The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-08
MUSICIANS NOT WANTED
Union Men In Selma Refuse to Dance Because Member of Orchestra Was Not Loyal to the oroanl.
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ana every detail has been looked alter, The Louisville and Nashville railroad of- ficials have announced authoritativefy that an excursion train will be run from Myrtlewood, leaving that place at 5:30 D m. the day of the speaking, and re- turning leaving Selma at midnight. Be- tween two and three hundred persons from Marengo county and West Dallas will come in on the train.
 Chairman Rountree and Secretary Mel of the county executive committee, under whose auspices the meeting is to be held, request the announcement that all candi- dates for state or congressional offices will be given a cordial welcome at the debate, and seats will be provided for them on the stage. Seats will also be pro- vided for members of the state, congress sional, county and city executive commit tees of the democratic party, and for all distinguished citizens of the state who nay be present There will be many peo- pie in Selma on the occasion. and the candidates will find 1t an excellent oppor- tunity of mnglng with the voters. The speaking will commence at o'clock and will conclude about Il, an hour and half being allotted to each speaker. The chair man of the Southeastern Passenger as- sociaton has not notified the local com mittee yet as to whether the application for round trip rates will be granted the matter having been referred to the va- rious lines entering Selma.
 Ice Wagon Demolished.
 Yesterday morning the horse attached to lee wagon No. s ran away on Selma street while the driver was delivering ice within a store. A little negro youth was sitting in the wagon holding the reins when the animal made dash up the street. At Green street the wheels struck an old drinking fountain and the wagon went to pieces, the negro being caught under the body. He was badly frightened but beyond painful bruises was not se- riously hurt. The street for two or three blocks over which the horse ran was strewn with blocks of ice. Considerable excitement was occasoned.
 "Scab" Music Boycotted.
 There was new feature of union" loyalty exhibited in Selma last night when social dance was broken up at the
 
 able member of the orchestra that was to furnish the music for the dance.
 number of young men, several of whom belong to the various local unions of Selma got up a dance for last night to be held at the pavilion. the same to be paid for by subscriptions among them. Greens orchestra was employed to make the music this excellent band of musi- clans having played for the same crowd ,f falI ncr the members of the orchestra is Mir AL bert Rogers a young man who plays the mandolin He came to Selma about year ago from Florence, and went to work with the Bell Telephone company.
 When the strike of the linemen came several weeks ago with the Bell Tele- phone company MT. Rogers did not go out It Is understood that he claims not to be d lineman but an inspector There has been considerable antagonism en- gendered here over the matter of the strike, clash or two between the strikers and men imported to take their places having been narrowly averted.
 Last night about twenty couples gather ed at the pavilion to engage In the dance, Greens orchestra was on hand and had tuned up their instruments and stood ready to respond to the leaders whistle, when the chairman of the floor com mittee called the manager off and told him that several of the young men, who belonged to the unions. objected to Rogers being in the orchestra and that they would refuse to dance to 'scab music" The manager was told that if the orchestra would play without MT. Rogers there would be no objection. This was refused and the orchestra put their instruments back in their eases and came back to town. charging the young men only the car fare paid out.
 The affair has caused considerable talk about the streets today among those who have heard of the circumstance.
 Encampment in Selma.
 It is practically settled that the en- campment of the Second regiment will be held beginning July in Selma. Col C. R. Bricken. the commanding officer of the regiment and Capt. Hurt Taylor. auarternaster of the regiment have been in Selma yesterday and today and Col onel Brieken stated today that practical ly enough money has been pledged by the citizens and the street car company to insure bringing the regiment here. Col onel Bricken and Captain Taylor were guests today of the Dallas Dragons Troop c at the latters annual barbecue held at Ravenwood park. The troop rode out to the park about 1 o'clock In full uniform, splendid showing being made.
 Stole Only One Shoe.
 In Mayors court Cornelius Wiley was fined $45 for the larceny of one shoe. The reason Wiley took only one shoe Is that he Is one-legged. The leaving of the mate to the shoe in the store proved his un- doing for when the shoe was missed a search was begun for the one with the same lot number of the one left and it was found on Wiley's foot The latter had. cut the heel off and otherwise tried to destroy it's identity but forgot about the lot number. Wiley worked for the firm of A, Miller up to about three weeks ago. and it was while employed in the store that he stole the shoe
 A Distinguished Visitor.
 Judge and Mrs. John M. Campbel of Philadelphia passed through Selma en route to Laneville in Hale county to be the guest of the Garber home previous to accompanying the wedding party to the Garber- Hurst nuptals which takes place next week In Bowling Green, Ky. Judge | Campbell Is a Philadelphia democrat, somewhat of a scarce article in that re zion. He is a former judge, but has held a position on the school board as a dem | ocrat for the last sixteen years. While here Judge and Mrs. Campbell were the | guests of MT. and Mrs. J. B. Ellis. The best haIf-tone cuts are made by