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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-24
NEWS OF EUFAULA
Godfrey-Richards Wedding-A Farmer
Gets Good Price for Produce


Eufaula, May 2s.-(special)-sam God
frey and Miss Eva Richards, well-known
young people here, were married at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. l.. Richards, twelve miles south OF
the city, yesterday afternoon. The we'd
ding was a quiet one, only relatives and
a. few intimate friends Witnessing the
event
The city will be in the midst Of d.
versity of attractions this week, con-
spicuous among which will be the Brenau
commencement, religious revival meet
ing on St. James street, a dance which
will be rendered the visiting young
women at the armory of the Eufaula
rifles, several picnics, and church social
at the home of Mrs. w. l.. Mccormick
on Tuesday evening.
During the services at St. James Epis-
copal church yesterday the rector an
nounced that on next Sunday morning
services would be held at 10 o'clock In
stead of II o'clock, the usual hour, and in
the evening at 8 o'clock instead OF
o'clock. The appointment was made in
order to allow the congregation an oppor-
tunity to hear DR.. Rosser of Selma, who
will deliver the commencement sermon to
the ptipils of the Alabama Brenau at IL
O'Clock on that day.
w. M. Scott, a well-known planter
south of the city is one OF the few far
mers rejoicing at the high price Of living
Mr.. Scott recently disposed of q large
quantity of sweet potatoes. rs frying size
chickens, as many dozen eggs. quantity
of butter and other home raised produce
here at such satisfactory prices that II
met all of his current expenses and left
some to spare. Mr.. Scott also carried
home with him the proceeds of a bale or
two of cotton, which he had been hold
ing, which he said he would lay by for
hard times.
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CUBA FARMERS GET
MUCH NEEDED RAIN
FIRST GOOD SHOWER IN MORE
THAN TWO MONTHs-COMMENC E-
MENT AT HIGH sCHOOL-TRUs-
TEES HOLD MEETING

Cuba, May .)-For the
nrst time in SIS days this section was
visited by good rains which will prove
beans, but which comes too late to
help potatoes, the most of which have
been harvested with very poor out
turn, due to the dry weather. 1t is
believed that this rain will help tho
bean situation and that there may be
$4,000 bushels shipped out against 50,-
900 last year. Only one refrigerator
of beans has gone forward this year
against IL for the same period one
year ago. Prices so far have ruled fair
ly good and this feature will save the
farmers from total loss, although this
will easily prove the most improbable
season ever known. The rain has
hepled oats q little and especially a
field of DR.. Beavers, upon which he has
been experimenting with a new kind OF
oat which will yield him 70 bushels to
the acre despite the dry weather.
Interesting commencement exercises
were recently held by the Cuba high
school, which reflected painstaking care
on the part of the teachers. The COM
mencement sermon by the Rev. w. H.
White was considered the most con-
densed and helpful one ever heard here,
while the annual address was replete
with good things. Diplomas were
awarded to Miss Agnes White and Miss
Ruth Phillips, both of whom gradu-
ated with honors.
The trustees of the school are hold
Ing session this morning for the pur-
pose of canvassing the applications and
deciding on the teachers for next year.
About the only teacher decided on Is
Miss Sinniard of Collinsville, whose re-
election was unanimous The principal
has not been selected and the position
may be held open for some time. Miss
Sallie Smith, the music teacher, will
leave for the Cincinnati Conservatory
Of Music some time next week where
she will put in the summer studying.
Miss Fannie Rainer will leave at the
same time for the University of Ala
bama, where she will take the summer
course In primary work.
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News of TusIkegee

