The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-13
ANN|STON WILL BE READY FOR MILITIA Street to Be Made to the
 Maneuver Camp POPE AGAIN ON TRIAL To Use Street Money-State Depart ment Can't Save Missionary.
 Mrs. McCarty Sinking-Pres-
 byterian Commencement

Anniston. April 2.-(Special l-Mayor J. L, Wikle has made arrangements to open up new street to the militia camp and as soon as the soldiers of the several southern states reach the city they will find all arrangements complete for their entertainment and comfort. The mayor visited the scene in company with Col. W. H. McKleroy and says the new street can be opened at small expense to the city.
 Pope Again on Trial
 Erwin Pope, twice convicted of murder ing ]. B. MeClurkin, well known citizen of Oxford. was again placed on trial in the city court of Anniston Friday morn ing and while the facts in the case are well known there was no diminution of h. terest manifest at the reopening of the case.
 To Use Street Money
 The share of this city in the road and bridge tax fund adjudged to be due the several incorporated cities of the state will amount to about S00oO and Mayor Wilxle has made arrangements to use 1t in the improvement of the local thorough fares as soon as it is paid over by the county commissioners at their next meet ing.
 State Department Cannot Act Congressman Fred l.. Blaekmon has re- piled to citizens of Taladega to the ef- feet that the department of state cannot take official action in the matter of try ing to save the life of Rev. $. II. Yum, the missionary who has been condemned to death at Corea. The people of Talla- dega, especially members of the First Methodist church, who helped in lis sup port, are greatly interested in the case of the condemned man. A subscription of 5000 has been raised In his behalf, one man having given $700. A special emis- sary will be sent to the east as a final recourse.
 Commencement at A. P. C.
 Plans are rapidly being completed for the annual commencement exercises at the Alabama Presbyterian college, al- though the exercises are now nearly two months away. pr. E. D. McDougall, the new president of the school is putting it rapidly to the front and 1t promises to make the best showing in it's history at the exercises this year.
 Judge John II. Biler. who was recently elected to the bench of the city court in Birmingham, will deliver the baccalau- reate address. The annual sermon will be delivered by Dr. John S. Foster, pas tor of the First Presbyterian church in Birmingham. It will take place on June ?, opening the final services.
 Mrs. McCarty Sinking
 Judge Henry D. McCarty has returned from the bedside of his mother, Mrs. NJ, F. McCarty of Birmingham. formerly of this city, who is suffering at Johns Hop llcins hospital from a hardening of the arteries, and stated that her condition has been pronounced hopeless, her death being only a matter of days.
 Many White Way Contracts
 Since Anniston recently installed a great white way the idea has spread all over the south, and the Union Foundry company, which manufactured the posts for the Anniston and Birmingham ways, is keeping regular men on the road now to take care of this business. S. r. Morris, assistant manager of the plant, has just returned from a road trip and announces that several other cities are to install the lights. Dothan, which en- joys municipal ownership, will install the lights all over the city.
 May Enjoin Oxford The question as to whether or not Ox- ford has q right to tap the trunk sewer of Annston in the extension of their sew age system has developed into a live is- sue 1t is proposed to tax the city the regular tapping rate and Alderman Scar brough says Anniston is ready to take steps toward injunction If Oxford tries to force it's claims.