The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-22
INTIMIDATION. 0F W|TNESSATTEMP TED New High School to Be Built at Jasper at a Cost of
 $35,0OO
By L.. S. BETTY

Montgomery, June .-(Special.) )-Re- ports reached Governor Henderson Wednesday afternoon of an alleged at- tempt at Clanton to intimidate P. o. Barrett, one of the chief witnesses in the several cases pending wherein viola tion of the state banking laws is charged. Barrett, himself, came to Montgomery and made the charge that he had been fired upon Tuesday night by unknown parties, and that his house had been set
 on fire by incendiaries
 Governor Henderson telephoned Wednes- day afternoon to Judge Alston who is now holding term Of court at Clanton, where the charges against men alleged to have wrecked the defunct Clanton bank are to be tried, beginning Saturday. The judge had heard rumors of the at tempt to destroy Barretts res,oence. Sheriff N. A. Narris of Clanton re- ported to the governor by telephone that Barrett had applied at the sheriff's resi- dence on Tuesday night for protection, and had remained throughout the night with the sheriff. Narris it Is said, was in fear that something might happen to him to prevent his giving testimony in the bank cases. He was an assistant cashier in the defunct institution, it was stated, and has given evidence before the grand jury that was damaging to some of the men now under bond on charges of violating the banking laws. A high school that will cost about $35, 600 is to be built at Jasper to take the place of the Walker County High school that was burned there about three months ago. Superintendent of Education w. F. Feagin returned "Wednesday from Jas- per where he went with authority to represent the high school board in the
 matter of selecting a site and making other arrangements.
 MT. Feagin says that the school will not be rebuilt on the original site, which is situated on the top of a mountain, com | manding a beautiful view, but difficult of access. Several sites have been offered by enterprising citizens, including Beck Musgrove and Jack Cranford. The sites offered range in extent from 10 to 60 acres
 The commissioners court of Walker county has been appealed to to make an appropriation of about $2O,1OO for the building which, with the money received | from insurance of the building burned, will make fund sufficient for the erec- | ton of modern structure. suitable for present and future needs of the county. MT. Feagin has told the men interested | there that he will not select the site until the money has been provided. A new county high school has also been located by the board at Highland Home. An excellent site has ben deeded to the 1 state, including a teachers home, and about $5000 has been raised for the fur rher building and improvement of the | school.
 | MT. Feagin has accepted an in- | vitation from President Adler of the | Alabama Travellers association to ad- dress that organization at a banquet to be held in Birmingham Saturday. Dallas Dennis, negro convict, re- gently transferred to the insane hos ! pital at Mount Vernon, was reported | Wednesday to have escaped. He was sent up from Jefferson county and be- came insane after his conviction.
 i, President Sam F. Kennedy of
 I the Alabama public service commission the Alabaam public service commission will go to Atlanta next week to attend
 the hearing by the railroad commission | of that state on the new rates filed by Ia number of railroads in Georgia, look | .ng toward uniformity and the putting snto practice of the principles involved in
 the section of the federal act to regu-
 late commerce known as the long and l short haul clause. As the same question and evidence is to be submitted in the l fall to the Alabama commission. Mir. Kennedy and other commissioners are taking keen interest in all matters per
 tainins to the Georgia hearing.