The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-21
NEW DECATUR

New Decatur, October 20.-(Special) Deputy Sheriff J. " May, who shot and killed Ulyss Godbey, negro here Sun day afternoon, was given a prelimi- nary hearing before Justice of the Peace A. H. Irons and acquitted of all blame this morning. May shot God bey after the latter had drawn a pis- tol on the officer. who was attempt ing to arrest him. His self-defense plea was substantiated by three wit nesses.
 Melvin Hutson, solicitor of the Nor gan county law and equity court, today announced his candidacy for judge of probate of this county Nat D. Wig gins, editor of the Hartselle Enterprise, is the only other announced candidate, but it is expected that several others, including William E. Slseggs. the in- cumbent, will make the race.
 Because he failed to advertise his in- tentions as required by law. the state board of pardons has refused to take up he request for parole of Will Jones of Morgan county, convicted and given % years for the murder of Ransome Wilhite, negro, here about five years ago.
 It became known today that the De- caturs will invite the 1916 convention of the Alabama Confederate Veterans to meet here. It is not expected that the invitation will be accepted until 1917. however,
 Local officials of the Morgan County Jackson Highway association today an- nounced augmented committees to ar range for the entertainment of the pathfinders committee of the General Jackson Highway association. ban quet and other features will be pro- vided.
 The synod of Alabama of the Freshly terian church. [. s. A.. composed of 90 ministers, 15S churches and 6094 com munities, will meet in the Decaturs on Tuesday, November 9. 1t was an- nounced here today. The invitation was extended by the three Presbyterian churches of New Decatur. The sessions of this influential body will last for three days It will bring to the De- caturs many prominent ministers and laymen of the Presbyterian church in Ala abama and Florida, and will be at tended by other prominent visitors from other states. Among the speakers an- nounced will be: Rev. Baxter P. Full lerton. secretary of the board of home missions of Philadelphia Rev. James E. Clark, editor of the Presbyterian Ad- vance. Nashville; Fred Hope, a returned missionary from Africa; Dr. George c. Fracker. superintendent of Sunday schools Kansas City Rev. w. A. Pro vine. Nashville; ]. M. Patterson, field secretary of the board of foreign mis- sions, St. Louis; Rev. George Browne of the American Bible society, Cincin natl
 New Decatur Telephone society, com posed of all the male semployes of the Southern Bell Telephone company and the American Telephone company, will give banquet Thursday night in ob- servance of Edison Day"
 Efforts are being made in the Deca- turs to perfect a stock company to place on the market recent invention of Swede. It Is the purpose of the pro- posed company to manufacture( colored cement blocks. It Is claimed that with cement of a little better grade than the ordinary quality and q special for mula. a cement block resembling beautifully colored agate can be made. It would be used in building moving picture show lobbies and like buildings.