The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-10
WHISTLE SCARES
COUNTRY PEOPLE
Fire Alarm Almost Breaks Up
Circus Parade
HUNTERS GETTING BUSY
Talladega County Will Be a Hunters
Paradise if Law is Enforced
Few Years-Very Cold Win
ter is indicated.

Talladega, November 9.-(Special)-
Friday at IL a. m. while the parade
of Coles circus was passing through
the public square, and was being adj
mired by the thousands of spectators
| grouped on the streets, the fire alarm
whistle was sounded. Now the fire
alarm in Talladega is a monster steam
syren whistle attached to the depart
ment's fire house, which, when let off
sounds like 10000 wild cats with hot
brickbats tied to their tails lighting
with 5000 bull dogs. There isn't any
danger of the citizens falling to hear
| this alarm-everything for eight miles
around, including the cemetery, hears
. that resurrection blast. For awhile
/ the people were undecided which way
to run-some of the hill billies haven't
quit running yet--but the majority of
them stuck manfully to seeing the pa
| rade.
Twenty minutes later another alarm
was turned in. The first house on fire
was the residence of Charles Porter, on
Court street; loss about $3.50. The sec
ond fire was the Randall residence, in
the Northside loss slight
The official count of the county took
place Saturday in the probate office.
From the returns it appears that the
biennial sessions amendment received
| 237 votes for it, with 1913 against it.
| The good roads vote was 1926 Eyes,
against 84S mo" The new county
amendment had 522 votes favoring it,
while S4S opposed it.
| Many licenses to hunt have been
| issued in this county for the season
| just opened. Larks are getting album
dant, hooking birds are increasing,
| quail are very abundant. Two hunters
| went out yesterday and returned with
the maximum lawful number, |. e., rs
each. 1t is a singular fact that no
| single hunter now ever bags over 20
! birds, when he tells it; although he may
| have butch cred twice that number.
| few wild turkeys and several deer are
reported in the hills just south of the
city. If the law is rigidly enforced in
a few years Talladega county will be
a hunters paradise.
The federal building has not been
| located yet, although the inspector
came and looked over the ground moro
| than a month since. Inc impression
prevails that the building will eventu-
ally be located on the Exchange hotel
corner, although if this Is done it will
| be necessary to remove a building
valued at 900, which is nearly one
| third of the total amount appropriated
| to erect the federal building.
| The 'possum and coon hunters report
| that the fur is much heavier this year
| on the backs of these animals than
| ever before. from which they infer that
| the winter will be far more severe
| than usual. Squirrels have stored away
| greater quantity of nuts than ordi-
nary and wild geese are flying south
| earlier than usual. The scientists may
sheer at these signs, but that doesn t
| prevent a coon hunter from holding to
| his opinion with logged tenacity.
| In police circles the city is very
| quiet. During this fall we have had
several crowds numbering over 5000 on
! the streets, and not one arrest for
| drunkenness. Several rainy Saturdays
! have brought more than 5000 country
people to the city, and no arrest fol-
| lowed the gatherings. Talladega county
! is thoroughly convinced on the subject
| of the good results of prohibition, and
should an election be called tomorrow
| this county would vote all the people
who were originally for prohibition and
| at least half those who formerly voted
against it.