Tuskegee, May 23.-(Special.) -Dr. s. G.
Mitchell president of the University OF
South Carolina, preached the commence
ment sermon at the Normal and Indus
trial institute at Q o'clock Sunday after
noon. While IN Tuskee he will be the
guest of DIR. and Mrs. John Massey.
Rev.. L. H. S. Chappelle has been at
tending the Methodist conference at Ashe.
vile, N. c..
Robert M. Boyd Is in Lewisburg, w
Va. having been sent as commissions,
to the general assembly now in session
there
John H. Wallace, Jr., has appointed Mr.
w. p. Barrow as Ash and game warder
of Macon county.
w. e. Huddleston, Jr., entertained a
number of his friends on Friday after.
noon in celebration of his sixth birthday
After enjoying numerous games. delight.
full refreshments were served. which were
much enjoyed by the children.
Mr. and Mrs. John e. Swanson of Tam.
pa, Fla, are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
NJ T.. Swanson.
Rev. and Mrs. Henry Trawick of Mont.
gomery spent Saturday in Tuskegee.
Miss Fannie H. Graham of Montgomery
is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. L wads1
worth.
Miss Gertrude swanson has returned
after a pleasant stay In Baltimore, New
York, and other points, much improved
In health.
Miss Claudia Hoicombe has returned
home from Sylacauga. ~ trf
Lutte Johnston, who has been attend
ing the Marion Military institute, iss al
home for the vacation.
Misses Minnie and Estelle Greene have
returned from Montgomery. where they
were attendants at the Smith, Cheney
wedding.
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CORDIAL WELCOME
FOR NEW TRAINS
.BEssEMER WILL PROBABLY HAVE
COMMITTEE MEET A., b. & A. At
PELHAM-OTHER NEWS OF IN
T,EREST IN BESSEMER

Bessemer, May -(Special.)-A
meeting of citizens has been called for
next Wednesday night at 8 o'clock TO
make arrangements for the reception
or the first train of the Atlanta, Bir-
mingham and Atlantic that will be op-
Grated over it's own tracks. 1t is prob
able that committee will be appoint
ed to go to Pelham and meet the train.
Eddie Morrison. the 11-year- son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Rufe Morrison, died
this morning at $50 o'clock at the
Robinson hospital after a long illness.
The little fellow has been paralyzed
all his life and this was aggravated
by typhoid fever. The funeral will take
place tomorrow morning at IL o'clock
Interment will be in the Valley Greek
cemetery with Jacobs & Son in charge
Tomorrow afternoon the Bessemer
baseball team will play the Avondale
cotton mill team at the local park.
The team has been strengthened by the
arrival of Hugh McEniry and Bum
gardner from the university. The team
is now about complete and looks good.
1t is very probable that the game which
was to have been played with the Y.
M. c.. A. last Saturday will be played
off this week. Saturday the team will
play Grasselli.
The council will hold a special meet
ing tomorrow evening to consider the
franchise asked by the Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company. A
meeting was called for last week but
quorum failed to be present. 1t is
to the company the city will be great
ly benefited. The matter las been up
in the council for some time. 1t will
be remembered that at the meeting
enc month ago the committee appoint
ed to take up the petition asked for
further time.
Bessemer chapter, No. 10, Royal
Arch Masons, will meet tomorrow night
and do work in the royal arch degree.
Visitors from Birmingham will be pres
ent, and a large attendance is ex.
pected.
A very large police docket faced
Mayor Lewis this morning. No less
than 43 cases were disposed of. num-
Der of Sunday gamers were rounded up
yesterday and were assessed the usual
fine. The city court is at work on
the jury civil docket. One very large
case comes up this week when Will
liam Little sues the Woodward Iron
company for damages for personal in
juries. The plaintiff asks 100000 dam
ages.
John S. Harris, the clothier who was
burned out last Saturday. announces
that he will resume business as soon
as the insurance can be adjusted.
The United Daughters of the Con-
federacy will have special exercises on
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DALLAS COUNTY
BONDS FOR SALE
Good Roads Issue of $250,000
to Be Printed
PREPARE FOR BARBECUE
Selma Troop Getting Ready for Annual
Anair-Mrs. Claude e. Suttles
Passes Away-Competitive
Drill at Institute

