The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-22

In order that Woodmen of the world of Chattanooga and vicinity generally might greet and hear Col w. B. JeweH, chairman of the national finance com mittee and sovereign watchman, the regular meeting of Camp No. was on Monday night thrown open 10 other camps. About 200 members of the order' including delegates from Athens, Dayton and Cleveland, were present. Twenty Ave candidates were initiated. In his address Colonel Jewell said that, hnan- cially. the Woodmen of the World Is the first order in the United States today with credits in all parts of the world. Tn membership the organization ranks sec ond. he said. The emergency fund.- he said. started in 1897, Is at present Sl0,- Ooo.oOO. From 25,0O0 to 5000 monuments to deceased members have been placed. Green Rash, a young white man, aseo about 19, found an old pistol cyilnoer " ing in a vacant lot. He decided to clean fl and called a younger sister to assist him hammer and nall was used to clean one of the barrels. when an ex- plosion occurred. Rash was shot through the right hand and the sister was also in- iured by the stray bullet. Both were taken to Erlanger hospital. They Will ke confined for several days.
 
 mittee to investigate the construction or | inc new municipal building, about which | so much has been said and published. The resolution authorizing the committee pro- vides for the appointment of joint con- nittee of three to investigate everything | touching the cost, construction and ma | terials used, and to report on the dlscov- cry of any deficiencies that may be found, | if any.
 | If is stated that a movement is on foot | by the members of the Centenary Meth | odist Episcopal church, south, to begin | whirlwind campaign in May to raise $10,- | coo for the erection of a church building | The Centenary people own the lot on the corner of Metallic and Lindsay street known as the old Metallic home. On this property the church proposes to erect | a magnificent building
 l The total enrolment of the city schools | to date is 6105, there being 1929 white anc l PITS colored The enrolment as compared | with April of last year shows loss o 1 50 students, all in the colored schools. The | enrolment of white students for the two years Is identical, there being 1929 in Apri of each year. The colored enrolment fol last year at this time was 2226, showing a falling off of 50 for the present year. Chattanooga leads all Tennessee citie in the percentage of gain of postal re | ceipts for March of the present year, al | compared with March of 1909. The per centage of gain is 7.1S per cent Chatta | nooga's receipts for March of the presen
 year are $39,071. .02, and for the sam
 time last year s36, ,45295. March of las
 year was the largest month in the histor,
 of the local postoffice, but in spite of al
 things which have happened since thel
 the postal receipts show a healthy in crease.
 The steamboat freight line between thi
 city and Evansville. Ind, will be put int
 operation next Thursday by the Tennes
 see River Navigation company. Two boat
 will be run and a weekly schedule main
 tained
 Tine Jar es Supply and Hardware com
 pany has filed bill in chancery agains
 he United States Fidelity and Guarant. company of Baltimore, to recover $9o1 or
 a bond made by that company to secur
 the DeLoach Manufacturing company o
 Brjdgeport Ala. when the latter enjoine
 ine some notes held by them against tn
 DeLoach company.
 Agitation in the Chattanooga Tubercu losis Sanitarium association looks to tn
 establishment of the proposed sanitariun
 on Waldens ridge. Several of the pro
 moters are in favor of the Waldens ridg
 idea. and A site has been suggested
 At meeting of the reunion committe
 1t was found that a delegation of 30 o