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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
JUDGE PELHAM $
 STILL YOUNG MAN Life Story of Man Just Ap- k pointed to the Appellate
 Court of Alabama

Anniston, March 1L-(Speeial. )-Judge John Pelham, who has just been appoint
 ed to one of the judgeship places on the
 new Alabama appellate court, has long been one of the leading citizens of Annis- ton, where he owns a handsome brick
 residence on Leighton avenue and is a director in the Anniston City National bank, besides having other interests.
 | Judge Pelham might still be regarded | as young man, as he is but 46 years of age. He is a son of Maj. Charles Pel- | ham of Washington, D. C., and he was | born in Talladega county on August 2l | 1885, Here he received an elementary edu- cation and finished his school training al Columbia university, where he was gradu- ated with honors. For several years after | leaving college he was member of the well-known firm of Pelham & Acker being associated with W. Ponsey Acker who is now a member of the firm of Knox, Acker, Dixon & Blackmon.
 During the administration of Gov Joseph F. Johnston. now United States l senator, Judge Pelham was appointed tc the bench in the Seventh judicial circuit | which embraces the counties of Calhoun Clay, Cleburne, Talladega, Shelby and St | Clair. He has been nominated and elect ed successfully ever since without opposi- l ton. His wife was Miss Mary Ellen Miles, a member of an aristocratic Vir- ginia family, and she has been an import ant factor in his rapid advance up the | ladder of success being a woman of gra-
 cious mien, cultured and intellectual.
 Hugh D. Merrill, who is mentioned as the successor of Judge Pelham as circuit judge, was born in Franklin, Heard coun- lty, Georgia, December 20, 1S77 He was graduated from Oxford college and re- ceived his law training at the University of Alabama. He was admitted to the bar at Edwardsville, Cleburne county, In 1902, when he moved to Anniston. He has been city attorney of Annston and a member of the legislature from 1900 to 1901. He was later associated with Knox, Acker & Blackmon here. He comes by his legal bent naturally, for his father,
 Capt J. B. Merrill, a Confederate soldier, was one of the leading lawyers of Ala
 bama and Georgia for several years.
 Another strong applicant for the posi- ton of Judge Pelham's successor as cir cult judge Is Henry D. McCarty, referee in bankruptcy of this city, who was unanimously indorsed by the Anniston bar Friday morning when 1t became known that Judge Pelham had been appointed.
 He Is graduate of Southern university, studied law under Judge J. J. Willett of this city, W. c. Pitts of Tuscaloosa, and
 was for two years associated with A. c. Vandegraff in the latter city. He is high ly esteemed here and has been prom
 inently identified with the city for sev- eral years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
News of Hartselle

Hartselle, March 0.-(Special.)-Com- missioners' court in Morgan county ad- journed Thursday until the regular term. beginning the first Monday in April, at which time bids will be received for a number of steel bridges. It has been the purpose of the recent session of commissioners court to devise plans 10 maintain and improve the present sys- tenn of pike roads in this county.
 Falkville,, six miles south of Hartselle on the Louisville and Nashville rail road, Is to have four oil wells bored at once. MT. G. c. Reed. representing the M. w. Morris oil company of Tulsa, Okla, has charge of the work. Previous to commencing work on the wells Mr. Reed secured options on several thou. sand acres of land, one man leasing 14OO acres to him.
 James Smith the 1S-year-old son of Mrs. Tom Smith. was painfully if not seriously hurt while riding a freight train which was switching there Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
PROMINENT MATRON
 DIES IN DECATUR

