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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
DECATUR
Grand Jury Adjourns Decaturs' Mayors Return From Nashville Full of Hope


 Mayors Return From Nashville Full of Hope
 Decatur, September 25.-(Special. ) The grand jury of the Morgan county law and equity court adjourned yes terday after finding 34 true bills and examining large number of wit nesses. The Jury was in session about five days.
 Mayor James A. Nelson of Decatur and Mayor A. A. Hardage of New De- catur have just returned from the meeting of the Jackson highway at Nashville and are very hopeful that the Decaturs will succeed in getting the Jackson highway when the meet ing Is held in November. A number of other citizens of the Decaturs who at tended the Nashville meeting have also returned home and all are very hope full of securing the meeting.
 It has just leaked out here that on last Thursday night freight train on the Louisville and Nashville railroad was wrecked in the yards here by a switch being thrown and several freight cars derailed. Ii Is also said that some of the freight cars were robbed of freight.
 It is stated that the railroad com pany has been keeping the matter a secret with the hope of locating the guilty parties. It is said that detec- tives are working on the case.
 For sometime past at intervals freight cars have been broken into and robbed here and at various times the guilty parties have been caught and convicted and punishment dealt out to them.
 Mrs w B. Edmoundson sold 99 bales of last years cotton yesterday at 10 cents wound. This is the largest sale of cotton that has been made here in many months.
 Mrs. Edmundson owns a large plan tation on the outskirts of New De- catur
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26

Rolfe, married Colonel Boiling. Their granddaughter. Anne Boiling, married Joseph Murray. Their daughter, Peggy Murray, married Thomas Gordon. and their daughter Ann or Nancy Gordon married Henry F. Coleman, and had five sons and five daughters. ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
Answer to Correspondents

To T. F. e., who asks for Information about the Coleman family:
 Coleman is probably of the same de- rivation of Collier. There was an An glo-Saxon personal name which indi- cated the occupation of charcoal burner from which Coleman is taken.
 The family was early established in King William and Culpepper counties, Virginia. Some of its members trace desent from Pocahontas, the famous In- dian princess. Jane Rolfe. only daugh- ter of Pocahontas, only child, Thomas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
A CORNER IN ANCESTORS
By FRANCES COwLEs. THE PHIL FPS FAMILY

Copyright 1915, by Mcclure Newspaper
 Syndicate) ~
 The first settler of the Phillips family was Rev. George Phillips, whose father was Christopher Phillips of Rainham. St. Martins, Norfolk. England-descrlbed in the family annals as "a gentleman of moderate fortune"
 The son, George Phillips was born about 1593 in Rainham. He was given a very liberal education. being graduated from Gonville and Gains college, Cam bridge, in 16l3.
 Four years later when George was 20 years old he received his masters de- gree from Cambridge. From the univer- sity he took holy orders and received
 living in Boxted by the Stour river, County Essex. He was apparently very able preacher, but soon found himself in opposition to the established church and joined with the Puritans who sought. re- ligious freedom in the new world. There upon he sailed in the ship Arbella, with Governor Winthrop. reaching the Mas sachusetts colony in 1880.
 There are several allusions to Phillips in Winthrop's diary. On the voyage over he was appointed by Winthrop to cate elise the people on Tuesday and Wednes- day each week. In another entry Win throp tells of the appropriation of 80 a year for MT. Phillips services as minis ter. As the first minister in Watertown Mass, he had no little influence and was the first advocate of the Congrega- tionai order of church government.
 His first wife was daughter of one Richard Sargent. and his second wife was Elizabeth. probably the widow of Capt. Robert Walden. Among the sons of George Phillips. one George, born in Boxted, England. In 1925. followed his fathers calling. He married Sarah, of the distinguished Appleton family. Their son. Samuel born in 1857. married Mary Emerson: Their son. John Phillips, mar ried Mary Botolph and they were the an- cestors of both Phillips Brooks and wen- del Phillips Their great-great grand daughter was Mary Ann, Phillips, born in 1898, who married William Gray Brooks and became the mother of the famous Bishop Brooks. A son of John Phillips and Mary Botolph was Rev. Samuel Phil lips. born in 1889, whose son William married Margaret Wendell and their grandson was the celebrated Wendell Phillips.
 southern family of Phillips was founded by James Phillips of Stafford county, Virginia, who was born in Wales and came to America at the close of the seventeenth century. He married Har riet Griffin and had son, William, of Stafford county. Virginia, who was born in 1797. He was a colonel of the Tenth regiment of Virginia. He married Eliza beth Fowke, niece of Governor Din widdie, and their son, William Fowke Phillips was auditor of the United States treasury and postoffice depart ment in the time of the civil war. The family is prominent in the south.
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-12-23

