The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-30
BARKER ID STUDY NEW POSTAL BANKS AmistOn Is Delighted With
 New Innovation LITTLE NEGRO BURNS Lowery Mallory Dies After Long Ill., ness-Southern Mills Corpora
 ton to Resume Soon in
 AnnistOn

Anniston, March 29.-(Special )-Post- master Charles R.. Barker, who VIII De at the head of the postal savings .pahk here, one of the 45 industrial centers where this innovation was established Tuesday by Postmaster General Hitch cock, states that he is expecting to be summoned to Washington this week to receive complete instruction as to the conduct of the bank.
 Mr Barker was the first postmaster in Alabama to apply for the estaohsh- ment of postal savings bank, and this city is the second in the state to re- ceive one. Bessemer was favored over Anniston on account of it having larger foreign population, the securing of for eign deposits and thus keeping the money of the aliens in circulation in this country being one of the primary mo- tives in the establishment of the banks, according to MT. Barker
 L. Mallory Dies
 I.owery Mallory. aged 5S years, one Of the pioneer citizens of Anniston, died at his. home on Leighton avenue this morning after an extended illness. He is survived by his wife and several chill dren, one of whom is s. w. Mallory, sec retary and treasurer of the Anniston Ice company, in which the deceased was a large stoekholder. He was a deacon in Parker Memorial Baptist church and a man of spotless character, being high ly esteemed by his fellow citizens.
 Negro Child Cremated
 An s-year-old daughter of Tom Glover, a welI-known West Anniston negro, was burned to a crisp Tuesday afternoon by getting her dress ignited while making a fire with kerosine oil. Her dress was burned completely off her body and death was almost instantaneous.
 Alleged RObber Caught
 Wesley Iverson, a negro, who is. said to be one of several who participated in a highway robbery at the end of the car line in West Anniston about two weeks ago, when an aged white man was severely beaten and robbed, was arrest ed at Pell City by Depuey Sheriff Jack Sheppard Tuesday night and brought to this city, where he was confined in the county jail. J. D. Denny, a white man wanted on charge of assault, was arrested by Deputy Shepperd at the same time.
 Mill to Resume Soon
 The large mill of the Southern Mills corporation, which recently purchased the plant of the Planters Manufacturing company of this city, has been placed in partial operation, and will resume ac- tivity on a large scale in few days. Several thousand dollars has been. eX- pended in the installation of machinery ard improvements on the buildings of the company
 Visiting Scribes Dined
 On the eve of the departure of the Rochester Hustlers Tor their return trip with the team, Fraser of the Democrat and Chronicle, Waller of the Herald and Burgess of the Times. were given a fare well banquet by local scribes. Maj. D. H. Smith. a prominent Anniston ran, was present as a guest.
 Whiteside- Gladden.
 J. K. Gladden. of McFall and Miss Lizzie Whitesde of Oxford were united in marriage at the home of the bride Wednesday morning, the Rev w. O.. Stephen officiating. The wedding was a surprise to the friends of the contract ing persons. The groom is a well-known business man, having interests at 5ic- Fall and Lincoln. The bride is a sister of Chancellor W. w. Whteside and c. W. Whiteside of Oxford and of pr. J. NJ. Whiteside of this city.
 
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