Decatur, March 0.-(Special) )-After 2 long illness Mrs Mary Houghton Ra- ker, wife of T. Lanier Baker, died at the family residence. Jackson street, New Decatur, yesterday at 12:3o o'clock. Mrs Baker was devout member of the Cen tral Methodist church, New Decatur, and a woman of fine Christian character. Botl, she and her husband came from the oldest and most highly respected fam flies of north Alabama
 Mrs. Baker is survived by her husband and two sons, Warner Baker and Edward Baker of California, and Mamie, Rowena and Lanier, Jr., of New Decatur.
 The funeral services took place this afternoon from the Central Methodist church, New Decatur the Rev. E. B. Norton, pastor of the church, officiating. The floral offerings were many and beau tiful. The attendance at the church and at the grave was large.
 In free-for-all shooting scrape in the negro quarters last night With Martin. a negro. was shot and perhaps fatally wounded. His assailant Ernest Math- ews, also a negro, made good his es- NdPS- <AHOticI ilcSIo WnU tOOk part Tn the fight was arrested by the police and is now in jail
 Invitations are out announcing the ap- preaching marriage of Miss Annie Ma linda Rowe to MT. Richard William Moebes. at the home of the brides par ents, MT. and Mrs. J. H. B. Rowe, at ,Fairvew, suburb of this city, on March 19, at Il 80 o'clock in the morning Imme- Ji iat al of tla Birmingham, where they will spend a few days with relatives of Mir. Moebes, after which they will be at home in New Decatur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
ST. CLAIR COURT
 ACTS QUICKLY

Ashvlle, March 10.--tSpecial) )--At the non-jury term of the circuit court, which convened on Monday and lasted for three days, the following business was disposed of by Judge J. F. Blackwood:
 State vs. Price Lovall, defendant plead ed guilty of selling liquor andsfned $50
 State vs. Wyley Murry, pleaded guilty of abusive language and fined s20.
 State vs Thomas P. Cranford, charged with carrying concealed weapons, mol pressed
 State vs. Thomas P. Crawford pleaded guilty of abusive language and fined $2O.
 State vs Barney Lovall, charged with selling liquor, mol pressed.
 Sumter Cogswell vs. James L. Herring, plaintiff dismissed suit.
 J. L. Newton vs. P. w. Shockley, ct al., defendant discharged.
 G. A. and R. E. Scheebeli vs. W. R.. Shaffer, continued by plaintiff.
 William T. Jones vs. John T. Duncan, turkeys and ducks running at large. Judgment in favor of the plaintiff
 D. o. Butram vs. c. c. Sanders suit elected in favor of defendant.
 J. l.. Newton vs. J. L.. Maddox, J M M. and J. T. Houe judgment in favor of defendant for 5000.
 The Ashville Cooperage company, after being shut down for a week to put in some new machinery, resumed work on Wednesday, The mill has been increased to 13O-horsepower and several new pieces of machinery have been installed. An SO. horsepower boiler and a 75-horsepowor engine have been installed. The mill now employees about 25 men.
 Dr. w. B. Johnson has purchased a new automobile. It is very handsome two-passenger car.
 Edgar B. Shaffer president of the At Iantic Gulf and Portland Cement com pany, at Ragland, was in the city the first of the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
MEETINGS AROUSE
 FORT DEPOSIT

Fort Deposit, March 10.-(Special.) IA series of prayer meetings are being held at the First Baptist church of Fort De-. posit under the auspices of the Woman's Missionary society. These meetings are well attended and the results are very fiatterlng. Mrs. Haltemer of Montgom- cry addressed the meeting tonight.
 The truck growers of this section arc now busy sending out express shipments of bunch vegetables. It is claimed that they are about two weeks behind with their crops this year owing to the Feb ruary freeze. The cabbage crop will be- gin to move in about ten days.
 Diversification of crops and intensive methods of farming are very prevalent around Fort Deposit. Many farmers claim they are in a better shape finan- cially for making a crop than in years, and farm labor with "hog and hominy'' Is abundant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
BOOSTERS CLUB
 ID VISIT GADSDEN Chattanooga Seeks Closer RelatiOns-Syndicate
 Seeks Colony Site

Gadsden, March 10.-(Special )-The Boosters club of Chattanooga will be in this city on Friday evening of next week. The secretary of the Business Mems club of this city has been officially notified of their coming, and steps will be taken for their proper entertainment The Boosters come for the purpose of estab- fishing closer business relations between Chattanooga and this city.
 An English-American land syndicate of Ohio has made inquiry for 5000 acres of land in this county for purposes of colonization Secretary W. R. Philips of the Business Mems club has the matter in hand and the syndicate will be advised that lands suitable for its purpuose can be had in this county The people here, especially the business men of Gadsden, are becoming interested in the possibili- ties of securing desirable immigrants to occupy our cheap lands and more atten- ton will be given this subject in the fu- ture.
 A statement of the First National bank of this city published today in response
 
