The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-28

1 before noon in the very heart of tho business district The victim was George Callen & Company, a produce brokerage firm with it's office and warehouse on Green street near the Southern railroad depot Mir. Callen was out on the streets soliciting orders and upon his return found the combination knob of the safe broken off and the door open. The cash drawer in the safe had been robbed of It's entire contents which was s75. The police think they know the perpetrator, negro and he Is being searched for far and wide
 Waived Examination.
 Last night the railroad and express of- ficlals and the other witness in the case against J. F. Gore charging him with the embezzlement of 5000 from the South erh Express company returned from Lin- l den.
 When the case was called the defendant waived examination and his bond was l placed at S1000 This was the exact amount he was charged with having l appropriated. A package containing this sum was sent to the Watkins Banking 1 company at Faunsdale by the City Ma l tlonal bank of Selma and never reached i its destination. The express authorities | nave signed statement from Gore ad- hitting that he stole the money but now he claims that he placed in on 1 desk in the office. He will not be able to give the bail required and will an swer to the grand jury which convenes shortly in Marengo county.
 Charged With UxorcIde. Last night about o'clock after full day of hearing evidence and arguments In the case Justice I. D. Lloyd bound William Jones over in the sum of $10O0 charged with the murder of his wife Liz zie Jones.
 The negro lives on the Kelsor place and his wife disappeared one day and has never been seen since All the cir eumstances point to hls having made away with her, but the evidence Is all elrcumstantial The woods and swamps In the neighborhood have been searched but no trace of the woman has been found. There Is report that he came to town the night the woman was last seen In a two-horse wagon and the su- spicion is that he carried the body to the river and dumped 1t overheard.
 The case was hard fought all day yes- terday and the whole section of the coun- try in which the negro lived was depopu- lated by the witnesses coming to town. To Lay Corner Stone.
 Some time during the month of Sep tember the corner stone will be laid of the Selma Military Institute. The stone | itself is all ready and soon as the work progresses to the point that 1t can be put in place the ceremonies will be 1 held.
 Just what date they will take place has not been decided nor has the pro- lrr,-o will likely be simple but will be fitting and sfoull be attended by a large crowd of Selmians
 The following Is the inscription that l the stone bears:
 l SELMA MILITARY INSTITUTE
 Erected 1907
 1 Through the Liberality of the Citizens of Selma.
 J. F. HOOPER, President.
 Building Comittee: F. H. Hobbs, L. ". Hubbard. l.. M. Hooper. Herman Eliasberg, R. H. Hunt, architect; Thomas Purvis, contractor
 Humane Society
 The Dallas County Humane society held an interesting meeting Monday afternoon at the Carnegie library. There was good attendance, the meet ing being presided over by the presi dent. II. NJ. Smith, and Mrs. W. f. Atkins, Jr, acting as secretary.
 Mrs. Watkins NJ. Vaughan was elected treasurer in the place of Mrs. P. T. 1 Vaughan, and Mrs O. K. Erhart was elected assistant secretary. Incidents | of unwilling cruelty to animals that had been stopped during the past week were given showing how much good | the society is doing right from the start. The warning tags and notices have been printed and the society Is now moving along smoothly and will prove itself a great blessing to Selma l Mrs Rood, under whose direction the society has been organized, was pres ent at the meeting for the last time, and spoke words of encouragement 10 the members and returned thanks to | Selmians for the many courtesies that 1 had been granted her MT. F. Lamar 1 offered a set of resolutions thanking Mrs Rood for her work in Selma, which were adopted unanimously.
 An Enjoyable Dance.
 Miss Eleinae Eichold of Mobile, visit ing the Misses Schuster. Miss Edith Meyer of Montgomery visiting Miss Irma Wolf Miss Violet Marx of Union- town visiting Mrs. I. Bloch Miss Flos- sic Herzfeld of Mobile, visiting Misses 1 Herzfeld, were complimented on Mon day evening with an enjoyable hop at l h1NeTNltW pdNilIiou by thS ScSiStS Si young men.
 Those who participated were Miss Eichold with Mr. Ralph Keyser, Miss Meyer with Mr. Ed Kayser, Miss Marx with MT. Harry Marks, Miss Herzfeld with MT. Walter Bloch. Miss Maud L.. l Schuster with MT. Norris Bloch. Miss Bertha Schuster with MT. Jerome E., Seigel, Miss Irma Wolf with MT. Jack Levy. Miss Florrie Stern with MT. M, M Rosenberg. Miss Mathilde Wolf with MT. Monroe Gusdorf. Miss Helen koen- ingstahl with Mir. Henry F. Schwarz, Miss Jeanett Meyer with MT. Monroe Heineberg Miss Gertie Meyer with pr. M. A. Maas, MT. and Mrs. Leon Ebert, Mrs. Ed Marks of New Orleans with MT. -4eo Kayser of Birmingham, Mrs Blanche Eideriech of Birmingham with MT. Alfred Rosebaum of Unfoneown' Stags-Mose Li:tenthal Max Rosen- baum. Sam Kayser, Emile Stahlbiel Ike Cadden, Max Sulzbacher, Ed Boxer, Leo Krauss.
 Notes and Personals.
 Capt. G. Crawford Phillips of Troop I"C. A N. G., was operated upon to- day for appendicitis. He stood the op- eration exceedingly well and 1t IS an ticipated that unless some eompnea- ton sets in he will be out in short while. Captain Phillips has had two severe attacks of appendicitis ana mas only waited until his strength war ranted the operation.
 MT. Henry Jones, who has been te | To York and other points