The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-14
BENNIE BREEN Is
 FIRST OFFENDER First To Be Indicted Under Pro-
 hibition Law MIR. TAFT TO BE INVITED Will Be Asked To Make Address Be- fore the University Alumni so- ciety at Tuscaloosa Next
 June-Mrs. Wade Dies.
MIR. TAFT TO BE INVITED

Selma, January 13.-(Speeial. )-The first indictment for violating the Carmichael prohibition law in Alabama was found Tuesday by the grand jury of the city court of Selma and Bennie Breen, a young Greek, who conducts a fruit store on Alabama street, was arrested and carried to jail.
 The arrest was made by Deputy Sheriff Cherry. there being three indictments against the young man; two for violating the prohibition laws and one for selling whisky on Sunday. The alleged commits sion of the crime of violating the Sunday law occurred prior to January l. 1909, while the violations of the prohibition law and alleged to have taken place since Jan l uary 1.
 The indictments name as witnesses MT. and Mrs W. H. Cody. Last Saturday Mrs. Cody paid a visit to Mayor Atkins and with tears in her eyes told the mayor that she had seen her husband ruined by the drink demon and that he had lost his position on the railroad because of drink. She declared that when the pro- hibltion law went Into effect she had hoped with the temptation removed bet ter things would be in store for both herself and her husband She then un- | rolled a paper and handed to the mayor bottle partly filled with whisky and stated that her husband had come home intoxicated and that she had taken the bottle from him.
 Monday when the grand jury met Mayor Atkins turned the bottle over to the grand | jury and gave them the name of the woman who brought it to him. Tuesday the indictment against Bennie Breen was found, after Mir Cody had appeared before the grand jury
 | Breen since coming to Selma has al- ways conducted himself in a law-abiding ! way and has made numbers of friends by his amiability and genial disposition. That he is the first victim of the prohi- bition violation is deeply regretted and | the hope is that if he is not guilty it will speedily be proven.
 Reese Appoints Committee.
 H. F. Reese, president of the State | Society of the Alumni of the University of Alabama Tuesday announced the ap- pointment of the committee to bear to | William Il. Taft an invitation to deliver the annual address before the society at | the commencement exercises in June next. | The matter of extending an invitation was decided by the officers of the society some time ago and pursuant to their in structions President Reese has named the committee to invite MT. Taft as follows
 Henry D. Clayton, chairman; J. H Bankhead Joseph F. Johnston, c. w Taylor, s. H. Dent. O. c. Wiley, w B Craig, J. T. Hefiin, R. P. Hobson, Johr Burnett, William richardson, o. R. Un- derwood. J. o. Thompson, Judge D. D Shelby, Col. Hilary A. Herbert and T. G l Bush.
 Death of Mrs. S. c. Wade. The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Calhoun Wade, whose death occurred yesterday took place this morning at Il o'clock. Mrs. Wade was born in Dallas county some 60 years ago, and was held In the 1 highest esteem by all who knew her. She is survived by two daughters and one son, Mrs. Davitt of Montgomery, Miss Georgia Wade of this city and Mir A. P. | Wade of Columbus, Ga