The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-03
LAWRENCE STARTS FIGHT QUITE EARLY Expected in Decatur as Ad- vance Guard to Warn
 Against Election

Decatur, May 2.-(Special.) )-The Rev. Brooks Lawrence of Anti-Saloon league fame is billed for two speeches in Decatur on Next Sunday, May '. It is understood that he will speak on prohibition, but Just why he Is coming here at this time Is not known. There is no prohibition fight on in the Deca- turs or in this county at this time. There is not even any talk of an cleo tion being held on the liquor question now.
 However, 1t is said that the Rev. Brooks Lawrence has had a present. ment that one of these days in the not far distant future that this county might call an election for the purpose of voting back open saloons or a dis pensary, hence he Is coming on next Sunday as an advance guard to warn the people and to instruct them Just how to vote in advance of the cleo tion. should such an election be held at some future date.
 A habaes corpus trial of Tom Evans and his son Tom Evans Jr., was set for hearing yesterday before Judge Thomas w. Vert. but the senior Evans was too i'll to appear, hence the trial was continued until next Thursday. Evans proved his illness by the cer- tifcate of a physician.
 Evans is a wealthy farmer residing near Leesdale, this county. at the ses- sion of the grand jury held only a few days ago the two Evans, father and son, were indicted for the murder of Roddy Pose, a young white man who was said to be the only son and the only support of widowed mother.
 Charles l.. Malone, wei, known bus mess man of New Decatur has given the contract for the erection Of largc two-story brick business block on Sec ond avenue, New Decatur, and work on the eXcavating for the building has just commenced. The building will be pushed to completion as rapidly as possible.
 The annual banquet of the Twin City Lodge No. 159, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, proved to be one of the largest attended and most enjoyable ever given by this lodge. Besides the members of the lodge, their wives and daughters were present and highly en- joyed the evening. J. D. McCluskey Of New Decatur, one of the best known Odd Fellows in this part of the state. was master of ceremonies and pre- sided in a most graceful manner. Ad dresses were delivered during the even- ing by Attorney Melvin M. Hutson Rev w. T. Bartlett and H. L. Kirby The Twin City quartet, composed of Messrs. Crane, Graham, Nelson and Ca mody, rendered a number of vocal se lections which added very much to the pleasure of the evening.
 On tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock the Rev. w T. Bartlett will be installed as pastor of Westminster Presbyterian church, New Decatur. The services will be in charge of committee from the presbytery. The charge will be deliv cred by Dr. Weir of Huntsville to the congregation and the charge to the pas. tor will be delivered by the Rev pr. $. D. Logan, pastor of the Presbyterian church in Athens, who for some years was the popular pastor of the Vest minister church in New Decatur.
 News has just reached Decatur of a shooting which took place in q remote precinct in Lawrence county, some miles from Moulton, on last Friday Jlm Milwee and Emmet Mayfeld en- gagged in quarrel when Mayfield drew a 3S calibre revo1v,- and fired point blank at Mlwee. the ball entering Mil wees right shoulder and inficting an t<r1 ic hf