The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-24
ADMISSION

Admission, November 23.-(Special.)
Much interest Is being manifested in
this city over charges of R. E. Gam,
former president of>the Alabama Fedora
ton of Labor while resident of this city.
to the effect that conferences held in
his office have been eavesdropped by
means of a photograph. Mr.. Gam figured
prominently in the street car strike In
Birmingham few years ago, and is now
leading the street car strike in Atlanta
as president of the Atlanta Federation
OF Trades and associate editor of the
Journal of Labor.
Mr. Gam has made statement regard
ing the attempt at eavesdropping on labor
conferences, to the effect that persons
responsible for the installation of the die
tographs will be prosecuted to the limit
of the law, and in which he further de-
clared that he and his associates in or
ganized labor movement and the street
car strike feel outraged.
II was informed that the conferences in
our office in connection with the street
car strike were being eavesdropped by
means of photograph, and that our tele-
phones, both Bell and Atlanta, were
tapped made an examination, but could
find nothing; and then 1 called in two
electricians. In Is minutes they found
and unearthed the whole installation.
There was photograph in the office
of Mr. Jerome Jones, editor of the Jour
nal of Labor and a photograph in my
office adjoining. Both telephones were
tapped. The wires led to the office of Mr..
j, H. Porter. a lawyer, who is a mem
Der of the firm of Rosser, Slaton & Phil
lips, who are attornys for the Georgia
Railway and Power company"
Robert p. Warnock and Sam Bagley
of the Warnock Furniture company, will
very probably take an appeal from the
jurys verdict of $500 in favor of Charles
Jones' who was sueng the company for
$4,000, for alleged false arrest. The YER
dict was rendered Thursday morning,
after the jury had been out all night.
Jones alleged that he had purchased
some window shades from the Warnocll
company and paid for them, but left the
shades to be called for later in the day.
Ho stated that he came back and got
the shades, but on his way home was
arrested by constable employed by tho
defendants
The Alabama Presbyterian college foot
ball squad Wednesday afternoon received
their final workout for Fridays game
with the Talladega deaf mute eleven, this
game to be the last played by the Preds
this season with the exception of their
annual game on Thanksgiving with the
ia cksonville Normal school at Jackson
vile. The cool weather has facilitated
Coach Sparkman in putting his men in
shape. Boozer and Reaves, who did not
come out yesterday because of slight in
jures received in the Disque game, will
again be on hand with their excellent
aid. The probable lineup will be as fol-
lows: Irwin, center: Wilcox and Glass,
tackles; Boozer and Coleman, ends; An
derson and Russell, halfbacks; Reeves
and Douglass fullback; Hughes, quar-
terback; Anderson. These men can be
substituted with several others, who will
also get into the game, and the local
boys will put up good game.
Self-defense will probably be the plea
of r. r. Hicks. When he is arraigned
to account for the death of John Shelf
field his brother-in-law, who died early
Thursday morning at his home. near
Duke station from wounds said to have
been inflicted by Hicks with knife
When seen in the county Jail Thursday
morning Hicks said he was sorry that
his brother-in-law had died, but claimed
that the stabbing was in self-defense
Warden w. c. Legrande states that he
has appointed a deputy game warden
in every beat in the county and every
deputy has orders to arrest any hunter
without a license. During the last few
DAYS a number of hunters licenses have
been issued and as hunting is now at
it's height. it is expected that many more
will be issued this month
When he goes back to Congress one
of the objects to be sought by Congress-
man Fred L.. Blackmon of this city will
be a new postoffice for Oxford. While
| in the city yesterday the matter of a
new postoffice at Oxford was placed be-
! fore Mr. Blackmon. and he will either
endeavor to have the building there i'm
proved or new building erected. An
historians have also asked Mr.. Blackmon
| to use his efforts toward getting the An
niston office force enlarged.
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