The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-26
BOY RETURNS ID
 FATHERLESS HOME Governor Paroles Willis Hen derSon From Industrial School FATHER IN PENiTENTlARY Steamboat Men Will Appear Before State Railroad Commission April
 6 To Take Up Adjustment
 of Rates on Rivers.

Montgomery, March 25.-(Specal )-In order that he might go back home and take care of a family left fatherless for the time by the father being sent to the penitentiary, Governor Conner has paroled Willis Henderson, a youth out of the Boys Industrial school at East Lake, sent there for a year for manslaughter He had served most of his sentence, how ever. The father of the boy is serving a sentence of six years for the offense out of which the son was sent up.
 The trouble grew out of a fight that the father was having with man whose name is not given in Houston county. The boy is said to have run with an old gun, the stock of which had almost fallen off, and fired it, killing the antagonist of his parent. He acted in defense of his own blood, as he saw it, and there are many who think he should not have been sent up at all. A large family of children are left with the mother to support, and it was very necessary that the boy be al- lowed to go and help her.
 Steamboat Rates. The steamboat men on the Alabama and
  pear before the railroad commission on April 6 to take up the question of an adjustment of the rates to be charged for freight. It is interesting to know, too, that with the adoption of the schedules now pending there will be no more rate wars, the boatmen not being allowed to make and mar rates at will
 New Officers. The following officers have been com missoned by the adjutant general of tho Alabama National Guard c. s. Robbins, Selma. colonel on staff of governor; o. l.. Lewis. captain: w. M. Weston, first lieutenant and s. P. Hearn, second lieu tenant, Tuskegee: A. c. Sexton, major, staff of governor; Briscoe Seals, lieuten- ant and quartermaster. Second regiment.
 Hardwck ParoIed.
 Jasper Hardwick, who was sent up from Morgan county in 1903 for killing Dr. w. B. Thomson, has been paroled by Gov. B. B. Conner, with half a 10-year sentence served Slanderous statements about the family of the defendant credited to Dr. Thomason caused a break, and when the two met both are said to have opened fire. It was stated that the dead man had a gun and was trying to kill Hardwiek. Of the case the governor says: A very large number of citizens petition for his 
 will result in the most good. I hereby parole him, subject to his future good conduct"
 Crushed His Skull.
 Wallace Feabin, a negro. has been brought to Montgomery from Covington county for safe keeping. He killed his employe at Fairfield, B. w. Mcclellan by name hitting him in the head with pair of blacksmith tongs. The skull of the dead man was crushed. The feeling was so high against the negro in Coving- ton it was thought best to bring him here.
 Chance Joins Team.
 Manager Frank Chance of the Chicago Cubs came in yesterday and met the teom here today He has been laid out with bad foot but is rounding into shape. He is looking for the team to make great record this year. as he has fine lot of boys who know the game.
 New Corporations.
 The Bizbee Ice and Development com pany of Jackson, capital S5OOO. and the Tombigbee Lumber company of Myrtle wood, capital s4O00. have been reported to the secretary of state.
 Wilbur Atkins of Pratt City has been
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