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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
LIVE STOCK MEN
 GOING ID SUMTER

Montgomery, July 14.-At the last an nual meeting of the Alabama Live Stock association in Montgomery, F. l.. Derby of Gaston, Ala, Sumter county, invited the association to meet on his farm in July The members of the association were glad to take advantage of this Find invitation and will gather on July 20,
 An excellent programme. beginning at 10 o'clock a. m., will be offered-a pro- gramme that should attract every li|e stock farmer of the state. The technical live stock questions will be discussed by prominent live stock men, in addition to these technical talks it is expected that the governor, the commissioner of asri- culture and one or two congresmen will be present and make talks.
 After the speaking the visitors will be given an oportunity to inspect MT. Der by's interesting farm. On this farm will be found good cattle, good horses and good hogs. Three large cement silos win also be seen and demonstration in cut ting the corn with corn binder and fill ing one of the sios will be given A cattle dipping demonstration will also be made demonstration in making cement fehce posts will be given.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
ID BUILD GOOD
 ROAD IN CHAMBERS Citizens Are Aroused and Will Connect Lafayette
 With Roanoke

Roanoke, July 4-(Speciai.)-The cause of good roads is making progress in this section. The commissioners court and private citizens of Chambers county have decided to spend s7O0o in constructing a good road from Lafayette northward to the Randolph county line, via Buffalo, Five Points, Stround and Welsh. Citi- zens of Roanoke have agreed to improve this road from the county line on to Roanoke, a distance of three and half miles, This will make a good. ridge-route highway of twenty miles in length, con meeting Roanoke and LaFayette and inter- mediate points.
 Following upon the heels of this wave, a delegation of citizens of Roanoke went before the commissioners court of Ran Golph county this week and secured from them unanimous vote to appropriate S20O to be added to the states 5000 and a like amount to be raised by citizens in this end of the county, for the purpose of building a good road from Roanoke eastward to the Georgia state line Via. Rock Mills. It is believed that thus is but the beginning of a movement which will result in better highways for Ram dolps and Chambers counties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
NEWS OF OPELIKA

Opelika, July 14-(Special) )-At a meet ing of the board of directors of the Farm CTS Alliance Company, of which w. H. Melton is president and w. M, Bass, ,sec7 retary, the store officials. were reelected, H. T. Sanders beginning his third year as manager.
 The grand jury for the July term of the Lee county law and equity court, is called for July 24. There, 2 five capital cases, all negroes, for tris, the jury crimi- nal docket July S1. prior. to the last grand jury.
 R. S. Page of near Ioachapoka has just threshed 501s bushels of oats off of a little over an acre from four bushels of seed oats. This county is known for it's fine oats. t9, k5
 The board of education of Opelika will not take official action in selecting teach CTS for the next session until August l. Is understood that all the faculty r,geu,k one has been selected. Elliott
 Misses Jones, Benson and Little- leh Teachers here last year, did not ap- py.sfor reelection. Prof. F. Hall of Jamesy Ala, has been reelected city su- perintendent of schools. Sheriff G. P. Butler returned last night from Birmingham The negro arrested there was not Clark Wilchur, wanted here for murdering a woman in Phenix City in 1903 Sheriff Butler was accompanied by May lowers of Phenix to identify the negro. 4s
 marriage license was issued at the probate office yesterday to MT. c. Jamle Moreman and Miss Alma Mae Ellington of Gold Hill 10 .s
 In the first of a series ofgthree games here with LaGrange the locals won yes- terday afternoon by a score of 7 to ?.
 Mrs. C. Manly Canon entertained at a brilliant reception this afternoon in com pliment to Misses Kate Barr, Lela Nall and Eddie Lee Shackelford of Troy, and Fannie Breedlove of Phenix City
 Past Grand Chancellor T. D. Sanford went to Notasulga today to address the Tenth district Knights of Pythias con vention. za s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
GIVE ANNUAL PICNIC
Loveman, Joseph X Loeb Employees at
 East Lake Yesterday

