The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-25
KENNEDY TALKS ON RAILROAD RATES
Secretary Railroad COmmis-
 sion Gives Interview
DEFENDANTS APPEAL
Railroads Kept Busy-No Inquest at acksOnville-Proiect Nears Com pletion-Additiona Storm
 Damage
Damage

fAAhiolNHf H zABiil -f---A'HC1iaisf- Kennedy, secretary of the Alabama rail- road commission, who has been in An niston for several days. talked interest," ingly in an interview with reference to the meeting to be held at Montgomery on May S. when the commission will consider the advance in freight and pas senger rates made by the Louisville and Nashville and allied lines.
 Mir. Kennedy says that the injunction granted by Judge Jones is against the enforcement of the 2ls cent passenger rate and also what is known as the eight group act. or formerly the 110 com moditx act. The commission does not believe, MT. Kennedy says, that 1t will be contempt of court to enforce the 2is cent passenger rate if 1t is shown that the railroad has made money under the ad- vances in freight rates.
 "The question is simply this Mir Ken nedy said, If we find that the advances made in freight rates will oounteraet the we will be able to enforce the law. It Is well known that the railroads claim that the reductions made in Comer's administration in freight and passenger rates proved a great loss, but we think we can prove that an advance in freight rates will make up the alleged deficit without raising the passenger rate.'
 Won't Hold Inquest
 Coroner J. l., Murphy has decided not to hold an inq est into the shooting of Pidd Rutledge by Deputy Sheriff John Rowland at Jacksonville last Monday, as he regards the investigation to be within the province of a grand jury. Rowland is still confined in the Calhoun county jail The shooting has divided the people the exact facts in the case will not be known until the preliminary trial.
 Railroads Are Kept Busy
 Railroads in and out of Anniston are being kept exceedingly busy this year, &C., cording to reports made by Anniston of ficials The Louisville and Nashville is said to be operating eight or ten freight trains out of the city every day, while the Southern has every bit of it's equip ment in service and is using extra cars when needed.
 Power Project Nears Completion
 Work on the development of water power and the construction of high tension line from Jacksons Shoals, south of here, to Anniston, which has been under headway by the Alabama Power Development company for some time, Is now nearing completion.
 The same company has a similar proJ- ect under way at Little River dam, near Fort Payne and as soon as the work is completed at Jacksons Shoals the engineers in charge of the work here will move to the mountain, where they have d camp named in honor of Lord Fairfax, who was recently here as the personal representative of the Duke of Connaught, who is interested in these projects.
 Both Defendants Appeal
 Both Erwin Pope, sentenced to hang on June ' for the murder of J. B. Me Clurkin, and Pat Hooper, coaYicted and given 10 years for the murder of Ace King, have given notice of appeal to the supreme court and a rehearing in the two cases is considered likely. They were sentenced in the city court of Anniston by Judge Thomas w. Coleman. Jr., Tues- day Popes case has already been viewed by the supreme court several times
 T.