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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-13
OId-Time Nearess Dead.

Columbus, Ga, April 2.-(Special) 1.-The love exhibited by southern white people for negroes of the ante-bellum type was well Illustrated in the case of Charity Flournoy, faithful old negro servant, who died yesterday at the Georgia sanl- tarium at Milledgeville, Ga. Reared a slave in the family of the Pattons in Co., lumbrs, she remained with tho family after the war, and for many years was devoted servant in the family of Mrs. Henry Bruce, being beloved by every member of the family. Two and one-half years ago her mind failed. the result of a severe spell of illness For eight months she was given every attention by the fam fly and when two years ago, it became necessary to send her to the state asy- lum, two young lady members of the family accompanied the old servant on her journey to Miledgeville, as she ex- hibited terror at the idea of travelling alone. She was nearly 70 years of age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-13
News of Hartselle.

Hartselle, April 12-(SpeciaD-Th North Alabama presbytery will convene here next Tuesday, April 16. and continue for several days. About sixty delegates will be in attendance. The church here is making, considerable arrangements to re- ceive them.
 Dealers here in improved farm ma chinery report the largest sales to date of any previous year in their history. About $10,O0O worth of this class of goods was sold here last year by the manufacturers wholesale.
 The Rev. and Mrs. l.. F. Parrish are visiting at Birmingham and at Sulligent
 Mrs. A. B. McWilliams is at Athens, visiting her mother.
 Rev. F. K. Hewlett and wife returned yesterday from three months visit to their children at points in Tennessee and at Huntsville
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 I do not use large advertisements ana false statements to attract patients which merit has failed to secure. If you fail te be curtd by such methods. give me a caH and get well. My offices are the most private ana quiet in the city, tenth story of the new First National bank building, corner ok Second avenue and Twentieth street. Rooms 10o6 and 1907. Take one of tho hne elevators to tenth floor. Office hours: s:3o n. m. to s:so ?. 9A1 0RA1ay. 10 a -S- to 12 n. J
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MRS. CHRIS WEHAGE
 COMMITS SUICIDE
JUMPS IN A WELL ON THE FARM OF JOSEPH sCHUNk, NEAR ULLMAN--WELL KNOWN IN MONTGOMERY

Cullman. April 12.-(Special.)--The body of Mrs. Chris Wehage of Montgomery was found in well on Joseph sehunk s farm one mile from Cullman. this morn ing ut o'clock,
 MT. and Mrs. Wehage, whose home is at Montgomery, came to Cullman a few days ago for the latter's health. Mrs. Wehage had recently been injured in a runaway accident.
 MT. Wehage rose earlier than his wife this morning and later returned to call her to breakfast and found tho room empty. An immediate search was mado and the dead body was found in well near by. The coroner made an investiga- tion and pronounced the case @ suicide. The body will be carried to Chicago to- morrow morning for burial. The deceased was 50 years of age and leaves no child ren.
 Mr. Wehage ic proprietor of a prominent cafe in Montgomery and is well known in this city.
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rounding states The trustees are only just now beginning to draw on the Rock efeller fund of GOO recently given and is receiving aid and good cheer from every section of the state, the latest be- ing a generous contribution from the young people of the church. The first work of the trustees in the way of build ing will be the great science hall which will come from the gift above mention- ed. The s75,0o0 secured from the people of the state will go to the endowment fund
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-13
IMPROVEMENTS
 ARE NUMEROUS
BRENAU COLLEGE AT EUFAULA IS NEARLY CoMPLETED-NEW ARMORY OF EUFAULA RIFLES IS READY FOR OCCUPATION.

Eufaula, April 12-(Special)-In addi- tion to other and numerous improve ments now going on in the city II. C. Hol- loman, 0 prominent citizen, broke dirt today for the erection of handsome pri- vate residence on Broad street. The build ing will be modern and up-to-date in every particular and will occupy a site which has been vacant for the past half a century.
 Lumber and other material is being placed on the ground to complete the ad- dition to the Brenau college, which has been under construction for the past year. The entire building will also be improved and embellished with handsome varanda that will extend across the entire front.
 The new armory of the Eufaula Rifles is completed and presents handsome appearance. The young men of the city rendered delightful german compliment ing friends there last night, which was a most enjoyable affair."
 H. R. Shorter of Birmingham is the guest of his sister. Mrs. w. D. Jelks, while visiting friends of his former home here.
 The members of the First Baptist church here are contemplating many new and beautiful Improvements in the building, work on which will soon begin. The en- trance will be embellished with marble steps, several handsome memorial win dows will adorn the interior and other Improvements in the way of frescoing and beautifying the walls will be made.
 Jane Sturgis, one of the oldest and best known negro women in the city, fell into the fire last night and was so badly burned that she died from the effects of her injuries few hours afterwards. The old woman will be remembered as the widow of Joe Stursis, deceased, one of the best known blacksmiths in this sec tion and a wealthy and influential citI-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-13
ECzEMAVERY BAD
 FOR THREE YEARS
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-13
News in GreenviIIe.