The annual picnic of the Loveman, Joseph & Loeb store was held at East Lake park yesterday afternoon -
 Six special ears started from Third avenue and Nineteenth street at o'clock loaded to the guard with the big store family. big barbecue pie nic dinner awaited them at the park, and after the dinner every one Of tine amusements were thrown open to the picnickers and their invited guests. Everybody connected with the store was there and everybody from staid depart ment heads to little wrapper boys and girls entered into the amusements with rousing enthusiasm.
 S. c. Dobbs of Atlanta and Richard W. Massey were among the guests and both made short talks
 This picnic is given by the firm of Loveman, Joseph & Loeb every year to their emplores and it is hardly neces- sary to state that it is quite an event in the store family.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
LAMAR HAS GOOD ROAD ASSOCIATION
w. w. Ogden of Sulligent Leads the Organization.
 Bond Issue Urged

Kennedy, July 1A-(Specal) )-Good road met at Vernon this week for the purpose of devising ways and means for the bet torment of the roads of Lamar county.
 A barbecue and public speaking had been well advertised for several days, and on the morning of the 12th people from all parts of the county began com ing into town until by 10 o'clock no less than 5000 were on hand.
 State Highway Engineer Keller and President State Highway Commissioner John Craft of Mobile both made ringing good roads speeches, followed by Senator John H. Bankhead, who, being in his old home county and with people with whom he has associated from boyhood, gave them the very best he had on good roads.
 A great deal of enthusiasm was mani- Tested and after the speaking and the good dinner were over the citizens of the county met in the courthouse and or ganized a Lamar County Good Roads association with the following officers: President W. w. Ogden, Suligent; vice president, R. V. Windham, Millport; sec retary and treasurer. John F. Hanlins
 Short speeches were made by dozen or more farmers on good roads and dis cussion of the best methods of obtaining them. The general opinion semed to favor a bond issue.
 The association passed resolution ask ing the commissioners to consider the question of ordering an election for a bond issue. A meeting of the associa- tion was called for August 21.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
UNIQUE LUMBER CASE
Col. T. o. Smith Is Acting as Arbitra.
 tor in Dispute

An interesting arbitration proceeding in- voiving the sum of $120O0 is being heard in the rooms of the circuit court, with Col. Tom O. Smith acting in the capacity Of referee. The parties involved are the Lockland Lumber company of Cincinnati vs Autauga Lumber company, Oden & Elliott Lumber company, and Oden & Elliott all of Alabama.
 The three last named companies were shippers of lumber 10 the Cincinnati com pany and dispute having arisen as to a settlement between them, growing out of the quality of the lumber shipped, they decided to submit the matter to a board of arbitration for adjustment
 The Alabama parties selected vasser Alien as their representative, the Cincin- nuti firm is represented by R. c. Brink, a prominent attorney from that city.
 These two gentlemen selected Colonel Smith as the umpire. There is a mass of correspondence submitted to the arbi. trators and much oral testimony. The hearing will probably be concluded to- morrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
The Excise Commission

To the Editor of The Age Herald.
 There is large element of the voters who, like the present writer. voted for prohibition in this city against the whisky ring, who were then dominant in it's politics, and who believe that pro- hibition has given a serious check to the evils of the whisky traffic, which will be long felt among those who will expect to deal in it in the future in this city and county and who now believe. that the lesson has been learned, it will be expedent to vote it in again under certain conditions This class also recognizes that there are great evils to be encountered either in the open saloon or the dispensary system. There are probably great many among this class of voters who are opposed to the dispensary system. but see so many evils under the Smith bill as to change their vote to prohibition. l. is to this mittee should appeal.
 In view of the extraordinary power to be exercised by the excise commits sion in each county as conferred in the Smith bill, from whick there is no ap- peal, think it due to those of us who are really opposed to prohibition as positive evil in city like Birmingham, where public sentiment has been shown to be favorable to the legalized sale of alcoholic beverages in one form or an other, but who are equally favorable to the strictest regulation of the traffic known to the law, that the local option committee should have a conference with the governor, anC commit him, if possible. before the election as to who will be- the excise commissioners in this county if liquor should be voted in again. It Is true that we now have splendid appointees in our present Bir- mingham commissioners, but the voters will recall that, in order to be sure of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
MAYOR ]. R. GROVE
 DIES AT SHEFFIELD

