The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-05
ELDER HELD ON
 PERJURY CHARGE Alleged Sale of Whisky Causes
 Trouble ANNIST0N IS OPTIMISTIC All the Plants Are Busy and Report Conditions Promising for the
 New Year-JacksonviIle
 Wants Water Works.

Anniston January 4.-(Special)- w. O. Kelly, young white man. was tried in police court this morning on charge of selling liquor and fined $101. 50 and sentenced to three months service on the streets. He said he would appeal to the city court.
 Oscar Elder, who was charged with aid ing and abetting the sale of liquor in connection with Kelly. got into the city court by a different route and very un- expectedly to himself. He was held for the grand jury on a charge of perjury, bond being assessed at $3OO He was charged with false swearing in this par ticular case.
 Enjoys Prosperity.
 Evidences of returning prosperity and the re-establshment of business confi- dence are abundant everywhere. There is more cheerfulness among business men of all lines and a growing conviction among all the people that times are to be better than has been manifested in 15 months. Industrial plants are feeling the touch of increasing confidence, as is shown by the report of the Central Foundry company for the last week Of 1908, which has just been forwarded to the headquarters of the company.
 Manager E. P. Cooper of the local plant said this morning that the shipments of the Central Foundry company for the week ending yesterday exceeded by 70 per cent anything in the history of the plant. And, what Is more, the future outlook is as bright as at any time in the past.
 Other plants in the city engaged in the manufacture of the same products are correspondingly prosperous. The Union company says it's shipments are greater only because of the increased capacity of the plant as its orders have been limited only by the output of the plant heretofore. It's prospects, however. are even brighter than at any time before.
 The United States Cast Iron Pipe and oundry plant has been closed for the holidays but resumed work with full force this morning. Here, too, there is the same hopeful spirit and confidence in the future that prevails at other places. This plant reports no material increase in orders. but has business in hand ana expects all it can do.
 And so likewise in all lines of busi- ness the people have entered the new year with the purpose of doing great things They say they expect 1t and are going out after it.
 Want Water Works.
 
 The bad fire at Jacksonville early Fri day morning in the battle with which the fire department was completely handi- capped by the lack of water led to an enthusiastic mass meeting of the citizens in a move for waterworks of such char acter as will provide protection from fire.
 The meeting was largely attended and the matter was put up to the city eoun- ot +oIya stan a c DrODer in the matter The sense of the meeting was that no expense should be spared to secure up-to-date equipment and ample supply of water to cope with the fires that are liable to break out at any mo- ment.
 officeseekers Busy.
 The applicants for the positions which the incoming city administration will dish out at Its first meeting in April are com ing to the front. Everything has been quiet since the primary, held on May Il, 1908, but with the beginning of the new year the office-seekers began to come from under cover, and from now until the fatal moment the councilmen will be besieged with applicants.
 Teachers Examination.
 The semi-annual examination for teach CTS for the public schools of Calhoun county began tnlS morning unuer tne ui- rection of County Superintendent of Ed ucation H. T. fersons. The white appli- cants will be examined in the circuit court room, while the coored examina- tions will be held in the city court room. The indications are that quite num- Der will stand the examinations, 59 being present this morning. The examination will continue for three days.
 Future of the South.
 "The Future of the South will be the subject of the address which Judge Jo- seph J. Willett of this city is to deliver before the members of the Union League club in Chicago on February 22, Wash ingtons birthday. He has just received a letter from the chairman of the speak CTS committee stating that this subject is one in which Chicago Is deeply in- terested and the selection Is highly pleas ing to the members of the club. He states that the club will place a suite of rooms at Judge Willetts disposal while he is in the Winuy City
 Lodge Resolutions.