The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-01
ADMISSION WOMAN
FREED OF CHARGE
Ada Kennedy Acquitted in
City Court
FIGHT WHITE PLAGUE
Institutions of Admission Promote
Athletics-Calhoun's Ginning
Record-Candy Corpora
ton Formed
FIGHT WHITE PLAGUE

Admission, october 31.-(Special 1.-The
trial. of Ida Kennedy In the city
city court here this week on a charge
of completely in the alleged conspiracy
to murder Shelf and Sarge Kennedy
and who was acquitted here tonight
has brought out the fact that the feel
ing which characterized the origianl
hearing of DIR. John E. Pearce, now in
the penitentiary, has almost entirely
died out, and 1t is believed that there
will never be another feud in this part
of the state. y ~
Throughout the trial, the woman in
the case maintained an air of nom
chalence, firmly believing all the time
that she would be acquitted by the ef-
forts of three well known lawyers en-
ployed to handle her defense.
An organization of all the high schools
in the Admission district will be perfected
at a meeting to be held at oxford Sat
urday afternoon, according to an an
nouncement given out here this week,
the meeting to be called to order OF
the new county high school building.
One of the objects of the meeting will
be to promote athletics among the sew
games among the teams which are to
be put in the field. Dates for these
games will be arranged Another OBJ
ject will be to arrange Joint debates
among the students of the several
schools.
Among those who will attend the
initial meeting are s. c. Pelham of the
Admission high school, Gordon Worley
of the Francis E. willard high school,
Piedmont; j. A. Morgan of the ITALIA
dega county high school at Lincoln, j.
K Hunt of the Cleburne county high
school, Hefiin, and Russell S. King,
Calhoun county high school.
According to ]. S. Morris, special
agent for Calhoun county, twice ,G
much cotton was ginned up to October
IS, 1918, as was ginned by the same
day in 1912, the record standing 1890
bales in 1913 as against 1924 in 1912,
round bales being counted as half
bales.
A corporation to be known as the l..
II. Rivers Candy company has been or
ganized here to take over the business
owned by L. II. Rivers an denlarging
the plant on Marvin Hill, the business
hereafter to be conducted on more
extensive scale, manufacturing for
both wholesale and retail trade. L. II.
Rivers is president and geenral man.
ager of the company. G. M. McCarey is
secretary treasurer and several promi-
nent Annistonians are stockholders.
Arrangements are being completed in
this city for the arrival of DR.. George
Eaves of Birmingham, who will deliver
an illustrated lecture here next Tues
day evening in behalf of the statewide
campaign he is conducting against the
great white plague. Or. Eaves is in
charge of the tuberculosis camp
at Birmingham and will undertake to
organize this county against tubercu-
losis.
J. B. Stovall promises to have large
crowd at the Oxanna Presbyterian
church Sunday when he will deliver IL
lecture on the subject of marriage.
"Matrimony-When to Marry, Whom to
Marry, How to Marry and How to Stay
Married. will be the subject of his
lecture.
The city OF Admission has just re-
ceived a new fire truck for use in the
business district of the city and the
question has arisen what to do with
the old truck that has been in use
heretofore. The members of the ploice
heretofore. The members of the police
maria" and this may be done.