The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-11
C |. FURNISHED CRUSHED ID DEATH Oil Wagon Which He Drives Goes Through Bridge SEYM OUR ON FOOD CROPS Southern Cotton Association VIII Probably Stress This Important
 Idea at Meeting in Dallas
 Next Week.
SEYM OUR ON FOOD CROPS

Montgomery, February 10.-(Specia1) c. l.. Turnipseed, a driver for tha Standard oil company met a horribla death between Fillmore and Wetumnka this afternoon. His wagon broke through bridge and turned over. throwing i'm under it and crushing out his life. His dead body was found a short time after the accident and sent to Wetumpka for preparation for burial. It was later brought to this city.
 It is not known just how the acci- dent occurred. It seems he drove too near the edge of a small bridge and the sleeper on that side gave way pre- cipita ting him into the ravine with the wagon following on top of him. He leaves wife and mother and two children at home in Highland Park.
 More Food Crops.
 w. H. Seymour, speaking of the meet ing of the national organization of the Southern Cotton association on Febru- ary 19, at Dallas Tex, remarked that, while not attempting to forecast the &C., tion of that body in the business done, he is pretty sure that particular stress will be laid upon the growth of food stuffs in the south, especially corn. In this way the south will command an independence in handling the cotton situation which it cannot have when debtor to the grain centers of the west.
 The association, of course, MT. Sey- mour said, will never let up on bucket shops' and future cotton exchanges be- tween which no distinction is made as to their effect upon the price of cotton; and it will be likely to voice itself in no uncertain way as to their extermi- nation. The association, he said, would never be satisfied with anything but a return to legitimate business transac- tions in handling the great staple.
 Further than this Mr. Seymour had nothing to say relative to the coming convention, the programme of which he is expecting to receive by any in- coming mail.
 HofticuIturists Invited.
 The local Commercial club is send ing an invitation to the Alabama Hor- ticultural society to meet next year in Montgomery. The 1908 meeting takes place Thursday and Friday of this week at Birmingham.
 For High Schools.
 The high school commission leaves for the southern part of the state to- morrow, having in mind to stop ut places seeking state high schools in Geneva and Covington counties. The board is made up just now of Governor B. B. Conner, Superintendent of Edu- ca tion H. c. Gunnells and Auditor William w. Brandon.
 Justices of Peace Lose.
 The law by which counties are re- quired to furnish blanks for justices of the peace has been found to be bad because not passed by a quorum of the senate. Seventeen voted only, which is not a quorum
 Many Odd Fellows.
 Grand Secretary Weaver of the Odd Fellows, gives notice that there will be at least 500 delegates at the meeting of the grand lodge Tn Montgomery in May. Preparation is being made for the coming of as many as care to make the trip.
 Visiting Schools.
 Commissioner of Agriculture J. A. Wilkinson spent Monday in Athens on a visit to the Eighth District Agricul- tural school. He will have a look at other schools from time to time. Later in the spring he will hold number of meetings with the farmers about the schools.