The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-06
GAOSDEN IS ID
 HAVE NEW BANK
Birmingham Man Is to Head
 S200,000 Institution
o'NEAL CLUB IS FORMED
Hood Will Not Enter the state Senatorial Race-Assassins
 Fire at Zubcr Man

Gadsden, March 5.-(Sp ecial )-Gads- den is to have another bank. The an- nouncement was made today that all the details of the organization of a new s2O0,0o0 banking institution had been perfected and that the organiza tion would be proceeded with at once. The promoters of the new enterprise are J. B. Wadsworth of Birmingham, Charles s. Ward and s. s. Caldwell of this city. The character and reputation of these men guarantee the success of the new institution. A site for the new bank has been secured at the cor ner of Broad and Third streets and a banking house second to none will be erected on the premises without delay. Ground for the new building IS to be broken within the next three weeks. This location is considered some what out of the business center but will hasten the development of section of the city that has long been regarded as very promising. The new building is to be 50x115 feet; will be three stories high and of the most modern construction throughout. stock
 
 there will apparently be no difficulty in selling all the stock the promoters desire to dispose of Mir. Wadsworth
 Is to be the president of the new in- stitution but the other officers will not be selected until formal stoeh- holders meeting is held.
 The citizens mass meeting" called for today met at the courthouse ae- cording to schedule but the attendance was somewhat restricted. Resolutions were passed indorsing M. W. howard for Congress and the meeting was then ad- journed to March 2s, when county ticket is to be named. The meeting was an effort on the part of the re- pubicans to profit by the bars raised by the democratic state committee, but in this respect it was failure.
 An ~O'Neal club was formed at Ala bama City at a meeting called for the purpose last night. About 100 people were in attendance and a permanent -; ganization to work for the Lauder dale statesman was effected. The new club elected J. A. Grimes president and Lee Freibaum as secretary. An invi- tation was extended to P. G. Bowman of Birmingham to deliver an address before the club at it's next meeting on Friday flight of the coming week.
 The city jail was the scene of an other delivery Thursday night when Tang Montgomery and John Martin, two negroes, made good their escape by saving out a bar in one of the prison windows and the hinges Of the door to their cell with a case knife and then lowering themselves to the ground by means of rope ladder. This Is the third escape that has been ef- fected from the city prison this win ter and should awaken the people to the fact that more substantial prison must be provided or there is little use in maintaining police to male ap- prehension of those who violate the laws of the land. Mont gomery is one of the old offenders and this is not the first time that he has broken out. Up to this time the men have not been retaken. -t-.
 Col. o. R. Hood, who has been prom inently mentioned for the past several days as a possible candidate for the state senate today announced that he would not enter the race as it would interfere too seriously with his law prac- tice and other business interests. So far there is no announcement except ing that of W. T. Brown of Ragland. St. Clair county, and the chances are that he will be unopposed unless Dr. Mcconnell of Attalla should yet de- eide to run.
 While Jim Roberts. resident of Zu- Der. little quarry town near Lagarde, six miles from this city, was sitting in his home last night, a Would-be as- sassin fired shot through his window and put ball through the shoulder of his intended victim. MT. Roberts does not know of an enemy that would at- tempt his life and the whole matter is shrouded in mystery. No arrests have been ma de