The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-13
CHARGES AGAINST
 OFFICIAL FAIL Internal Revenue Office Is All Right In Chattanooga POSToFFICE IS GROWING
Big Reward Has Been Offered for Ar. rest and Conviciton of Murderers of Miss Nancy Crownover at
 University of the South.

Chattanooga, July 12.-(Special.)- )-Col- lector of Internal Revenue Robert S. Sharp, who returned to this city Sunday night from Washington, gave out a pre- pared interview, the substance of which was that the charges" recently reported as preferred against him were strictly mythical. Certain charges had been made by a Washington newspaper, a cor respondent or two, and printed again in certain Tennessee papers, but none of them had ever reached the commissioner of internal revenue.
 While in Washington MT Sharp called or the commissioner to find out if any charges had really been preferred agaist him, and that official of the treasury de- partment immediately said that there had not, and furthermore that he had never heard of them.
 Allegations of the Washington news- papers, which MT. Sharp said he could easily trace to a certain source, were to the effect that he had disorganized the service, whereupon MT Sharp opines that certain persons don't know the differen- ence between disorsanization and reor- ganization Revenue collections in MT. Sharps territory have kept up remark ably well, notwithstanding the prohibition wave; in fact, the service, which certain persons are unofficially charging has been disorganized, is according to MT. Sharps belief, doing just about as well as 1t ever did.
 A high place upon the honor roll of Cax postoffice because of the splendid increase In receipts made for the month of June over the same month of last year. A statement was issued Saturday by the postoffice department which showed that tho local office ranked third among 50 of the largest offices in the United States. The office at Dayton, O., with an increase of 40 per cent led the van, while Seattle was in second place, with gain of 32 20 per cent. A substantial gain in receipts for the fiscal year which closed June 90 was also made by the local postoffice.
 One thousand dollars reward has been offered for the arrest and conviction of the murderer or murderers of Miss Nancy Crownover, which occurred a few days ago on the premises of the University of the South at Sewanee. The governor first offered $500 regard, and this was sup plemented by an offer of $500 by the Uni versfty of the South. The murder of Miss Crownover. whose charred remains were found in the ruins of a burned out house near the university, has aroused a great deal of feeling at Sewanee, and a private fund has been subscribed to as- sist in tracing the murderer A detective from the Pinkerton agency in Chicago has been at Sewanee for several days, having been retained by residents of the mountain.
 The second Sunday under prohibition was even quieter with the county authori- ties than the first, only three arrests having been made. None of those ar- rested owe their apprehension to any charge of "bootleggng," all having been arrested on the charge of gambling. So far no arrests have been made for boot logging by the county authorities and only three by the city.
 The following is a bulletin issued Sat urday by the Georgia fruit exchange:
 Shipments of Elberta and Georgia Bell peaches, which began the latter part of this week will continue through next week in South and Middle Georgia. North Georgia will clean up with Carmens and Waddells next week, and will follow the rest of the state In Elbertas and Belles The Georgia fruit exchange predicts that about 300 carloads will be shipped next week."