The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
CHARITY BENEFITS
LARGELY BY WILL.
Of FATHER SAVAGE.
Churches and Institutions in
Mobile and Montgomery
Are Bequeathed Most OF
His Estate
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU !
THE AGE-HERALD

died last week. Inc pene1lclaFles
are located in Montgomery and Mo
bile.
ST. Vincents parish OF Mobile will
receive $4,000 and similar amount
will 30 to St. Peters here $500 was
provided for the Little Sisters of
the Poor at Mobile and thet same
amount was allotted to the Sisters
Loretta for the benefit of ST. Mary's
academy at Montgomery.
The Rt. Rev. Edward p Allen
Bishop of Mobile, was given $500 for
the benefit OF the orphans of the
diocese.
Father Patrick Turner who has
succeeded Monsignor Savage a pas
tor of St. Peters church, was be-
queathed $1,000 IN consideration of
his loyalty and devotion to Father
Savage. Rev. Thomas j. Eaton of
Mobile was given $500 and was de-
nominated my Loyal and faithful
friend" A bequest of $500 went to
Rev Patrick OConnor at st. Bird
gets church, Mobile.
After other small requests are
provided for the residue of Monsig-
nor savage's estate will go to Bishop
Allen for the use of the church.
RAILROADS CITED
The Southern, Alabama Great
Southern and Northern Alabama rail-
roads must come before the public
service commission February 8 and
show why shipments routed over the
three lines should not be regarded
as one line hauls and subject tc the
lowest one-line haulage rate. Cfta-
ton was issued to the railroads to-
day by the commission and they
were directed to appear at the Feb
ruary meeting.
The citation was issued at the re-
quest of the Gadsden Chamber of
Commerce but will benefit all ship
pers who receive freight transporta-
tien by either two or three lines In
volved. The railroads are owned by
the same interests but are operated
as separate corporations.
TO DIG ARTEsIAN WELL
Contracts were awarded by the
state board of control and economy
today to the Gray Artesian Wells
company at Pensacola, Fla, for the
digging Of one artesian well and
further development of another we'll
at Kilby prison. The work will be
completed within 80 days at a cost
not exceeding $4,000 to the state
Work will be started at once and the
company has guaranteed that the
well 1t will dig will have mimi
mum flow of 200 gallons minute.
1t also agreed that the well already
in operation will be developed to its
maximum capacity.
WILL TAKE PRISON CLOTH
The Reliance Manufacturing COM
pany of Chicago, which has a con-
tract with the state for the purchase
of all chambray, which will be man
ufactured in the new prison cotton
mill at Kilby prison, has stationed
representative in Montgomery who
will supervise the installation OF the
cotton mill equipment.
The company will establish within
the prison lis a plant for the man
ufacture OF vnambray into shirts.
aprons and other articles. Contract
for the purchase of all chambray
manufactured at the prison was
closed before the state let the con-
tract for the establishment of the
new cotton mill.
STILL CAPTURED
Reports of the capture of three
stills in Mobile county were received
by the state law enforcement de-
partment today. Six gallons of
liquor and 500 gallons of mash were
destroyed but no arrests made.
Birmingham and other local mar
kets are now consuming large guam
titles of Alabama sweet potatoes. but
few shipments are now leaving the
state for eastern and western mar
kets, according to the weekly sum-
mary of market conditions issued to-
day by s. o. Hooton, supervisor of
the division of markets. But sweet
potatoes are not commanding a
1~1 -af
are paying from TO cents to 31.25 a
bushel, while south Alabama mar
kets are offering from 10 to ~
cents a bushel.
Reports throughout the state show /
large production of sugar cane
syrup with the syrup selling in south |
Alabama for IS to so cents gallon |
and in central Alabama from 60 to
rs cents a gallon. Sorghum syrup IL
selling for so to rs cents per gallon
in north Alabama, due to a shorter |
pr oduction this year.
With the Satsuma season closing |
the bureau received information dur |
ing the week that splendid yields |
have been reported and satisfactory |
prices obtained. The hog market |
showed some improvement With top |
prices at cents a pound and COM
mon cattle 3 cents a pound.
TOO MANY FOREST FIRES
Forest fires have become SO nu-
merous in Alabama the state Depart
ment of conservation today in
structed all wardens and special |
agents of the department to prose-
cute to the fullest extent possible |
every person against whom evidence |
is obtained indicating his respon- |
sibility OF forest fire. Every per- |
son responsible for forest fire and |
wood fire may be convicted of a
misdemeanor and fined from 500 to |
5000.
The legislature in 1921 amended
the law so as to make the punish |
ment cover more offenses. including |
willful responsibility for the fire. |
ut is of the highest importance that |
we keep fire from our woodland" |
said /. T. Quinn, state conservation |
commissioner in his instructions.
Forest fires prevent the growth |
of timber, kill native clovers and |
other valuable grazing, plants, de- !
stroy cover for birds and rob the !!
soil of fertility. The devastation OF |
our forests through fire and other |
agencies cause both drouth and over |
flow. II you want to "set the woods |
on fire." do SO by creating some
thing and not by destroying some |
thing
WANTS LOCAL MAN PAROLED
Judge G. H. Howard of Atlanta. |
manager of the recent successful po- |
litical campaign of Clifford Walker |
fer governor of Georgia and man
ager of the successful campaign of |
Walter S. George for United States |
senator from Georgia. visited Mont