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-18
HOLD MEMORIAL MEETING
IN HONOR OF FIREMEN
city VIII rny Tribute To- Night to
Memory ot Men who Ptrishcd
in Recent Fire.

y week ago yesterday tn 80 fircmcn
went to their death in tn" Crcnshaw
Warehouse fire. ro-nigh; at $50
o'clock at Bellevue school. Twenty
fourth and Grace Streets. citizens OF
Richmond will gather to do honor TO
their memory and provide financial as
Sistancc for the stricken families
Appeals have been made to the pco-
pie of the city for financial aid for
those dependent upon Captain Nor
mcnt. Firemcn Atkinson and Odell.
who We're killed in the warehouse !ire,
as we'll as for family OF Chauffeur Pc
gram who was killed several months
ago while driving Chief Ioynes's car in
response TO an alarm. Former Coun-
Gilman MORAN X. Mills. who will he
chairman OF the meeting. said last
night that tho Indications were that
there would be large attendance.
The Boy Scouts have volunteered their
services AS ushers.
Addresses will he made by Attor-
ney-General Pollard. Lieutenant Gov
ornor Ellyson. Mayor Ainslie. Rev. j.
j. Wicker, Rev. w. .Asbury Christian,
and Rev. w. l.. Fall. The three minis
trrs conducted the funerals of Fire
men Normcnt, Odcll ;fnd Atkinson.
Ministers throughout the city am
nounccd the meeting from their pulpits
yesterday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-18
FOR COLORED HOME
Directors of White Cross National
f0lorcd Old Folks Home Assocfn-
tiOn to Meet TO-Dny.

Two meetings OF the White Cross
National Colorcd old Folks Iiomc AS
ISOLATION. recently Incorporated, VIII
no held III Richmond to-day. One will
be for tho directors In the Mechanics
Bank Building At i o'clock. and tho
other at o'clock at So3 North Thirty
first street. II is proposed 70 cs-
tabl!sh the home IN Myrtle Grove. To-
Gated about two miles north OF the
prescn; corporate limits.
The directors are: Rev. e T. w
Drew. ph. D., OF Washington; formerly
Register Of tho Treasury ]. w Lyons
OF Atlanta: formerly Congrcssmnu
George II. White. Philadelphia, Pa.
DR.. Willard s. Richardson. washing
ton; DR. y. G. Calls. Baltimore: Pro
lessor Jesse Lawson, Plainhcld. y. T.:
Richard Ivy. MarEarcttville. y. C.:
professor J. s. Drew. Helena, Ark.
Blair Lee. Maryland; Or. j. +. Robin
son. birmingham, Ala; Rev. w. p,
stevenson. Wheeling. w. Va; James
w. Poe. Richmond: J. Thomas Hewin.
Richmond: j. Finley Wilson. Wash
!nston; formerly Recorder OF Deed.
Henry Lincoln Johnson. Atlanta; Rev
~. r. Williams. Washington: y. f.
Drew, New York: y. Nye Van Week
and l.. NJ. King. Washington.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-18
Dldn t Know They !.
Had Any Acoustics
Capitol Guide Believes Drastic
Treatment of l., eisiatioc Halls
Should Be Deferred.

