The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-23
SHE'LL SHOCKED
 lOUTH FORGED s 10 MINE COAL
Sentenced To Prison On
 Charge Of Assault And ri Battery
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 vMONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. 22.- The legal machinery of Alabama has entrustedT toss h convict lease mine . World war veteran who. according to those seeking clemency for the young bsnueht on by shell shock .sustained while was fighting the battles of his c6Hntry on the French front.
 1t was learned that the young mans name riss Thomas and that he was con victed in Montgomery court d year, or so ago on the charge of assault and hAttery. Two local attorneyA appeared Friday in the governors office seeking tg. start the movement for a parole for the prisoner that he may be committed to an asylum for the mentally diseased
 Thomas was leased to the mine as "a county convict" under confract MAnteomery county has with ohe~of the mfhinG companies of the stafe.s 1t is claimed by those interested in his pa role that at the time the youth, com mitted the offense for which he is now in penal servitude he. was suffering from tho effects of his injuries received during the war. It is stated that the young man had an excellent record in the army, serving in many of the hottest
 
 troops were engaged, and that he rose to the rank of sergeank
 It is further stated that the young mems friends, who reside in distant state, are well-to-do people and have furniShed money, should he be paroled, for his transportation to the asylum in that state.
 Coal Rates Revised
 The Alabama public service commis- sion gave its approval Friday to re- vised schedules on coal and coke from the mines and ovens of Alabama to their destinations, submitted by several railroads doing business within the state. These railroads were the St. Louis and San Fransicso, Alabama Great Southern, Northern Alabama Railway, company, Southern Railway; Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic, Central of Georgia, Louisville and Nashville and Mobile and Ohio. This practically completes the list of. the railroads of Alabama that are required to revise their coal and coke rates.
 The revised tariffs on coal and coke of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad was filed sometime ago and new coal and coke schedules of the Seaboard Air Line railroad has been mailed to the commission, it is under stood.
 Soon To Have New Road
 An uninterrupted stretch of good highway between Montgomery and Selma can be enjoyed by motorists be- fore the year closes, it was stated Fri day. by c. N. Mitcham, third division engineer of the state highway depart ment. s
 The part of the highway in Lowndes county is the only portion that re- mains to be improved and the contrac- tors for both the road work proper and } for the bridges along this stretch hope to have their work finished by the be- ginning of the winter season of the closing days. of 1924, Mir. Mitcham said. Neal Newell, of the Newell Contract ing company, which is constructing the road, was in the highway department office Thursday and stated that the work would be pushed Vigorously and completedN before the beginning of next year. ". o. Mccoy has the contract for building the bridges. Medical Conventions Set
 The Alabama Medical association, will hold it's annual convention this year in Montgomery, April IS to, IS, it has been announced by Dr. Douglas l.. Cannon, Secretary of the association. President of the Assocition Dr. W. W. Harper of Selma is expected in Montgomery Sat urday for a conference with members of the Montgomery county medical society as to arrangements for the meeting Governor Invited
 An invitation was received Friday at the governors office, requesting Gov. ". W. Brandon to speak at rally, to be held February 27, at Macon, Ga, in the interest of the candidacy of Senator Oscar W. Underwood for President. The governor was absen& attending a meeting of the board of &ps6ees of, the Alabama Polytechnic Institute at Au- burn.
 Offices Closed
 Most of the offices at the capitol were closed Friday on account of the Wash inrtou 's birthday holiday @ass '-sS,' -l