The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-09
FORT PAYNE MAN
CHARGED W|THFRAUD
E. c. Drew Arrested on the
Charge of Using Mails
to Defraud

retary and treasurer of the Wills Valley
Oil and Gas company, and the DeKalb-
Etowah OIL and Gas company. with head
quarters in Fort Payne, was arrested
at Fort Payne yesterday, according to
information received here today. charged
with using the mails to defraud. 1t is
said that by misleading literature he sent
through the mail sometimes, using spe-
cial delivery letters, he obtained money
from people who thought he was operat-
ing big oil concern. The arrest came
after an investigation by Postoffice In
spectors Susong and Reese, which is sale
to have occupied months.
grades. ?. Reading in grammar grades.
II 00: Recess.
II 10 Round TabIe-"Beter Health in the
School and in the Community"
200 Singing or special music.
2:15 Geography" 1. Correlation with
nature; study in primary grades. g In
grammar grades.
s:15: Waste in School Rooms
l. Sources. 2. Remedies
WEDNESDAY
900: Opening exercises. Arithmetic" /"
l. Number work in primary grades 3
In grammar grades.
10:15: Round Table: How Can the
County Superintendent BE of Greater
Service to the Teachers Recess
loo: English" ]. Language work
in primary grades. ?. Language work
in grammar grades.
200: Singing-Leading or special music.
"Phonics in Primary Grades" " Teaching
of History
3:15 Better Relations Between the
School and Community /. School i'm
pIrovement. 2 Boyf' Corn clubs. 8 Girls
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
500: Lecture, a programme to be an
rounced.
THURSDAY.
900: Opening Grading the Schools. "
l. The requirements of the law. 2. Rea-
sons for grading. B. How begin the work
Register state manual, rural school su-
pervisor, bulletins. etc .. Grammar
school diploma.
1000: English" l. Written work in
primary grades. .. Composition in gram
mar schools. Recess.
1115: New Emphasis Upon Reading Z"
l. School Libraries. o Reading circles.
2:09 Singing, etc. Apparatus and
Helps Which Any Teacher Can Make or
Secure"
2:ao: English. l. Spelling in the
grades. q Grades
1890: Round Table: What /. AS a
Teacher, Owe to the State, to the Com
munity and to the Children
FRIDAY.
School officers and citizens day.
500: Opening exercises. English Lit
erature in the Elementary Schools. :,
''flnlftad &c
10:15: Round Table: ..Co-operation in
School Work Among Officials. Parents,
Teachers and Pupils Recess.
n;l5: County superintendents' annual
address. At this time he should state
definitely his plans for the year. Reports
of committee on resolution. Brief talks
by Instructors. Distribution of certifi-
Gates.
1900: Adjournment.
j.. b. Glenn followed Mr.. Dowell and
7inatie the talk on.ffTeaching Reading
Would Continue Grades
The session was concluded with an ad-
dress by Prof. n. r. Baker on "Daily
Programme After giving a full discus
sion ON the help and usefulness of the
daily programme to the teacher he took
up the question of combating the fourth
and fifth grades of the rural schools into
oiie >i"'S, anu aiSo aHe oiAtHt ana seventh
grades into one.
Little difficulty said Professor Baker.
lin combining will be experienced in most
schools. The last half of the text book
is about as easy as the first especially
since our text books are written on the
spiral plan" In closing he stated that
this plan of combining the grades has
been tried with unfailing success in sew
eral states and even in many schools IN
Alabama
Instructors Present
Among the instructors present were:
Henry j. Willingham of Montgomery,
Miss Mabel Rowland. j. D. Williams c. c.
Slaton, Miss Rosa V. Strickland, Miss
Cora Pearson, Miss Elizabeth Haley
Moore OF Jasper William E. White of
Vinagar Bend, /. w. McAdory, Mrs X H.
Hurie, Miss Mailde e. Truitt of Mobile.
II. NJ. Kelly of Fayette. Charles A. Brown,
Miss Belle Conner, Roy Dinmitt. w. E.
Dickson, p. NJ. Mcneil, Miss Elbert Tay-
lor, e. l.. Patton. CT--B Glenn, A. s.
Scott of Pocahontas. L. M. Stevenson of
Roanoke. Miss Mary e. Rittenberry, J.
M. Mckenzie. Spright Dowell, Luther
Fowler of Montevallo, r. v. Allgood, Miss
Inez Smith, H. p. Burness. Hassie Gray,
Monte j. Ogburr. Luna z. Davie of
Montgomery, J. c. Powell. W. r. Harrison
of Florence, Linda Nowlin, r. G. Hewitt.
A. f. Jackson of Eutaw, ]. A. York of
Dothan and J. v. Brown of Dothan.