The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-06

in this city at some date in the near fu- ture will be set in motion. There are about 20 members of the order living here and quite a number who are desirous of taking the trip over the hot sands, and it is believed that if the meeting is secured about 200 Shriners can be brought to Anniston from Birmingham and Atlanta
 New Roads Authorized.
 The January meeting of the board of county commissioners seems destined to be made memorable by the changing of beat lines to suit the convenience of the voters and the establishment of new roads in the county. The meeting yesterday was an especially busy one in this respect. a new road three miles long being author ized In Beat g, which will enable the peo- pie of that section to secure a new mall route from Piedmont, the cost of the new road to be limited to S260. Another road change was authorized in Beat IS to T. E. Self and others, Commissioner M B. WeIlborn to have charge of the details of the change.
 A resolution was adopted by the board by which the boundaries of the new city wards will be the boundaries of the vot- ing precincts in all future elections, ex- cept that all persons living in Beat 16 outside of the city limits will have to vote at the county courthouse. The line of the voting precinct in Oxford was also changed so as to conform to the lines of the city of Oxford. The distinction be-
 
 aries of the city wards has been very confusing to the voters since the city changed the lines a few years ago, the county boundaries remaining unchanged until this resolution was adopted by the commissioners.
 Hobson City Controversy.
 The Robson City-Oxford controversy was again placed in the limelight yes terday by the filing of papers with City Clerk A. H. Shepperd by Willett & Willett which declares the act annex ing Hobson City to Oxford to have been illegal, and 1t Is the expressed inten- tion of the negroes of this thriving col ored town to carry the matter to the courts if necessary to gain the rights which were taken away from them by the recent authorization of the an nexation. It is claimed that as the act in question is local 1t violated sec tion 106 of the constitution in that sui ficient notice was not given by Oxford of it's intention to extend its city limits, and that there was no proof by affda- wit that the measure had been sub mitted to both houses of the leg1sla- ture and spread upon the pages of tn @ journal. The negroes seem to have a good case, but 1t is probable that many legal complications will "set in" be- fore the final settlement. Since the act of the last legislature authorizing the annexation Oxford hes had jurisdiction over the negroes living in Hobson City, and if tn case Is won by the later recovery of taxes that have been col lected by the city of Oxford since it assumed charge of the municipalitys affairs will be instituted.
 Supreme Court Cases. Considerable interest is being mani- fested here in the meetYng of the su- preme court next Monday, January 10, at which time cases from the Seventh district will be taken up for consi1- eration, Calhoun county being in that district, and having several criminal cases up for review by that body. The list follows:
 Erwin Pope, colored, charged with the brutal murder of J. B. McClurkin at oxford on April 20. 1909. for which he was convicted and sentenced to be hanged at special jury term of the city court. The execution of the sen- tence was stayed by appeal to the sue preme court Tom kirkpatrick. colored, charged