Selma, May 2S.-(Special.)- 1.-The prelim-
mary steps for the printing and selling
of the issue of bonds for building good
roads in Dallas county were taken dur
ing the meeting of the court of county
commissioners which was held here this
morning.
Representatives from number of lith-
ographing concerns were present and
made bids for the printing of the bonds.
The giving out of the order was left to
a special committee, which, after inves-
tigation, will award the contract for the
printing.
A special committee was also appointed
to sell the issue of bonds as soon as pos
sible. This committee will advertise the
issue of bonds for sale in some prom
inent financial journals and will accept
the best bid which Is offered
As soon as the bonds have been sold
the work on the public roads of the
county will be started. Nearly every
| mile of road in the county will be con-
tracted for and each mile will be built
as fast as possible and 1t is thought that
within the next three years Dallas
county will have as good public roads
as any county in the state.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-24
ALABAMA TRAVELLERS
MEET AT HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville, May 23.-(Special)-The sixth
annual meeting of the grand council of
the Alabama Travellers Protective asso-
citation will be held here Friday and Sat
urdav of this week, and a large attend
ance is expected.
The grand council will be called to or
der at $50 o'clock Friday morning, in
Elks hall, by ]. C. Jones, grand coun-
cillor There will be one morning ses-
sion for business and the afternoon will
be spent in an excursion to the top of
Monte Sano. There will be ball in the
Huntsville hotel dining room that even
ing. On Saturday morning the council
will get back to business in one morn
ing session and the annual election of Of
ficers will be held. The afternoon will be
devoted to barbecue at Brahan Spring.
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ELKINS PLACED ON
TRIAL FOR MURDER
TAINBORO MAN-NEW Federal
BUILDING AT GADsDEN ALMOST
READY FOR OCCUPANCY

Gadsden, May 23.-(Special.)-Th
first murder trial of the present term
of the criminal court was called this
morning. This is the case of the state
against John Elkins. charged with the
killing of D. Murphree at Mountain
boro. The entire morning was con-
sumed in securing jury and 1t was
two o'clock before the taking of testi-
mony was begun. The defendant is
represented by M. w. Davidson and
Guilt & Martin. and the prosecutor is
being assisted by A. e. Goodhue. The
| accused claims self defense. There are
about rs witnesses In the case, but only
a few of these were present when the
tragedy occurred.
r. H Cobb of Admission Is In the
city and is preparing to submit Pc
tition for franchise to the city coun-
Gil asking for the right to string high
tension electric wires through the city.
Mr.. Cobb and associates are planning a
power dam at lock No. 2 on the river
below this city and expect to find
market for some of the power in this
city. Tentative contracts for about
10000 horsepower have been made and
for this reason a franchise Is now want
ed so that a market will be assured
for the power as soon as ready for
delivery. The petition will come before
the council at the next regular meet
ing and with proper restrictions will
probably be granted.
The new federal building Is all but
finished now, and will be ready to
turn over to the department on June
1. Arrangements are going forward to
occupy the building at once when 1t
becomes available.
While making connections of an cleo
trio light wire late Saturday afternoon.
w. ]. Harcrow, an employed the Ala
bama City. Gadsden and Alfalfa Rail-
way company, was Instantly killed by
coming in contact with a live wire The
Victim was a young man of FL, whose
home was in this city. having come
here few months ago from Omaha.
Neb. He was an experienced lineman,
and as he was alone and was not
discovered until some time after he
was dead, 1t is not known Just how
he met his death in the manner that
| he did BY the time he was taken
down the body was horribly burned in
many places.
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VIII Visit Europe

