The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-28
.ODD FELLOWS WILL
 HELP SUFFERERS Grand Master Tyler Goodwin
 Issues Call WETUMPkA LIGHT GUARD Attorney General Garber Holds that New Franchise Tax Law is Good. Montgomery Observes Me
 moriaI Day.

! Montgomery, April 27-(Special. .)-Tyler Goodwin, grand master of the Alabama Odd Fellows, today sent out call to ! all members of the order to render aid to the storm and fiood sufferers wherever needed. Money is to be sent to T. D. McNaron, treasurer at Albertville. "The calamity" said MT Goodwyn, from the information 1 have at hand, is much more serious than is generally realized The town of Albertville is prac- tically wiped from the map and hundreds of people there and elsewhere are homeless and helpless. Their property is destroyed and they are suffering from lack of the | necessaries of life.
 Undoubtedly the people of Alabama will respond generally and gladly. but the Odd Fellows and all of the subordinate ! lodges should especially do their part In assisting the many stricken Odd Fellows and their families, and contributions should be made and forwarded imme- diately.
 The citizens of Montgomery, at meet ing held today, organized for aid of the storm sufferers and instructed Mayor Teague to let the needy sections know that they may draw on him. Committees were named to secure money by subscrip- tor in the city.
 Light Guard Roll.
 H. S Zegler of Birmingham has made up list of the men of the Wetumpka Light Guards, Company 1, Third Alagama regiment, C. S. A, and sent it to Dr. z, ment of archives and history, that it may le made part of the records there. The company was a part of Battles brigade, Rhodes division.
 E. P Miller was killed at Seven Pines in 1862 and man named Toney died later at Fortress Monroe. Nick Due, Joseph Goss, Clay C. Toney and Fred Lindsey Wer all killed at Malvern Hill. At South mountain the following were either killed or fatally injured: Tom Leonard. Lieut.. Bill Havis, J. A. Davis, Johnny Nichols, Gus Wall, Mat Rogers, sam Anderson, Phil Haggerty, Sam Gra- ham and William Hurd.
 Dick Jones. John Rogers, William Cole man and John Lynch met death at Gettlysburg, and the present mayor of Montgomery, William H. Teague, was shot through the jaw. L. L. Whatley and James White were killed at the Wilderness fight, Lem Galloway at Cold Harbor, Lieut. O. c. Smith and Robert { l3ulger at Winchester.
 Charles Ready was wounded at Cedar Creek and died at Middleton, where he is buried. "I rode at this place behind the | Hon. Thomas G. Jones, United States l judge now" said the writer, across the ] creek and we captured the picket lines. | Wesley Norwood met death at Peters l hGfg. Dinl Taylor of ompany R. Mobile ff..- lob d.. LoWndesboro, and Collins of Company F, Metropolitan Guard, were also killed there When Taylor, who was colorbearer, was killed, Meadows picked up the flag and at once met the same fate. Collins, color corporal, was killed,' continued Mir Zeigler and threw them down in the works of one of my company, where they were picked up by Julian Cato. Later Cato was killed being the last of the Wetumpka Light Guard to meet death'
 Say Laws Are Good.
 Attorney General A. M Garber has filed in the city court of Montgomery demurrers to the suits of four railroad companies to recover money paid on the franchise tax levy. The roads declare that the law is not constitutional for many reasons. MT. Garber holds that it is, that the act was not in violation either of the state or the national constitution, that the levy was properly made and the tax is due. Associated with MT. Gar Der are s. D. Weakley and H. c. Sel- heimer, other states attorneys.
 The roads resisting the tax are the Louisville and Nashville, the Atlantic Coast Line, the Central of Georgia and the Seaboard Air Line. The entire amount will run about $150000. The tax is one levied on foreign capital used in the state.
 OzarI. Memorial Day.
 Walter D. Seed, state treasurer Ralph W. Garner and Thomas w. Bradford of the treasurers office, are back from Ozark, where MT. Seed was memorial day orator. He was introduced by MT. Gar ner, who was at his old home. Harry l.. Martin was msater of ceremonies, Miss Leita Garner recitationst and Rev Bob Jones and J. L. Thompson among the speakers.
 Memorial Day. Memorial day always an event of great interest, was elaborately kept in Mont gomery today, the first capital of the Confederacy George c. Clisby was grand marshal, Gen. John w. A. Sanford mas ter of ceremonies, Capt. P. B. Mastin orator, MBiss Julia Taylor recitationist. Gen. Bibb Graves, commanding the Ala bama National Guard, with Maj. E. F. Baber of the Second regiment, had charge of the military. The star that marks the spot where Jefferson Davis stood to be inaugurated President of the Confederacy was decorated in flowers, he colors of the Lost Cause and small Confederate l flags.
 High School Locations. 1 At the meeting of the high school To- | eating board to be held Wednesday and | Thursday it is expected that several of l the schools will be located. Representa- | tives from the following counties will l likely be here, possibly from many others: l Cherokee, Jackson, Cullman, Madison, 1 Etowah, DeKalb, St. Clair and Coffee. | The board is very anxious to get the 1 schools located.
 Personal Mention.
 Judge Thomas G. Jones of the United l States court has been spending much 1 time at the supreme court library this | week; also in the department of archives and history, looking up lot of records | bn 6c