The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-22
p. ]. ROGERS NAMED
 AGAIN AS HEAD OF. SYSTEM OF PRISONS.

Montgomery. March 21.z-(SpeciaL)-P. J. Rogers of Birmingham was reappointed president of the state board of convict inspectors and J. M. Kyser of Albertville and pr. Russell A. Smith of Brewton were reappointed associate members of the board by Governor Henderson Wednesday. They will serve two years and will retire shortly after the end of Governor Henderson's term unless reap pointed by the next governor.
 Tn reappointing the board, Governor Henderson announced that their services had been satisfactory and that if he had searched the state he could not have found any others who would have shown any greater interest in the states busi- ness. All terms will expire during the month as the board is appointed every two years.
 MT. Kyser and Dr. Smith have almost completed two years service, MT. Rog- CTS retired for a short time last year, and was succeeded by Brooks Flowers of Montgomery, but on the resignation of MT. Flowers, Governor Henderson in- sisted that MT. Rogers return.
 No change will be made in the working force of the office. Richard w. Solomon will remain chief clerk, J. H. Washburn, and Miss Alma Hertz, associate clerks, and Miss Dora Edwards, stenographer.
 Montgomery March 21.-(Special. )-Ef- forts of the state convict department and the executive department to elimi- nate illiteracy from the state prisons received temporary setback Wednes- day when Governor Henderson was forced to revoke the conditional parole of Arthur A. Strock, who had been ill charge of the work under the supervis- ion of Dr. w. D. Hubbard, chaplain of convicts. Governor Henderson revoked the privileges of Strock and ordered him returned to the states regular service.
 Little information has been given out about the affair but it is known that during the past few days charges have been brought against Strock in connec- ton with his methods. An investigation has been made of matters connecting Strock with trouble at the prison at We tumpka and Governor Henderson and of ficials of the convict department decided it would be better for the state to re- turn Strocl1 to the regular service and to entrust the work to other persons
 Strock was paroled last year. the con dition being that he should remain in the states service during the time of his sentence and assist pr. Hubbard in his In recent months he has or ganized classes in several prisons and has been successful. However, officials of the prison at Wetumpka charged that Strock had exercised a bad influence over other convicts and may have in terfered with the prisons discipline. Strock had exercised a bad influence gan county and sentenced to five years. He has about two years to serve
 Governor Henderson granted full pa role to A. R. Dalvanie, who has assisted Strock in his work. Dalvaniie was con- victed of forgery in Geneva county and sentenced to two years He has only two months to serve and the governor released him on condition that his con- duct would be good in the future
 Dr. Hubbard informed The Age-Herlad representative, that the work will not be but instead will be car ried on. with local assistance at the va rious convict camps. In this decision he was supported by Governor Henderson and F. J. Rogers, president of the state board of convict Inspectors.
 Montgomery, March 21-( )-w Bs Bowling of Dadevlle, solicitor of the Fifth circuit, has been designated by the attorney general to represent the state at the trial of several liquor cases in Russell county during the term of the Russell circuit court which will begin April 1. The cases have grown out of the liquor raids at Girard last year and other raids made by the sheriff of Rus Sell county since the state confiscated