Dcnizcns OF the State Capitol have
unoilicially voted mo- on the surrcs.
ton OF Boston acouStical company
witch offers to improve the acoutics Of
the two chambers OF the General Assem-
bly, letter submitting an attractive
III OPPOSITION. addressed to the State
House commissioners. WAS placed in
the hands OF Clerk Il. II. Wilson. of
the state Corporation Commission on
Saturday.
Mr.. Wilson passed the nommunica-
ton on to Alexander Forward. secre-
tary 10 the Governor. who will to-day
land II 10 Clerk John w. Williams. OF
tae House of Delegates. Mr. Williams
as clerk OF the House of Delegates, has
an intimate knowledge OF tho acoustics
Of the two houses. and will he able to
refer the communication to III, appro-
Pirate committee when tho Legislature
assemblies.
With its offer TO improve the acous-
ties I'm the Legislative halls Of the Vir-
gin!a capitol, the Boston company
submits y number Of testimonials one
la from Rev. Alfred V. Bliss. pastor of
the Winslow congregational Church,
Taunton, Mass, who relates that he
fore his church was treated by the
Eoston company some of his parishion-
e:s complained OF Il headache after the
sermon. Since the acoustics have been
Improved the headaches have disap-
pcared
Hardened frcqueutcrS Of Nirginia's
legislative halls were inspired by this
testimonial to suggest that any treat
ment of the CapitulS acoustics that
viii eliminate the headache and fire.
Quently the hcartache that follows the
speeches made by some of the party
.caders during the session would bc
welcomed
Most OF the Capitors dcnixens. how
ever, arc of tho opinion that the hear
ing qualities Of the present halls are
excellent enough for all practical pur-
poses. Whlo IT might be possible by
acoustic surgery 70 make legislative
speeches more distinct than they have
been In til" past il was pointed ont
Yesterday that most speeches OF this
character suffer more from innate OBJ
tuscness than from distrarght sound
waves. and that. therefore, their fail
urc TO impinCc properly on tho human
tympanum is not an unmixcd calamity
The Capitol Guide added his voice
against the proposed innovation.
I'm the first place" he said. IT didn't
know the House AMI Senate halls had
any acoustics. If that's what's ailing
them they've been suffering from ii a
long time. and | reckon it's permanent
by this time. | don't reckon it's s"ri-
Gus. and believe in waiting until the
symptoms got more pronounced before
trying to cure it,"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-18
SUFFRAGlSTS SEEK DATE
WITH CONGRESSMAN GLASS
Local Brnnch OF CnnyressInuuI ,.,,o,
sends Telegram Asking for short
Herring Saturday,

The Virginia branch Of the Conrrcs.
sional Union is seeking an interyiew
with CONGRESSMAN Carter Glass in
hyhchhurg next Saturday. H. which
,hey viii ask his supper, for the Susan
u. Anthony amendment TO the Federal
constitution. giving suffrage to women.
telegram was sent to Mr.. Glass YES
tcFdaE afternoon. signed hy Mrs.
Charles V. Meredith. chairman: Mrs.
iiill Urquhar,. treasurer. and Mrs.
Percy Read. secretary. They asl FOR
an Interview OF half an hour
During the visit Of Senators Martin
and swanson TO Richmond last week
for the unvcil!ng of the John Tier
monument. delegation from The
Union called on them ut Murphys
Hotel and asked their supper, for the
amendment. During the summer they
called on Congressman Montague in
Richmond and Congressman Flood at
Appo'nattox.
/; Is the purpose of tho Union to
urge each Of the other Democratic
congressman from Virginia to support
the Federal amendment CONGRESSMAN
Slcmp. Republican, of the Ninth Dis
tr!ct. voted for submitting the amend
ment last winter
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-18
COLLEGE DEBATERS ARGUE
POLlCE-COMMISSlON ISSUE
Side COntcndInS for Abolition al
Present System wIns-Durhnm
PrcSiilcnt of SenInrN.

Members of Mu Sigma Rho Literary
Society. of Richmond College, Friday
night debated the question: Resolved.
That the city of Richmond Should
Abolish the Present Form OF Police
commissions" The affirmative won.
Tho debaters were w. II. Bagby and
IT, w. Charlton for the affirmative;
j. l. Morcwitz aud Samuel II. Gcilman.
for the negative. Readers on tho pro-
gram were BERNARD Crump and ;. r.
bowman: dcclaimers, T.. 9. Harrison
and J.. Il Smith; current topics, Wen
dell White
w T.. Durham. star tackle OF the
football team, wa" elected president
Of the senior class 1T "A meeting Sat
urday.
The students Self Government,
League. OF Westhamptou College. Sat
urday night gave a reception To tho
new students. The upper classc,ncn
Of richmond College were invited
Rev. w. J.. LinEle, of Gintcr Park
Presbyterian Church. conducted vcspcr
services in the auditorium OF Richmond
College Yesterday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-18
NEED MORE INTEREST IN
MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS
Northumberland Stern Urges Bet.
ter Support From Citizens and
Business Men.
Says Richmond Should Have Coast
ARTILLERY Company as Well as Nor
folk and Other Virginia Cities.
Companies Want More Men.


