The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-07
ALABAMA SYNOD
 PRESbYTER|ANS Annual Session Tonight at Ensley Highlands Church ROBBERS ARE TRAILED Returns of Election Will Be Given at the Ensley Opera House
 Tonight
ROBBERS ARE TRAILED

The Alabama synod of the Presby terian church, U. S. A., will begin it's annual session tonight at the Ems ley Highlands Presbyterian church at 7:30 o'clock and will continue until Thursday. The opening sermon will be peached by the Rev. D. T. Fullerton of St. Louis, secretary of the home mission board Following the sermon the organization of the synod will be effected
 Many delegates are already in at- tendance and many others are expect ed to arrive today. Among the dele- gates will be the Rev L. A. Reagor, the first pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian church of Ensley. MT. Reagor lived in Ensley for a number of years and has many friends here who will be glad to extend him well come.
 the popular meetings to be held Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
 Police are on the trail of the two robbers who broke into the Thomas drug store early Sunday morning and blew open and robbed the company's safe. A clew left at the blacksmith shop at Osceola, where the tools for the robbery were secured, gave hint of the identity of the thieves. Police are working upon the small piece of information they have obtained and arrests are expected to be made dur ing the day.
 The robbery was done by amateurs, of the store. Dynamite was used free ly, the safe being practically ruined.
 A car driven by M. C. Andrews and a wagon driven by J. w. Brown col- lided at the intersection of Twenty third avenue and Avenue E last night at o'clock. The wagon was com badly damaged. The drivers escaped unhurt.
 A parade of 15O pupils of the Bush High school, including 20 Boy Scouts, in favor of the school amendment was given last night at o'clock under the direction of Prof. G. K. Wampler. Banners inscribed with 'Vote for the Am endment," were taken by the chill dren. Preceding and following up the parade were several torch bearers.
 Elizabeth Henry, @ negro woman, was fined $103 and given 90 days hard labor sentence for running a blind tiger hotel by Judge J. T. Lowry in police court yesterday Henry Chap rell was fined $50 for keeping a gamb- disorderly, and John II. Brown $25 for using profane language. Thirty five other arrests were made yeSter day. All offenders were negroes.
 Tom Stringer, negro, char ged with stealing a valuable pointer dog from c. A. Noles, was bound over to the grand jury on $500 bond by Judge r. O. Harris in inferior court yester- day.
 Formal opening of the Craig garage in the recently completed building on the corner of Twenty-first street and Avenue D took place yesterday. The building is the property of J. G. Whit field and is considered one of the most thoroughly equipped garages of the south, having floor space for 75 cars up-to-date machine shops and a read ing room for those obliged to wait for car repairing.
 The Postal company will furnish the service for the taking of the election returns at the Ensley opera house to- night. I. A. Miller. treasurer of the republican club, is in charge A small admission will be charged.
 A meeting of the school board as- sociation will be held for the pur- pose of securing lunch rooms and bet te~ playgrounds for the school chil- dren at the Ensley High school ths afternoon at 2 o'clock All members Of the association are urged to be present
 A meeting of the High School Im- provement association will be held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the high school.