The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-19
NEWS OF INTEREST
 FROM MONTGOMERY

Montgomery. March 1S-(SpeciaD-Stat ing that he had killed negro named Leach during a,craps game at LeGrande Sunday morning, Charles Franklin, ne- gro, was brought into Montgomery Mon day and placed in jail to- await a pre- liminary hearing. Franklin claims the killing was in sef-defense. '
 Two hundred men, 75 of them expert mechanics. already have arrived for duty at Taylor Field, Montgomery's flying school, and more men are expected dur ing the week Work is being completed rapidly at tine Pike Roads reservation and number of planes are being assem- bled. No "fliers'' have yet reported, but are expected within the next 10 days.
 Secretary of State John Purifoy Mon- day announced that the following cam didates had filed their intentions with his office:
 W. E. w. Yerby, editor of the Greens boro Waterman is in the race for the senate.
 W. K P. Wilson of Mobile, present representative from that county, and w. V. Pirklc of Clay county, will be in the legislative lineup.
 w. E. Dickson of Birmingham will be in the race for senator from Jefferson.
 D. O. Monasco of Walker county and Henderson Legg of Limestone will seek places in the house.
 Secretary of State John Purifoy Mon- day was advised of the formation at Tuscaloosa of the West Alabama Ium- Der company, with a capital stock of s2o,- 600, 5000 paid in.
 w. O. Nichols, arrested Friday on charges of having represented himself as a government agent engaged in sell ing .sblue-ba spellers,' was acquitted Monday morning when arraigned betoret United States Commissioner James Far rish, who held the evidence was-in suifi- cient to warrant a .trlal or 1urtner et- tion. Nichols was Arrested on the sttte- ment of a negro tfFsa Nichols had Yep resented himself as a government agent in trying to sell the books, but Nichols explained to the satisfaction of tfp court that his reference to the negroes duties to the government in time of war might 1 have given thim a mistaken idea of his meaning
 l Montgomery county will extend few l county roads for some time to come. &C., cording to a statement made following l the regular meeting of the county board of revenue A general system or re- trcnchment and conservation IS responsl- ble for the decision to conserve funds.
 Richard M IIobbie, food administrato l for Alabama, believes the system fol- lowed out in handling the cases or + T. Terry of Huntsville and J. & F. Rennei 1 of Bessemer, charged with violating the food administration laws. Will nave lasting effect ill this state. and declares he fears no more violations of the ruies laid down for conserving the country food supplies.
 Mayor Terry was granted lehlehca T when he promised to close his store TOT l certain time and donate sl00o to the kee Gross; the Bessemer firm was ordereo t' close it's store for 24 hours, return cer 4 tain quantity of flour to it's origina T owners and to refrain from purchasin. additional stock until July 3l.
 In the Terry case it was alleged tna lthe Huntsville man had sold goods TO resale without first having obtained con
 sent from the proper authorities and Una
 he had sold flour and sugar in eXces
 of the amounts specified by the aaminls
 tration.