The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-28
ALBANY

Albany, September 27.-(special.) 1.-THE
county Jail on which Levi Oldacre, con-
yicted negro murderer, was tomorrow to
have expiated his crime, was again
cheated of its victim when Governor Hen
derson, for the second time, granted the
condemned man So-day respite. Oldacre
was convicted of the murder of Lewis
Brown, white boy as the result of
dispute that arose at a crap game
After the death sentence had been pro-
nounced, and while in Jail here, he made
confession, duplicating Johnson and
Wiley, two other negroes. Johnson was
tried and sentenced to the penitentiary,
while Wiley jumped his bond and has
not since been apprehended Oldacre was
removed to the Jail at Huntsville for safe
keeping, but will be returned here this
week, Sheriff Forman stated today.
The Morgan county fair opened at
Hartselle today, with the largest attend
ance in it's history. The feature of the
opening day was an address by Judge E.
z. Almon, congressman from the Eighth
Alabama district, delivered at 1 o'clock
this afternoon. The fair will remain
open through Saturday
All the Jewish stores in Albany and
Decatur will be closed tomorrow IN OBJ
servance of Rosh Hashana the Jewish
new year. Services will be held tomor-
row at the Knights of Pythias hall and
will be atttnded by the Jewish congre-
cations of Albany, Decatur, HartseIle and
Athens. Rabbi Alexander Segel of Gin
cinnati will preach.
Next Saturday having been designed
Albany Day at the Morgan county fair
at Hartselle, preparations are being made
here for hegira of many outomobliists
from the newly named municipality to
Hartselle. 1t is probable that the local
band will be taken along to stimulate the
enthusiasm.
Col. c. c. Harris, president of the CITY
National bank of Decatur, and former
congressman, has been appointed chair
man OF the supplemental finance commit
tee named by Wilbur Marsh, national
democratic treasurer, to raise funds for
the aid of the Wilson and Marshall ticket.
Other members of the committee are:
roster H. Pointer. D. d. McGehee, w.
e. Crawford, Mayor James A. Nelson.
A similar committee had been previously
named in Albany
W. A. Baughl, a welkknown merchant
or Fairview, sustained a fracture of the
thigh while loading logs today
Much satisfaction is expressed here at
the parole Of Governor Henderson of
Alfred ]. Strock of Morgan county, al
legged forger, in order that he might aid
IN the eradication of illiteracy from the
prisons of the state. Storck is well known
here and is school teacher by profess
sion.
wireless telegraph station for Deca-
tur-Albany is proposed by Assistant Post
master Felix Robertson of Decatur who
is taking steps to raise fund neces-
sary for it's installation. The station
would be of proportions similar to the
one now maintained at Huntsville by Rob-
ert McLain, a rural letter carrier The
station would put the Twin Cities in di-
rect wireless touch with the outside
world.
Capt Dan Walden, member of the reg
lslature from Morgan county, has been
commissioned justice of the peace for
Albany by Governor Henderson, to fill
out the unexpired term of R. W. Nc
kelvey, who resigned some months ago
at the age of 80 years.
Morgan county now has 1900 school
children, according to the report of Coun-
ty Superintendent j. C. Tidwell which
gives the figures of the recent scholastic
census.