The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-20
HOMES PREPARED
 FOR DELEGATES BeSSemer EntertainS Press AS- Sociation This Week BRAKES HEAVY LOSS Trunk Broken Open with AK and $48o Stolen-Mrs. McCooI, Beautiful Woman, Dies-News of Bes-
 semer in General.
BY j. F. LEE.

Bessemer, July -(Special.) )-The following is the assignment of homes for the members of the Alabama Press association some few arriving Tuesday evening over the Souther railroad, but the greater number coming Wednes- day. The association will leave Bes- semer Friday morning at o'clock on the Board of Trade train via the Louis vile and Nashville to Talladega, thence by the Atlanta, Birmingham and At lantic railroad to Brunswick, Ga.:
 H. s. Doster, Prattville Progress, Dr. T. F. Robinson; Jacob Pepperman and wife, Southern Odd Fellow, Mont gomery, Grand hotel; W. w. Screws. wife and grandson, Montgomery Ad- vertiser, William H. H. Judson; A. B.. Kennedy and wife, Montgomery Adver- tiser, W. H. Lewis; J. B. Stanley and son, Greenville Advocate, ". L. Rush; 1; J. s. Shadwick, Birmingham, Claude Moore; Frank Crichton, Clanton Ban ner, H. w. Crook; J. c. Lawrence, wife and son, Bullock County Breeze, T. T. Huey; H. Y. Brooke, Luverne Critic, J. A. Estes; c. G. Fennell and wife, Gun tersville, Rose Huey; J. R. Rosson Dothan, J. M. Norwood; John w. Davis and wife, Tuscumbia J. D. Rogers; A. B. Tucker, Thomasville Echo, T. J. Bat . son; W. M. Tucker, Demopolis, T. J. Batson; W. H. Tucker, Uniontown Her aid, G. H. Stevnson; Tom Garner, Tus- caloosa Times Gazette, G. H. Steven son; c. P. Ward, Center, John T. Me- Eniry; Walter S. Smith and wife, Line vile Headlight, D. Il. Fulton; w. A. Brown, Edwardsville Herald, Claude Moore; Horace Hood and daughters, Montgomery Journal, W. s. Gilbert Rufus N. Rhodes. Birmingham News, w. s. Gilbert; J. c. McLendon, Luverne, Grand hotel; w. w. Nelson, Decatur News, J. B. Morton; J. c. Orr, New De- catur Times, J. B. Norton W. T. Wear and wife, Opelika Post, Grand hotel; i; Ii. M. Wilson and daughter, Opelika Post, w. D. Taylor; John E. Hecker and wife, Linden Reporter W. J. Long: A. H. Smith, Pell City Progress, l. A. Lewis; c. H. Greer and wife. Marion Standard. Dr. William Walrop; J. A. Mcknight, Columbiana Sentinel. James Cahill; R. E. L. Neill and wife, Selma w. H. Lewis; M. w. Samper, Florence Times, Dr. T. F. Robinso |; J, c. Norwood and wife, Tuscaloosa. Dr. k. P. McTyiere R. H. Little, Tusca- ioosa' G F. Goodwin; F. L. Mckenzie, Tallassee Times. W. w. HolIingsworth H. L. Martin, Ozark Tribune, w. W. IIol- lingsworth; G. B. McCarty and wife. De- mopolis Times, H. D. Keith; E. w. Yer ley and daughters, James H. Hard: F. c stephens and wife, Oneonta Democrat. B. R. Fountain; J. F. Foster. Camden w. w. Hollingsworth; C. H. Allen and wlfe, Livingston Sun, E. A. Little; B. B.. Cutler and daughter, Springville Item. Dr. E. N. McNeill; J. P Anderson and wife, Thomaston Post, T. B. Wallace: Thomas H. Smith and wife, Fort Payne Journal, G. Herbert; F. F. Koeber. Co., lumbia Breeze, Dr. W. D. Taylor. & Fl oiiVer' wife and sister, Lafayette, Dr. E. r. Lacey; c. J. Hildreth, New Deca- tur Advertiser, Central hotel A. w. Me- Culiough, Gadsden Journal; W. w. Hol- hngsworth; Frank V. Evans. Walker County News, H. W. Crook; E. B. Me- Cartney and wife, Deniopolis Times Grand hotel; R. M Ragland Sheffield standard, J. A. Estes; L. M. Stevenson ana Wife' Roanoke Leader, A. K Mur- phy; J. D. Rutherford and wife. Eutaw Central hotel; McLane Triton. Pell Citv Progress, l. A. Lewis; L. Smith Deal and wife, Dothan Journal, Jeff Clay: L, K 6enson, St. Clair, J. A. B. Lovett: E. c. Norton, Dothan, c. F. Goodwin: T. l.
 Maddox, Odenville J. T. McEnirv. Hon F. J. Seeley, Atlanta. Grand hotel: Hon erosvenor Dave, Montgomery, Grand hotel; Hon. J. w. Wallace, Montgomery. Grand hotel; E. Lesser and Max Kar- peies, Birmingham Courier, Grand hotel. R A. Clayton, Educational Exchanpe Birmingham, Grand hotel.
 There will be a number of editors r,,o VIII come at the last minute, and it is especially desired that number of homes De arranged for these. Citizens who utu meet trains with carriages are asked 10 notify G. Il. Stevenson or A. c. Mitchell tomorrow (Monday). The chairmen of all NNA'iAseOOS oic CdlleQ to- meet in, lo lobby of the Grand hotel tomorrow fMono day) afternoon at o'clock to complete arrangements.
 A Bold Robbery.
 The trunk of John H. Drake a ninar who lives at Woodward crossing. was t broken into this afternoon and s4sO in Szo gold certificates stolen stherefrom Mr. Drake and several sons hoard a+ tha home Of his son-in-law, Wilson Akerage. He left his room this afternoon about i o'clock and shortly afterwards MT. and Mrs. Akerage locked up the house and went out for short while They returned before dark and found that an entrance had been gained in some manner and that MT. Drake's trunk had been cu. open with an axe, which was found lvinp beside it. MT. Drake did not return home until about dark. when he investigated and found that besides the $4SO a Colts pistol was missing.
 It Is evident that the thief knew some thing of the money being in the trunk.