The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-19
ALBANY

| Albany, October 1S.-(Special) 1.-THE
| two cars carrying members of the Jack.
son highway pathfinders reached De.
catur late this afternoon, having come
through from Nashville today. The
visitors were received by a reception
committee of Albany-Decatur road en-.
| thusiasts, and were shown much atten.
| ton tonight at their hotel. No forma
programme of entertainment was car.
ried out, as the road scouts arrived
two days earlier than expected. They
mingham by way of Cullman, and will
reach the Magic City tomorrow night.
| Asleep for 80 days, and showing no
signs of an early awakening, Mable
Mitchell, aged % years, a negress, is
proving a puzzle to local physicians
No similar instance of somnolence has
come to the notice of the doctors Of this
section and it is stated that the annals
| of medicine contain but few parallel
cases. The woman has lost her sensory
nerves, and is immune to pin pricks
and other methods of arousing a sense
of pain. However, the deeper motor
NERVES are still sensitive to the appli-
clans believe that the woman will prob
ably live two weeks longer in her pres
emit condition, and have no hope of her
recovery.
Cotton climbed the price chute again
here today, reaching the highest level
since the Civil war. The staple sold
on the streets for 1910 per pound,
while cotton seed brought $56 per ton.
Cotton factors here predict that the day
Of zoe cotton is near at hand.
The Albany Board of Commerce, re-
Gently organized, has employed the Nc
Keand Service company Of Indianapolis
to conduct an organization and men,
bership campaign to begin next week.
The service company will send two
men here to place the new CONNER
cial body on a sound basis, and to in
crease its membership to several hun
bred. Joseph B. Babb, former secretary
of the Birmingham Commercial CLUB is
in the employ of the service company,
and NAV be assigned. to the local field.
The honking of thousands OF wild
geese here tonight indicated the COM
ing of cold weather, according to ANA
teur weather profits. 1t is said that the
geese GO south with the passing of the
warm weather.
The Hit Lumber company received
telegram this morning from Mobile, just
before the wires went down, stating
that their plant at that place was in
the path of the hurricane. The wire
said that the blow pipe had been torn
away. and that the employees had fleo
from the plant
Iewie w. Hardage, famous all-south-
ern football star. has just received no
tice from the Massachusetts Mutual
life Insurance company by which ne
is employed, that he led the company
forces in business secured in Alabama
and tennessee for the year. The record
|is an unusual one. Mr.. Hardage is
now here, although his present head
quarters are at Chattanooga
The automobile of c. M st. Claire
left the road here today, turned twice
over and landed at the bottom OF
ditch. 1t was righted and the engine
worked and it proceeded on its way
Neither car nor occupant were hurt
by the tumble.
dairy dinner party to be attended
Inv rs persons, including IS farmers
and several government experts, will
be given at the Hotel iilda on Octo-
her rs. by ]. w. Clopton. Jr.. manager
| of the Decatur Ice Cream company
The purpose of the dinner is to in
lterest Alabama farmers in the produc-
| ton of milk that is now shipped in here
| from Tennessee points.
At a meeting of the Morgan county
board of education and educators from
over the county held at Hartselle to-
day. a central committee of five to con-
duct the campaign in this county for the
educational amendment to the state con-
stitution was named The committee
will hold its initial meeting at the court
house on next Saturday morning at Il
o'clock. It's members are: A. D. Muir
phrey, chairman M. Patillo of Hartselle
John A. Thomason and Prof. ]. M. Col
lier Of Decatur, w. T. Ransome Of Som
eryille. The meeting was attended By
about $50 persons. and was enthusiastic
An address was delivered by Prof. q. v
| Judd of Auburn.
Friends here have been advised Of tht
death at Dallas. Tex. Of Judge William