 institution to be in a fourishing condition. The bank shows gain of S200000 of de- posts during the last nine months, and this In face of the fact that new bank of unusual strength has been organized and opened in the city during this time. Judge Bibro of the criminal court has recalled the order for a jury on March 15 for the trial of Claude Chaney on charge of murder. and has asked for one week later. This was made necessary by the fact that the grand jury is in ses- sion, and will be next week, and the soiic- itor being engaged with 1t would have no opportunity to give the trial of the case the attention that its gravity de- mands.
 The grand jury made another partial re- port to the court today, turning in four more indictments. eight indictments hay ing been returned thus far
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
 HIGHT STANDARD SET BY GENEVA SCHOOL

Hartford March 10.-(Special) 1.-The of ficials of the Geneva County High school announce that the work of the school is meeting with such approval throughout the country that many of the leading colleges are placing the school on the ac- credited list and are granting scholar ships to the graduates which will pay the academic expenses, such as tuition and matriculation, of all such scholars.
 A letter just received by the principal states that Tulane university of Louisi- ana, at New Orleans has just given the scholar of the graduating class who re- oeves the highest grade during the senior year scholarship valued at $10o This will be the source of strong competition as the school advances in years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
Open Tuberculosis Exhibit

Columbus Miss, March 10.--(Special) J. Announcement Is made through the state board of health that the second stage of the American tuberculosis ex- hibition campaign will be opened at Co., lumbus this week. The exhibition, which has closed at Mobile, will be transferred to Columbus in order to reach the north eastern part of Mississippi. in accordance with the plans of the state board of health In concert with the National As sociation for the Study and Prevention of yuberculogis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
OPELIKA LOSES
 OLD LANDMARK

Opelika, March pecial)-Among the oldest landmarks In Opelika the old frame buildings in the heart of the city near the postoffice are being torn down, to be rebuilt into a modern brick struc- ture, to be occupied by the Renfro Ice and Cold Storage company. This was the most unsightly place in the>city
 The Opelika Compress company reports that the season of 1911 has been the most successful period of it's history, as shown by the following figures:
 For the season to March 4. 65,634 bales were pressed; received, 6S,676; shipments 66,S42; on hand, 1884 bales. At the same date for 1910, 5O,323 bales were pressed: i: receipts, 5G,567; shipments, 54,S49 and on hand, 171S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
PULLMAN ADMIRES
 SENATOR BAILEY

Columbia. s. C., March 10.-Senator Tillman said today the democratic leadership in the Senate ought to be conferred on Senator Bailey for wh ose ability he has considerable admira tion but there is. /as he expresses it, d coterie in the upper house which IS jealous of the Texan and 1t Is not like ly that the honor will go to him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
MORROW DISPENSARY BILL
 IS REPORTED IN SENATE

beer buffet system, was reported favor ably to the Senate today by the commits tee on temperance. It was put on the last page of the calendar, and will he one of the first of the local legislation bills that will be argued next week.
 Almost at the same time Representative Judge of the same county introduced a saloon measure quite similar to the Screws bill which today passed the state senate. It was referred to the commits tee on temperance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
MERRILL MAY GET
 PELHAM'S PLACE
Understood He Will Be Appointed to Circuit Bench in Calhoun
 County

Montgomery. March 10.-(Special. )-l' was rumored in capitol circles today thal Hugh D. Merrill of Hefin, Ala, will be named to succeed Circuit Court Judge John Pelham of Anniston, should that one quit the bench to accept a judgeship or the court of appeals, which has bee: rendered to him.
 MT. Merrill is one of the best known attorneys in that section of the state and is a brother of State Senator Mer- rul of Cleburne countya
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
THE LADIES WOULD
 BEAUTIFY ROANOKE

Roanoke, March 10-(Special)-The La dies Civic club of Roanoke is making an aggressive campaign to clean up and beautify the town. Next Tuesday has been appointed as cleanup day. Shade trees have been set out along many of the principal streets and drives of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
JAS. H. FINDER