Greenville April 12. = (Spesial.) = The mid-year meeting of the Board of Mis- sons of the Alabama Conference closed yesterday afternoon and most of the ministers returned to their homes. It proved an instructive and highly interest ing series of sermons and discussions and calculated to do good to all who at tended Dr. w. w. Pnson, of Nashville, was a prominent visitor, whose presence and sermons were helpful and inspiring.
 Several of the visiting ministers re- mained over last night, and Rev. J. T. Mangum preached to a large and appre- clative audience.
 Mss Perry Porterfield entertained yes terday morning at whist in honor of her guest, Miss Helen Mason, of Montgom- cry The games over, the first prize. a Wedgewood clock, was awarded Miss Eloise Winkler who presented it to Miss Mason. The second prize. Dresden silk girdle, fell to Miss Ella Williams, and the booby to Miss Sybll Wheat, while Miss Rosa Ebert won the consola- ton, a box of ruching. A two course luncheon completed the very delightful occasion.
 Another pleasant social event of the week was the magundi parry given by Mrs C. B. Gamble to the twenty young ladies who assisted her ill the entertain ment given last week under the auspices of the Woman's club. Dominoes, crokinole threading the needle, jack straws and fancy quilting formed the potpouri of games in which Miss Bennie Williams won first prize, a picture in water colors the work of Miss Helen Mason; the second prize, gold hat pin. going to Mrs O. R. Martin Salad and ice cream formed the choice refreshments served as n conclusion to the happy afternoon.
 MT. and Mrs. Sol Lemberger have gone to Atlantic City where they will remain through the spring and summer months.
 Mrs Lander Cureton has returned to her home ot Greenvlle, S. C., after a visit to her parents.
 J. N. Harrison of Birmingham is in town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-13
Has Serious Accident.

Athens. April 12.-(Special )-Alvy Me- Ann, a butcher in this place. met with a very serious accident while returning from Belle Nina in the south part of the county yesterday. His team ran away with him and he was thrown from the buggy and his face badly cut and one ear nearly severed and his body bruised He was dragged by the lines for quite a distance and when rescued by d colored man was unconscious. He has Never been able to tell how it all hap pened
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-13
Work in Georgia.

Superintenden w. B. Merritt said that the year had been one of the greatest In the history of education in Georgia. As far as he could see the state was leading Tn every line of school effort except pos sibly library advancement In year 222 country school buildings had been erected at cost of slS6.000 and 22 in cities and towns costing $250.W0. Pay or trustees and county superintendents was increased s15,O00. The pay of teachers in- creased $164,00O, and the enrolment about 20,000. The appropriation for the schools is S2, ,00O.000. In addition to this all records for local tax levies were broken, this scource supplying more funds than the state appropriation.
 Mr. Merritt emphasized the work or school improvement by Mrs. Walter r. Hill and the betterment in sentiment Tor local support of every class of enterprise. He was very grateful to the board Tor all it had done in helping out conditions in Georgia.
 An interesting feature of the report of Superintendent Merritt was that which told of school inspection plans that work ed out well for the schools of his state. He thought it would be more generally extended this year.
 With the arrival of Capt. Richmond P. Hobson at the Conference for Education in the South today there was renewed attention to Alabama on the part of the delegates assembled from all parts of the south. Most of those here were interest ed in the man who sank a ship and beat so good a man as John H. Bankhead for a place in congress.
 Captain Hobson arrived Just before the noon lunch hour and was pointed out by those who knew him as the man who had been the hero of a naval engagement of great renoWu After lunch he was greeted by numbers of persons present, especially the Alabamians.
 Another Alabamian who has been cor dially greeted by many friends is pr P. T. Hale, secretary of one of the educa- tional boards of the Southern Baptist con- vention. For several years Dr. Hale was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-13
ALABAM|ANS BACK
 FROM P|NEHURST HobSon Took Prominent Part in Conference Work HAS SOME NOVEL PLANS Conference Made Up Almost Wholly of Southern Men and They
 Lead In All the Dis
 cussions.
HAS SOME NOVEL PLANS
BY HERvEY w. LAIRD.

