The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-10
GOV. JOHNSON MAY
 ADDRESS ALUMNI University Trustees Adjourn to
 Next Thursday NO BIDS ARE ACCEPTED Military Men Discuss Plans for Annual Encampment-Will Probably Be Held in the State-Mutual
 Aid Is Strong.
NO BIDS ARE ACCEPTED

Montgomery, March 9.-tSpeciaD-The address before the alumni association of the University of Alabama will be deliv- cred, it seems now, by Gov. John A. John son of Minnesota. He has the matter under consideration and President Aber- orombie believes that he will be able to come. President G. E. MacLean of the University of Iowa, will deliver the ora tion and Dr. Henry VanDyke of the fac ulty of Princeton will preach the com mencement sermon.
 President Abercrombie, who was here for the meeting of the building committee Monday is enthusiastic over the prospect os having these distinguished men to talk to the students and friends of the univer- sity this spring, the opening date being Sunday, May "A. The year has been very prosperous for the institution and the outlook for the future is bright and happy. There have been Il bids put in for the two handsome buildings that are to be erecter, but none of them was accepted, the whole matter going over to a full session of the trustees at Tuscaloosa next Thursday These buildings are to cost,
 
 for them being now in hand. The first is to be an engineering and power plant structure and the other for geology and biology with exhibits of the two depart nients. It is a matter of common knowl- edge that the university has perhaps the finest geological museum in the south.
 Meeting at Gordo.
 Gordo is to get it's meeting of the state high school commission on Fri day, March 13, in spite of efforts from Pickens county to change the date. Strange to say, however, none of the re- quests came from Gordo, the people seem- ing to regard the hoodoo date as all right However, there will be no change. The dates in Pickens will be- Gordo, Friday afternoon; Carrollton, Saturday. and Reform, Saturday afternoon, the par ty going from there to Tuscaloosa for the north bound train.
 Meeting of Soldiers.
 At the meeting of military men at the capitol today the question of encamp ments was taken up and other matters td scussed with view of good to the
 
 the various Alabama commands would likely camp in the state, as the outlook for going to the regulars was rather poor because of money matters
 Dates and places of encampments will be made public by the governor later The following were present, having come on the invitation of Adjutant General Graves: Colonels Dumont and McElroy. of the infantry; Maj J. Q. Smith of the artillery; Gems. R. F. Ligon and Barry Holt of the military board.
 End of Caffey Cases.
 The end of a famous case has come with the mol pressing of all the charges against Dr. Frank Caffey, well known negro physician, charged with criminal practice. Two young men of the city, one lawyer, were sent to jail for alleged running off of witnesses, and a chase over the west to Texas for the same witnesses were features of the litigation. Solicit tor Dent, in a statement to the court, said he had been unable to get any jury to convict the negro, though he said he believed the accused guilty
 Socialist Emblem.
 The emblem of the socialist party in Alabama has been filed with the secretary of state. It is a picture of the world showing land and seas like a globe with two hands clasped across it. It was filed by Thomas N. Freeman secretary at Fairhope.
 Mutual Aid Stronger.
 Deputy Insurance Commissioner A. c. Sexton Is back from Birmingham where he had look over the conditions of the various mutual aid associations. He is much pleased with the trip. All of the companies in that city have made good with the department under the new law and be believes that the mutual aid business will be very much safer and more profitable than ever. The new law is going to make it good for the com- panies and good for assured, thinks Cap tain Sexton.