Fills occulists' prescriptions for eye glasses right. He puts finish on find 1t difficult to equal-the touch of the artist. BOG N. Nineteenth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11

town by the club, while a number of indi- vidual property owners have followed this good example. In consequence more trees have been planted in Roanoke this season than ever before in one year. Recently the Civic club gave an entertainment which netted SIS. One of the latest achievements of this organization is the providing of a rest room for the use of ladies who come to town shopping.
 More fertilizers are being sold In Roam oke this season than ever before. Satur- day was record breaking day, 190 tons being loaded on country wagons. The To- cal fertilizer plant Is working night and day to fill the orders that are pouring in lpon it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
WILL BE ONE OF FIRST LOCAL LEGISLATION BILLS TO BE WEEK

Montgomery. March 10.-(Special. )-Sen- ator Hugh Morrow's Jefferson county dispensary bill which seeks to author ize dspensaries for Birmingham and a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-19
BARON PLAYERS SCATTER TO
 THEIR HOMES IN MANY CITIES

ready in Gatham. Kent will not report to. Brooklyn until next season. and the Cincinnati club has not expressed a de- sire for Arthur Phelan until next spring The great majority of the bold Barons, therefore, have played their last game for the current year As indicated, many of them will never visit Birmingham again. As Kent was draftedS he Will re- turn to Birmingham in case he falls 10 make good with Brooklyn. By the terms of the deal. Trough though sold, Will pe- come a Baron again in case he fails to please Garry Hermann. Phelan and Maxwell, 1t is probable. are gone forever. Both were valuable members of the Baron team, and both fayorites with local lan- dom.
 In case Trough and Kent return, they, together with Foxen, will give the Barons a splendid nucleus for a pitching stan. From this early angle. therefore, every thing looks rosy for next season.
 Manager Molesworth will sign play er's contract in order that he may re- tain the right to appear on the coaching line or serve as a utility man. Three new outfielders will be on hand. however, and 1t is probable that as many new ln- fiaIders Birmingham has drafted six men, bought three others. and others, still. will be obtained from the majors. Next spring, therefore, it is probable that more Barons will be on the scene of Redwood Field than ever before in the history of that bloody battle ground.
 Incidentally, Rick Woodward will re- main not only owner of the club, but actiee owner, as well. Just how the story of hisN alleged retirement Sot abroad is a mystery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-19
SPORTING NEWS AND LIVE GOSSIP FROM EVERYWHERE

The Barons scattered last night, some going east and others west. A remnant still remains, but the tardy to depart will probably take train this morning
 Manager Molesworth will leave for Chi vago where he will remain for about ten days for the purpose of seeing some of of the leaders of the major league clubs. Those with whom he intends to deal Will be In Chicago during his stay there
 Before leaving Chicago. Manager Moles- worth expects to put over big deal for material next spring. According to the idea at the present time, many of the veterans who have done -yeoman ser vice for Birmingham will not be return ed. the local management having the idea that in new faces there is power and attractveness.
 So it is not improbable that new team from the ground up will represent Bir- mingham next season. Manager Moles- worth states that he intends to protect himself next season, and not get late start in the race by waiting for big league material that does not show up, or does not make good Following this plan. it s probable that the manager will have full team by early spring.
 Help Is promised by Charles A. Somls- key, owner of the Chicago White Sox, Horace Fogel of Philadelphia, and oth- CTS Many of the major league clubs have already overloaded with material, and this surplus will probably be scat tered throughout minor league territory.
 Pitcher Trough will report direct to Cincinnati. Maxwell,\as is known, is ai-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-19
SPEED ON THE BASES NOT THE
 MOST ESSENTIAL QUALITY

the pitcher for some peculiarity that in dicates he is about to deliver the ball.
 'To get long lead off first is essential when runner intends to steal second. A six foot lead often means a stolen base in the race between the runner and the ball thrown by the backstop.
 Ease stealing cannot be overestimated as value in winning games. Many a tight game has been decided by one stolen base. If the runner that gets .on first can make his way to the next station unaided, he is in position to score on a long sin- gle while it would be next to impossible te score from first on two base hit un- less it was an exceptionally long hit and he a particularly fleet runner.
 T advocate more practice of base run ming. Ty Cobb Is as valuable to the De- troit club because of his wonderful base running ability as he is for his batting and fielding He wins his many games by his ability to get around the bases as he does with his batting.
 Many players fall to make good on the paths because they do not keep track of the ball. They run blindly. It is neces- rary to know just where the ball is all of the tine but 1t Is not necessary to turn and watch the ball to know where it is, and thus interfere with a runners speed. I consider good base runner as valuable as a good hitter When I find the combi- na tion in one man I consider myself dou- ply fortunate"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-19
From Baseball.

