The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-21
SWINE BREEDERS
TO MEET At FAIR
Fine Sumatra Tobacco Is On
Exhibition
STEVENSON LUNACY COURT
Decision Will Be Rendered Today
Execution Is Set for Tomorrow.
KYLE Price Wants Someone to
Cross Chalk in Montgomery

Montgomery. October 2O.-(Special)-
Swine and stock breeders of Alabama
have been extended a cordial welcome TO
meet with the Southeast Alabama Swine
breeders association, which is scheduled
to hold a session in this city on Tuesday,
October 26. J. F. Yarbrough, president of
the association, has just notified COM
missioner of Agriculture j. A. Wil<in-
son of the meeting, announcing the date
Tuesday of next week has been slated
for the meeting owing to the great num-
Der of stock-breeders who will be In this
city, at yandiver park, the whole of next
week in attendance upon the state fair
1t is understood by Commissioner Wilkin-
son that the majority of breeders now
at the fair in Birmingham will be on
hand to make the meeting a go, and to
place the association on fine working
basis.
The association of breeders is one of
the newest of the state, which is at
tempting to elevate the farming meth
DDS with respect to cattle and stock. IT
has an enthusiastic bunch of members
who are working together to make this
annual convention the most successful
yet.
sumatra Wrapper.
Finest Sumatra wrapper and Havana
filler samples, grown in the counties of
Escambia, Baldwin, Perry and Mobile,
are on exhibit in the office of the state
department of agriculture, where they
will remain until the opening of the fair.
when they will be placed in a conspic-
uous place to show the visitors what Ala
bama is capable of along these lines. The
samples are pronounced by experts as
perfect as any grown in Cuba. Recently
the department undertook to stir up in
terest In the growth of the high-class
tobaccos. and is meeting now with I'M
precedented success. Government ex-
perts are constantly in the field
Close Escape from Death.
/ Madame Maranette, noted horsewoman,
had a close escape from death while
travelling to this city from Jackson, Tenn.
Just out of Jackson a bullet sped through
the window at which she stood. in her
private car, clipping off a part of her
coiffure. She will exhibit her trained
horses at the horse show which opens
here next week
Stevenson Lunacy Court.
| The Stevenson lunacy court which was
| to have rendered its verdict on the mental
condition of VIII Stevenson today post
| poned its session until O'clock tomorrow,
| the eve of the day set for the execu-
| tion of the white man. At this time Judge
]. C. Richardson will pass upon the evil
dence placed before him as to whether or
not the murderer was in sound mind
when the deed was committed which
sent to their graves the murders wife
and his step-daughter.
Court of Appeals.
In the court of appeals today arguments
were heard and submitted in the follow
ing cases: Citizens Bank and Trust
company VS. Thomas NJ. Rogers, receiver;
Southern Railway company VS.. w. A.
Kidd Southern Railway company VS..
Nels Olsen; Southern Railroad company
VS.. Walter Bennett.
The first case is suit of the Citizens
Bank and Trust company of Chattanooga
against the receiver of the defunct First
National bank of Alfalfa for s21 900. The
Chattanooga bank claims that prior to
the failure of the Alfalfa bank it had
executed note to them for $4,000. and
bonds in the sum of 5000 and $1,000 each,
all of which is claimed from the state.
The railroad cases are all damage suits.
Messrs Kidd and Olsen were each award
ed $4,000 for injuries, and Bennett $500
by the lower court The cases originated
In Huntsville. ]. c. King of Birming
ham, represented the first two gentlemen,
and Judge Richard Walker of Huntsville
represented Bennett. Lawrence Cooper
of Huntsville represented the railroad in
all of the cases
All decisions have been reserved.
Joint Debate November I.
Kyle B. Price, one of the best known
speakers in this section of the state. has
thrown down the gantlet for anyone to
pick Up who might be DESTROYS of hav-
ing a Joint debate with him in Mont
gomery, at the auditorium on the night
of Monday, November l. The local
amendist forces have already scheduled
Mr. Price for an address on that night,
while it is supposed that his challenge
will not be unanswered by the constitu-
tional defenders.
The scheduling of Mr.. Price for Novem-
Der l. on the last lap of the race, means
that the prohibitionists are going to keep
I'm the determined fight to down the
antis Congressman Hobson Will speak
in the city on Tuesday night.
Quite certain of their position with
respect to the county of Montgomery, the
anti element is not so anxious to furnish
talk tests for this section. Their strength
is being concentrated in the "doubtfuP'
counties.
Call to State Banks.
A call has been extended from the
| office of State Treasurer Walter D. Seed
by examiners of banks for all state
banks to submit statements of their con-
dition up to and through October Is.
| The call is the first one extended since
| the new law which added to the number
| of bank examiners.