ]. N. Abbott, Sheffield; lieu
tenant governor, w. f. MCGOWAN, York
attorney general, James Beeson, Hytop:
SUPERINTENDENT OF euQCdllOtlt II. DtdHt
Adger; commissioner of agriculture, w.
S. Baldwin, Fairhope; associate railroad
commissioner, F. X. Waldnurst, Birming-
ham.
The capital stock of the Central Park
! Land company of Birmingham, has been
increased from 100000 to $4,000.
Thomas L. Karn has been appointed
notary at Bay Minette.
Mora Exaaaea Acoo,nte
Two candidates for nomination in the
recent primary of the democracy of the
state have filed expense accounts in addi-
ton to those already reported. They are
Judge j. r. Dowdell, who was nominated
to the supreme court bench and Horace
Hood. who failed in the race for audi
tor. They are given below:
Judge Dowdell, committee assessment.
$40; stationary and postage, $S4O6; print
ing $50; newspapers, $252 95; Coffee
county committee. So; railroad fare $S.5S;
hotels, IS; total s434. 49,
Horace Hood, state committee, $40; Cof-
fee county, ST. printing, $65 so; postage,
$780, hotels. $3.50; livery, SIS; railroad fare,
s33 40; workers. $27; stenographers and
typewriting, $l2; newspapers, So; total.
1853 As.
Capt. A. C. Sexton. deputy insurance
commissioner has gone to Chicago, where
rest. He will also look after some mat
ters of business while away.
Secretary of State e. r. McDavld is
in Birmingham to hook after some per-
sonal matters for a day, or so.
j. G. Fuller has been appointed a no
tary public and ex-officio justice of the
peace at Dadeville and II. I. Thomas a
notary at Aldrich.
The Photographers.
Much important business was attended
to at a meeting of the Southern Tri-State
Photographic association. held here yes
terday afternoon. There was a full meet
ing of the executive board and later an
auto ride and other entertainment at the
hands of tho local photographers
The following were at the session, which
was held in the studio of II. Coleman, in
the Farley Bank building:
President E. B. Peddinghaus, Birming-
ham; vice president III. Coleman, Mont
gomery: Fl. e. Hoffmeister, Columbus
Miss; ]. II. Orr. Elberton. Ga; treasurer
f. S. Mcknight, Aberdeen, Miss. secre-
tary, w. L, Kicks, Valdosa. Ga.
1t was decided to hold the next regular