The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-09
ANNISTON
Costs Negro SJ0--J. H. Philipps Dead Negro s5O--J. H. Philips Dead

Anniston, July S.-(Speciai Judge John Pelham, presiding justice of the court of appeals of Ala bama, who has been spend ing short vacation at Talladega Springs. is in Anniston en route to Montgomery, where he will attend the sessions of the Alabama Bar association of which he was formerly president.
 It was while at the head of the Alabama Bar association that Judge Pelham made the appeal that resulted in the appoint ment of recess committees by the 1915 legislature to reform the judiciary and court practices. He says he got the idea from the national congress. He believes it the only practical way to deal with such large problems and is of the opinion that the judiciary committee of the Ala bama legislature will render a construc- tive service to the state.
 It cost Henry Smith, alias Sam Smith. & negro, $50 for the privilege of carrying a razor on his person in this city. That was the amount he was fined with costs, by Recorder Green Wednesday in the recorders court.
 J. H. Phillips. aged g. died at a local hospital Wednesday morning, after an illness of two weeks. The. deceased was carried to the hospital Sunday in a crit ical condition and he was unable to rally from an operation. He is survived by his wife and three children. Mrs. L. E. Wright of Jacksonville and Mrs John Adams and Claude Phillips of this city. The body was removed to the residence. 2400 Gurnee avenue. Wednesday after noon and the funeral will be held Thurs day. Final arrangements have not yet been made for the funeral but the re- mains will probably be inferred at Jack sonville. The deceas sed lived in this city for the past 10 years and was a member of the Woodmen of the World That fra ternity will have charge of the funeral ceremonies.
 An educational institute was held at the First Methodist church Thursday afternoon and evening and was attended by a number of prominent out-of-town ministers and laymen. The institute is one of three to be held in the Talladega district and the object is to raise funds for Owenton college, the school main tained by the North Alabama conference for males. The Methodists are raising a quarter of a million dollars for this in stitution, and of this amount s1S7 ,00Q. has already been secured.
 A member of the board of trustees of the school stated while here that work will be started in the fall on Science hall one of the new buildings to- be built for the school.
 Over 5000 has been subscribed in the Talladega district to the fund. The can vass in. the district will soon be com pleted, and the next district to be visited will be Roanoke. The committee in charge of the canvassing in this district have adopted the slogan, ''s2o,000 for the Talladega district.
 Scott Roberts returned last night from Birmingham, where he attended the meet ing of the Alabama Cotton Manufact- urers' association, and is being congrat- ulated on being elected, president of the association Mir. Roberts has made for himself quite a reputation as an orator throughout the state, and has been very active in support of legislation having to do with child labor laws
 D. T. Goodwin of the Anniston Manu- featuring company was made chairman or the board of governors of the associa- tion. Joseph J. Bradley of Huntsville was elected vice president and A. E. Led- yard of Pell City. secretary and treas urer Opposition was expressed to the proposed abolition of the office of inspec- tor of jails and factories and the present child labor laws were ndorsed