The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-21
PYTH|ANS CONVENE
 AT OXFORD TODAY Andrews Sees Big Things
 Ahead for Anniston THE PERUVIAN TRIAL Odd Fellows Meet Next Month in Gull man-Preparations Being Made
 to Build Calhoun Jail-Seeks
 Custody of Children
 
THE PERUVIAN TRIAL

Anniston, August 20.-(Special.)- The district convention of the Knights of Pythias at Oxford Wednesday prom ises to-be largely attended and high ly appreciated by those taking part in the exercises. The programme has been completed and announced, and everything is being got in readiness for the entertainment of the guests. The public exercises will be held at the Baptist church at II a. m., following which a basket dinner, furnished and arranged by the ladies of Rathbone lodge, will be spread, to be participated in by their families, friends and neigh bors. The public, so the officers say, is cordially invited to attend the con ference.
 Big Things for Anniston
 .1 confdentially expect to see the day when the Coosa river will be opened from Rome to the Gulf or Mexico, and when boats will be car rying heavy tonnage of Anniston 10 salt water" said Maj. D. M. Andrews last night. Major Andrews, with Mai E. I. Brown, spent the night in the city on their way to Lincointon to in-. spect the work now progressing on lock D. Major Brown of the corps of army engineers, has Just been trans ferred to the supervision of the Coosa river, with headquarters at Montgom- cry.
 As soon as work on Lock 1 in the Coosa is completed il is likely work will begin on Lock 5, 10 miles fur ther down the river. It is generally agreed that the bill recently put through the Senate by Senator Bank head, allowing a private corporation to build a dam near Wetumpka will greatly facilitate the development of the river. By the terms of this bill the private company will erect the dam and the government will put in the lock. This particular dam will be between 50 and TO feet high, and is one of the most expensive projects on the whole river It will save the gov- ernment at least s1,o00,O00.
 The private company having this matter in charge is possessed of ample means.
 Howard in AnnistOn
 E. D. Howard of Birmingham, grand patriarch of the encampment branch of Odd Fellows in Alabama, spent last night in Anniston, and will be here the
 
 other officers of the organization rela- tive to the approaching meeting of the grand encampment early next month at Cullman. MT. Howard Is making final round of visitations before going to the grand encampment meeting.
 This afternoon he left for Gadsden, where Circuit Judge James D. Black wood has recently reorganized Queen City encampment No. 3S. A large class of candidates will be initiated in honor of the grand patriarchs visit. Other cities which MT. Howard will visit within the next week are Decatur. Pratt City, Ensley. Wylam. Coleanor, Phoenix City and other places. The grand encampment meets at Cullman on September 3.
 Perryman Trial Begun
 The trial of Ira Perryman for kill ing Philip Crook, negro, in this csfy some four years ago. was begun in city court al p. ni Monday.
 Preparing to Build Jail
 The Little -Cleckler Construction com pany will begin to assemble material this week for the construction of the new jail building for Calhoun county. This firm has the contract for the structure while the Pauley Jail com pany of St. Louis will construct the cells.
 Seeks Custody of Children
 Under a writ of habeas corpus an interesting trial was had Monday be- fore Chancellor W. W. Whiteside to de- termine who should have possession of two children of Lenard Sparks, their father or their grandfather, F. s. Alex ander of Eulaton. At present the