Sheffield, July 14-(Special )-1Major James R. Grove, one of tine most pio- turesque characters in north Alabama,
 died this morning at 4:45 at his home in this city, aged 73. Major Grove was one of the first men to settle in Sheffield
 twenty-five years ago and has large prop. erty interests here. He was a captain in the Confederate army and was one of the six men who organized the Xu
 klux Klan at Pulaski, being a resid ant of that city then
 Major Grove. is survived by his wife
 and four children, Mrs. LOT P McFar- land of Lebanon, Tenn; Mrs. Charles Allyn of Memphis: Mrs John Allyn of Savannah, Tenn, and James Grove. Jr.. of Sheffield. A funeral service was held this afternoon at o'clock at the resi- dence and the body will be taken at , o'clock tomorrow morning to Pulaski, his former home, for burial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
ST. CHAIRS VALUES
 OVER FOUR MILLION

Ashville, July 14.-(Special)- )-The com missioners of this county spent four days of very busy sessions looking into the tax matters of this county this week.
 The tax collectors book shows that the assessed value of all property in the county is s4, ,772,00O of which amount the county gets s32. 2.272.09 and the state taxes amount to S31,149O3. One of the most important things shown by the tax books is that the land in this county is already taxed to the state limit and averages SS.SO to the acre.
 J. w. Moore of Steeles. w. T. Hodges of Odenvile, J. c. Jones of Coal City, Sumpter Cogswell of Pell City, Tax Col- lector w. F. Henry of, Springville and Tax Assessor F. M. Morris of Ragland were present at these meetings.
 Professor Mimms of Clanton has ac- cepted the position as principal of the Ashville school. Some time ago he was elected by the board of trustees.
 S. J. Mccall will move to Ragland next month to take charge of the Ragand school
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
GOOD RAINS IN
 MARSHALL COUNTY

Albertville, July 14-tSpecial)--A good rain fell here late yesterday afternoon and was very beneficial to the crops in this section. The crops around Albert vile and all over Sand mountain continue Ito look good, and all indications point to a bumper crop this fall.
 The Albertville Rifles, Company F, Third regiment, Alabama National Guard will depart for Anniston next Tuesday morn ing for the annual encampment at OK ford Lake. There will be about 70 men n line and Company F expects to make he usual fine showing at the encamp- ment The local company will go under the command of Second Lieutenant John M. Espey, as Captain Coleman and First Lieutenant A. Nj. Espey will be in Bir- mingham where they will practice with the team to represent the state at the national shoot at Camp Perry, Ohio Cap tain Coleman has made several previous teams and both he and Lieutenant Espey expect to make the team this year, as they made fine scores at the practice in Montgomery.
 Is in session here this week Judge w . w Haralson of Fort Payne presiding. This week is being devoted to civil cases and next week the criminal docket will be- taken up. Several important cases are being disposed of and q large crowd has been in the city all the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
WIRES POLICE HIS
 VERY BEST WISHES

Shreveport, La, July 14-Not often do the local police receive delicious commun- cations from friends enemies, but the one just received is of such unique char acter that it has Leen given out for pub icaton.
 Earl Young, a white boy, was convict cd of burglarizing several residences here and was sentenced to the state re- formatory at Monroe. He was in GUS today only a few days when he made his escape, but was recaptured It devel- oped that Young was wanted by the Dallas, Tex, police. and after the usual legal proceedings Young was turned over tc the Dallas officers, who started with nlm for Texas. While boarding a pas senger train, Young again made his get away" and nothing has been heard from him until today, when the local officers received telegram from California city conveying to them Youngs best Wishes. Efforts will be made to trace the boy from the originating point of the tel egram.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
SCHEME TO GET
 FAIR ICE WEIGHT

San Antonio, Tex. July 4.-tSpecial)- According to a report emanating from Austin the state pure food commission will see to 1t that pure food laws are com piled with in every detail. According to this rumor, Pure Food Commissioner Abbott will employ competent agents to follow ice men in all the larger cities with a pair of scales and see that the public gets full weight. This plan will be in- augurated first in Austin. In addition to this work the pure food commissioner is gathering evidence against butchers in different cities and proposes where the pure food laws are ignored to begin legal proceedings and prosecute those guilty of infraction. Commissioner Abbott, so he declares, is dtermined to see that the people get full weight in buying ice and that all meats shall be free from pre- seryatives
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
LAUDERDALE HAS
 YOUNG TEACHERS

