The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-20
BIRMINGHAM MAN
 ON LIST IF EW CONVICT WAROENs
Appointments Announced by Brandon-J. H. Scruggs Named Member of State
 Highway Commission
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD Montgomery. Ala. Feh. ID

Appointment of the permanent Speigner, Banner, Belle Ellen and kilby were announced by Governor Brandon Monday afternoon. George P. Walls, former sheriff Of Autauga county, was named warden at speig- ncr; J. D. Evins, former warden at Belle Ellen and Aldrich, was given the position at Banners; F. NJ. Coker, well-known citizen of Lowndes eoun- ty, was assigned to Belle Ellen, while John S, Harris, former warden of the Jefferson county jail, was made warden at Kilby prison.
 Mir. Harris had already taken con trol of Kilby prison. but the other appointments came unheralded. None knew who would be given the po- sitions and the appointments brought rest to those selected ana disappoint- ment to a large number who had hoped to receive the favor of the governor.
 Governor Brandon has yet to name wardens for the state prisons at Wetumpka, Flat Top, Aldrich and River Falls. He will complete the list of appointments before the end of the week.
 The selection of the wardens ap- pointed during the day were made by the state board of convict super vlsors but were approved and made public by Governor Brandon. Cover nor Brandon referred the list of ap-s plicants to the board shortly after it was organized last week and re- quested that it make an investigation and submit recommendations to the executive department.
 The appointees will take office as soon as they have filed their bonds in accordance with the law.
 SCRUGGs APPOINTED.
 J. H. Scruggs of Birmingham. prominent architect and contractor, today became a member of the state highway commission as the repre- sentative of the Ninth congressional district MT. Scruggs took the posi- tion vacated by s. R. Batson of Bir- mingham. who resigned several months ago.
 Governor Kilby named Robert Jemison. Sr., shortly after MT. Bat son retired, but Mir. Jemison was un- able to serve because of illness. The appointment of Mr. Scruggs will be for service until the Legislature meets at it's adjourned session and passes the proposed highway law providing for a commission of three men in- stead of a commission of twelve. MT. Scruggs is being prominently men toned as one of the three. He was named by Governor Brandon and took office at once.
 The administration has already ,,.,ie if.,n of three instead of the commission of twelve enacted in 1919. This same recommendation was made by Gov ernor kilby in his final message to the lawmakers.
 Both Governor Brandon and Gov ernor Kilby declared that commls- sion os 12 Is unweildy and that Tor the good of the state road building program a small commission should be created which would be on the job in the highway department at all times, taking details of admin'stra- ticn from the state highway eagf- neer, who could devote his ent'-e time to the load construction pro gram.
 Tho bills changing the commission will be drawn during the recess and will be submitted curing the early days of the adjourned session.
 CONSIDER GAS CASE
 Harry T. Hartwell. member of the city commission of Mobile, and F. J. Yerger. city attorney of Mobile, held A conference today with the public service commission regarding the Mo bile Gas case involving the valuation of the company's properties in Mo bile. No decision was reached by the commission, put the statement was made that an effort is being made to obtain some adjustment of the dispute,
 The commission several days ago announced that an jorder would be gas company's properties. This fol- lowed a conference between the com
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