The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-27
CHICAGO PEOPLE
LOOKING THIS WAY
WiIIeit Brings Good Report of
Kindly interest
THE POSSIBLE CANDIDATES
Three Admission Men Are Suggested
for Judge Hundley's Place on Fed
eral Rench-city Code Will
Be Printed.
Rv HARRY w. AYERS.

by F1ANn1 W. - GhSs
Admission, February 26.-(Specia1 )-''ThC
people of Chicago and the west are in
tensely interested in the south and the
sentiments expressed in my address be-
fore the Union League club on Wash
ington's birthday were echoed by all OF
the leading thinkers with whom l came
into contact" said J. ]. Willett, who
has just returned from the Windy City
1T was because they recognize the fact
that there has been a revolution in
dustrially down here that they invited
me to picture the new south, as it is
today No one disagreed with me when
[ said that it was the south that saved
the country from one of the worst fnan-
cial panics in history last year, and the
thinkers of that section also realize that
the completion of the Panama canal will
change the bulk of the nations COM
merce to this section. Hence the interest
which they feel and express in south
ern development"
The friends of three prominent Annis-
ton lawyers are urging them to enter
the race for appointment as judge of the
United States district and circuit court
for northeastern Alabama The men
mentioned are John Pelham, circuit judge,
who was in the race when Judge Humid
ley was appointed; J. ]. Willett, who
has a reputation which extends through
out the country as a lawyer of ability
and John B. Knox, who has won con-
siderable note by his able defense of
Judge Hundley before the Senate sub
committee and who was president of the
late constitutional convention. None of
these gentlemen, however, has made
any expression on the matter, and it is
not likely that they will do so until the
case of Judge Hundley is finally dis
posed Of.
Complying with a petition which was
signed by 1000 persons. women and men,
the Admission city council last night or
dered the inmates of the restricted dis
trict in this city to leave town within
ten days The people have some very
valuable property in this district and
several of the aldermen and the mayor
were in favor of extending the time
limit for their expulsion. They have not
been licensed in several years, but have
been fined quarterly in sums which prac-
tically amounted to a license.
Judge H. D. McCarty, who was en-
ployed by the city council to prepare
new city code of Admission. reported last
night that the task had been completed
and recommended that a committee be
appointed to go over the work. He also
recommended that the code be printed
and bound in durable form on the pres
ent style of the state code. His recon-
mendations were adopted in a resolution
introduced by Councilman Lapsley.
The new code will contain over 300
pages and will be full and complete.
Warden Beal who was recently sus-
pended on a charge of neglect of duty,
has preferred charges against Chief of
Police Sweets; in fact, the charges were
made some time ago, but were not
brought to the notice of the public until
last night when Mr.. Beal appeared be-
fore the council and asked that a hear
ing be given him.
The charges against the chief are neg
lect of duty and recklessly disposing of
property which did not belong to him.
Mr.. Beal asked the council for hear
ing last night. He stated that the
charges had been filed and referred to
the police committee and no report was
made. Chairman Houser was asked about
the matter and he said it was in the
hands of the mayor. The mayor was asked
is he desired further time, and he said
he did. Mr.. Beal asked that the matter
be taken out of the police committed s
hands and that the council investigate
and pass upon the charges. This was
denied and the police committee was in
structed to report on it at the next meet
ing of the council.
It has been agreed that the Woodstock
Iron and Steel corporation, the Louisville
and Nashville and Southern railways will
flag all trains crossing Thirteenth street.
near the furnace.
An ordinance repeating the ordinance
providing for a Waterman at this place
and requiring the companies maintain
ing tracks to flag all trains will be in
troduced at the next meeting of the coun-
ell.
C. n. Ball, who resides in West Annis-
ton, is having his share of misfortune.
Yesterday he buried one little child and
this morning about / o'clock another
died. Mrs Ball is sick and the family
is said to be in destitute circumstances
In the best game of the season the
Admission basketball team defeated the
Athletic team at the Auditorium last
night the score being to .. The An
niston Juniors and the High school played
between halves, the Juniors defeating the
High school by a score of IA to 4.
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The Admission Electric and Gas company
is making extensive preparations for the
1909 season at Oxford lake park Con-
tracts have been made for the painting
and identifying of all the buildings in
the park, which will add much to the
poses The color scheme win be colonial
yellow, with white trimmings
The amusement portion of the park Is
being especially looked after. Among
other things 225 opera chairs have been
bought and will be placed in the center
of the summer theatre to be used as re-
served seats.
The school house and Masonic hall at
Alexander City was considerably dam
aged by fire about a. m. Thursday.
The fire broke out in the roof and to
save the building from destruction much
of the roof was torn Off which will
require several thousand shingles to re-
pair. The Masonic hall. situated in the
second story of the building, suffered
great damage.
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