The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-01
SOUTHERN FLAGMAN KILLED AT M'FALL Body of Rufus Henderson
 Found on Track FOUL PLAY IS FEARED Hounds Track Murderer-Organize Humane Society-Calhoun Watch
 ing Prohibition Fight in
 Etowah County
FOUL PLAY IS FEARED

Anniston, March 31.-(Special.) )-Thc body of Rufus Henderson, a fiagman Of the Southern Railway company who was run over and instantly killed by South ern passenger train No. 12 at McFall sta tion, south of here, early Sunday morn ing, was shipped to Bynum for burial Sunday at noon. The home of his parents is at Coldwater.
 Young Henderson was employed as flag man on a freight train. He was sent out to hag the passenger on it's way to Bir- mingham and had placed his torpedoes and made all other arrangements for sig mailing the train. His body was seen l,'- ing on the track by the Southern engi- neer, but it was too late to stop the train before he was crushed beneath the wheels.
 It tis believed that Henderson was killed and his body placed on the track, all though no motive for the deed has been advanced He was about 23 years of age and unmarried.
 Hounds Track Murderer
 Armstead Taylor. who shot and fatally wounded Harry Wheeler, also a negro, and injured Will Johnson, who was shot in the arm, as the result of a drunken row over a gambling game Saturday night near the pipe works in the western part of this city, was run down by blood hounds belonging to Will s. Parker and captured near. Coldwater Sunday morn ing. He is now confined in the Calhoun county jail.
 T la her in effecting his deadly purpose. He ayers, however, that he did not kill the man whom he was after, Arthur Foster, better known as "Devil'' Foster. He fired about ten times in all, one of the loads being discharged through the door of the house after he had fled from the building. Sheriff Brooks, Chief Deputy Borders, MT. Parker and Brooks Kirby went in pursuit The dogs did effective work and Mir. Parker captured the man in the middle of the road.
 Organize Humane Society
 The Anniston Humane society will be perfected at the meeting to be held at thehome of MT. and Mrs Carter D. Po- land. who have taken the initiative in tn owork, Monday afternoon. The city administration and the Annston chamber of commerce. have given indorsement to the movement which promises to bo a success. officers will be elected and a humane officer elected for the work
 Calhoun Watching EtOwah
 No little interest is being manifested in this county in the local option election which is now under headway in the neigh boring county of Etowah as it is contend ed that if Etowah goes wet. it is almost a certainty that movement will be in augurated in this county with view of holding a similar election.
 Already the question of holding local option election in Calhoun county is be- ing considered, and it is believed that peti- tions calling for such an election will be put in circulation at once II the anti prohibtionists win. Otherwise, there will likely not be any effort made here this year to reverse the big majority which made this county dry.
 Dispensary Wanted
 There seems little sentiment at Anniston in favor of a return of licensed saloons, but it must be admitted that the senti- ment in favor of dispensaries is very strong. In fact 1t is believed that all most the entire vote cast against the re- cent proposed prohibition amendment to the constitution would be case in favor of the dispensary system. for the align ment which prevailed in that election has been pretty well preserved.
 The arguments advanced in favor of the dispensary system are that the city needs revenue and that a dispensary at Annis- ton would net the city approximately s60, coo annually, while at present it is averred all of this money is being diverted to other sources without profit to the city, large part of it being sent away from home
 Prohibitionists Are Active However there has always been a strong prohibition sentiment In Annls- toa and Calhoun county. The county went dry in 1907 by an overwhelming majority but went against the amendment and went for Emmet Neal, the local option candi- date for governor. The prohibitionists ar gue that the law is being better enforced now than at any previous time since it was enacted, that morals have been im- 1 proved and that under the dispensary l system blind tigering would still prevail | to certain extent. They also claim that l general business conditions are better now than they were under the saloon nd txrf1 Ea n eff tn