While the general condition OF the
Virginia Volunteers is fair. there is i'm
perative need for awakening the In
terest Of citizens of the State, especially
the business interests. In the military
organizations This is the conclusion
drawn from the report OF Lieutenant
Colonel 10 Lane Stern. Assistant In
spector General OF Virginia Volunteers.
f!lcd Saturday with AdJutant General
W. ". Sale.
colonel Stern mentioned several
phases OF his report in an address. be-
fore tho Richmond bra nch of the Ma
toDai Security League Saturday night,
when he urged the organization to do
something practical 10y devoting their
energies toward upbuilding the Vir-
ginia militia. particularly the com
inandS stationed in Richmond. The
lnspcctor-General has just complet ed
the fall Inspection of the troops and
the Impressions gained on his tour
We're fresh in his mind
COAST ARTILLERY COMPANY
PROPOSED For RICH"OND
Th" organization Of coast artillery
companies should appeal To Virsinians
Colonel Stern says, because of tho
stretch OF coast which must be defend
ed H. the event OF war Richmond
should have coast artillery company
nc assorted, as we'll rs Norfolk and
other cities. The War Department is
willing TO cooperate with the Virginia
authorities In cquipp!ng and maintain.
ing n coast artillery branch of the
state troops. ana n movement in mis-
| direction IS probable.
new company OF infantry 10 be-
Ing organized 1t I,ynchburg. composed
Yi youns men from the hest families
IN the city. company OF field ar
t!llery has been organized AT uamu.
ton and oil it's roster are a number Of
reading men OF the town Applications
I 20 IN" Generals Office to be
mustered in arc pending The New.
/ port News companies have beer
! strengthened by the attitude Of the
! shIrbuilding company and other indus.
/ trics In that city in approving enlist.
/ in"nts 10y their employees
! WANTS HELP Of BUSINESS
AND PROFESSIONAL MEN
BUSINESS ana professional men ow,
/ ~ 10 their State and themselves Il
TAX" greater interest In the citizen
| soldier. Colonel stern told his audicnc,
/ saturday night The greater part O
'he virginia Volunteers to-day arc
mad" up OF men who work by the do y
ana "h"n they are called out for en-
Cahpm"nis or to suppress disorder, the,
'caN" Their employment and serve fo
'n'Il'"Ff wares These men move from
place TO place ana last year. the vol
-h'"rrS lost 3+1 men by removals
rms igUrc does not include 200 en-
nSt"d men, who ar" located at Homo
wfIi ana arc $till carried on the rolls
purins the year, a37, or 30 per cen
"l IA" virginia Volunteers droppcd from
IN" ro'ls The terms Of 3S7 cxpire,
hho thry did not rc-cnlist--thc mum
Der bcinS less than last year how
ever. ~"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-18
LIQUOR SELLING CHARGED
Police Arrest Hortcnsc DIair on Chnrrc
Of Dispensing Spirits without

Hortense Blair, former keeper OF a
disorderly house in the old segregated
district, was arrested yesterday by Po-
liccmen Sweet and Buchanan on "a
charge of selling liquor at l25 Mayo
street without license. The officers
captured a small amount Of beer in the
raid.
Another raid OF an alleged sneak
easy was made last NIGHT by Police
men Folkes. Dubukue, Sweet and Des-
kins when c.. Cecchi was arrested on
Il charge OF selling liquor without IA
license at 500 North Seventeenth Street.
The officers captured large amount
OF whiskcy In this raid. Both cases
Will he heard in the Police Court to-
day
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-18
BEGINS REVIVAL
Evangelist Luther Bridges Addresses
large Congregations at West End

Evangelist Luther BRIDGES OF
Gainesville. Ga, began 4 series of re-
vival services at West End Method st
Church. South Richmond, Yesterday.
Large congregations were present at
both morning and evening services,
and the evangelist preached able ser
mons He Is well known in the South.
Services Will continue each evening
this week. Beginning Tomorrow a
morning service will be held each day
at 10 o'clock. Rev. c. W. NJ. Taylor
IS pastor OF West End Church
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-18
IS PROUD TO Be KNOWN
AS EMOTIONAL PREACHER
MacIaclIlnh ReSentS AttcmDtS {
Alleged Corrupt Interests tn
MuzZlc Pulpit.
WOULD NOT SUPPRESS FACTS
Expresses Regret That Full Text of
Vice Commissions Report, With
All Names Omitted, Was Not Made
Public.

