The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-02
About Persons.

Congressman John L. Burnett of the Seventh district whose utterances con- cerning prohibition were published in The Age-Herald yesterday, left yesterday morning for St. Louis, to attend the Deep Waterways association's convention.
 Congressman Burnett, while withholding statements to that effect. anticipates, op- position when his term expires. It is an open secret that John A. Lusk the well known state senator, is grooming him self for the race Congressman Burnett defeated Senator Lusk at the last elec- ton by Ss99 votes.
 Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner of Ken lucky, the well known ex-Confederate leader, will attend the Confederate reunion in Birmingham next spring. Word to this effect was brought to Birmingham yes terday when Attorney Arthur Brown re- 1 turned from an extended visit through Kentucky.
 Commandant A. L. Smith of Howard college, announced yesterday that a com pany of Howard cadets would visit James, town exposition next month. The cadets will take advtange of the cheap rates offered by the railroads. The trip will be made over the Seaboard and about 100 cadets will go.
 Gen. James William Duffin, head of the Salvation Army in America, accompanied by his wife, arrived In Birmingham yes- terday. General Duffln is making a tour of the south
 Asked concerning the recent trouble in Brooklyn, General Dufin stated that 1t was simply an attack on the work of the Salvation Army in America and then denied that he had skipped bail, on~that occasion, and gone into Canada.
 Andrew J. Beard the Alabama negro inventor, who has made a special study of car couplers and other appurtenances, has another and improved coupler pat ented, and is on deal at present with an eastern road for it's adoption. He has a letter of recommendation from R. E. Boswell, superintendent of the Alabama 1,reat Southern. Beard had already cleared some s5O0OO as result of his in- ventions. and expects nearly s20.OOO more from this new patent.
 
 Ii. c. Gunnels. superintendent of educa- tidn, who spent the day in Birmingham yesterday, left in the afternoon for Moundville, Tuscaloosa county where a meeting of the board of trustees of the new normal school there is to be held In speaking of the effect on Jefferson county of the recent ruling of Attorney General Garber as to the apportonment ol the public school fund.- the superintend- ent said Tn Jefferson county several cities will be affected: Birmingham, Besse- mer, Pratt City and Avondale have here tofore received their apportionment on a per capita basis, while the other places have received what the county board ! thought necessary to carry out the con stitution In the future, the cities men toned must come in with the other dis tricts, which change doubtless means a larger apportionment for them.'
 
 c. W. Pratt, the well known Pell City citizen. accompanied by his two promis- ing sons, Derrell and Walker, was in Birmingham yesterday en route to Tus- caloosa. The two boys will enter the l University of Alabama, and will make excellent athletic timber. As shortstop and second baseman, the two boys, in a semi mi-professional class, are excellent.
 
 | J. K. Jackson of Mobile is registered at the Hillman.
 l H. H. and D. F. Constantine of Annis- ton are registered at the Hillman.
 
 | w. B. Reynolds of Montevallo is a vis- itor to the city today.