The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-15
BUD SHAVER |S KILLED BY W|LK|E Tragedy Occurs at StoutS
 Mountain Mines EDUCATIONAL NEE TIN 6 s J. A. Wilkinson and Party of Experts Will Conduct a Tour Through cuIman During the Month
 of August.
EDUCATIONAL MEETlN GS

Cullman August H.-(Special )-Dud
 Shaner was shot and instantly killed by Burt Willxie at Stout's Mountain mining camp, ten miles from here, Monday aft ernoon, about sunset. Shaner is said to have been drinking and abusing the 1G- year-old brother of Wilkie, when the lat ter interfered and a row followed. Wilkie used a .3S calibre automatic Colts pistol, the first bullet penetrating Shaners heart, the second going through the right breast.
 Wilkie came in this morning and sur rendered to the sheriff, Deputy Sheriff Dunlap, who went to Stout's yesterday being unable to find him. It is understood that the defense will be self-defense, Will kie claiming that Shaner had two large stones in- his hands when he was abusing the boy, and when Wilkie approached him he drew back to throw and the shot was fired. Wilkie is in jail. awaiting a preliminary trial.
 Ewing Escapes Jail. Joe Ewing repeated his escape from jail hSiN StSttIutiy. t1S eSCdp6u once DeIOre ana was captured being afterward ad- mtted to ball and fleeing the country immediately after the burglary of a store was committed by some one He was captured In Ohio and brought back to Cullman few days ago
 The original charge against him was burglary, and to this is added the charge of the later burglary. Joe persuaded the 2-year-old child of Sheriff Casey to give him pic.N yesterday and with this he picked a hole in the jail wall through which he escaped. Marshal Blackmon captured him this morning near l., |, Ala, and he is now in jail again.
 Berry Burch, Jr., had a disagreement with Attorney L. St. John the other night and drew pistol. Mir St. John being unarmed, lodged into an alley, and Burch fired one shot. Whether the shot was fired at him or not, MT. St. John cannot say. The disagreement arose over the settlement of the fees in a case in which Burch had done some work.
 Educational Tour.
 During the last week in August State Commissioner of Agriculture J. A. Wilkin- son and Editor Will G. Brown of She Cullman Tribune, will conduct a party of government and state agricultural ex- perts on a tour of Cullman county, hold ing five big farmers educational rallies ! in Cullman county and one in Winston.
 The dates and places for these meet August 26 Logan. Tuesday August 27 A August 2S Philadelphia, Thursday, Au- gust 2eth; North Walter. Friday, August 30. an1 Joppa, Saturday. August 31. There will be a big basket dinner each day, and all day meetings will be held, { e lectures being lnterspersed with mu- sic. The following are the subjects to be discussed. and the names of the speakers: "Adaptabillty of This Mountain Soil to Different Crops" by Prof. J. T. Burgess, government expert from Washington.
 Fertilizers, Commercial and Natural" by Dr. B. B. Ross, state chemist. Crops Their Diseases and Parasites" by Dr. J. F. Duggar, director of the Au- burn Agricultural Experiment station.
 Seeds. Their Selection and Improve ment' by Prof. E. F. Canthen of We tumpka Agricultural school.
 Stock and Their Diseases Cotton. and How to Make It Pay" by Commis- sioner J. A. Wilkinson.
 Alfalfa and Other Hay Crops" by Maj. Thomas J. Key. editor of the South ern Agriculturist. Nashville.
 Gardening and Truckgrowing. by President Joseph schunck and Manager Henry Vanderputte, of the Cullman Ger man Farmers association. Good Roads" by Secretary J. A. Roun- tree of the Alabama Good Roads asso- citation.
 Apples and Peaches" by Maj. Thomas Key.
 Agricultural Education" General Ed ucation," County Superintendent D. V. Smith.
 ''The Little Folks on The Farm" by Will c. Brown
 Organization and United Action Need ed, by a farmers union speaker. he meetings are being extensively ad- vertsed and great crowds expected. as the places of meeting have been so arranged as to draw large crowds from adjoining counties.
 Senators Johnston and Bankhead have been invited to speak at the Cullman meeting.
 The Dedication.
 Preparations are going forward for the greatest day in Cullman's history on the occasion of the dedication of the Odd Fellows home, September 2-Labor Day. Thousands are expected from Birming- nam, Decatur ana other cltleS' while the country for forty miles around will send throngs of people to witness the beau tiful and impressive ceremonies. Mir Schath, a venerable and respected old German citizen. SS years old. died this morning. Sunday evening about dark he was accidentally run over by MT. Joseph Schunck, who with his wife was driving by Mir. Schath's. The old man could not see or hear and was very feeble As he was crossing the road he ran into the buggy and was knocked down, one wheel of the buggy passing over him. but as the buggy had rubber tires, it was not thought that his injuries were serious However, with his great age and enfebeled condition, the shock was too much for him.
 The Rev. w. H. Aufderhaar. the great ly admired pastor of St. Johns Lutheran church. has resigned to take the pas torate of a large church ir Baltimore The Rev. Aufderhaar Is an able preacher and will be missed from Cullman. --s-------- MT. Mcclure Hurt. Florence, August 14.-(Special)-J. K. Mcclure. of this city was badly hurt Saturday evening at Pulaski, Tenn. by a runaway horse, which he was riding. Tn turning short curve the horse fell on top of Mir. Mcclure. cutting his leg