The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-11
TAKING NO CHANCES
WITH BOIL WEEWL
Calhoun Farmers to Plant
More Corn This Year
GOV. GLENN TO SPEAK
Admission Delegates Return From the
Episcopal Council-Detectives Are
Still Active in Jacksonville.
Courts to Resume Monday
GOV. GLENN TO SPEAK

Admission, May 10.-(Specia1 )-The
farmers of Choccolocco valley, one of
the great farming sections of Calhoun
county, have about finished planting
their cotton and will begin to SOW the
corn crop next week. the rain this
| week having been favorable to them
in this respect, according to A. B. Scar
brough, who is one of the largest plant
| ers in the county.
| Mr. Scarborough has been here on u
visit to DIR. L. L. Scarborough. He says
that more corn will be planted this
year than last year in that section OF
the county, and this is considered a
good Indication of the condition that
will prevail In every section. The farm
crs of Calhoun have been educated to
unite in the fight against the boil Vice.
VII, which is promised to invade this
section this year. and while authorities
say the weevil cannot do very much
harm in this climate, the farmers OF
Calhoun county are not taking any
charces Hence it is said that there
will be greater diversification than
ever before in the crops of this sec
ton this year.
DR.. j. II. Spearing, president of No
bio institute, which was last year de-
ciared the diocesan school for girls in
Alabama. and DR.. w. r. Allan. pastor
Of the st. Luke's Episcopal church. have
returned from Tuscaloosa, where tbev
attended the state council While away
Di.. Allan spoke at the state university
and organized chapter of the White
cross Single Standard league, of which
no Is national president The university
chapter he says, has so members
Gov. r. b. Glenn OF North Carolina
will deliver his famous lecture. sTbe
Greatest Issue of the Age at the First
Methodist church in this city on next
Thursday. The address is being well
advertised ana large crowd is ex-
peoted to hear him.
For several years Ex-Governor Glenn
mas been making an annual visit TO An
nlston to speak on the subject of pro-
hlpltlon and this will be the subject of
the address he viii deliver this year.
cltizens here from Jacksonville state
mat that city is still excited over
the presence of several private detec
ilNes in the city. who are said 10 he
IN the employ of the Profile cotton
nlis TO assist in the enforcement of
the prohibition law and to prevent the,
sale of liquor to employees of the mill
John A. Carter, Jr., a well known in
'safahce agent. has appealed to the citty
court to get a ruling on the question
as to whether or not person has a
flght to fill up a ditch on his own
property, although he may stherebv
render the property adjacent less val.
uabIe. MIR. Carter was fined bv the re-
corder FRIDAY for creating a, nuisance.
1t being alleged that by filling un a
oltch on lot he had bought he had
caused pool of water to become stag
nant on property adjacent.
Judge T. W. Coleman in the CITY
court Will take up the non- jury docket
monday and Judge Hugh d. Merrill
VIII convene the circuit court for this
county The Calhoun county commits
sloners court will also be convened
Monday and they are expected to eiva
attention to the question of worlxinp
The convicts of Calhoun county on tba
public roads, Commissioners CoI<er and
Nunnally having been in Etowab conn
ty studying this question last week.