The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-15
TRAINS ARE BACK ON SCHEDULE TIME Damage of Recent Storm Has \ Been Repaired SOME CRIMINAL STATISTICS It Is Announced That Money for Build ing Rural Schools Will Not Be
 Available Until After
 April i.

Montgomery, October 14-(Special)- with the announcement of through ser vice on the Louisville and Nashville from Mobile to New Orleans, this popular line oi traVei Is getting back to it's own for the hrst time since the storm a month ago. It's tracks were torn up and it's bridges ruined along the coast in Mis- slsslppi and the cost of repairs has heen enormous Trains began making regular schedules today, when No. 1, south. went through. Since the storm, trains have been defiected via Hattiesburg from Gulf port, and much of the travel in this sec tion has gone via the Mobile and Ohio and the Alabama Great Southern from Tuscaloosa.
 This road is up against another diff ficulty now, though it in no way affects the running of trains. drought hal come up around Letohatchie, Tyson and the neighborhood, and water must be hauled from Montgomery for the employees to drink.
 Notable improvements are being made at this place by the Louisville and Nash. vile. new freight depot is going up and plant is being installed for the purpose of heating cars that are left in the sheds for any great length of time.
 Criminal Statistics.
 Students of economic conditions nrofass to find argument for prohibition in the fact that the total number of arrests in Montgomery for the fiscal year ending September 30 was 5766, compared to s0os in the year before, a falling off of 33O. Eight persons were arrested for murder in 1907-S. to five in 1sOS-9. Disorderly con duct charges fell from 22S4 to 1922. vag- rancy fell from 311 to 2SO, assault and battery, S15 to- 3S, larceny 403 to 344, as- sault to murder 28 to 8. The year just closed was dry" and the other wet"
 Jury Commissioners.
 Gov B. B. Conner, before leaving for a speaking tour. announced the following jury ~commissioners:
 Tallapoosa, R. L. Wilson, Dadeville; W. L. Duffy, Jacksons Gap; w. L. Waters, Alexander City
 Bullock. J. M. Ellis, Union Springs; J. S. Finlayson. Perote; John Gray, Fitz- patrick.
 Lawrence. J. K. Swope, Courtland; Jack Smith, Mt. Hope; J. N. Sheets, Trinity.
 Cullman Jackson Kelly, Cullman; w. J. Hudson, Logan; H. c. Livingston, Hance- vile.
 Limestone, W. B. Russell Athens N. R. Bradley, Belle Nina; Charles Beasley, Sa- lem.
 Monroe, J. I. Bizzelle, Monroeville; T. D. Dennis, Sr., Tunnel Springs; J. H. Simp- son. Mexia.
 For Rural Schools.
 Money for the rural school houses will not be available until about April 1, when the commissioner of agriculture will be making returns of the tag tax, from whicf the funds are derived. There is the ex- ception however, of those counties that have not drawn their full portion. These can get all that is yet left to them, and there are many who are in this class Montgomery, Escambia, Franklin, Lime stone, Marion, Uike, Randolph, Talla- poosa and Tuscaloosa have to wait, as they are right up.
 Since the law went into effect, Marct 2, 1907 there have been to the credlt o1 each county out of this fund the sum ol s2, ,4SS .27. which applies only in sections outside of incorporated towns ands cities No school district can draw less thar s1O0, nor more than $200, and must 1T each case put up as much by US owf people. As a result of the law almos every county in the state has secured from one to a dozen new school houses in country districts
 | Sunday School Changes.
 At a meeting this afternoon or a SUD committee of the executive committee o the State Sunday School association, com posed of pr. Thomas M. Owen, chairman w. F. Tetford and G. G. Miles of Mont gomery and R. F. Lewis of Birmin gham the question of having denominations conferences at the next annual conven tion was taken up. This organization ha' emphasized the non-denominatlonai req ture, and the proposition to even let II these conferences of denominations workers Is exciting much comment. Re port of conclusions will be made to full meeting of the state executive com mittee at the Y. M. C. A. in this cit! on October 2
 Dr.. Rice in City. pr. John A. Rice. pastor of Rayne Me morial church, New Orleans, as prom nently spoken of for one Of the nev bishops of the Methodist church, passe' through the city today en route 10 sa vannah, where he will deliver a series lectures at the meetinss of me non mission board of tho church. He leave the family well pleased In the Crescen City. Dr. Rice was four years pasto af Co,r+ Street church Montgomery