The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-06
CHILD'S PLAY WITH 4 LOADED PISTOL
 ENDS iN DEATH
Little Fiye-Year-Old Girl Is Fatally Wounded by Her Brother Just a Year
 Older

today at Benevolent hospital. where she had been hurried for an operation after being fatally wounded by her 6-year-old brother Another brother, aged years, was wounded in the thigh by the same bullet that ended the life of his little sister The three children resided at Browns Bend, IS miles from here, on the Tennessee river. According to details of the af fair received here. the 6-year- old boy was playing with q loaded .32-calibre Smith & Wesson revolver, when Tn some manner it was discharged. The bullet passed through the body of the girl, perforating the intestines nine times, and lodging in the boys thigh. Clyde Christy, the father, brought lit- tie Ruth here and she was operated on shortly after her arrival by pr. w. H. Greer. Her condition, however, was so serious that she survived but few hours.
 J. D. Nabb prominent Albany cit izen, who suffered a stroke of apoplexy while presiding at a Masonic meet ing here, was reported as much inn proved today and physicians express the belief that he will recover.
 Ernest Carriger, chief of police of Decatur for some months. today ten dered his resignation to accept moro lucrative position. His successor has not been named
 As further precaution against fires, following the attempt of incen- diaries to burn cotton stored on local platforms, the Albany city council at it's meeting tonight adopted the rec ommendation of Alderman Tidweil, chairman of the fire committee, for the employment of an additional fire man. Chief Sorber was also authorized to make a personal inspection of build ings where combustible material IS stored with the view of obtaining the cooperation of proprietors in a gem eral cleanup.
 The council took no action in re- gard to proposed curfew ordinance, recommended by Rev. W. B. Strong and a delegation of citizens. An opin- Tfdwell holding such a law to be un- constitutional and it will probably never emerge from committee. Mayor Payne announced today that the new street to the Albany ferry would be | opened up at once, the necessary funds having been secured. The funds for de-
 
 were contributed by owners of the ferry, Albany business men and the city, joint ly The road will be a continuation of the Somervflle pike, and will afford much better facilities for reaching the ferry landing, which will be located much fur ther down the river than at present. les sening the distance across stream moro than one-half by the ferry route. | The entire proceeds of the performance l to be given at the Star theatre on De- 1 cenber z, National Red Cross day, will 1 De donated to the Decatur chapter of the Red Cross, it was announced today. | Mrs, w. E. Todd, chairman of the membership committee of the Albany | Red Cross, who recently rendered her l resigna tion because of the stress of other duties, has reconsidered her action and withdrawn her resignation at the request of the chapter Since she has | been at the head of the entertainment committee. Mrs. Todd has directed many entertainments that have netted substan tial sums for the purchase of yarns for ! use of Red Cross workers.
 | With five little children in their | charge for whom homes have not yet been secured, the Ladies Benevolent so- ciety of the Twin Cities is much inter- | ested in the appearance at Decatur city hall on Friday night under the auspices of the Federated clubs of Albany and Decatur, of Ralph S. Baum, state super | intendent of the Alabama Children's Aid society.
 Henry G. Watson of Moultrie, well known young newspaper man, and until recently student at the University of Alabama. left here today for Huntsville, where he will enlist in the navy MT. Watson gave up his studies in order that he might volunteer before the lists close
 on December 12 for registered men.