Prof r. B. Hudson, well-known ne
gro educator of Selma, will leave here
next Saturday for New York to sail from
there to Edinburg, Scotland. Professor
Hudson goes as delegate to the World S
missionary conference. which convenes In
Edinburg on June IA. He was the only
layman elected from the National Negro
Baptist association, which has member
ship of over 1000, 900. and which sends "a
delegates to the conference. Before re-
visit many of the countries of Europe and
viist many of the countries of Europe ana
will be gone all the summer.
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Crops Doing We'll in Morgan

Decatur May 23.-(Special.)-T wheat
and oats crops in this part of the state
are better now than they have been for
a. number of years. Both grains are
heavy and give promise of a fine yield.
Both wheat and oats will be ready to
harvest within a week or two. The al
falfa crop here is fine this year. 1t has
already been moved once and Is about.
ready to cut again. The first cutting
yielded from ton to two tons to the
acre Several men near the Decaturs are
making money raising alfalfa. The hay
meets with ready sale here at $50 ton,
sometimes oven more than this.
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TO Contest for Corn Prizes

Decatur. May 23.-(special)-A number
of Morgan county boys will enter the
contest for the best corn raised in Ala
bama and will compete for the prizes Of
Tered by ]. A. Wilkinson, commissioner
Of agriculture. Quite lively interest has
been awakened among the farmer boys
of this county for the prizes.
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A LIauor Commission

1t is reported thot the legislature may
pass a bill providing for liquor COM
mission, this commission to pass upon
everything that in any way touches the
sale and manufacture of intoxicants. The
idea also is to have the state fix the
amount of license cities shall charge
For instance. a city of 25,ooo inhabitants
would be forced to charge not less than
$500, and might charge more. The idea
also goes on to suggest that laws will
be passed to revoke any license where
the law is In any sense violated and to
restrict the sale to certain sections OF
certain kinds of towns.
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Decatur, May 23.-(Special.)- wedding
of much interest to the Social circles of
the Decaturs and to this section of the
state was that of Miss Annie Boty Roop.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George G..
Roop of Trinity this county, to Ben e.
DUPONT of New Decatur. The wedding
took place al the home of the brides par
ents in Trinity this morning at 1880
o'clock, and the ceremony was performed
according to the beautiful Episcopal rit-
ual by the Rev. DR.. w. N. Claybrook Of
Birmingham.
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Death of Mrs. suttles

Mrs Claude E. Suttles died at her home
on Mabry street last night after an
illness of sevesal days. The funeral
took place from the family residence
this afternoon at o'clock and the inter-
ment was had in Live Oak cemetery. Be
sides her husband. she leaves a tree
months old child and a number of other
relatives to. mourn her death. ni@
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-24
JeweIry Fraud Cases

The United States court grand jury for
the Middle district of Alabama began
work Monday and will take up the al
legged jewelry fraud cases charged TO
members of the Shreve family and 9TH
ers. 1t will require several days to get
a bill, it is presumed
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a crazy way. and finally died in great
commissions. During its first sickness
Mrs Blackburn tried to feed 1t. and the
finger, which was cut was licked by the
animal Fearful of the result, as an ex-
animation showed the calf to have had
rabies, treatment is being taken.
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FLORENCE Court New.

Florence. May 2s.-(Special)-Gu Hill
and Fred Hill. father and son, after a
trial in the city court. which lasted sew
eral hours. were this morning found
guilty of selling liquor contrary to law
and fined 500 each and COSTS Both took
an appeal to the circuit court and their
bond was fixed at $20S each. The de-
PENDANTS are white men who run bar
her shop In East Florence. JEFF Walker,
coIored. was fined S and costs for at
tempting to release bird dog belonging
to his employer, 7. A. Bowel, from the
Mound. The dog was caught on the street
n violation of the city ordinance requir-
ing that they be tagged and muzzled.
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Left for Council Meeting

r. e. L. Mel, Henry Franelch and g.
A. Wauchope left this afternoon for Bir-
mingham to attend the annual great
council Of the Improved Order of Red
Men OF Alabama, which convenes tomor-
row. The Selma lodge of the Improved
Order Of Red Men has grown rapidly
during the past year and is now one of
the largest lodges of the order In the
state.
Mrs. g. A. Wauchope, representing the
local order of the Daughters of Pocahon-
tas, left Sunday afternoon for Birming
ham and today attended the meeting of
that degree of the order. Several MEM
bers of the local lodge of the Improved
Order of Red Men will leave tomorrow
morning for Birmingham to attend the
council
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Held Competitive DriII

