The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-25
.S.P. KENNEDY AT TER
ADMISSION OFFICE
Secretary of Railroad Com
mission a Candidate
COTTON RECEIPTS BIG
Noble Institute Alumni Association To
Be Observation-Disclosures In
jured on Southern May
Recover
COTTON RECEIPTS BIG

Admission, November 24-(special.) -
S. ?. Kennedy, secretary of the Ala
bama railroad commission, has been in
Admission for several days in an effort
to strengthen his political fences and
get better knowledge of his chances
for landing the Admission postmaster
ship, for which he is an applicant
Although he has not been actively
identified with Admission interests for
several years. Mr. Kennedy has kept
his citizenship here and has always
come back to vote.
| O. NJ Reynolds. former representa-
tive in the legislature from Talladega
county and for several years one OF
Annistons leading business men, was
! the first to announce openly for the
position, and he has received strong
| Endorsement from the business men of
the city. J. NJ. Williamson has also
received large number of signatures
to petition which he circulated Judge
J. C. Wilson has not circulated petit
| ton for the place, but is said to have
a considerable number of active sup
porters.
BIackmon Postpones Decision
Congressman Fred L. Blackmon has
postponed his decision as to whom he
will recommend for the appointment.
1t was hoped to have him make an
expression of his choice by December
| 1, but in addition to the number of
applicants at Admission, there is an in
| teresting scramble under way at Tai
1 4 nj -
the Fourth district, and 1t is probable
that Mr.. Blackmon will make all of his
| recommendations at once.
Postmaster Charles r. Barker, whose
| appointment has never been confirmed
by the Senate, has stated that he will
not be among those to make application
for the position to President Wilson.
but that he will endeavor to have Pres
ident Taft act on his case before he
goes out of office.
The Admission postoffice pays about
$4,000 a year and is considered a very
valuable place. The assistant postmas-
tership, made vacant by Maj ID. H.
Smiths removal, pays $500
Will Boost Institute
lie VI Tie 2NoDie lnSll-
tute Alumni association will be per-
fected at a meeting to be held at the
college auditorium on Tuesday, Deem
Der 81, as a result of an agreement
reached here last week, when found
ders' day was celebrated. The insti-
tute was last year declared the diocesan
school for the Episcopal church in Ala
bama and is said to have a very en-
couraging outlook.
Harrison May Recover
Gross Harrison. the Southern rail-
way switchman who had his left leg
amputated as the result of a collision
early Saturday morning while operating
a local switch engine, is said to be
resting we'll and likely to recover
Horace Ragland. the negro who was
also injured, died at the hospital.
SO Licenses Issued
As a result of the activity of Game
! Warden LeGrand in enforcing the law.
| there has been a material increase In
! the number of hunters licenses Issued
in this county. During this month
| 50 county licenses and nine state
| licenses have been issued. several ar
rests having been made for law vio-
| lations.
After kilby Medal
Members of Pelham Guards, Company
| d, Fourth Alabama regiment, will en-
gage in competitive drill-down at the
Auditorium rmory Tuesday evening
| for the medal offered by State Senator
Thomas f.. Kilby, which is now held
| by Corporal Alfred Coleman. Past win
ners of the medal were Felix Doerine
| Ray New, Harry Powell and L. G.
| Earnest.
Cotton Receipts Heavy
| An unusually large number of bales
of cotton were brought to Admission
| last Saturday, and Il is said that a
record was established at the Farmers
Union warehouse, which received 332
bales. Admission mills bought large
| number of bales also.