The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-09
Montgomery Items

Montgomery, December S.-(Special) Before leaving his office Saturday Gov ernor Henderson dictated six paroles $50 fine assessed against Nose Jeff, con- victed in Hale county in 1917. on a charge of violating the prohibition law. Gov ernor Hendersons information shows that Jeff Is boy, and had been work ing. in the capacity of whisky buyer" for officers in Hale county. The grand jury investigated the case and indicted Jeff on the ground he was caught with 50 cents worth of whisky. In the cir cult court he entered a plea of guilty, and was fined $50.
 Other paroles follow:
 Paul Franklin, receiving stolen proper ty; convicted in Montgomery county on June 22, 1917; parole recommended by trial judge.
 Jack Knotts, Pike county, four years for assault with intent to murder; pa- assaulted.
 Hunt Mcvay, Lauderdale county. violat- ing the prohibition law; trial judge ad- mitted the sentence was severe and rec commended clemency.
 J. F. Clements, night engineer at a Montgomery office building, who killed one soldier and wounded two others sew eral days ago in Montgomery, was held without bond when given a hearing in the recorders court. Date for the hear  December 10. At recent hearing in the courtaof common pleas he was discharged from custody.
 The state banking department Saturday was asked to permit the organization of another bank at Collinsville, DeKalb county. In letter to D. F. Green, head of the department, D. M. Brindley says he desires to establish a savings bank with capital stock of s15.oOo. k Montgomery's city attorney Saturday ruled that the board of health has no authority to close public places in the city without the approval of the city it has not been shown the influenza epi- -demic is serious. The attorney ruled that the board only can reccommend such action, and that final action must be taken by the commissioners.
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 Registrants in the United States who for various reasons failed to meet the requirements of the selective service reg ulations and who are classed &pow as non-wilful deserters, have pIayed~in hard luck, according to letter received at the state military department from the provost marshal general The letter was ar answer to one sent by L. E. LaMont, draft executive of Alabama, in which the question was asked: What shall We do with the non-wifful deserters?"
 Although all draft calls have been can- celled the non-wilful deserters in the state of Alabama will be sent to a train- ing camp under the last call for general service.
 Only two counties in Alabama have failed to complete the classification of IS year-old registrants, according to pr. W. s. Nash. personal representative of the provost marshal general. who is in Montgomery checking up the work of the military department. The counties named by Dr. Nash were Chambers and Washington. Several counties have failed to send in their annual reports, which must De Tn Dy DeCemDer IU. counties failing to send the reports are Blount. Choctaw. Clarke, Etowah, Marion, Nor gan and Washington. When this infor- nation is received it is probable orders to discontinue the offices throughout the state will be given,
 Mai Virgil V. Evans, adjutant general, Saturday completed the compilation of data for about 800 Alabama soldiers, who ,eIx1 e. Al vice records, in order to put in their claims for additional pay for second and third enlistments. When the new adju- tant general came into office a week ago he found about 800 letters from soldiers were unanswered. and he immediately got extra help to get this information to the soldiers or their families.
 It is explained that many hundreds of boys now serving in France are due extra pay because this Is their second or third enlistment. They desire to get service records before being mustered out of the service.