The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-10
BURGLAR POURS
INK IN THE BED
Also Sprinkles a Little on Fine
Dresses
TOOK A WATCH AND RING
Notice Is Received That Excursion
Rates viii BE Granted to Selma
for the Joint Debate Between
Cunningham and Conner.

Selma, June 9.-CSpecial. IAN act of
burglary and vandalism combined was
committed In Selma last night somewhere
between sunset and midnight. The VIC
tim was Mrs John Z. Broadstreet. whose
home Is on upper Lauderdale street in a
fashionable part of the city. Mrs. Broad
street was among the guests of tho Dixie
club last night at the annual picnic at
Lake Lanier, and upon returning about
o'clock found unmlstakable evidence of the
presence of an intruder during her alb
sence. In fact the house was topsy turvy.
An open window In the rear of the resi-
denoe told only too plainly how an en-
trance was gained.
A gold watch Geneva make with "A.
B." as a monogram engraved on 1t and
a gold ring are all the articles missing,
but the outrageous part of the visitation
was the taking of a bottle of Ink from
a table and deliberately pouring 1t into
the middle of the beds IN the house, also
pouring part of It's contents over new
hat just home from the miiliners, and
dnto the wardrobe upon a number of
dresses and other garments that had
never been worn. Mrs. Broadstreet having
tory to taking an extended trip north and
abroad for the summer. Candle sperm
was also thrown around over everything
and every evidence made of determin-
alton to do as much mischief as possible.
The police and sheriff's office were noti-
fed, and the officers are at work on the
case, but at present have no clue to the
identity of the villains.
Reduced Rates Granted.
Chairman Rountree and Secretary Mel
of the county democratic executive com
mittee are In receipt of letter from
Chairman Richardson of the Southeastern
granting of their request for round trip
rates to the Cunningham Conner debate
which is to be held at the Academy of
Music in this city on Thursday night of
the coming week. The rate Is one and
third fare for the round trip, and tickets
will be on sale at all stations within
radius of fifty miles of Selma June IA and
good until midnight OF June 10. The
Louisville and Nashville will run a special
excursion train from Myrtlewood reach
Ing here in time for the speaking and
returning at midnight.
Large crowds are confidently expected
to attend, but as the. Academy of Music
viii seat 1900 persons there will be no
trouble about caring for all who may at
tend.
A Brilliant Success.
Three hundred of Selma,s socially in
clined and large number of guests from
places far and near, saw the words ''Wel-
come Dixie Club in illuminated let
| tiers spanning the broad walk at Lake
Lanier Friday night the train came
! to a stop at that well known resort
Dixie Club" formed the pillars OF an
arch and Welcome stretched across
them while at the pinacle stood in red
and white the Southern Cross the flag
of Dixie land.
From the arch at the end of the broad
walk leading to the pavilion hundreds up
on hundreds of Japanese lanters formed a
Vari-colored canopy and hundreds more
illuminated the grounds, the pavilion, the
promenades and floating on streamers
from the boats in the lake. As the train
stopped taxleaux torches shed their red
glare over the view presented and in
tensifed the beauty of a scene already
! past describing.
The occasion was the annual moonlight
| picnic of the Dixie club. Three coaches
| and baggage car, packed to their ut
most capacity carried the members and
| guests to the pleasure ground and
| brought them safely home about o'clock
in the morning. Not in the history of
! the organization has such a large num-
Der participated in the annual moonlight
outing and 1t may be safely said that
certainly with all their brilancy no
previous event compared with this last In
| the enjoyment secured and the success
achieved.
Local and Personal.
! Mrs. William Roberts will leave tomor-
| row afternoon to visit her friend, Mrs
| Wilkinson at Glastonbury.
Mrs. William Morris and little daugh-
! ter, Mary Ann, left for their home in
Eastman Ga. yesterday morning. Mrs.
| Morris has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
! II. b. Johnson on West Water street.
| Mrs, Sturdivant after a short visit to
relatives In this city has returned to her
| home in Blocton Mrs. Sturdivant took
with her Little Miss Augusta Donald
son.
Mrs A. S. Andrews. mother of Dr. A.
T. Andrews, has gone to Clayton to visit
relatives.