The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-24
MOBILE IMPATIENT FOR ROAD BUILDING Trains Soon From Mobile to
 Reform JAIL CONTROVERSY Gulf City Will Entertain Dave and Collier-Maintain Agricultural
 Expert-About Kan
 sas Booze"
By BEN H. THOMAS

bonds voted last fall, is still the para mount issue" in the deliberations of that body. After a complete report had been prepared by the chairman assisted by number of members of the committee, recommending a scheme of improvement in accord with the views of United States Highway Engineer D. W. James and State Highway Engineer Kellar, it was sidetracked upon request of two members who pleaded for more time' In which to consider so important a matter, evidently overlooking the fact that there has been whole year for consideration and months for serious contemplation since the report of Engineer James was sub mitted. The matter will again come up for consideration at a meeting that has been called for October 2 and a majority of the citizens of Mobile county are sin cerely hoping that some definite action will follow. A rate of 9 cents per ton has been secured from the gravel beds of Walker county and it is expected that the Southern will grant a rate of s10 on road building material from the Birmingham district, from where a large proportion of the necessary material will be drawn. President Cochrane of the Tombigbee | Valley railroad and the Alabama, Ten nessee and Northern announced today that | but % miles divided the ends of the line I now in course of construction, and that within the next two or three months possibly by January l, through trains would be running out of Mobile to Re form. Train service is now being given between Mobile and Toxey. The strip that divides the ends of the line has been graded and track laying gangs are laying the steel as rapidly as possible. Connec- ton was madeF this week between the Southern and North Mobile. by the Mo bile Terminal company, also Cochran line, and the announcement Is made that the line will be constructed to the water front without delay. Terminal properties have been secured at Farmers Island. just north of the city limits, comprising 27 acres, and 1t is the intention of the management of the road to construct sev- eral piers and extensive yards there.
 The controversy over responsibility for
 
 jail. exposed recently by State Prison In- spector Oates, will be aired at the meet ing of the city commission on Tuesday The controversy, as far as the public is concerned, Is a one sided one consisting so far in the charge made by Commission CT Lyons that Chief of Police Giblin is the party at fault. So far Mir. Giblin has de- clined to make a statement, although some of his friends have stated that he af ha ar.I1a and, incidentally, resent the inference of Commissioner Lyons that he is negligent or incompetent. lnasmuch as the charge was made at a formal meeting of the commission, and as MT. Giblin holds of flee at the pleasure of the commission, he is not in position to do much talking for publication. It is believed however. that he will have considerable to say at the forthcoming meeting. and the outcome is watched with more than ordinary in- terest.
 Arrangements have been practically completed for the entertainment of Col D. c. Collier director general of the Pan anna California Exposition, and G. Gros- venor Dave, managing director of the Southern Commercial congress who will be in the city on Tuesday for the purpose of addressing the citizens in connection with the efforts of commercial bodies and business organizations to divert Pacific Coast travel from the northern to south ern routes A preliminary meeting has been called at the rooms of the Mobile Progressive association for 10 a. m. Tues day, which will be followed by a mass meeting in the evening, at which both the gentlemen will make addresses. There is | considerable interest In the meeting and generous support for the project is as- sured.
 | Following the action of the banks of the Mobile clearing house, in each an- propriating the sum of $50 toward the fund necessary for the retention of Agri- | cultural Expert George A. Maloney. n committee appointed by the clearing house has begun canvass of the merchants for the purpose of raising sufficient ad- | dltional funds to guarantee a saraly of Sl5Oo per annum and expenses to MT. Ma | ioney. Sometime ago the road and rev enue board appropriated s400 per annum | for this purpose, after nearly every far mer in the county had signed petition | for an appropriation of at least $500 The | sum already subscribed is in the neigh
 borhood of s100, and about $500 more IS necessary, which will be forthcoming 1 shortly. Bankers and merchants gener- ally are unit in declaring that the ser vices of MT Maloney have been invalua- | ble to the farming interests of Mobile county and that his loss would be in. the nature of a calamity.
 l Honor and duty fought a battle with
 love Of old John Barleycorn at Fort Nor l gan on Thursday, and as a result two deeply repentant soldiers, having admitted | their sin and surrendered to the authori.
 ties, were sent under guard to Fort Leav-
 enworth, from where they deserted sev-
 eral weeks ago. One of the men, Private
 Sam, told the story of the downfall to the
 officers at the post soon after the mer
 gave themselves up. That Kansas
 booze is awful stuff" said he, land al though I have been in the service for over
 l5 years I never went up against any. ] thing like it. We forgot there was any such thing as an army, I don't know how long ago, and we only came to when we saw the Stars and Stripes fut ] tering from the custom house in Mobile I guess we'll get about six months ol more each and have a whole lot of bad 7 ones chalked up against us. but we de. serve it. But I'll never take anothe, drink of Kansas whisky, you can bet or that
 The first frat house since the estab { lishment of the Mobile Medical college < medical department of the University O ! Alabama-in this city has just been es abolished by the members of the Greel ! letter society, Kappa Psi. at the cornel of St Anthony and Joachim streets. anc 2 number of the students have installed good one. containing all modern conven a of l,o iat x,ill