The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-17
ADMISSION ALSO
WANTS AVIATOR
Offers Wright Winter Site for
Trial Experiments
rs SELMA JEALOUS?
Talk of Putting Out Candidate to OPP
pose BIackmOn for Congress.
Weathers Residence COM
pleteIy Destroyed
SELMA JEALOUS?

Admission, February 6.-(Special Sec
rotary " L. Powell Of the Admission cham
Der of commerce has written letter
TO Wilbur Wright, the Ohio aviator.
who has been in the south in search
winter site for trial experiments, in
yiting him to this city, which, it is be-
leved, offers exceptional advantages for
the, purposes of Mr.. Wright.
If he accepts the invitation, the noted
aviator will be taken to Oxford lake park,
the scene that has always been selected
as fair grounds. Here there is one of
the finest race courses in the south and
an exceptionally spacious enclosure adj
joining where field sports have been
pulled off at various intervals. This
was the scene of the last encampment
of the Alabama National Guard militia
men and was considered to be so well
adapted for that purpose that 1t was rec
commended as permanent camp grounds.
Chairman A. Pelham Agee of the Fourth
district democratic executive committee
does not attach much credence to the
report sent out from Selma to the ef-
feet that Mayor V. B. Atkins of that
city will probably get in the race for
Congress against Fred L. Blackmon of
this city. On the other hand, Captain
Agee says that he has received Informal
ton from what he considers a reliable
source that Mayor Atkins will not run.
The article in question is so worded as
to make 1t appear that the Selma end
of the district is jealous of Calhoun
by reason of the fact that this county
has put forth candidates for both Con-
gress and the United States Senate, and
in referring to this fact, J. Henry Ed
mondson of the county committee said
that the report is evidently misleading, as
Selma could hardly take this attitude in
view of the fact that Dallas for several
years was the home of both United
States senators and Congressman Craig,
all of whom were supported Loyalty by
Calhoun.
A two-story house on Ledbetter High
lands belonging to w. l.. Little and oc-
cupied by r. L. Weathers was totally
destroyed by fire this morning at loss
of about $500, covered by insurance In
the sum of $1,000. The household effects
of Mr.. Weathers, valued at about 5000,
were covered by $1,000 insurance. The.
house was outside the fire limits and lit
tie could be done toward saving the
property.
w. II. Grace is the latest entry in the
race for the office of sheriff of Calhoun
county, his entrance making six cand,-
oates who are trying for this position.
They are d. z. Goodlett, C. r. Brooks,
John Rowland, II. D. Henry, w. e.
Parker and w. t. Grace.
This campaign is one of the most inter
esting in the history of this county and
will be by far the most bitterly contested
of all county Offices 1t has leaked out that
1t was the casus belli of a little family
row in the ranks of the county commit
tee among the friends of the various can
didates over the early primary question
and the majority or plurality plan of
naming the nominee. The majority plan
was selected and March 2s set as the date
for the primary, the second race to be
run on May 2.
Another announcement in county poll
tics today was that of w. A. Orr of
Oxford, who will oppose /. Z. Watson
in the race for clerk of the circuit court.
At the regular meeting of the Daniel
Iyler Hose company last night the fol-
towing officers were elected for the en-
suing year; E. r. Moore, president; s.
E. Scarborough, vice president and flnan-
cial secretary; N s. Perkins, recording
secretary; e. w. Ledbetter, treasurer;
John Smith. foreman; N. 8. Perkins, as
sstant foreman; Bert Smith, steward;
Charles Heron. driver; s. e. Scarborough
and John Smith. sick committee; N. s.
Perkins and Charles Heron, financial
oouor1,jttaa + For dena ri ruant officers fi1av
nominated d. C. Rainwater, chief; j. ".
Robertson, assistant chief; E. R. Moore,
second assistant chief; p. c. Wigley, sec
rotary and treasurer; N. s. Perkins, dele
gate to the city council.
The recent address in Admission by Dr.
s. A. Knapp, chief of the demonstration
work of the department of agriculture,