Alabama attendants at tho conference for education in the south, which closed at Pnehurst, N. C., last night. are re- turning today, many of them coming through Birmingham 1t is agreed by all that the meeting was one of the most successful of the ten years life of the organization, and the cause of better edu- cation is expected to receive from it a great uplift in all its departments. Ala bama had twenty-three representatives, the largest from any one state, the list including the following
 Mrs. Martha $. Gielow of Greensboro. president general of the Southern Indus trial Educational association; Miss Julia Tutwiler, president of the Girls normal at LinVington; Miss Sarah Clarke, mem Der of the examining board of the state educational department at Montgomery; Mrs. J. D Matlock of Birmingham and Miss Jean Craik of Montgomery of the School Improvement association; Mrs. Er- win Craighead of Mobile also of the School Improvement association; pr. J. w. Abercrombie, president of the State university and Mrs. Abercrombie of Tus- caloosa; Erwin Craighead, editor of the Mobile Register; Harry C. Gunnells, state superintendent of education, Montgomery; ; l. w. Hill, former state superintendent and Alto V. Lee, member of the 1egisla- ture from Gadsden; J. H. Phillips, super intendent of the city schools of Birming- ham; J. J. Arnold. member of the legis- lature, Jacksonville; II. E. Reynolds, state senator, Centreville; l.. B. Mus grove, Jasper; w. B. Patterson, president of the Negro Norman school Montgom- cry; R. G. Hiden, Birmingham: Will T. Sheehan and Hervey ". Laird, Montgom- cry, newspaper men: Dr. Edgar Gardner Murphy, secretary of the southern educa- tion board, Montgomery; A. P. Montague president of Howard college, Birming- ham.
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Thomas; Searles, Tuscaloosa county, N. E. Jones.
 the past year in this way than by appro- priation and general tax, the latter two amounting to over $2,000,0O0.
 Another question that was taken up in almost every one of the addresses was that of agricultural instruction, and it is expected from expressions heard that there will be greatly increased attention to this feature Dr. $. A. Knapp, govern ment expert. of Lake Charles La, left a suggestion that stuck in the minds of everyone who is interested. It was this. '''rhe state must experiment in continued way until success is secured in some one or several products. Then go to the farmer and beat him at his own business That is the only way that the farmer will ever be impressed that there is some- thing in it, mad the only way by which the business of agriculture will be ele- vated as it must be to get the best for the people,"
 Southern Body. While the conference was attended by several men from the north, it was made up almost wholly by Southern men and men of the south directed its policies and led in its discussions. Those who went
  lot of fellows from the east in special trains and much of a display of money and ideas from the north, were surprised to find nothing of the kind.
 Southern educators like President E. A.. Alderman of the University of Virginia i; Dr. J. W. Abercrombie of the University of Alabama, and State Superintendent Harry c. Gunnels of Alabama were the leaders in all that was done. and Dr. Edgar Gardner Murphy of Montgomery l had to do with the work in hand, and | during the intervals between the confer | ences to a larger extent than any other man. north or south.
 | Another thing that was noticeable was | the large number of men from walks of | life other than teaching. There was a l merchant. two lawyers and half q dozen 1 newspaper men from Alabama a number l of newspaper men from New York and 1 business men from other sections. These | were invited in order that they might get | an inside idea of what is being done. l Among the well known writers there was l Joseph Edgar Chamberlin literary editor | of the New York Mail and Express. and | Asa Steele of the New York Times. both | of whom are known the country over: and l Earl Harding of the New York World. one of the progressive young literary men l of the metropolis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-13
ALABAMA IS THE
 BANNER STATE Educational Progress Excites
 Favorable Comment GEORGIA ALSO IN LINE
Superintendent Merritt Tells of the Advancement of His State Be- fore Conference on Edu-
 cation at Pnehurst.

