The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-15
WARNING IS ISSUED

demnify Jones if he is the victor in the supreme court.
 WARNING IS ISSUED ] James A. Wade, state commissioner of agriculture, has isued a general warning against a person now canvassing the state who claims to have preparation which will prevent the appearance of the boil weevi1 next year if it is sprayed on the cotton seed before they are planted. The person, whose name is in the possession of the commissioner, was in Montgomery this week and attempted to appoint a
 Montgomery drug company as his agent. The drug company refused to consider the proposition
 ''The preparation is a fraud" said Com- missioner Wade, "and has no value as an anti-weevil agency. It has neither the indorsement of the federal govern ment nor the state department of agri- culture. This person claims the prepara- tion was invented by his fStaer and that the demand is so heavy bottles cannot be obtained in which to place it for the market. Beware! Anyone who has studied the matter must know that boil weevils hibernate and that this prepara- ton if spread on the cotton seed could not keep the weevils from the cotton bolls during the summer months REWARD IS OFFERED 1 Governor Henderson Wednesday offered S1O0 reward for the arrest of an uniden- tifed person who killed J. c. Culpepper on the public highways of Russell coun- ty recently. investigations made by the sheriffs office have failed to show the person who committed the crime for the purpose of robbery and T. M. Patterson, circuit solicitor, urged the governor to offer the reward.
 Governor Henderson also offered re ward of $100 for the arrest and convie- ton of Henry Johnson, who is accused of another murder in Russell county. This reward was offered at the request of So- lIicitor Patterson.
 JUDGE TURNER ILL Because of the illness of Ben D. Tur- ner judge of the First judicial circuit, who was operated on for appendicitis at a Mobile hospital this week, Chief Jus tice Anderson Wednesday ordered R. l. Jones' judge of Marengo county circuit, to hold the circuit court for Washington county at Chatom for two weeks, begin ming February 19 and the circuit court of Choctaw county at Butler beginning March 5.
 Judge Jones has only one county under
 the new court consolidation law and his services will be used in other circuits when business is too heavy for the judges assigned to the circuits. Judge Turner has advised Chief Justice Anderson that he will be unable to take up his work again for month or more. ..
 GRAND JURY REPORTS After investigations which continued two weeks, the Montgomery county grand jury Wednesday submitted its report to the circuit court and urged the employ ment of a special agent to make in quries and investigations under the supervision of the solicitor. The report said the solicitor would not have time in the future to make the investigations
 because two divisions of the circuit court will be in session at one time, and they will demand a greater part of his time. The special agent would gather evil |dence and handle minor cases for the solicitor.
 The grand jury announced that oniy 94 indictments were found, although 13s cases were investigated, and commended the people with the statement that crime is on the decrease in the county. CONVICT LABOR SCARCE The old story of supply and demand regulating the markets is being retold now because of the inability of the state convict department to supply sufficient convict labor to meet the needs of those who have contracts with the department. Practically every company which holds a contract for the services of state con- yicts desires more men, but they cannot be furnished because few persons are being placed in the penitentiary now. A special meeting of the board of con- vict inspectors was held this week and one of the most important subjects for consideration was the proper distribu-
 tion of convicts in order that no favor
 itism .may be shown The contracts provide that where the number of con victs is insufficient to supply the demand for convict labor the men will be ap- portiened so each contract-holders pur- dens will be mirimized.
 SHERIFF WANTS PAY Sheriff w. R. Waller and Judge J.. Winter Thorington of the court of com mon pleas are engaged in an interesting little dispute at this time because Sheriff Waller contends that he is not required to serve papers issued in cases brought into Judge Thorington's court Sheriff Waller has notified the court that no papers will be served in the future be- cause no fees are paid for the. work. He claims to have the authority of the law back of him and has quoted from a section of the law creating the court of common pleas which provides for the ap- rointment of a baiIiff to serve the court s papers.
 Sheriff Waller has refused to serve the papers in order that a contest may be
 made He desires an opportunity to prove that his office is not charged with a duty which it has had on it's list since the inferior court, predecessor of the court of common pleas, was created six years ago.
 ACCOUNTANTS BUSY Because of the many changes m county offices in January the state is being flooded with requests for the services of the state examiners of public accounts in order that new officials. especially probate judges, may know the financial condition of their counties, but the serv- ices will not be available Tor several months as the examiners now are mak- ling 6 thorough. examination of ali books and records of state officials and after ward will inspect the books of all col lleges and state schools.
 ! It probably will be three or four months Cured His RUPTURE