The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-13
SANFORD TALKS
 ID THE PYTHIANS City Administration Winds Up
 It's Affairs MAY USE THE CONNECTS Anniston May Contract for short-Term Men-Young Man Is Severely Bit ten By a Large St. Bernard
 Doe-Silca Lands.
MAY USE THE CONNECTS

Anniston. February 12.-(Special )-The
 value of cooperation in united effort of
 Pythianism as a positive. militant factor
 for good formed the burden of the ad
 dress of Thomas D. Sanford, grand chan
 cellor commander for Alabama, at the Pythian celebration at the Castle hall of Anniston Lodge No. 9l, Thursday even
 ing
 MT. Sanford took occasion to cite in stances of the abuse of organized power,
 but assured those present that in Pyth- ianism, 1t was always used for magnan- imous purposes. He stated that he want ed to make his address practical, and in
 the course of his remarks he severely
 condemned the sale of cheap, scare
 devil' novels, which, he said, place false
 ideals before the American youth, and
 result in such organizations as the night
 riders who have recently terrorized cer-
 tain sections of the south. Such organ
 izations, he said. are in direct contra
 vention of the principles of the Pythian
 Knights, who should lend their efforts to
 the suppression of such evils in accord ance with the doctrine of ''nobles oblige,"
 which devolves upon every true, loyal
 member of the order. He paid a beauti- full tribute to woman, stating that with
 out her tempering influence upon the
 hardened masculinity of the world. such
 organizations as the Knights of Pythias
 would be impossible long to survive.
 The address of MT. Sanford was a
 masterly effort. combining wit and elo-
 quence in such a way as to keep his auditors in state of continued pleasant
 anticipation. He was introduced by R.
 l.. Cater, who presided over the meet ing.
 Besides MT. Samford's address, an ex- cellent musical programme was rendered, every number of which was enthusiastic ally applauded, the solo by Mrs. Chives Woodruff deserving especial mention. After the programme refreshments were served, and an informal reception was held in honor of MT. Sanford. Winds Up Work. At the conclusion of the sidewalk pay ing contracts awarded to Conniff & Co.,, last night by the city council, improve ments along this line will cease under the present administration. A resolution for paving certain sidewalks was read by Councilman E. P. Cooper last night 1 and he immediately made a motion that action be deferred until the second meet | ing of the council in April. He stated I that his purpose in having the matter l deferred was to enable the present ad- 1 ministration to complete all contracts | before it's expiration and leave no un- l expired contracts for the incoming ad- l ministration to wrestle with.
 | The motion was carried and those side | walks included in the aforenamed reso- 1 lution will have to await the pleasure | nf tba OoiI xryhf fob uyil1 int | power April 1.
 Counties May Work Convicts. 1 The city of Anniston has been asked | to contract for and work all the county | convicts who have terms of less than 90 days The request was made by Com | missoners Wright and Webster at the council meeting last night MT. Wright | stated that the county had heretofore | leased all convicts to the mine operators of Jefferson county. but now the com panies refuse to take those whose sen tences do not cover.a longer period than 90 days.
 The county, he said could not afford the expense of a convict camp and equip
 ment for working the men on the county | roads. The matter was referred to the police committee with power to act, and
 the presumption is that the short term convicts of the county will soon be used in beautifying the streets of the city. Attacked By Dog. Lenten Self was attacked and severely bitten by a vicious dog at his boarding house Wednesday night. Self was bitten about the back of the head and through
 the left hand The dog which attacked him was a large St. Bernard, a most
 powerful canine, weighing possibly 100 pounds. The dog belonged to Mrs War ren, with whom Self boarded. He was a very friendly animal and shortly be- fore had eaten from the hand of Self.
 The attack was unexpected. The dog
 reared up on the back of Self's chair and without warning fastened his teeth in the back of the mans head. Clashes several inches long were made by the dogs teeth before he was warded off Self then struck at him with his left hand and the animal fastened his teeth
 upon Selfs left hand, biting almost through it.
 The dog then got Self down on the floor and a fierce fight was in progress when assistance arrived. The dog was finally subdued and Self went to phy-
 sician and had his wounds dressed
 Buys Silica Lands. The Harbin- Walker Refractories com pany, which is now constructing a plant in Birmingham for the purpose of mak- ing fireproof brick and other like com modties, has purchased from J. M. Stew art and L. B. Miller of Oxford two tracts
 of land for the silica which they will
 ship to Birmingham to be used in man. ufacturing it's products.
 Eight acres of land was obtained from MT. Stewart at $100 per acre and from MT. Miller 30 acras at $50 per acre The
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