The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-12
DEMOCRATS TALK
 PRIMARY PLANS
BlOunt And ChOctaw Democratic Committees Indorse Sena-
 tor Underwood
tsTATE CAPITAL BUREAU

hO4N Ald., The subcommittee of the state demo- recently to arrange for the presidential primary election, held brief session here Monday afternoon and will resume its session Tuesday. No arrangement of details for conducting the primary has as yet been agreed upon, but this will be done Tuesday, it is believed.
 Information was received at Under wood headquarters here today that the county democratic executive committees of Blount and Choctaw counties have indorsed the candidacy of Senator Un- derwood. Both county committees meeting at which this action was. taken had practically full attendance and the vote was unanimous in each case, 1t was stated.
 State Bar Meeting Held
 A meeting was held here today ot committee of the board of commis- sioners of the Alabama Bar association, appointed to formulate rules for exam ination of applicants for admission to the state bar. Present regulations were readopted without any extensive changes, it was stated, and the com mittee will report to the entire board at a meeting at Birmingham Tuesday. The committee is composed or senator k. H. Powell, Tuskegee; E. c. Wad- dell, Scale; J. T. Bedsole, Grove Hill F. A. Cooner, Jasper, and A. J. Harrls, Decatur.
 Fire Loss Reported Montsomerys total fire loss in Jan uary was S49,S6S, while total insur- ance on the losses was $49,2 accord ing to the monthly report of the fire de-
 ,Ir,,, tnI tN f.itv sion. The value of property endan- gered by fires during the month was So26. 250 on buildings and $59,50O on contents. Ninety-three calls were an swered during the month.
 Paroles Granted
 Five paroles were granted today by Governor w. w. Brandon as follows: |: Silas Fagin, sentenced to life imprison- nent in 1910 from Dallas county for murder; Frank Hendrix, sentenced from Limestone county for forgery for 24 to 20 months, June F, 1922; Frank lin Powell, who received a sentence of 1 to ? years for distilling from Blount county November 2S, 1922; Luther Tucker, Madison county, sentenced July 23. 1920, to 10 years imprison- ment for a statutory offense; and Will liam Bray, Jefferson county, who re ceived sentence of one year and 14O days for vagrancy, December 23, 1922.
 Dog Is Rabid
 The head of dog sent in by J. Il. Owens, Bolinger, was examined today at the state pasteur laboratory and showed positive signs of rabies. 1t was reported that someone had been bitten by the animal and treatment4was sent.
 Reaches Top Round
 From a job paying $75 month to the vice presidency of the company Is the life. record of R. c. Whiting, brother of A. F. and Paul Whiting of Montgomery. lntorm2tlon reached Montgomery today of Mir. Writings election to the vice presidency of the George A. Fuller company of New York, large construction company. MT. Whiting has been connected with the company for D years. He resides at New Rochelle.
 Contest Gas Ordinance
 H. $. Gardner, manager of the WOco- Pep company, today declined to file a report of gasoline sold during January as required by the city ordinance which imposed a tax of one cent gallon on gasoline. He used this method of fore ing a decision on the validity of the or dinance. When he is arrested and fined he will appeal to the circuit court and from the circuit court will go to the supreme court. All other gasoline com panies made their reports.
 Baptists To Participate
 Alabama Baptists will take a promi- nent part in the south-wide Baptist mems convention which will be held at Memphis this week. Among those on the program for addresses on various phases of the work are: D. F. Green of Montgomery, secretary-treasurer of tho First Baptist church of Gadsden; ; W. I. Pullman, superintendent of First Baptist Sunday School at Birmingham; Emmett Moore, secretary of Sunday