The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-15
COLEMAN ORDERS
 A SPECIAL TERM
"SHOW ME" IS SLOGAN OF NEW ANNISTON COUNCIL-ORDER ALL BACK TAXES TO BE COLLECTED. VETERANS TO HOLD REUNION

Anniston, October -4-(Special) Ut was announced by Judge Thomas w. Cole man of the Anniston city court today that he will call a special session of the city court after the present session is concluded in order to take care of a large number of appeal cases that were to be tried at the present term. The special session will likely be held in De- cember as the circuit and federal courts will be in session next month and a con- f1ict with them is not wanted by Judge Coleman.
 The federal court will convene here on November ', but 1t will be immediately recessed on account of the general cleo ton which will be held on November s. It will be convened again on November g. 'The chief case that will come up for trial will be that of the Price-Melton case on the charge of using the mails with intent to defraud.
 Show me- was the slogan of the An niston city council on it's first regular meeting last evening
 At tIiS iicctinS tnc tOultll pdSeeQ d resolution calling on Mayor J. L. Wikle to furnish a statement of the city's financial condition up to the present time, and that the city clerk prepare a state ment showing all cash receipts and dis bursements for the fiscal year ending July ,1, 1910.
 There was a considerable movement in favor of a commission government be- fore the present council went into of- flee. and it is said that the object of the present council will be to conduct the affairs of the city as nearly as possible along commission lines. following eco homie business methods in every detail of the city's affairs.
 The city tax collector and the city at torney were instructed to at once proceed to collect back taxes from the Kilby locomotive and machine works for the years 1SO5-1909 the sum total of which will approximate 5000. and 1t is considered probable that the question will have to be settled in the courts, as it is under stood that MT. Kilby claims to have been exempted by a former council. During the consideration of this measure Pres ident A.. P Agee retired from the chair on the ground that he was stockholder In the corporation and therefore not qualified to take any part in the de- Alterations concerning its taxes.
 Maj. S. M. Smith of this city. who was recently notified that the Confed- crate Veterans association of Alabama would not hold a reunion this year be- cause of the fact that they had not been invited to any city in the state, has re- ceived formal notice from Gen. A. c. Oxford of Birmingham. commander of the Fourth Alabama brigade, in regard to tho invitation extended by that city, and the Anniston and Calhoun county camps have begun to make ready for the re- union to be held there on November s-1O. A representative gathering will go from this county to the convention. The advice of Theodore Roosevelt is being regarded in the city of Anniston. according to City Health Officer T.. c. Brothers, whose report for the month of September shows that there is no .prob- ability of race suicide here. Last month there were 24 births in the city, against only 10 deaths.