The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26
POLITICS BECOME ACTIVE IN GADSDEN Two Have Practically An
 nounced for Mayor  FINALS BEGIN TODAY City of Gadsden Wins Out Over Elec- tric Company-Small Child Dead. Transcripts for Appeals Are
 Completed
FINALS BEGIN TODAY

GaQSden, May Za.-tSpeclal.l-DT. NIeof se S. Yam and John H. Holeombe have both practically announced for mayor. While neithe- has made a formal announcement in the press. both are at work among the voters with the intention of entering the primary. There are several others who are expected to enter the fight but so far these two are the only ones to make their purpose manifest. The date for the primary has not been as yet set by the committee.
 City of Gadsden Wins
 Judge Disque of the civil division of the city court today rendered his decision In a case wherein the Alabama City. Gads- der and Attala railway was the plaintiff and the city of Gadsden the defendant. The decision was in favor of the city. The city issued it's warrants to the company for light service and the warrants were not paid for some years. The company claimed interest on the warrants, which the city refused to pay, and action was brought for the recovery of $200o. The railway company has finally received pay ment on the warrants and accepted 1t, and then brought the action and in thls cour found the city had been released fror. further obligation.
 Transcripts Completed
 Ths transcripts for the appeals of Joe Saulsberry, convicted of the murder of Nicholas Shentzen; Bob Stiles, convicted of the murder of Earnest Birt, and Claude Chaney, convicted of the murder of Sam Snider, have been completed by tls clerk and forwarded to the supreme court where these cases are to be given hearing next week. The papers in the case of J. Smith, convicted of the murder of Patrolman Patterson, were not fin- ished and this case will not be heard untn later.
 Small Child Dead
 Car. Lay, the 5-year-od son of Alder msn Lay, died at the family home late yesterday afternoon after a few days ill- ness with pnemonia. Funeral services were held from the home this evening.
 Commencement Begins Today
 The graduating exercises of the Etowah County High school will be held on Sun day and Monday. Sunday morning at Il o'clock the baccalaureate sermon will be preached at the First Methodist Episcopal church at Attalla by the Rev. James Hun ter of Birmingham. At II o'clock on Mon day the graduating address will be made at the High school building by Congress- man Hobson. The graduating exercises will be held at the high school building Monday evening. There are nine grad uates, as follows
 Rosa Nell Russell, Louie DuPre, Ruby Warren, Mary Mcconnell. Mabel Burnap. Jessie Banks. Gordon Farris., Allen Stew art and Robert Middleton.
 Railroad Man in Gadsden
 J. ". Evans, superintendent of the Ala bamc. Great Southern railroad, was n the city yesterday for several hours con- ferring with Superintendent W. H. Port ner and others. While nothing can be learn sd as to his mission here, it is be- fieved that he came in the interest of ir- provements contemplated by the road which may mean it's entrance to this city It is also said that improvements are to be made in the car works.