From Baseball.
 Base stealing is one of the accomplish ments of ball player that requires more than an ordinary amount of skill, says Hugh Duffy, manager of the White Sox.
 ''Speed, of course, is essential to the good base runner, but 1t is not always the fastest man that does the most pill ferins of bases. The man who uses his head and knows when to take advantage of his opportunities frequently makes up for the lack of speed.
 T have known some rather slow run ners who were grand base stealers. And I have known other players who could run 100 yards in ten seconds flat who were always getting caught when trying to steal base.
 ''The base runner who signals that he is going to steal is an easy man to catch, for the catcher who is wise quickly real izes he Is about to go down.
 ''On the other hand the base runner who watches the pitcher carefully and takes advantage of the windup (for some pitchers when they break into the major leagues bring their minor league tricks with them), or of some other motion that loses time, will gain a step or two on the faster runners. As a general thing good base runner notes carefully the foot or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-19
YOST OF MICHIGAN IS MUCH
 PLEASED WITH THE OUTLOOK

Nashville, September 1S.-(Special.)- j. Coach Fielding Yost of the University of Michigan football team and who left here Sunday to resume work with the Ann Arbor gridiron forces. reported him self as much pleased, both with the com ing seasons rules and the outlook for his institution. He declares that there is no real change in the rules. the only Gltera- ton of any moment being merely modi- fication of the forward pass rule, en- couragmg the use of this play by remov- ing the former penalty of 15 yards for failure. and substituting merely the loss of a down, the ball to go into play at point of scrimmage instead of the pen-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-19
Barons. Are Homeward Bound

Detroit September 1S.--All the excite ment in the opening days races of De- troits second Grand Circuit meeting at the Michigan state fair grounds this afternoon was furnished by the 2:17 trot. Six hotly contested heats had to be raced for in this race before Pansy Silver won.
 All other victories were likewise achieved in straight heats and in com raratively easy fashion. Pansy Silver, with Nuckols up, took the first two heats of the 2:17 trot from Hannah Louise by rarrow margins.
 In the start of the third heat she broke badly, ran an eighth of a mile, and fin- ished poor fifth. The exertion of con- trolling his mare was too much for Muck ols, and he collapsed after passing the wire.
 Hodson, who succeeded Nuckols in the fourth heat, held the Pansy Silver mare in, front to the stretch only to have her go into the air again, wobble all over the track and finish last, Mo J winning in a game drive.
 Nc. J took the fifth with Pansy Sil- yer close up. All other starters were ruled off for the sixth and final round. Pansy Silver lost her stride at once and was soon q dozen lengths back. Hodson brought his horse to her feet. She soon caught the geding al the head of the stretch and drove him into a break all most at the wire and won by a nose.
 Iongworth was not driven out to win the 2:17 pace in straight heats. In both heats of the 205 pace Hodson lay in behind the leader with Major Brino, but
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-19
COLUMBUS WINS
 SALLY PENNANT

Columbia, S. C., September 1s.-Co- lumbus, by defeating Columbia today to 2, won the championship of the South Atlantic league. The game was the sixth of the post season series to decide the pennant winner. Columbus having won the first half of the sea son and Columbia likewise the sec ond. The victory gave Columbus four games won to Columbia's twosvictories. The game was won in the fourth inning when the visitors punched three hits with a base on balls and an error. scoring four runs. Sitton, who relieved Weems with one man retired In the first inning, pitched good ball. Fullen- wider also was in good form. Score:
 ss R.H E. Columbus ...... 900 100 012-7 0 Columbia ...... 100 900 001-2 l
 Batteries: Weems, Sitton and Krebs and Reynolds; Coveney and Fullen- wider. Time. l:55. Umpire, Moran.