Florence, July 14.-(Special.)-T an nual Lauderdale county teachers insti- Itute, the first held under the law provid- ing for one instead of three annually closed here today and proved highly sat isfactory to the teachers Of the county The attendance was large and the pest instruction obtainable in the state was given the teachers during the five days session. Fridays programme was espe- cially interesting, Miss Nettie Simpson. of the State Normal college. ana Dr. George Macon, of Howard college being the speakers. Miss Simpsons subject was lit- erature and her address was highly in structive Mrs. s. k. Vaughn, of the Normal faculty spoke on lunior history. State Superintendent of Education Will ingfham was expected, bur failed to ar rive.
 noticeable featufe of the institute was the extreme youth Of the teachers who attended. Two-thirds of them ap- peared to be under 20 and those above 25 could have been counted on the fingers of one hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
.CHINA'S NAVY NOW
 HAS SMALL CRUISER

London, July 1.-The first cruiser for China's modern navy under the pro- gramme adopted by that government last year was launched at Barrow-in- Furness today. II is a small ship of 2400 tons, and is equipped with tur- pines providing a speed of 20 knots an hour It's largest guns are six inches. this, they were practically named be- fore hand. It behooves the voters to know the character of citizens who will exercise the extraordinary power of ex- else commissioners in this county. This will cause many citizens who are really favorable to the cause, but who are doubtful on this proposition and will vote for prohibition, to turr, their vote in favor of liquor and strict regula tion, provided the commissioners named are acceptable.
 CHARLES A. CALHOUN.
 Birmingham, July l3, 1911
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
ANN|STON MAN
 T0.LEAVE HOTEL
C. H. Mitchell, President of Baseball Club, Announces
 Intention to Resign

Anniston July 14.-(Special)-c. H. and president of the Southeastern Base ball club at Anniston, has rendered his resignation in both capacities, to become effective in August, after which he will enter business for himself. F. G. War den, owner of the Alabama, has not an- nounced his successor as manager or the Alabama nor has his successor as league ball president been announced by the An niston association.
 MT Mitchell has been manager of the Alabama for about four years, during which time several improvements nave been made at the Anniston hotel, inciud- ing the installation of stationary wash stands and running water Tn each of the rooms. the recarpetng of the hotel and other improvements. A steel ceiling will be placed in the dining room at an early date The local hotel is pronounced by travelling men to be among the best in the south, and MT. Mitchell has made hosts of friends as manager of the house.
 R. O. Watson. one of the pioneer bus mess men of the city. a positive citizen, fraternity man and churchman, died at his home, 1212 Winner avenue. Friday morning, and his body will be laid at rest in Edgemont cemetery Saturday aft ernoon after funeral services at the First Methodist church. conducted by the Rev. George Stoves, pastor. Knights of Pythias will officiate at the grave.
 In, Dull fxy in 1866. He moved from there to Green vile and thence to Anniston, where he has resided for over a score of years. He is survived by widow, three daugh- ters, three sisters and two brothers. He was active in the Methodist church, the Knights of Pythias and Odd Fellows, be- ing universally popular as a citizen.
 L. J. Morris, president of the Morris Manufacturing company of Morrisville, this county was in Anniston Friday completing arrangements 10 move to Birmingham, where he will engage in the iron business as a result of a deal which he has just consumated for the sale of his Morrisville plant and prop erty to T. J. Thomas of Birmingham, who will operate the ore mines and plant hereafter.
 At a meeting of the city council Thursday evening it was decided to eX- tend the city water main to the Fifth ward, formerly OXanna, resolution to this effect having been passed. This has been sought for some time by the people of that section and it will prove a good thing for property owners there,
 Following an annual custom, w. J. Edmondson a pioneer citizen of the county and one of Calhoun's largest planters. gave a birthday dinner to a large number of his children, grand children and other relatives and friends Friday in honor of his seventy second anniversary. The dinner was largely attended and the repast was sumptuous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
MISTAKES BOMB Y FOR 4 FOOTBALL

