The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-14
SIGHTLER IS CONSUL
y1ONTGOMERY MAN MADE HEAD OF
 ALABAMA WO0DMEN.
In Warm Contest He Defeats J H {. Kopf of MObiIe--National Santta- riusn for COnsumptises Is
 AdvOrated

blTullnE1ditly Aittt+u s. B. Sightler of Montgomery was today elected Head Consul Of the Woodmen of the World of Alabama over J. H. Kopf of Mobile. and the head camp adjourned to meet again tomorrow. The convention will come 10 a close tomorrow evening with banquet at the Hillmau htel.
 feature of today's session was an address by Sovereign Physician Ira w. Porter, advocating an assessment for national sanitariur. for the treatment of consumption.
 Consul Commander Archer appointeo the committee to make report on the proposition of either taxing the mem bers i've cents per month or makins an assessent of $1 for each memper and charging S1 additional on each new member. It is estimated that the last plan would bring about an im- mediate endowment of no less than ss50, ,00O. The committee Is composed of R. P. Anderson of selma. w. H. Golson of wetumpka, Charles Pfiester' Birmingham. Gus Seiple, Mobile; pr. A. B. Horn. Union Springs
 The camp adjourned at II o'clock untii ;s0 o'clock this afternoon inor- der to allow the committee on laws and constitution to report. This re- port is now being considered, section hv section The committee which TOT muiated the report Is composed or Charles Tompkins of Mobile, w. M Crawford, Montgomery; " H Cni- chester, Pratt City; F. D. whitman Decatur, and F. M. Bell, Taiiadega.
 The report of the memorial com mittee. which Is composed of A. L Miller. Jr., of woodlawn; O. D. Com stock, Sheffield: w. E. MeGowan. Cuba; T. l.. Graham. Anniston and W. H. Gofson, Wetumpka, will be made in the morning.
 The committee on resolutions, com posed of Fl. T. Petty of Huntsville; w | Purdue, of Avondaie; R. P. An- S.rson of Selma: w. c. Foster, of Tnscaloosa and W. H. Valley of seottsboro, will also maks it's report
 At the afternoon session the consti- tution and bylaws for the head camp were adopted.
 The following officers were elected Fast H>ad Consul, l.. N Archer or Birmingham; Head Consul, s SlghtIer of Montgomery: Head Adviser' N Gilmore, York: Banker. z. T. Drake, Huntsville; Clerk. John A. Pruitt, Florence; Escort, Dr. W. W. Corley, Marion; watchman, H. H. Col son. Wetumpka Sentry, pr. T A. Jones. East Lake; Head Managers, William A. Lovett, Brewton; K. r. Anderson, Selma; J. NJ. Tucker, Pratt vile; z T. Moore, Birmingham. John A. Duff. Mobile.
 There was a bitter fight made through the. election, the Sightler ticket having officers endorsed prae- tIealfv before the meeting began. Rev. w W Crawford of Montgomery led the light for the Sightler ticket. The opposition ticket was headed py J. H. Kopf of Mobile, for Head Con- sul.
 tomorrow afternoon a trolley ride will be given to the delegates The trIp will include a visit to the imme- diate points of interest, Ensley, Besse- mer. Pratt City. Avondale and East lake Tomorrow evening the banquet at the Hillman hotel will take place and plates will be laid for two nun dred. A number of prominent cit- zens will respond to toasts'
 Trial of I,iek Wray.
 The trial of Richard Wray Tor Kill ing George Freeman in an evil resort some time ago continues to drag along.
 Harry Matthews, the baseball play CT, was a witness today. but his evi- dence was not material. Matthews swore that every one m the party was in a good humor. He was at the stand washing his hands when a pis~ tol shot rang out. He was shown the pistol with which Freeman was killed and said 1t looked like the one he had seen in the room.
 Architect Coleman swore to plan of the room which he had drawn for the defense.
 Inspectors in Birmingham. The Board of Convict Inspectors Is rakina tts first inspections of the pen | itetntiaries and convicts will spend l the next few days in the Birmingham district. The prisons at Pratt City and 1 at Flat Top will be visited and thor ouEhly inspected. the mines entered and other observations made as to the | manner in which the convicts are be- | ing worked and treated.
 Dr. W. A. Burns of Sheffield and | Hugh M. Wilson of Opelika are in the l city preparing for the first inspection 1 of the convicts. The president or the | board, Hon. Craig Smith, will not | make the trip to the prisons in the Birmingham district at this time, being l tr NFanfpanAFW