The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-29
WRECK AT
OXANNA IS CAUSE
DETOUR|NG TRAINS
Many Cars Are Derailed and
Track Is Torn Up for
Several Hundred
Yards

Admission, September 2S.-(Special.) al
1 trains to and from Atlanta are being
routed via Rome today, because o.
freight train No. "A, Birmingham to At
lanta, being derailed on the Southern
| tracks near the Oxanna depot this morn
! ing about o'clock.
The draw bar to one of the center cars
! of the freight train dropped. upset the
| car, and the rails on the track were
completely torn up for a quarter of g
mile, 10 of the II cars were derailed, q
| giles and two cars of cotton were set or
fire by friction from rail piercing COM
pletely through the cars. The fire was
quickly extinguished
| The wrecker was at work all day or
the wrecked freight train and it is ex
pected that the regular schedule for the
Southern between Birmingham and At
lanta will be resumed tomorrow. How
ever, the roadbed will have to be re-
and about a quarter of a mile of raj
will have to be laid besides clearing the
track of the wrecked freight train.
Mrs. Ilah williams Polhill, manager of
the Girls Canning club in Calhoun
county about 200 in number, is making
arrangements for a large exhibition OF
| Calhoun county products and demon-
stration of the proficiency of the cam
ming club girls in this county at the
trade carnival to be held in this city
next month. The banquet will be served
by the canning club girls to the mer-
chants and will consist entirely of Cal
houn county products
| The table will he formed in the shape
| of a hugh c, representing Calhoun, and
the girls in their natty uniforms will
stand to form the balance of the word
They will also, patrol and be reviewed by
Governor Henderson, who will have a
place of honor at the table.
| The Preds' strength was given g
| mighty boost yesterday when Pete Car
| michael came out to practice rugged out
| in football uniform. The big fellow has
! gained weight since last season and
| judging from the way he showed up In
/, the scrimmage, he is in good condition
He was played at tackle and wen
| through the scrub line like 1t was sc
| much hay.
| Inc OUTLOOK IOT d WlIlUluB tCdii SOii'
| tinues promising, as Sparkman has two
different backfields with one just al
good as the other and the two team:
which line up against each other fight fol
| every inch of ground and the entire squac
| is free from any injuries.
| The first game will be played on the
| college campus with the Guntersvill
High school Saturday afternoon. Walker
Reynolds of Auburn and Red Moore o.
Washington and Lee will probably osi.
| ciate.
| Much interest Is being manifested IL
| the boxing bout to be staged at the An
niston Athletic club Friday night wher
Terry Ketchell will meet Vikpor, Rus
| sion, who is being backed by the mer
| at the munitions plant and electric fur
mace.
| If Vikpor has won the laurels which hi
| claims he must be good man with the
gloves. He claims the championship Of
Paris, France and Brazil at different
times and says that he has been VI
| against Freddie Welsh and other good
men. On the other hand, Ketchell claims
only the championship of Texas, which
| he won this year when he knocked out
Red Henderson, the fans know what he
can do, as he plainly demonstrated last
| Thursday night that ne was a bear.
! Lieut.. Gov. Thomas E. Kilby, who re-
| turned yesterday afternoon from a bust
ness trip to Birmingham, states that he
| is highly pleased with the reception &C
| corded his announcement for governor
| by the citizens of Birmingham. 1t will
be sometime before Mr.. Kilby formally
| opens his campaign. but he is doing some
work in a quiet way already and has re-
eived large number of letters from over
| the state since his announcement.