The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-07
NeWs Of Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa. July 6.-Congressman w. . Oliver has telegraphed Mayor Robinson that samples of the army canned good and meat are being sent him for the in- spection of local citizens. and that the quartermaster's department of the army will ship in carload lots on the order of the mayor, without requiring payment until 10 days after the goods arrive, and that the price required by the quarter masters department is not less than Sl per cent of the army cost price, plus freight from the quartermaster' depot.
 Congressman Oliver also wires that communities short of sugar can be ac commodated by notifying Judge Milling of New Orleans who will apportion d supply out Cf the amount on storage for the benefit of the United States army. The sugar shortage is acute here anu profiteers have been charging 15 cents d pound for sugar, with very little obtain able. Some time ago when the scare first started there was a rush to lay in supplies and many people have stocked up and helped exhaust the local supply. leaving their less selfish fellow citizens who did not desire to aid panic. in the lurch.
 Tuscaloosa July 6.-The campaign to raise Tuscaloosa's quota for the Ala bama memorial to her soldiers has not made the progress hoped for. At the end of the week of the $6000 assigned the city of Tuscaloosa to raise, only one- third was in hand or subscribed. The smallness of contributions is assigned as the reason; instead of contributions being s10, S15, $25 and $50 as anticipated by the campaign directors. responses have shown very few subscriptions amounting to s25 while those subscribing from S1 to D largely predominate.
 Chairman George H. Denny in a meeting with the team captains and directors yes- 1erday decided to continue the campaign into the coming week and until the re- quired amount has been obtained. The colored committee is showing up well on the amount assigned the colored people and it is believed this will be raised Additional strength and pep will be put in the campaign Monday in an effort to raise the necessary amount without fur- fher ado Chairman Denny of the coun- ty committee and Chairman Ward of the city workers are urging their forces on to renewed efforts
 Reports from the county, which was as- signed the sum of 5000 to raise have not vet become available but it is thought the progress outside the city of Tusca- loosa is no better than inside the city limits.
 Tuscaloosa, July 6.-There must be something about the air of Tuscaloosa county conducive to violations of the prohibition law among the lawbreakers. Only a few weeks ago state convict was arrested charged with violating the prohibition statutes. and yesterday Sher- tiff Hughes took in custody Dock Will. lams white one-armed county con- vict, who had rigged up a still and was going to make a run Sunday, July 6, Of some 50 gallons of sour mash. Instead Williams is in jail
 The accused was with a convict gang at Shamblns road camp about half mile from Brookwood. He had made 50 gallons of sour mash and had 1t ready to run on last Sunday, but some hogs overturned his receptaeles and ruined his plans. The sheriff got wind of the sit uation and investigated. He found that Williams had rigged up a crude still and all he needed was the mash or beer to make the run on, and he would have had a number of gallons of genuine pop skull moonshine liquor. Williams was brought to Tuscaloosa and placed in the county jail inasmuch as the last grand jury returned true bill against him for