The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-04
H|GDON'S FRIENDS
 ATTENDED MEETING Special Car Took Crowd from
 BeSsemer MUCH INTEREST IN RESULT
Police Commission Elects Supernumer- ary PatroIman-Rev. E. E. Hen- drick Arrives Today to Take
 Charge of Union Meeting.

Charge of Union Meeting. Bessemer, October 3-(Special)--A spe- elal car took large crowd of E. l.. | liigdon's supporters to the mass meet ing in Birmingham tonight. There Is great l interest in the action of the new county 1 executive committed, and as Besseher sends one Stiles man and one friend of 1 Colonel Higdon to the meeting tomor- | row and as the town was a scene of the greatest struggle put up in any precinct at the last election, it is natural that the final developments are awaited with eagerness.
 1 After the charges were filed by Judge 1 Stiles, some of which were against citi- zens around Bessemer, bets running up to large amounts are said to have been made, and the outcome of the contest affects several other citizens Those who 1 have been charged with illegal voting will be at the court house tomorrow with several of their friends to prove the legal | ity of their positions There some who l predict that the result will have an in- direct bearing upon Bessemer municipal 1 politics, as those who are expected 10 l enter the mayoralty contest next spring have committed themselves positively in | the sheriffs race. When the matter is settled activity is expected to increase in local politics.
 Houston-Lopez.
 Invitations have been received by friends in Bessemer to the wedding reception of | Miss Rosalie Cecle Lopez and George Globes Houston, which will take place on the evening of Wednesday, October +, at the home of the brides parents. 1892 | Fifth avenue.
 | Miss Lopez is one of the most popular young ladies of the city. She has lived | here nearly all her life and has a wide l circle of friends Her father came here | eighteen years ago. when Bessemer was | q little village and he is one of the pioneer workers who helped to make the city | what she is today.
 l The groom Is a young man of s~Sh | standing in the estimation of his many | friends and in his work. He holds 8 re- | sponsible position in the clerical depart ment of the Dimmck Pipe Works in Birmingham. Both families originally came here from South Carolina.
 Police Commission.
 The police commission met in regular | session last night in the council chamber | and completed their organization. The rules for the control of the police force were read and adopted and will be pre- pared in bok form for the convenience of | the officers. They were carefully prepared in conformity to the state laws regulating | the commission
 | It was pointed out that a supernumerary patrolman was needed and J. l.. O. Speaks was elected to the position This | l,,.in na ha czi OD to seventeen officers. Present at the meet ing were Chairman A. A. Little an1 H. J. Palmer, P. R. Moore, Sam Lifkovitz and F. A. Adams.
 Union Meeting.
 At the union meeting being conducted in the Cumberland church, the Rev. T.. A. Carter preached tonight on the subject | Opened and Closed Doors" The attend ance was the largest of the week
 The Rev. E. E. Hendrick was expected to arrive today, but he will be unable to reach the city until morning, when he | will preach at 10:30 a. m. in the Cumber-, land church. The evening service at 745 D. m. will be held in the tent on Third | avenue and Eighteenth street, or in the city hall if the weather Is bad. choir of thirty mixed voices has been formed, and under the leadership of the Rev. MT. Carter the music is exceptional
 
 gin a series of business mems meetings in the stores around the town at the in- vitation of the proprietors. This twenty | minute song and prayer service Is said to have done much good in other cities
 The second day of the Episcopal convo- cation was closed tonight after very in- teresting services. The Rev. H. Black lock and the Rev j. o. Adams discussed, Sponsor in Baptism-Is It Mere Form?" ''The Layman's Place in the Church" was presented by the Rev. s. B. McGlohon and the Rev. F. W. Ambler.
 Following is the programme for tomor- rom, the last day of the conference:
 ' a. m. holy communion.
 9:3O a. m., subject. "The Work of the Convocation; How Best Accomplished, the Rev. J. w. C. Johnson the Rev. J. A. Van Hoose.
 2:3O p. m, business meeting. | 7:30 D. m., subject. "The Adjustment of the Fourth Commandment to the Churchs Ideal of the Christian Sunday" the Rev | F. A. Penick, the Rev. W. T. Allan.
 Notes and Personals.
 w. M. Doyle this morning tried his new blood hounds in a long chase after a negro, and In four hours the refugee | was caught. The chains were taken off a convict and he was given an hour and | a half start The dogs took the trail | without any hesitation and followed him | through twelve miles of woods and bram- | ble. MT. Doyle expects to save the city considerable by the use of his hounds | in catching criminals.
 Wood Price who has been sick at his | home on Fourth avenue, Is improving.
 Dr. T. Fl. Robinson is spending few days with his wife in Mobile. | MT. and Mrs. Sig Bauer of Mobile, will arrive in Bessemer tomorrow to spend a few days with Mrs Sol Erlick in her new home on Sixth avenue
 MT. and Mrs. Jno. Lowry of New Or leans, spent today in Birmingham. where they attended the Lawson Hunt we'd ding.
 Sam Rosenbaum of Gadsden, Is spend- ing a few days with friends in this city
 J. s. Burgin who accepted position as school teached in Oxmore. left today to take charge of the school
 Prof. A. A. Amos of Birmingham, was | visiting friends in Bessemer today. l Donald Mcdonald of Birmingham is visiting his brother, Bruce Neighbors, for