The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-25

Law company VS.. J. C. Hinson, Geneva
circuit court; affirmed. By Simpson,
wv. T. Whitaker VS.. G. w. Van
Hoose. Tuscaloosa county court; af-
firmed. Also Chattanooga Savings
bank vs. A. b. Tanner Jefferson cir
cult court; reversed and remanded. By
benson, Annie e. Dickson VS.. G.. w.
VanHoose, ct ais, appeal from Tusca-
loosa county court; adjudged that APP
pelants take nothing by tn cir APP
peal Also G. W. VanHoose ct ais. VS..
Annie E. Dickson, cross appeal from
Tuscaloosa county court reversed and
rendered. Also the Knabe case enlarged
upon above.
Duncan for Place.
There is a report in this section that
Dr. J. A. Duncan, to the recent con-
ference pastor of the First Methodist
church of Birmingham, is to be head
of the new woman's college to be
erected by the Methodists in Alabama.
This is said to explain why he was
not transferred to other fields at the
Decatur meeting. 1t was reported some
time ago that DIR. John A. Massey,
head of the Alabama Conference Female
college at Tuskegee, was to be called
to the place. The rumor about DR..
Duncan is therefore of special interest
to the members of the church in the
state. DIR. Duncan was sent to the
Athens station for the coming year.
Barge Line Rates.
AS result of controversy over barge
rates on the Alabama and Tombigbee riv-
ers the Alabama railroad commission, at
a meeting held Tuesday, decided to gem
orally overhaul the rates for boat hauls,
defining what is and what is not a barge
rate and in every way doing away with
the troubles that have arisen between the
commission and the river traffic COM
panies. Some time ago an effort was
made to put on barge rates that were
lower than the regular boat rates, it be-
ing said that this could be done by not
carrying passengers. 1t was claimed that
this was an effort to cut out the indie
pendent boats as they had not enough
boats to run some for passengers and
others for freight.
High School Treasurers.
Five treasurers of county high schools
have been announced by the high school
commission as follows; Coffee county, j.
l.. Warren; Franklin, Foster Garvin;
Lowndes, W. E. Brooks; Marengo, K. NJ
Moseley; Winston, d. F. McCollum. Nine
had been selected before and there are
eight more to be chosen. Blanks are now
being sent out by way of instruction to
school forces about the state, in line with
recent rulings of the high school COM
mission.
Many Birmingham Lawyers.
Many prominent lawyers from the Bir-
mingham territory were in Montgomery
Tuesday for the opening of the supreme
court for that section. Among the num-
Der were Jerre King, author of the Great
er Birmingham bill in the legislature;
John w. Tomlinson, member of the ma
tional democratic committee for Alabama;
S. w. John, author of the anti-pistol bill;
all of Birmingham. Among others We're
former Senator John H. Bankhead, Jr.,
of Jasper and j. Ii. Parker, member of
the legislature from Cullman county.
Tomlinson In No Hurry.
John w. Tomlinson of Birmingham.
member of the national democratic COM
mittee for the state of Alabama, who is
spending few days in the city, says that
it is too early yet to be talking of the
next presidential candidate He takes 1t
lIdl II Will u6 bcst W Wait Until thiihSS
shape up for the future. He has no idea
that the democratic party is dead. On the
other hand he looks forward to it's doing
yet its greatest work.
Forests Denuded.
]. HI. Foster, member of the United
States forestry service, who has been at
work in Alabama several weeks, has left
for Washington. He says that while there
is a great sentiment for forest preserva-
ton the Alabama forests are being denud-
ed at a great rate. Three things are
keeping back successful growth--boxing
of trees for turpentine, forest fires and
cutting of immature trees for timber. He
Is very much pleased, however, with Ala
bama laws.
Convicts In Demand.
State convicts are very much in demand
number employed in mines is anticipated.
This class of work renders better returns,
and it Is thought that as many as can
be spared from other service will be sent
to the mines. 1t is also understood that
with the increase in demand from the coal
mines many county convicts not hereto
fore in this class of work will be sent
to 1t, Montgomery county now having up
the question All convicts will be given a
holiday and a good dinner Thanksgiv-
ing.
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