The commencement exercises of the
Eelma Military institute began this after
noon with competitive drill on the cam
pus between two companies of students.
The drill was witnessed by large num-
her and proved most interesting. The ex-
ercises will close Wednesday night with
the awarding of diplomas to the gradual
ing class. On that occasion the address
OF the evening will be made by Barry
Wright of Rome Ga.
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Fee paid state executive commit


Frank N. Julian. Alabama commits
sioner of insurance, will attend a meet
ing of the committees of the National
Association of Insurance Commissioners,
to be held June IS In New York, at which
time programme will be made up for
the forty-irst annual session, to be held
this year in Mobile. The stationery now
being used has the Mobile date line, so
that every letter written until the time
of the session, running into many thou
sands, will advertise the Gulf City
Mr. Julian will endeavor to have day
lay over at the time of the meeting, to
let the insurance people of the country
know what great prospects for invest
ment may be found in the Alabama
cities Of all classes He is now taking
UP with the business mems organizations,
so that it will be made an event of no.
tice out Of which the state will be able
to get much good advertising. Mr.. Julian
is member of the executive committee.
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WALKER Out. whItson In

Ryan Walker of Athens having resign
ed from the law examination board.
Chief Justice j. R. Dowdell of the su-
preme court has appointed c. c. Whit
son of Talladega to the position. He be-
comes chairman.
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the birthday of Jefferson Davis at the
City park at o'clock. The address
of the day will be made by Homer
Spencer of Birmingham college.
The Wednesday Card club will meet
with Mrs. w. H. Dennis on Wednes-
day.
Mrs. G. d. Waller will entertain the
Matrons' club on Friday afternoon.
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Not to Move Airships

The report that the Wright flying ma
chimes are to be removed to Dayton on
Wednesday, of this week is denied by the
students at practice here. The practice
flights will run along into June; maybe
longer.
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Preparing for Annual Barbecue

The members of Troop c are making
preparations for their annual barbecue,
which they will give this year on FRI
day. June 8. The barbecues given by the
troop are always looked forward to with
pleasure by the members of the company
and their friends, and the one which
will be given this spring will be attended
by a larger number than has been any
during past years.
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Tuscumbia, May 1.--special.)-The
board of trustees of the Deshler institute
held meeting in the office Of the pres
ident Saturday and re-electcd Miss Horn
principal for the next year. The institute
has had prosperous year under Miss
Horn and is financially in good shape.
The entire faculty was reelected with
the exception Of Miss Leftwich, who was
not an applicant. Her successor Will be
named later.
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Young women Com plim ented

Miss Anna Anderson charmingly enter
tanned a number of friends this morning
at a sewing party complimentary to Miss
Bessie Miles of Montgomery and Miss
RUBY Burt of Talladega- Bright peoples
in profusion adorned the parlor, where
the guests were entertained. Among
those present were Miss Miles, Miss Leila
Lamar. Miss Mabel Jones. Miss Grace
Nelson, Miss Almon Hooper Miss Kate
Young. Miss Helen Huston, Miss Kate
Voltz, Miss Cola Barr Craig. Miss Lucy
Monk, Miss Annelu Burns, Miss Gladys
Cauble. Miss Byrd Adams of Texas, Miss
Catherine Reese, Miss Octavia- Studivant.
Miss Belzera Parrish, and Mrs. w. P.
WEIGH, ,Jr. During the morning delicious
refreshments were enjoyed.