The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-21
ENGINE TURNED
 OVER ON FIREMAN Tragic Death of Beginner"
 in Pickens Yesterday  ELECTION ON JUNE 22 Will Vote on Local Op- tion-Graduating Exercises Start
 Friday-Railway Franchise
 Sought in Tuscaloosa
ELECTION ON JUNE 22

Tuscaloosa, May 20.-(SpeciaD Elias Green, young white man in the employ of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, was killed near Coalfire, Pickens county, this afternoon when the engine of the train he was riding turned over near that place. The train, a northbound local, had pullea into Coalfire, ant. the engine uncoupled from the train 10 take siding to the water tank, and it was on this siding that the engine turned over. Green, who was making a trip to learn the rudiments of the firefnan's job, was pinioned be- meath the engine and almost instantly killed
 Graham Jones, the regular fireman, was badly, but not fatally scalded. The en- gineer. Yaw, was not injured. The dead man was about e5 years of age, and has been in this city but short time. The body and tine injured fireman were brought to this city tonight. No reason has been assigned for the turning over of the engine Trains from the north were delayed three or four hours due to the accident
 Election June 22
 Probate Judge W. W. Brandon today is- sued a call for a local option election to be held in this county Tuessay, June 22 1912. The petition asking that such an election be held was filed in the office of the probate judge several weeks ago, and on Friday of last week 1t was ascer- tained that more than enough names had been signsd to the petition to insure the calling of the election, the action of the probate judge of today having been looked for by both sides The prohibitionists in this county are preparing to wage stiff fight against the return of the saloon to this county.
 Graduating Exercises
 The graduating exercises Of the Tusca- loosa High school will be held Friday evening at o'clock in the high school auditorium. This Is the second class to graduate from the institution since 1t has been ouartered in it's new building, and considerable interest is being manifested in the coming event.
 A. S. Vandegraaf will deliver the ad- | dress to the graduates. The diplomas will be presented by E. N. C. Snow of the board of education. The graduates l this year are Misses Augusta Searcy | Eleanor Blair, Er1ine Durrett, Daphne | Cunningham, Kathrfna Brown, Ruby | Ford, Ruth Barton, Herbert Findley Roy Simpson, John C. Foster. Fred | Nelson, Alonzo Prude. Certificates will | be presented Susie Davis, Lucille Daniel | and Woolsey Jones at the general as- sembly Friday morning.
 Grand Jury Selected
 The circuit court grand jury was l selected at the courthouse this morning | at 10 o'clock by Circuit Judge Bernard | Harwood and Circuit Solicitor Marvin 1 T. Ormond. Due to crop conditions in this county the jury will only make it's investigations, the court term not be- ing held until June.
 Seeking Railway Franchise
 The Tuscaloosa Light and Ice company. which is seeking a railway franchise over the streets of Tuscaloosa and an extension os their lighting contract for 22 years, has offered to post forfeit of S50O0 to gtarantee the construction of the street railway in this city within the time speci- feC, in their original proposition to the city This original proposition from tho Jomison interest was rejected by the city commissioners due to the length of time ask ed for the lighting contract as well as the manner of fixing rates. They sub mitted counter proposition to the Jeml- sen interests which was turned down.
 The commissioners have received let ter from the Jemson people agreeing tlat the rates should be fixed by the commissioners and the light company or in failing to nake agreeable rates in this manner te submit same to board Of arbitration. The commissioners are now engaged ill considering this latter propo- stion. this being the only electric rail- way news of interest during the past two weeks.