The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-20
ALABAMA ROADS PROPOSE BLANKET
 RATE INCREASE

Montgomery. June 19.-(special.) )-Rail-
 roads operating in Alabama pro-
 posed blanket increase of Is per
 cent of freight rates in petition filed
 with the Alabama public service com mission Monday The commission will
 hear the case during the week of July
 and decide soon what day it will be called.
 DISCONTINUE TRAINS Complying with the suggestion of the railroad war board of the na- ton, the Atlantic Coast Line railroad Monday requested the commission to grant permission for the discontln- uance of five trains now being oper- ated as passengers in the state and the encouragement of schedules i'll such a way that through trains will take care of local passenger business. The request was made by R. A. Me- Grains, vice president of the railroad.
 The most important trains which would be discontinued are Nos A and 45 between Dothan and Montgomery. It is proposed that trains Nos. 57 and 5S shall do the local business.
 TO GUARD NEGROES When Fisher Brooks and Albert Sanders, negroes, are returned to Mo bile from Montgomery to answer for the alleged murder of Mrs. R. c. Hess, whose body was found in Chicasabogue creek last month they will be accom- panied by sufficient guard from the Alabama brigade to protect them. This announcement was made by Governor Henderson Monday evening in order t 1v., tI,nt ernment troops will be with the ne- groes.
 T should like all people to know that the accused persons will be pro- tected by government troops and that proper arrangements have been made for such." said Governor Henderson. T do not anticipate any trouble, but
 I want any person who may be think ing of starting trouble to think again
 before he attempts to take the law in
 his own hands.
 q am convinced that there will be no general movement to handle the accused persons. During the past few days I have been in correspondence with leading citizens of Fulton, where Mrs. Hess resided. and have been in- formed that there Is general desire in Fulton for the law to handle the persons who are under arrest" Governor Henderson said he did not know when the negroes would be re- turned. They have been in the Mont
 gomery county jail since they were arrested. Brooks was last seen while transporting Mrs. Hess from a Mobile hotel to the Terminal station. Sanders had carried Mrs Hess from the sta tion to the hotel earlier in the same night
 After a stormy session, the state live stock sanitary board tonight voted to permit cattle to be shipped from a tick invested state to certain points in Alabama for immediate slaughter by packing plants provided the cattle have been dipped one time This de- cision came as compromise after a long session during which three of the five members insisted that no change be made and that no cattle be per
 mitted to be shipped into this state from tick infested states unless they vals of five days Under the new ar engagement cattle may be shipped to | packing plants at Mobile, Montgom cry, Birming gham, Decatur and Anda- 1 lusia. 1 The compromise was made because cattle handled in interstate shipment its from tick infested states are now un- 1 loaded for feeding and water at al points mentioned in the order except Andalusia The trouble, facing ship
 pers from tick infested states will be in finding a dipping vat to comply with the order, as vats are few in tick infested states.