The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-12

Tore puDnsned Mr.. Long said he met
John Gamble of Troy in a restaurant in
the management of the convict depart
ment was discussed.
Says Bowman Secured Contract
Witness said Mr.. Gamble told him
that Col. p. G. Bowman of Birmingham
had secured a contract from the state
convict department for the Henderson
Lumber company at Sc less than Oakley
had previously asked the company. He
said Mr.. Gamble told him that Oakley
had asked the company $45 per month
for the convicts. that the company then
submitted a bid of $40.
''He (Gamble) was approached by one
P. G. Bowman of Birmingham, who
stated to him that if he, Gamble would
pay him $4,000 in cash and express II
to him in Birmingham and fur her
promise to pay $500 every si~
thereafter during the COZ -
the contract he would tIat
the contract would snae as
representative a.u LN5n
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month ach cL
10 aes ved S5006 ise
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ts tor the
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,sowman re-
.sS'fhe money was
a .f -nen went into details con-
lis request for a public investi-
On of the matter, and read corre-
.spondence between the governor and
himself relative to the matter. He ex-
planned that he had not attended the
investigation called by the governor be-
cause of the fact that the investiga-
tion was "a star chamber proceeding >
He suggested that the examiners ques-
tion John Gamble. the president of the
Henderson Lumber company and Colo
rel Bowman. He again referred to the
fact that he was not disgruntled as a
result of not having secured an ap-
pointment, maintaining that "a man has
right to appoint whom he pleases, F"
and that he had no patience with a
man displaying sore toe"
Mr. Long ended his statement by re-
lating an incident which he had heard
concerning w. A. Brown, shoe sales
man of Birmingham representing the
S. ]. X. Orr Shoe company of Atlanta,
to the effect that Brown had been asked
hy purchaser for the state of large
order to add. Something like so cents
pair on every pair of shoes sold in
order that there might be given re-
bate to the purchaser"
Mr., Long said he had heard that the
Orr Shoe company had refused the or
der because of the conditions which
had been imposed.
Steiner Asks Questions
Following the reading of his state
ment, Major Steiner asked Mr.. Long
minutely concerning all rumors that he
had heard with reference to the convict
department IN answer to a question
from the lawyer, Mr.. Long admitted
that the governor had asked him to ap-
pear in his office in July, 1912, and
that he had been asked to bring any
tingham, Portsmouth, Va. Miss Leila
Bliler, Kansas City, Mo-; Miss Blanche
Webb. Chattanooga. Tenn; DR.. Hattie
Love, Sweetwater, Tenn, and Miss Lau-
ra Mitchell.
Next the following deaconesses and
city missionaries who are active work
ers were presented to the council: Miss
Francis Scott, Miss Helen Gibson, Miss
Mary Womack, Miss Myrtle Long, MISS
Mae Shlton, Miss Mary Ora Durham,
Miss Maybelle Marshall, Miss Susie Bell
Geter, Miss Emma Burton. Miss Mary
Daniel. Miss Jennie Ducker, Miss DAISY
Duncan. Miss Martha DuPre, Miss Cor
nelia Godbey Miss Grace Hemmenway,
Miss Alice Jones, Miss Ethelyn Knapp,
Miss Edith Leighty, Miss Adelina Pee
pies and Miss Constance Palmore.
Just before the council adjourned, DR..
George S. Sexton. of the church NJ
large, was seen in the audience and
was called to the rostrum by Miss Ben
nett and presented to the council. DR..
Sexton is secretary of a commission to
build representative southern church
at Washington, d. c. Already 100000
has been subscribed to It, At the close
of a brief talk by DR.. Sexton the coun-
Gil was adjourned. Immediately fol-
lowing the adjournment three commit
tee meetings We're held.
Evening Session
The evening session opened at 8
O'Clock with a devotional service un-
der the leadership of Miss Mabel X.
Howell.
At the close of this service. Miss Mary
De Bardeleben of Augusta, Ga, deliv-
cred an address on Africa at Home.
With a strong and impressive manner
she related to the council the negro
problems Of today The majority OF
ngroes,i she said. need missionaries
more than any of the heathens. In
closing, she asked the codncil to give
more support to her department which
has for its aim the Improvement OF the
negro, that is. religiously.
She was followed by Miss Helen Glib
son, head of the Kingdom house St
Louis, Mo, who had as her theme "The
Present Day Opportunity of the Dea-
coness." This was listened to with
a great deal of interest.
Tile last address on the programme
was given by Prof. j. G. Lewis, presi-
dent of the sue Bennett school at Lon
don, Ky. He. lectured on What a Call
10 Home Mission Work Means" He
described the work of the hofhe mis-
sionairies and deaconcsses and told how
they were bettering this country
At the conclusion of Prof. Lewis lee
ture, the council Joined in prayer,
Lead nv one of fhe foreion ,,iseiopa ri o g