The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-01
GADSDEN
Hill Disappointed Over Decision-Bur- nett Prepares Agricultural Cam paign-Pipe shops Close Until After July Fourth

Gadsden, June Specia1)-Harmon Hin. under sentence of life Imprisonment in the penitentiary for killing William TidwelT, near the DeKalb county line last August. was keenly disappointed when told yesterday afternoon that the supreme court had confirmed the decision of the lower court, and that he would have to go to the penitentiary. Hill has been con fined in the county jail since the killing, except for a short time when he was released on bond after his preliminary hearing.
 Congressman John l.. Burnett is making preparations for an agricultural and live stock campaign in the Seventh district Under the plan farm experts will conduct four meetings in each county of the district Mrs. H. G. Mathis, who has won distinction in crop diversification work, will take a prominent part in the campaign
 F. l.. Wyatt has been elected captain of Company F. Alabama National Guard succeeding Capt. w. F. Bare. who resign ed to become a major in the Third regi- ment. Captain Wyatt served four years in the United States navy. Loui Greet was elected second lieutenant of the com pany, succeeding Kirby Smith, resigned.
 
 Supt. w. c. Griggs of the schools of Gadsden will leave Monday for Scotts- boro, where he will spend the week con- ducting the Jackson County Teachers in- stitute. The Etowah County Teachers in- stitute will be held here the week begin ming July F.
 Announcement was made today by Sec retary W. E. Avery of the Marshall Coun- ty Farmers union that the quarterly meeting will be held with Georgia local, near Guntersville, on July 15 and le.
 Pipe shops of Gadsden have closed until after the Fourth of July. The Gadsden car works is also closed until after the holiday. Because of many orders to be f,la.d the Gulf States Steel plant will not smut down.
 Ronald Hicks of this city has been ap- pointed as cadet at West Point by Con gressman' John L. Burnett.
 ~~~~~~---~~- year Ego. Early estimates indiacted a esntns osnt in acreage of as much as s' per
 eohfitions of crops generally, and Of wheat Jespecially. were good up to tae peginhYng of the June floods. In the Mis- 9iSa}&b and Missouri valleys great dam- fse hs been done and it will be fully a i'iohtN before a dependable estimate can ipe maze Of the actual winter wheat har- vest Afuoh wheat almost ready for har- vest na.s been totally destroyed. but it is neheVeo that the crop will still run be- tween eoe and 900 million bushels for both "m.er iia,, aifd spring wheat.
 me s.neral business condition of the country lS better than at any date since the oesihfleg of the European war and 1N' ae'iVl.ies are Spt confined to export lines Donnes,lc Jess is steadily increasing III Voiuine amy while the estimated billion anu ohe,naii favorable foreign trade bal ahce .o De reNted this year means much all, even if it re, cbas that anorn,o,,s sur,, .o iess .i,ah s-s Pr capita for the year to .ne people oi lhls country which is less .han ctn's per day per capita. This snsie Iactor a very important not enjoy prosperity that itan, aIona Domestic business of an, .,,,,a. .,,' l. amount is being handl nd +h,.a " lecturers and merch hts ~no s'v ar1 sa rs. fully nuicNg the ho/6e trade a, fd,,d, most Securely and, most permane hsJ B a. speckully submitted, ef BIRMINGHAM TRUST AND 3hTr>r, ,u COMPANY. ~ ~
 Complied June 22. lsl5.'