The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-20
TERMINUS FOR THE
ENDURANCE RACES
Atlanta Will Have Auto Con-
tests EARLY In November
MANY CARS ARE ENTERED
Two White Men VIII Be HANGED In
Georgia Friday If Governor Brown
Does Not Interfere With the
Plans.
MANY CARS ARE ENTERED

Atlanta. October 19.-(Special 1.-The At
lants terminus Of the state good roads
endurance contests to be run from various
Georgia cities to Atlanta early In Novem-
Der. has been changed to conform to the
programme Of entertainment which has
been arranged by the Atlanta chamber
OF commerce.
It was originally intended that the con-
testHnts coming In from Savannah, Au-
gusta. Fitzgerald, Albany and BirIning-
ham should go direct to the auditorium
armory, almost In the center of the city,
and there be checked out by the COM
mittee
Owing to the fact that this part of the
city will be extremely crowded at that
time. 1t has been thought best to change
the plans. and to have the checking out
take place at Piedmont park.
The cars coming into the city from vari-
Gus directions will pass through the citys
principal streets and on out to Piedmont
park. where there is plenty Of parking
space for them, and where at the Pied
mont Driving club right at hand an infor-
NAL luncheon will be served to all par
ticipating in the contests.
1t is estimated that there win be some-
thing like 125 to $50 cars participating in
these various state contests. and the ques-
ton OF providing adequate parking space
for them was an important one.
In addition to the informal luncheon at
the Driving club all the participants in
those contests will be rendered banquet
on Wednesday evening. November TO-
This entertainment will be confined
strictly to those participating in the va
rious contests, not including. as some
have supposed, parties joining them on
the route.
The entertainment committee of the
chamber of commerce will also arrange
to meet the various parties coming into
the city at points a few miles out. It is
probable the Birmingham contingent will
be met at Marietta, the Savannah con-
testants at Decatur and the Albany and
Fitzgerald parties at East Point or Hape-
vile.
The Augusta run will not terminate I'M
til Wednesday morning the 10Th, and SIM
liar plans have been made with regard
to them.
Two Men viii Be Hanged.
Two white men will be hanged in Geor-
gia next Friday unless Governor Brown
reverses the recommendations of the
prison commission and grants cIemency
which will send them to life imprison-
ment instead of the gallows.
1t has been nearly three years since
John Harper shot down Sheriff Ben Keith
of Murray county when the latter came
upon him on country road with the pur-
pose Of arresting him. Harper has since
been trying to save his life by showing
that the sheriff failed to tell him who
he was or to state that he was under ar
rest making it appear that he thought he
was being attacked by some highwayman.
1t is this conflicting evidence which has
kept Harper alive until now, respites be-
ing granted him from time to time in or
der that he might have full opportunity
to make showing.
Nevertheless Harper does not appear to
have been able to convince the prison
commission that the circumstances were