The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
4. |. WHITE WINS THE SCHOLARSHIP Honor is Closely Contested By
 J. J, Rogers BONDS ARE IN DEMAND New State Depository Law Puts Bank CTS In the Market for Required
 Securites-Jarvis Case
 Coming Up.
BONDS ARE IN DEMAND

- Montgomery, March 16.-(Special)- After working hard all day the commit tee to make the selection of a man for the Cecil Rhodes scholarship voted to give it to Addison G. White of Hunts vile, the other contestant being J. J. Rogers of Tuskegee Both made good showings, but Mr. White was the better prepared of the two to pass the rigid examination set by the faculty of Oxford, England, for those who who pass.
 MT. White graduated at a good school in Huntsville, then went to a high school in Virginia and later to the University Of Virginia for a year. After that he came to the University of Alabama and graduated this year. His years and ex- perience gave him the place. He is two years older than Mir. Rogers, who has been oriy two years in Washington and next scholarship will easily go to Mr.. Rogers.
 The selection committee was composed Of President John w. Abercrombie of the university; President c. C. Thach. of the Polytechnic institute President A. P. Montague, of Howard college; President 5. M. Hosmer, of the Southern univer- sty, and w. B. Saffold of the university faculty. Every point of the examination was weighed carefully. It is a well es- tablshed fact that the two men were so nearly equal that the committee had a difficult time reaching a decision
 Market for Bonds.
 The state depository law has made a. For. I~ ..s.. financial circles to good advantage None of the banks can be given money of the state without bonds are deposited to cover This has sent those who have them not out to get them in great hurry. AS a consequence there has been a lot of transferring in the last few days and the price of the securities is likely to take little rise ere long. to the advan- tage of those banks wise enough to get hands on them when they were sold last June.
 There Is coming up another case week after next that may go off on the un- written law as did the Shill pardon this week. It is that of Gilbert Jarvis, of Mobile, who killed man for betrayal of a young girl member of his family The matter is reported to be fixed for nearing before the pardon board week after next and 1t is not improbable that the governor may be asked to meet with the board and hear the evidence Cover nor Conner was so emphatic last week in saying that Shll was released in line with the unwritten law that all who can call it up in defense are fixing to do so amere are several In the peni,an | ii ~.- --;i. are sai1 s-- ha ah1<so make the plea With reason.
 Negro Fair.
 Mobile comes to the front with a negro fair association which proposes to give a fair at the Gulf City for the purpose of showing the work of the negro in that section of the state particular and the state as whole in general. It has a capital of $40,OO0 and is named the Nation al Negro Fair association.
 The purpose of the movement is given in the charter papers as follows: .'To conduct a fair which is to be managed and controlled by negroes persons of African descent, for the purpose of show ing to the world what the American ne- groes, or persons of African descent have accomplished in industry science and art since their emancipation some forty years ago."
 The incorporators are Menter Patrick, T. N. Harris, w. F. Brown, Frank Me- Milan, J. c. Bank, A. J. Sager, W. J. Robinson, A. H. Jackson, J. A. Ross, Alex Rogers. G. W. Sims, Erasmus Meg gerson, r. c. Goodwin, T. L. Brazle and H. N. Newsome.
 The Alabama Stock company has been incorporated at Montgomery to insure live stock by authority of bill which has just become law. E. Long and others are incorporators, with capital of S65 0OO