The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-05
CALHOUN COUNTY IS
 FOURTH IN WEALTH
Taxable Values of County
 Nearly S14,0OO,00O
EAST LAKE BOYS PLAY
Anniston Furnishes Second Largest Tonnage of Any City in State. Candidates Pay Assessments.
 Merrill in Cleburne

Merrill in Cleburne
 Anniston, March 4- Special )-Aecord ing to figures made public by the state tax commission, Calhoun county of which Anriston is tho seat, is the fourtl in the state in per capita wealth. beins surpa ssed only by Jefferson, Mobile and Montgomery.
 The taxable values in this county amount to sls.9ls. 45s. and the per capita against s5e3 in Jefferson, S54S in Mobile and si09 in Montgomery. Dallas comes next to Calhoun in taxable values, hui its per capital wealth Is much smaller, that county having only s260 as the share of each citizen.
 In addition to being one of the wealth jest counties in the state Anniston fur nishes the second largest tonnage of any city in the state, according to figures compiled by the Anniston Chamber of Commerce, ranking in this respect ahead of Mobile and Montgomery.
 
 and this section of the state will be in Anniston Thursday evening to attend the meeting of the First district convention, which will be called to erder in Castle hall.
 Among the features of the convention will be addresses by Grand Chancellor Patterson. R. H. Mangum of Selma, who is also one of the grand officers, together {, T-Il mud xrt, ,h,., ,,al Tor, are also expected to address the con vention.
 D. C. Cooper. Jr.. of Oxford, is presi- dent of the district organization. and II. H. Witt is secretary. The election of offi- cers will be held in the afternoon, and there is much speculation as to who will receive the presidency.
 The boys band of the East Lake 1n- dustrial school gave an excellent enter tainment at the Calhoun county court hous Tuesday afternoon and evening. a feature being solo rendered by an An niston youth who had, been sent to the school while his aged mother stood in the audience with another young son in her arms.
 The band came to Anniston under the auspices of the Free Kindergarten asso- ciation It was the first time the people
 
 industrial school fully explained to them since the movement for it's establishment was launched in this city several years ago.
 Calhoun county candidates for office are rapidly paying up their assessments as fixed by the subcommittee of the county democratic organization. Among those who have paid are tho following candi- a I<lipa fnr tnr Jnb m Crook, J. F. Rowan and w. IT. Griffin, for probate judge; J. D. Henry and M. w. Woodruq. for sheriff; J. J. P. Weaver and G. w. Hubbard. for commissioner: D. C. Blackwell. w. F Mccain and T. NJ. Ader- hold, for legislature; T. W. Coleman, for judge of the city court and w. C. Tun- stall, for county solicitor.
 Judge Hugh D. Merrill is at Heffin. where he is holding court. It was on &C., count of this session of court that Judge Merrill could not hold the special term of the circuit court at Columbiana earlier for the trial of James G. Oakley on a charge of embedding state funds while president of the Alabama convict bureau ~~~>------------------- fair will be located on Avenue E and Twenty-first street.
 The shoe shop of Fred Plier on Nine teenth street was broken into some time Tuesday night and 10 pairs of shoes and a quantity of leather was taken. The rob- bers gained entrance from the rear of the store. it is thought, by the means of skeleton key. Detectives are work ing on the case.
 Yesterday morning in the Ensley police court. Luther Thomas, negro. was fined $100 and 90 days in jail on charge of larceny. Thomas was in the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad shops while the men were working and saw a suit of clothes in one of the cupboards and while no one was looking put them on. The owner of the clothes recognized them as the negro passed. A foot race started and after chasing the negro about half a mile he was finally captured When ar ranged before the court yesterday morn ing he plead guilty.
 Mrs. Cora Chapman Boterweg's piano pupils will be heard at the Ensley opera house this evening at 8 o'clock. They will be assisted by Miss Edna Chapman, voice pupil of Mrs. C. J. Severn.
 The banquet which was given by the male members of the Ensley Methodist church in the basement of the church proved quite a success. H. C. Russell acted as toastmaster and talks were made by Bishop Mccoy, pr. J. D. Simpson of the Birmingham college, the Rev. J. E. Sturdivant, presiding elder of the Bes- semer district, and by several of the mem- bers of the church. collection was taken up for the means of completing the exterior of the church.
 The teachers of the Ensley Highland Sunday school are arranging a sale of aprons, caps and children's rompers which will be held on Friday and Saturday at The sale is held for the benefit of the school.
 The members of the Olympia club of this city will be entertained this afternoon at the residence of Mrs. J. A. Dupuy All members are invited to be present
 Mrs. A. C. Montgomery will give musi- cal at her residence on DeBardeleben ave- nue next Tuesday night at o'clock for the benefit of the Fairfield Methodist church. A fine musical programme has been arranged which will be announced later.
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