The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-21
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Nader Evans of Bessemer Has Named His Dog Jess Willard-Likes to Read Lively Stories
By ELLIS c. noLLuMs

ing and in winners of prize fights-if-rh are white men. Nader Evans is his name and he has dog named for Jess Willard, who sc handily whitewashed a smoky spot recently at Havana Nader has been watchfulIy and hopefully waiting for the past four or more years for white man to come along and beat lip the smoke and as soon as Jess did it Ka- der's dog had new name.
 Nader carries The Age-Herald to res idents of Bessemer on the Southside. He Is one of the livest fellows we have. as, in fact. all Bessemer boys seem to be. He attends the Roberts school at
 Bessemer and likes books such as are written by Horatio Alger, IF. The Alger books are a sort of 10-cent novel only they are intended to displace the latter form of literature The heroes of these books always are the most manly fellows imaginable and the villains always get what they deserve. except when the hero is moved to compassion by their misery.
 The stories are good for growing boys to read and are so written as to be in- teresting to growing boys. For myself. I like the dime novel and read it yet when my wife is away from home.
 But, getting back to Nader I asked him the other day what, in his opinion, would be the best thing we could do to improve The Age-Herald. He told me that it was pretty fair as it is, and that he could see no room for improve ment
 Nader goes after a subscriber with a different method. He has not the same ''spei' to give all of them ,s7but his talk ing points depend largely upon the per sonality of the subject with whom he is dealing. Now. for a lady, he tells her what advantage The Age-Herald offers 
 institution awarded him the degree of ba chelor of science and education He has taught at .Andalusia and in the sum- mer school of the state university, and came here last fall as principal of the High school. He is native of Troy.
 number of local physicians left today for Birmingham to attend the meeting oi the State Medical association. Among those who went from the Decaturs were Drs. A. T. Grayson, II. D. Greer. F. P Pettey, w. NJ. Murray, G. S. Chenault and F. l.. Chenault
 T. ]. Newsom, charged with the mur- der of c. F. Hatchett was granted bond today in the sum of S1500 at a habeas corpus hearing before Judge Vert of the | law and equity court. He did not regain his liberty. however, IS the state ap- pealcd to the supreme court, and the defendant must remain in jail until this | appeal is decided Although large num- Ter of witnesses were present when the case was called, none were examined, | as by agreement of attorneys the case | was rested on the same testimony heard when the first habeas corpus petition came before Judge Vert The court stat | ed that he had not changed his mind, | and for the second time fixed $l5Oo bond
 All directors of the Decatur Land com pany. which owns large holdings in New Deca tur. were reelected at the annual meeting of the stockholders held here today Harry NJ. Falk of New York, | pr esident of the company, attended the 1 meeting.
 Miss Mary Hester Gure and Thomas Lee Hartung, both popular here will be | united in marriage tomorrow night at the Hotel Lyons, according to announce ment today. The ceremony Will pe per | formed by the Rev. R. I. Walston. pastor | of the Central Methodist church of New Decatur Only a limited number of l friends will be present.
 David Muller, member of the we'll | known Decatur tailoring firm of Muller l Bros died unexpectedly late yesterday 1 from hemorrhage of the brain, aged 5 years He was a native of Germany, but had resided in the Decaturs since boom | 6ays, and was greatly esteemed. Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow aft erhoor at o'clock. Interment at Oak wood cemetery.