The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-12
LIVE STOCK MEN
 OF STATE ID MEET Annual Meeting to Be Held In
 Montgomery TUSKEGEE CONFERENCE Reward for Murderers of speigeI and Goldstein Reaches $65o-contri-
 buttons Come From Cuba.
 Officers Commissioned.
TUSKEGEE CONFERENCE

Montgomery, b'eDfudry n-NSpecldl)- Every line of the business of raising live stock will be discussed at the meeting of the Alabama Live Stock association to be held at Montgomery, February 26 and 27. Mayor Teague is down for the address of welcome. A notable feature, and one that has attracted wide atten- ton, will be the address of Commissioner of Agriculture J. A Wilkinson on "The Negro in Live Stock Farming" The ex- hibitions of the Tuskegee institute at Tus- kegee has lead the people of the state to give this much more notice than ever before
 Among the many subjects to be taken up will be tick eradication, preparation of cattle for fairs. best type of horses for use on the farms, mule raising, hog chol era treatment, pork production, dairy con- ditions, live stock on the farm, improved methods of growing corn. sheep propaga- tion, hogs for show and breeding, rals- ing of beef cattle cooperative work In live stock production, collection of ani- nal manure, making alfalfa hay and dairy sanitation in Montgomery. This last paper will be by City Chemist B. A. Tay- Tor of Montgomery, who has made a study of this class of work for some time.
 Tuskeqee Conference.
 Great interest among all classes centers in the meeting of the workers conference at Tuskegee this month, running through the 17th and 18th. This grows out of the fact that the negroes to be there, led by men and women of experience, have decided to make General Health Condi- tions of Negroes" the main topic of the meeting. The death rate among the poor classes of negroes has been so high that many of the leaders are alarmed and it is thought best to try to get a line of talk that will induce them to take better care of themselves.
 It is proposed to interest the teachers and the preachers to aid in the work as well as the doctors. In order to get wholesome food the farmers are urged to raise what they eat, the women are to have advice in the preparation of 1t, and the whole family Is to be impressed with the importance of eating at regular times The farm water supply is a source of evi, which will be looked after and every negro is to be advised to own his own home, as the records show that the renters have higher death rate than those who live in their own homes. Farmers will be urged to whitewash and paint, keep premises clean, have plenty of fresh air in the houses and live orderly lives in every way.
 Reward Growing.
 The reward for the murderers of Leo Speigel and A. Goldsten, on the night of l January IS last has grown from modest l addition to the S100 offered by the gover- nor to $65O. Contributions have come in 1 largely from Brunswick, Ga, and even l from Cuba, where Goldstein lived for a 1 while Mrs. Speigel, who was a witness 1 to the double murder, in which two negroes shot the two men to death, Is slowly recovering from the shock Since the tragedy she has been with her sister, Mrs. l. Marcu.
 Body Will Be Taken Up.
 The body of George Kolmer, a youth who was run over by train near Leto- hatchie last Saturday, and who died later at St. Margaret's hospital, will likely be i taken up, as d message has come from i his relatives in Cincinnati to wait for in structions. The lad had both legs cut off and was never conscious after the ac- cident. It was only by catching snatches of his delirium that it was possible to tell who he was and where he was from.
 Officers Commissioned. [
 G. J. Hubbard, the new colonel of the First regiment, Alabama National Guard, and Lieut.. Col. c. l.. Ledbetter of the Third regiment, who succeeds H. b. Ken nedy have been commissioned. Both are well known in the service and both have had much experience in the handling of strikes.
 Havis Parole.
 The parole of Glenn Havis, serving a sentence for killing a man in Birming- ham six years ago, has been extended to February 2S by Governor Conner. It is also understood that final parole will be taken up again by the pardon board.