The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-17
FARM CONTESTS
WILL CLOSE SOON
Results Promise Better Than
Was Expected
JULIAN is HONORED
Gets Three Committee Assignments in
the National Association of Insur-
ance Commissioners
men Don't Like Law.

Montgomery, October 16-(Special) -
With the approach Of the harvest season
end, the outlook is that the contests Of
the state agricultural department will
have turned out far better than even its
best friends hoped for. Commissioner
Wilkinson says that the record on oats
Will beat the world. Also that the corn
showings are going to be wonderful. No
Information is being given out on the
yields for fear those not coming up will
not make report. Mr. Wilkinson desires
1t known that no one will be barred and
that the time will be extended until all
are heard from. The committee of prize
distribution will be composed of W. f.
Wilkinson of the department and Prof
J. F. Duggar of Auburn.
Julian Honored.
Frank n. Julian, insurance commission
er of Alabama, has been honored by three
committee assignments for the next year
by the National Association of Insurance
Commissioners. He Is fourth man on the
executive, the most important; OF all, with
places on the mortality and interest and
taxation. Mr.. Julian is looking forward
to the greatest convention ever held next
year at Mobile
Military Laws.
Maj. D. W. McIver of the adjutant gen.
erals office has compiled the military
laws of the state and will send them out
to officers and others who need them
He has also gotten out roster of the
members Of the guard that is of great
value to all who have to keep up with
the soldier boys.
May Cheat GaIows.
Death in natural way may come in and
cheat the gallows out of VIII Stevenson,
who is to be hanged next Friday for the
murder of his wife and step daughter
at Grady, early in September. His tenn
perature has run up very high for some
days with kind of fever which the doc
tor is not able to diagnose. For number
Of days prior to the attack Stevenson
ate ravenously and it is thought that this
must have brought on his Illness. He
seems to care nothing for life and has
become resigned to his fate His case
comes up before the pardon board at the
capitol next Monday.
Hard on Tranmen.
Train crews on the Louisville and
Nashville railroad are kicking on the
operations of the federal law which pre-
vents men on this class of work from
going over 16 hours at stretch. Most of
the men live in Nashville and heretofore
have been running down and back so
as to be with their families. Now they
have to lie over here "a hours in or
der to avoid the law and are thus kept
away from home. Heretofore a crew
coming down on No. 1 went back the
same day on No. A. and those who came
on No. 8 at night went back on No.
the next day. Mobile and Ohio
engineer who says he used to make
$500 a month says that he can make no
more than $160 now.
Court of Appeals.
The court of appeals of the United
The outlook is that there will lbe a
large numer of cases to be heard Judges
Parde and Shelby will be the judges
with a third man to be chosen. Judge
Thomas G. Jones, of the middle and
northern district, will sit in some of the
cases.
The docket follows:
Monday, October 1S.-J Goodman vs.
J. J. Curtis, trustees; D. H. Ellington,
trustees, VS.. j. H. Mason, ct al: Flor
ence Wagon works VS.. National Can
company, ct al; r. L. Stephenson, trus-
tee, VS.. the George Dellxer Co.; r. L.
Stephenson, trustee, VS. the George Del
ker Co.; the Alabama Harness company
VS.. John D. Ragland, Rec ct al
Tuesday, October 19-Sewerage and Wa