The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-23
ADMISSION COUNCIL
ELECTS OFFICIALS
Several Changes Made in the
Police Department-May
Abolish Treasurer

Anniston, September 22.-(Special)-
members of the newly elected city coun-
Gil held secret caucus last night at
which they outlined some of their plans
and decided upon the city officials who
would be retained or dropped at the be-
ginning of their administration
While every attempt was made to keep
their deliberations secret, and no council
man would discuss the meeting in any
way, it leaked out that several changes
had been made in the police department,
but other city officials, with the excep.
ton of the city treasurer, II. A Young
were reelected. No action was taken
it is understood, relative to the office Of
city treasurer, although it is rumored
that the office will be abolished.
1t was also learned on good authority
that AL Blakemore, Walter Watdlow and
Shelley Cockrell were elected members
of the police force and ]. C. Hollings-
worth will probably succeed Frank Tour
vile as street tax collector These APP
pointees on the police force will succeed
Pat Reed, Fred Freeman and Joe Blake
more, it was learned, who would resign
shortly and did not care to be reelected
Fred Freeman has been serving on the
force by virtue of his appointment by
Mayor Willle and it is believed he will be
reappointed by Mayor Scarborough.
James Green was reelected recorder,
Lon Phillips, chief of police, w. o. Ward
city clerk, and e. w. Tate city solicitor.
All the other old policemen whose names
were not mentioned in the foregoing,
were, according to the information OBJ
tainable, also reelected
Capt. Arthur Harrison, chief recruiting
officer for the state, returned yesterday
from a trip to the military camp at
Montgomery and was enthusiastic over
the appearance of the men of Company
NJ his old command. Last week 80 addi-
tional men were enlisted, breaking all
previous records for one weeks work.
OF this number, 10 enlisted in the Annis-
ton office, but New Decatur led with "a
enlistments. This was due in part, sa ~
Captain Harrison, to the fact that a
Huntsville cavalry troop has been turned
down and 30 of its men decided to enlist
at New Decatur. over 200 have enlisted
since the recruiting office has been es-
tablished not counting 900 or more men
in the cavalry troops in the state. This
greatly increases the size of the camp
at Montgomery This morning the ITALIA
dega troops of cavalry entrained for
Montgomery, which will further augment
the size of the camp.
Terry Ketchen had a soft snap last
night in his match with Newt Lindsey.
The local man showed up like a hobo in
the woods and on the ADVICE of his sec
onds Lindsey tossed up the sponge at
the end of the second round 1t was
absolutely no match. Lindsey tried to
use his strength against Ketchell's sci
ence with no avail and Ketchell landed
at will. However, the local boy was
game and wanted to continue after the
second round.
L. G. Prentice, county demonstration
agent, reports finding cotton boil weevils
on farms in the vicinity of Ohatchee,
Shady Glen and Macon's Quarters during
the past week and the farmers who have
they will lose 10 per cent of their crop
this year through the weevil.
Mr. Prentice said that while the loss
would be comparatively light this year on
account of the late arrival of the weevil,
heavy loss next year unless they fought
the weevil vigorously.
In addition to fighting the weevil, he
said the farmers should make up their
mind to raise other crops. Many of them
are already planning to plant their win
ter wheat this year and from present
indications more wheat will be sown in
Calhoun county than ever before.