The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-27
|DAY IS GLOOMY AT THE STATE CAPITOL
Deaths of Robinson and Car
 michael Are Mourned
WRECKS TW0AUTOMOBILES
Speed Mania Attacks a Montgomery Youth In Peculiar Way-commIs- sioner Wilkinson Tours Black
 Belt With M. V. Richards.

Montgomery October 6.-(Special)-Th deaths of Maj. E. NJ. Robinson of Mo- bile and Judge J. M. Carmichael of Ozark had the effect of giving Monday a gloomy tendency at the capitol There is hardly 8 man of the forces there who did not know and love them both and the tragic end of the one and the sudden call of the other were conducive of the greatest regret. Hardly a man was seen who did not give expression to the feeling of loss for himself and for the state.
 -1ajor Robinson was frequently 6 visi- tor to Montgomery. He often had cases in the United States court and came every now and then for business of the State university of which he was trus- tee. In a number of instances he would come here and spend the night and go then to Tuscaloosa, taking this means to have a short stay with his many friends here. Among the men who have long known and loved him is Congress- man J. Thomas Heflin. Alabama never produced more brilliant man. said MT. Heflin. "She has lost one of her ablest and best beloved citizens"
 Judge Carmichael was here only short time ago and spent some time with his old friends at the capitol. He was hale and hearty and seemed good for many more years. However he spent too much time on the Dale county fair, which sapped his strength to greater extent than he knew.
 Automobile Swiper.
 If all the tales they tell on John Morris, a young fellow with history, are true, he is the champion automobile swlper of the day. The police say that on Friday night he took a car belong ing to P. S. Black, hurried it eight miles without the city and left it & wreck. It was found Saturday morning. Now they also say that he came back after leaving the Black car and got away with a big touring machine of W. T. Robertson Saturday night The last car was found 15 miles out also a wreck
 Morris, who worked at the garage where the cars were kept, has been gone since Friday night. The last seen of him he was sitting in Mr. Blacks car with the lamps alght and the gasoline tank full. He is said to be due several amounts about the city and the police are search Ing all the country around for him. He is barely IS years of age and was thought to be steady as the proverbial clock. Fortunately neither of the cars were permanently damaged by the experiences they were put through.
 Wilkinson on a Trip.
 Commissioner of Agriculture J. A. Wilkinson is spending the week with M V. Richards and others of the Southern railway making a tour of the black belt. They are making an in vestigation of the farming conditions and undertaking to find out what can be promised there in the way of in ducements for immigrants. The stops will be made at the following places on the dates in October noted: Marion Junction, Uniontown, Demopolis, Coato- pa, 27th; Katharine, Flatwoods, Pine Hill, Thomasville, Fulton, 18th; Jack son. Mount Vernon, 29th
 Tobacco Prizes.
 Brewton and Marion counties won prizes on tobacco at the state fair, Brewton getting first on Sumatra wrapper, and Marion first on Cuban wrapper and filler. It is estimated that the Marion product is worth $1 to s150 per pound, and the Brewton $2 per pound E. M. Lovelace was the Brewton exhibitor, while the following represented Marion s. W. Wood1n, J. B. Smith, M J. Horn G. w. Thomas, V. H. Jokish, C. E. Rawls, Pulley & Boiling, Elkan & Thomas.
 Many of the best of the agricultural exhibits at the Montgomery fair were sent by the agricultural schools. One school sent a showing of intesive farming by which 86 bushels of corn was made on one acre, and another where two and 8 half bales of cotton were made on an acre. The corn was Mosby's Prolific, the cotton Sarly Triumph and Russell Big Boil.
 News of the Capitol.
 Gov. B. B. Conner is in Arkansas hunting for a few days. He will get back in time to vote for Mir. Bryan he says.
 State Superintendent of Education H. c. Gunnels has 6 letter from MT. Ed gar Gardner Murphy in which he ex- presses the fear that he may not be able to get to Alabama for several weeks yet tn ough he hoped to be here early in November.
 Gen. William w. Brandon, state au- ditor. who is speaking for Bryan in Nebraska, will not get home before the last of the week.
 Judge J. J. Mitchell, head of the tax commission, is out of the city for few days.
 Secretary of State Frank N Julian says he believes the new county and good roads amendments will pass and that the one for biennial sessions of the legislature ought to pass
 W. E. Hurt has been appointed com missioner of DeKalb county.