In sermon at the. Seventh Street
Christian Church last night on Emo
tional Gentlemen in the pmlpits." Rev.
VI. ID. .. Maclachlan, D. D.. upheld
earnestly tho right OF ministers of the
Gospel To take part in politics. He de-
ci;trcd that tho opposition to preachers
participating in public affairs comes
from those who do not want the truth
told.
Dr. Maclachlan compared the attacks
made on ministers in Richmond. who
nav" attacked vice and immoral condi :
tons from the pulpits, with the manner
y tho community treated the
prophets of olden times, his text bcin,:
taken from Isaiah XXX. 10: Which say
To the scers. See not; and to the
prophets. lrophcsy not unto us right
things. speak unto us smooth things.
prophesy deccits."
precisely that Is what we find to-
day. said DR.. Macla chlan. we find
/ the same opposition TO the Word Of God,
tho same attempt to muZzlc its mes
senEers. Said the pcopl" of old: VIVA;
VIII this mad fellow say Say those
OF to-day: Beware or the preachers
when they get into politics. They arc
TOO emotional. We safe and sane bust
ness men and editors ar" needed TO hold
the balance true"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-18
WILL FORMULATE PLANS
FOR COLLECTION OF DEBT
Commission Meets To-Day to Secure
Enforcement of Judgment Against
West Virginia.
EXPECT NO DRASTIC ACTION
Members Believe Amicablc arrange
ments Can BE Made for Settling
Of Sister States Indebtedness.
May BE Issue Next Election.

~ 4 meeting-&of tn? NtrSina Debt
Commission in."W,cshington tomorrow.
plans will be formulated for collecting
the amount OF the Judgment given
10y the United States Supreme Court
in favor OF Virginia against the State
Of West Virginia, Members OF the
commission, so far rs IS known, have
not determined upon q definite course
"a the matter, nor have they reached
q salts factory conclusion as 10 the man
Her In which the decree OF the highest
court IL the land may be enforced
No harsh or drastic method OF pro-
c"dure Will be favored By the Debt
Commission, il Is understood, the mem
bers taking tho position that Il Is pos
sib!e 20 make some amicablc arrange
ment with West Virginia for tho pay
ment OF the debt. The representatives,
81 the hondhoidcrs are more anxious
20 see action taken which will fore.
. settlement tv West Virginia rather
'han let tn latter state take its time
~ pny!nr up.
HATFIELD SAYS STATE
WILL nor Nv ABE DUTY
Iu recent interview. Governor
Hatfield, Of West Virginia. declnr ed
that ne people OF his state had 40 IN
tenuon OF rcpudatirS the portion Of
the debt Virginia owed before the new
state was created West Virginia was
DESTROYS OF securing q satisfactory ad-
justmcnt Of the principal for which
shc : liable, hn said, and tn" qucs =
Aon of ra"m"n' would ho prop"rl, adj
jrsted.
Govcrnc- I!atael '-aica,ed ,hn, tho
legal advisers of west Virginia are
not SATISFIED Nr0 tho amount nc-ncll
IN me deere" "i r. SNrr"n" court
and mat there uir.' Dee further ,norte
ON the part q tLo Stat" 10 secure
rcheaTnG Tho West Virginia exc
cutive said that his State would have
80 dihculty iu meeting It's obligations
the Constitution providing for the is.
suanc" Of bonds 10 pay its uorrinn q,
The Virginia debt
DEBIT az EsTIuN NAY
BECOME POLITICAL ISSUE
st the same time ~ IS wen under
stood In We, virginia political circle.
hat both the democrats ana E.rul.
!crn? fear that tho paymcn. of III,
".ht may become "a political issue
Whichever party undertakes TO NAY.
the state assume the payment OF IN,
amount ofuc!'" 'r tho decree Of IN,
supreme Cour, wili meet win violcn
Opposition from many sources at tn,
following election
Under these circumstances, d, 20 n-oh
able that West Virginia wili max, IL,
effort 10 arrange for The paymon, a,
its portion OF the debt until after IN,
general election Of 1875. when a J....n,
states senator Govcrnor ana f.eris
laiurc Is TO be elected. Governor la,
field is understood to ho q cnud!dat
for tho Senate.
Attorney General Pollard lof, vcs,cr
day for Washington. and VIII bc p,ea
ent at the meeting OF the Virgins
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-18

All citizens OF Fulton axe urged 10
be present tonight at $50 o'clock a,
the Hal OF the Junior Order United
American Mechanics for tho purpose
OF considc, ing resolution in regard
to park in Fulton. Women arr in
vitcd to he present