New York, July 14.--As he was leaving d Brooklyn police station early today. Sergeant Michael Lane espied an object on the sidewalk which looked like a rub Der football. He stepped back a few steps. got running start and gave the supposed ball kick. It was a bomb. The sergeant fell to the street unconscious ana every window in the station house was shattered. The sergeant was re- GoNed to the hospital in an unconscious condition. Detectives who examined the fragments of the :somb say if contained enough powder to blow up a city block
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
HAS
 PETITION READY The Local Optionists Expect Election to Be Called
 Next Week

Florence, July 14.-(SpeciaL) )-The comparison of the local option petition with the polling lists of Lauderdale county. which has been in progress several days, has about established the fact that enough signatures have been secured to call the election and on Monday 1t is expected that the peti- ton will be filed with the probate judge. Meanwhile Chairman D. H. Ba- con of the prohibitionsforce has called a meeting for Sunday afternoon at the courthouse and the hottest campaign that has ever been made In this coun ty will be inaugurated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
O'NEAL NAMES
 EXCISE BOARD Will Take Charge of Liquor Situation in Colbert
 at Once

Montgomery, July 14.-(Special)- A telephone message received at the capitol late this afternoon from Gov. Emmet O'Neal, in Florence. announced the appointment of the excise commits sion of Sheffield. Dr. H. w, Blair was named chairman, of the commission, with s. B. McTyer and G. D. Kerby as associates.
 The commission is to take charge of office at once under the recent local option provisions recently voted in Col bert county:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
HISTORIC CAMEL ....
 FOR BAPTIST CAMP

Huntsville, July 14-(Special)-The First Baptist church of this city is having a gavel made of wood being taken from the root of walnut tree that stood in the yard of the first Baptist church or ganized iu Alabama. The Flint River church was organized near Brownsboro October 2, 1908, and it was the first church of that denomination in the state An old walnut tree stood in the yard for many years. In cleaning up the land a few weeks ago, a live root of the tree was dug up. It will make beautiful gavel, which will be presented to the presiding officer of the Alabama Bap- tist convention at Greenville next week.
 The Madison County Teachers Insti- Quite a number of school trustees were present and they took deep interest in the work. The principal address of the institute today was an address by N. R. Baker, superintendent of rural schools of Alabama.
 The annual convention of the Madison County Sunday School association opened today at Meridianvlle, with large at tendance, and will run over Saturday. State Secretary D. W. Sims is on the programme for several brief addresses on the work.
 The Women's Missionary Unions of tho Liberty Baptist association met yesterday at Brownsboro. Miss Kathleen Mallory. state secretary and treasurer, and Mrs. T. H. Hamilton, state organizer. made addresses on the work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
WOMAN'S ARM IS
 FILLED WITH SHOT

New Orleans, July 14.-As the result of sn attempted invasion of their home by an unknown intruder early yesterday morning, Mrs, Luther Morris, wife of a carpenter at Rio La, met with a pecu- liar accident On hearing a noise on the front porch of their home Morris seized his shotgun and proceeded to investigate, his wife following him. Hearing the man outside tampering with the lock of the door, Morris raised his gun to fire. Mrs. Morris at the same time placed her hand on the fastening of the door and received q load of buckshot in her arm, which was anputated near the shoulder at a local hospital. The intruder escaped probably Gnhurt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
| CHATTANOOGA MAN
 ENDS HIS OWN LIFE

Chattanooga. July 14.-(specisl. )-H. B. Collins, candy manufacturer of this city. committed suicide here this morning shortly after o'clock bv talk ing a large dose of morphine. The deceased, who was 53 years of age and unmarried, left note asking that he be buried with Masonic honors, but did not give any motive. It is thought that business losses caused the deed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
ROADS WILL SOON
 COVER COUNTRY

Washington, July 14-With nearly 15- 0G0 miles of trans-continental. interurban and trunk line highways contemplated in various sections of the country, if all the plans are carried out, it soon will be possible to drive wagons or auto mobiles from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast, British Columbia to Mexico and from Canada to Florida. The United States office of public roads has just issued a chart of improved roads con templated or actually under construc- tion, showing a great network cover ing the whole country.