The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-27
SAYS ROOSEVELT IS
 DIRECTED BY GOD
Pastor Says God Purifies Poli- tics Through Teddy
NEW "BoLL BUG" FOUND
Another Arrest Is Made in Humphries
 Murder Case-PubIic Schools Open.
 BIackmon Is Busy Stumping His District

Anniston, September 26.-(Special.)- During the course of his evening sermon at Parker Memorial Baptist church Sun day Rev. pr. w. F. Marlborough, the pastor, indorsed a belief expressed in this city some time ago by pr. J. M. Stagg, president of the Alabama Presby- terian college, that Theodore Roosevelt is being used as an instrument by the Al mighty for the purification of politics in the American commonwealth. Dr. Tar borough said that he could see many evidences of the handiwork of God in current political tendencies and he thinks that God is using Roosevelt as one of the prime factors in this great reawak- ening, which, he said, promises to spread throughout the nation, disrupting the old parties. He cited the case of Tennessee as an example in the south.
 Sheriff w. C. LeGrand was notified to- day of the arrest at Centre, in Cherokee county, of George Ingram on a charge of complicty in the murder of Looney L. Humphries in this county near White Plains. on July Il of this year. Cicero c. Humphries and R. R. Humphries. his tWo DiOtHSlot we're lOCkeu III the county jail here a week or so ago under an in- dictment returned by the city court grand jury for the crime.
 Ingram was employed on the farm oe Cicero c. Humphries and he and the deceased. it is said had been on bad terms for some time, the two brothers in jail here stating that Looney Hum- phries was looking for Ingram ito show him few points" on the evening preced- inQ his death Thew I'm ,oI,g refuge at the home of R. R. Humphres, where they will claim he was at the time the deceased was shot.
 The "boll buzz is the latest pest that has been discovered in this district to disturb the dreams and deepen the crease on the brows of the planters of Calhoun and adjacent counties. and, according to representations, it promises to be almost as destructive as the pestiferous weevil
 The specimens which have been brought here are little larger than the potato bug. though they somewhat resemble that pest, being, however. of darker shade. They will be sent to the Alabama Polytechnic institute for examination and classification.
 Mrs. O. M. Reynonds, president of the Anniston chapter of the United Daugh- ters of the Confederacy Is in receipt of applications for 27 crosses of honor from Confederate veterans in this sec tion of the state, this being the last year on which this honor will be bestowed by the daughters.
 The beginning of examinations for en- trance to the Anniston public schools was marked today when the school opened for the ensuing scholastic year These examinations will last until next Wednesday, when the formal opening of the schools for actual work will be held. Indications are that there will be ma. terial increase in attendance this year. ,.
 A large number of delegates are in at tendance on the sessions of the Primf- tive Baptsts, who have been in session at Oxford since last Saturday. when opening sermons were preached by Rev. W. T. Moon and Rev. R. J. Tucker. Their business has been of a routine character since they convened
 The jury term of the city court was inaugurated this morning. with Judge Thomas w. Coleman on the bench. The first case that came up for hearing was that of J. T. Turner of Birmingham against l.. G. Jones of this city. MT. Jones purchased an automobile from Turner, it is said, for $14O0, paying $500 ana R1V1nB d mortgage TOT the balance. He claims that the condition of the car was misrepresented to him and when the former owner went to forclose the mortgage, he filed counter suit. He was awarded damages in the sum of s300
 State Senator l.. l.. Blackmon has returned from Chosea Springs, where he attended large political rally Saturday and made speech in the interest of his candidacy for congressman from this dis trict. He says that he was pleased with the way in which his address was re- ceived by the voters of that community.
 Col. Ross Blackmon, a brother of the congressional candidate, was also on the stump Saturday. speaking at Spring Garden In the interest of Congressman John L. Burnett.