Pinehurst, N. C., April 12e-(Special.)- At the annual session of the State Super intendents Wednesday, wonderful stories of progress were related by men from Alabama and other states. where year has recorded much done and done ceedingly we'll Georgia and Alabama are stars of peculiar brillianey in the galaxy of accomplishing citizenship, and the attendants from these territories at the conference for education in the south were gratified at the showing made.
 Following others. Harry Gunnells, Ala bama superintendent, said that being new at the business he had not been in- formed of a place on the programme. However, he was prepared to say that as result of the campaign in the state there had followed magnificent results. Bread recently cast upon the waters is now returning many fold.
 Because of reference to Alabama by Su- perintendent Merritt of Georgia, MT. Gun nells took occasion to prod his associate little about the latter's amatuer photogra- phy and distribution of literature I'll venture there is not a seat in the hall, nor a place In the building that has not some Georgia literature on or about 1t, said MT. Gunnells, which reminds me of the story of the fellow who went into a restaurant quite hungry The waiter passed him a menu card. Handing II back he retorted testify to the attend ants of service, I don't want literature; I want vituas.' I am going to give MT. Merritt some vituals,' concluded the Ala bamian, which caused laughter.
 Work of Legislature.
 Mr. Gunnells then proceeded to tell of the work for schools by school legisla- ture and a school governor. Every edu cational interest secured as much, some more than they asked for. For the term S565 GOO is given the university; all It thought it needed to the Polytechnic in stitute what was expected to the two industrial schools; more than expected 10 the agricultural schools, and large 1n- creases to the common schools. nhough the constitution allows only six and one half mills total taxes for all purposes, the appropriations for the schools for all purposec is nearly seven mills at the present valuations.
 After asserting that as a result of the 67,000 appropriated for the school house building more than 300O new structures will be raised, MT. Gunnells showed that the increased appropriations would make the minimum school term in the state six months absolutely free and in most of the communities seven to eight months.
 The speaker concluded by saying that he did not believe there was another state in the south where school funds had been increased s30O0,OOO by one half session of the legislature. Our faces are to the east" he said. "We do not care to talk of our shortcomings, believing that in all good time, If We faint nat. those things for which we labor Will come to us.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-13

pastor of the Southside Baptist church in Birmingham and a well known and forceful minister and friend of education. He left Birmingham shortly before Dr. B. D. Gray, who served the First church there of the same faith, retired to be- come the head of a college and later sec retary of the Home Mission board for all Southern Baptist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-13
Home Mission Society.

Decatur, April 12.The district conven- ton of the Womans Home Mission SO ciety of the southern Methodist church is in session here today. There are many
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-13
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ladies present from Athens, Court1and. Ifllsboro. Hartselle and other towns in this section of the state. A number of papers were read and talks made .on questions of interest to the mission work. Dinner was served at the church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-13
Postmasters Appointed.

Washington, April 2.-(Special )-Post- masters appointed: Cohort, Jefferson county, Mortimer C. Burton; New Lex ington, Tuscaloosa county, John D. Thomas; Searlcs, Tuscaloosa county, N E. Jones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-13

Editor publicist and all-round progres. sve citizen, Erwin Craighead, of the Mo bile Register. is one of the influential members of the Alabama delegation at the conference. For some years MT. Craighead has thrown the entire force of his personality and influence of his paper into the struggle for better educational methods in the state and the good things accruing to Alabama are due much to this unselfish and oftmes thankless dut". He has made himself better known as q friend of education and higher ideals than many of the teachers of the south. To his efforts the Alabama department of education owes and frequently ac- knowledges great obligations.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-13
Hobson a Feature.

Congressman Richmond P. Hobson of the Sixth district was a distinct feature of the sessions, his speech Thursday aft ernoon attracting an attendance that filled not only all the seats provided but many chairs placed in the aisles. He spoke less than half an hour, but in that time outlined a plan for a school campaign in his district that will embrace many de- partments of instruction. He pointed out that the great educational need of the country is in the country districts, where. he said the average school is o4 days a years, as compared to IFS in the city schools. The average attendance in the country in 65 per cent, which is IA per cent below that of the city.
 Discussing the poor school houses Cap tain Hobson said that he did not beieve that the average cost of those in his dis trict over $2oo. He. aroused cheers by telling of a plan which he hoped to be able to carry out, whereby he could get money to cover every cent contributed to the erection of buildings in the coun- try by the state. By the new law the state will give $2oo to any district rais- ing a like amount Captain Hobson is going to make an effort to provide an other S2oo, that the standard in the state will be set at $500. As this is one of the most popular movements in the school effort of the state the young con- gressman was applauded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-13
Educational Campaign.

Congressman Hobson announced that on May II he will begin an eleven days campaign for education in all it's branches in his district. He will have with him a good roads expert from the department at Washington, an expert on soils and an expert on education. All of these with an additional man to tell of other features of school work, will have thirty minutes each to give the people information about their departments and answer any ques- tions that may be asked. It is expected that these addresses will be the means of arousng much new interest in the school work. In addition to the talks the goods roads man will build a mile of experi- mental road somewhere in the district. possibly two miles.
 In the opinion of the speaker there are many agents of the government which can be thus used to advantage. So anx- ious is the department at Washington to serve along this line that the good roads man and his forces will be brought from Washington state to make the Alabama campaign. It is also pointed out that the franklng privilege at Washington makes it possible for every congressman to send out worlds of good literature to the people on all helpful subjects
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Bob Taylor's New Lecture

At Jefferson theatre next Tuesday night A hundred laughs in q hundred minutes
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