The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-07
PAPERS SERVED
 ON ODD FELLOWS Negro Grand'Lodge at Selma
 in a Tangle OLD CASE IS BROUGHT UP Burglars Enter Several Houses In Selma and Get Away With Valu- abes and Leave No Trace
 of Their Whereabouts.
OLD CASE IS BROUGHT UP

Selma, August 5.-(speciaLl-The Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, district grand lodge No. g, convened in Selma today at Il o'clock The organization is the grand lodge of the negro Odd Fellows of the state, and some 300 delegates marched through the streets signlfylns the importance of the order.
 It seems, however, that the order is having a tumultuous time in Alabama. Sheriff Doherty hovered around the meet ing place of the grand lodge, and at an opportune moment served papers which will call the district grand master and the endowment secretary to Birmingham by tomorrow to answer the summons is- sued out of the chancery court of Judge Altman.
 Attorney Carmichael of the firm of Caldwell &s Carmichael, associated with Frank S. White x Sons, was in the city today representing the petitioner, R. T.. Jackson, upon whose affidavit was issued the writ compelling the grand lodge of fcers to appear and show cause why they should not be declared In contempt.
 Fdllure TO Fay.
 The whole matter grows out of the failure of the grand lodge to pay sev- eral death benefits as per it's constitu- ton. On May 29 was issued an injunction restraining the grand lodge officers from performing any of the functions attrlb- uted to them, but later the case was dis missed. Still later, July 10, the case was reinstated and the petitioners claim that the grand lodge has no authority to pro- ceed.
 The rule nisi was issued out of Chancel- Tor Altman's court on August 3, ard Is returnable August at 2:30 D. m. This Is tomorrow, and means that the head of ficers. c. A Howse. district grand mas ter, and H. A. Knox, endowment secre- tary will have to be in Birmingham tomorrow.
 The writ is made against c. A. Howse, Ii. A. Knox and r. W. Ownes and in its temporary form prohibits the transac~ tion of any bsiness.
 When Sheriff Doherty served the pa pers this morning there was considerable confusion, and at first 1t was thought that an injunction had been granted which would prevent the delegates from meeting. There was really sigh of re- lief when it was known that it was only a continuation of the old litigation against the order
 This afternoon the regular meetings arc being held, presided over by C. A. Howse and the litigation does not seem to bother those In authority.
 Burgarles Committed.
 The contemplating burglar again is bui . glarizing in Selma. Five houses were an- tered last night and the booty was more or less plentiful. W. D. Owen, who lives on Selma street, and Robert Barnwell, on Lapseley street, are the most impor- tant residences entered.
 In MT. owens residence he entered the sleeping chamber and took gold watch and diamonds of Mrs. Owen and turned Mir Owens pockets wrong side out. His presence was not detected, but the evil dence of his having been in the house was discovered this morning.
 From MT. owens home the burglar IS thought to have gone to MT. N A. Hun gerford's residence on Union street and from the latter place he is supposed to have gone either to R. w Barnes, corner of King and Alabama street, or to Mi !. Robert Barnwell's At MT. Barnes he was frightened away by approaching day light, and did not secure anything of value. At Mir. Barnwel's he got H.75 n cash. but if he got anything else 1t has not been missed.
 The belief at police headquarters Is that the same person entered all live houses. The circumstances surrounding inc would-be burglaries were the same, and there is every ground to lay the crime to the same door.