The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-25
TELLS 4 STRANGE
 STORY OF ROBBERY
Guests Rob Man of Money,
 Knife and Tobacco
ANNISTON SCHOOLS OPEN
Large Attendance In All Departments Is Very Encouraging to Officials and Patrons-Runs
 Double Shift.

Anniston, September 24-(Speeia1 )-Sam Rusk, employed in the city by the Inter- state Roofing company, tells a remark able story of d robbery last Saturday night, in which he was the victim. losing go in cash, his pocketknlfe and d piece of tobacco.
 His story is that he met two strangers in the city Saturday afternoon-one man of mature years and the other q beardless youth-with whom he grew chummy, spending the late afternoon in d social way.
 At late hour in the night Rusk made ready to go to his home on the west side, and extending an invitation to his newly made friends to go out and spend the night with him. they accepted. and the three started together on the way About the union depot the three were joined by another man whom Rusk says he had not seen before To him the same hospitality was extended and they all journeyed west along Twelfth street to point just beyond the houses of the old carpet mill. when suddenly a quantity of pulverized pepper was dashed into Rusk's eyes by his companions. which not only blinded him but caused him much pain as we'll and he began calling for help This probably frightened his erstwhile friends, and they fled, leaving Rusk alone in his misery.
 Mopping the blinding pepper from his ac net Hn ward his home. but had not proceeded far until his three former companions intercepted him in the way, held him up and robbed him.
 For some reason Rusk said nothing about the robbery until yesterday. The police were then notified, but it is doubt ful if they will be able to overtake the alleged robbers. Rusk could not give satisfactory description of them
 Schools Open.
 The Anniston public schools have be- gun the session of 19O7-'0S with 1236 pupils under the tutelage of thirty-one teachers, who are paid monthly salaries aggregat- ing s2OSO. There are three more teachers this year than there were last year. t'iid lilC eAteSS III enrOlleu pupHS amounts to l37 ain of 10i in the white schools of 67 in the negro schools
 seven years ago there were achers employed in the An Is and the enrolment was what fl is today
 enrolment at the Anniston
 follows Leighton avenue
 venue, 210; Pine avenue, 200;
 ]; Seventeenth street, negro
 l. negro, 1SO. Total whites,
 pes, 315.
 mt for the first day last
 ollows: Leighton avenue,
 nue, 174; Pine avenue, 167;
 Seventeenth street, negro
 negro Al. Total whites, S SS2
 D. R. Murphy. who is
 ole for the almost phe-
 and improvement in the
 school system, is highly
 opening of the public
 prospects for the year.
 decrease in the number
 more rigid enforce
 ccination requirement,
 personal attention this
 that the deficit will be
 as the rejected pupils
 ivenue school the fifth
 here being seventy six
 department. A new
 ssarily supplied there.
 at the Wilmer ave
 two teachers now
 children.
 idustrial feature has
 curriculum at tho
 egro school. Sewing
 now taught and If
 successful this fea-
 1 next year.
 e been added to the
 hool, where pupils
 CT than the fourth
 e are now twenty
 additional grades
 1900 white children
 ston who are not
 .he public school
 umDer of negroes
 amount to about
 lpulsory education
 Il passed at the
 islature Anniston
 tically double the
 In other words. ut 500 whites and | enrolment, the l bout s4500 addi- { tional appropria- z
 eligible students O 5, however, can D' account of the 1a init in Anniston IS ging from ' to ols Of Anniston ar condition, and tn, on. headed by Ca .antly planning for
 hift. T ring company of ed Hy William Baf gun the oper- atio now running all has proven very reorganiZed iast iays that the pros. success are very
 )n. Cou odel laundry and he Alabama steam from At anta, 1e organza- l. ton )ciation yes- erday men were