The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-09
FINE DECORATIONS
FOR SUPREME COURT
Members viii Scarcely Recog-
nize Their Rooms
COMPLIMENTS FOR M'C0RD
News of the Death of Col. j. ]. Nc.
David Causes Profound Sorrow at
the capitaI-other News
of Montgomery.
COMPLIMENTS FOR M'CORD

Montgomery, November S.-(Specal)-
When the members of the supreme court
assemble for the opening of the November
term, 1906, next Tuesday at 10 a. M,
they will find one of the prettiest and
best arranged court rooms in the whole
of the southern states. 1t has been re-
furnished, reprinted and reworked until
few of the many who are familiar with
its interior will recognize it.
Another thing that will attract atten-
ton and prove of loving and tender inter-
est to every person in the state is a
handsome life-sized picture of the late
Chief Justice Thomas n. Mcclellan, given
by his sister, Miss Matilda Mcclellan, Of
Athens, and hung over the fireplace to
the right of the large stand occupied by
the judges. 1t takes the place of large
group that hung there several years.
| The court room has been given the tas-
test and the best that mechanical talent
could accomplish, and has had the ever
watchful care of a man who has his heart
in the work but refuses to allow the use
of his name The painting inside the court
room is handsome panel work of varigated
marble effect, with border, and is a tr-
umph of the art. The work was done by
Fries e Jones of Montgomery, Mr.. Fries
being a son of the man who painted the
room many years ago.
An innovation that adds greatly to the
effect of the room is mahogany panel
which rises behind the chairs of the
judges about the heighth of their heads
when they are sitting. This was put in to
protect the walls primarily, but 1t has
added wonderfully to the looks of the
room. The judges have seven handsome
new chairs which are artistically carved
and finished. The floor is covered with a
handsome red velvet carpet and several
| rightly colored rugs adorn the spaces in
front OF desks and fireplace. Oriental tap
estries are hung over the doors that are
kept closed most of the time.
In the library outside the main court
room there has been lot of work done.
A rubber carpet has been laid and all the
book sections reprinted The basement
has been fitted up with facilities for TAX
ing care of the overflow books The tables
have been cleaned and reprinted, and
the windows renewed in glass and sash,
the whole effect being fine.
Everything is now ready for the meet
ing of the court next week.
Rushing Work.
The capitol commission is holding a
continuous session these days meeting
discuss the work, and after one Of the
meetings there is a new series of sharp
sticks after the contractor and the arch
itect. The Thursday session was one of
the most interesting, though there were
only the governor, the auultor and the
secretary of the commission present
1t Is the intention of the governor to see
that the south wing is complete before the
legislature meets, and he is keeping hot
after everybody who has anything to do
with it. The sub-contracts are being let,
so that all the work can run along at the
same time and the material is assembled
as rapidly as the men can get it out of
the way Contractor Tetherow Is keeping
after his forces all the time and the pros
pect is that he will be present with the
goods when the bell taps
There is a rush and busy time at the
work in the interior of the old building.
The painting done this week Is showing
just how pretty the interior is going to be,
and the plumbers and electric wire men
are getting their part of the whole well
along to completion. About the busiest
man i'm the capitol is Dr. Thomas M.
Owen, secretary to the commission. who
is helping everybody to keep in line and
get busy
McCord's Good Work.
Leon McCord, the ever popular secre-
tarY to the supreme court, is back at his
uesh after some campaigning III the
hardest part of the state for the demo-
cratic tickets, state and county. A tear
falls down his sun-tanned cheek every
time he thinks of the loss of Winston
county to the republicans. Here l put
in some of my hardest work" he com
planned. However. he Is given credit for
the small anti vote, and assured that
Winston has rarely ever failed to live up
to the Hamiltonian idea of politics.
However, Mr.. McCord can take some of
the credit for winning out in Walker. lie
was there for a few days, and when he
got ready to move on to Marshall and
Winston the county chairman begged for
him to stay. However, this could not be
done, as Chairman Smith of the state
committee, needed him in Marshall, where
he knows most all the voters by name.
McCord is one of the youngest men
called to service by the state committee,
and the party leaders have assured him
of their appreciation for his effective
campaigning.
Sorrow at Capital.
News of the death of Col. J. j. McDavid,
in Birmingham, created the profoundest
sorrow in Montgomery. where he lived so
long and where he is almost as well
known as in Birmingham, his last home.
Several capitol officials. the governor
among them, sent Secretary of State Il.
r. McDavid, his son, kilograms of sor-
McDaVid was only recently in Montgom-
cry and spent some days with old friends.
The incorporation of the Little River
Power company at Gadsden. with capital
of $500, coo, has been reported to the secre-
tary of state. The promoters are r. A.
Mitchell. Ii. r. Henderson, Fl. w. Sexton,
+. W. Miller and o. r. Goldman. Mr..
Mitchell is at the head of the Dwight
cotton mills at Alabama City. just out
of Gadsden, and Mr.. Sexton, the president
of the Admission Street Railway and Elec-
trio company 1t is presumed that the
idea is to furnish power from a water
plant on the Little river for both Gads-
den and Admission enterprises.
These minor officers have been ap-
pointed by the governor: Justices of the
peace. w l.. Stage. Adger A. B. Deason,
Maplesville. Notary public and ex-offi-
clio justice of the peace, ]. d. Guledge,
Travellers Rest. Notary A. L. Phillips,
Lexington.
Southern railway for Florida points
Through sleeping car from Birmingham to
Jacksonville. commencing November g.
leaving 4:05 p. m. For winter tourist
rates, schedules. sleeper, reservation and
complete Information. apply to M. H.
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