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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
l NEGRO CONVICT
 IS RECAPTURED
BIOOdhOunds Run Down Charlie
 Huffman

MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 25.- Special )--Charlie Huffman, Montgom- cry county negro, escaped convict, was recaptured about o'clock Friday morn ing near Fillmore, by prison officers after a hot chase with dogs, according to a re- port from the state convict department.
 Huffman, who received 50-year sen- tence for murder February 20, 1924, es- capped from Speigner Wednesday while working in clearing piece of, woods, where he succeeded in getting some and made his get away. Dogs were put on his trail and after a long chase through swampS and woods, the negro, w:5h his puTsuers close ou hIs heels, ran out onto the railroad track not far from Fillmore and was seized by the officers Warden George P.@Walis of Speigner heaoed the party which effected the re- capture. Huffman was back on his job at the prison Friday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
MERCHANTS ATTEND
 BROOKWOOD EVENT
Barbecue And Chicken Dinner Is
 Held
lTuscalOOsa Rureaul


 TUSCALOOSA, Ala, July 25.-The get acquainted meeting at Brookwood Thursday afternoon was a success and about 250 persons attended. The wom- en of the Baptist and Methodist aid so- cieties of Brookwood served a chicken dinner and barbecue to the guests. Be- tween 50 and 70 Tuscaloosa merchants were present to meet the citizens of the community. Besides the principal talks by Judge Fleetwood Rice of Tuscaloosa and Charles R. West of Birmingham, others made brief remarks. There was stunts and a musical program was rendered.
 Going To Farm Meeting-J. s. Yerby will attend the annual meeting of the state farm bureau at Montgomery next Thursday and Friday. He is presi- dent of the Tuscaloosa farm bureau and is a delegate from that body.
 Singing Announced-There will be in all day singing at Brookwood Sunday and number from Tuscaloosa will at- tend. Prof. J. A. Lesly and his sing ing school of over 100 at Northport will take part in the affair.
 Life Saving SchooI-Several are at- tending the swimming and life saving school started here Thursday by T. E. Moore of Atlanta, under the auspices of the American Red Cross. The school is being conducted at Stall worth lake.
 New Scout Leader-R. J. Seeger. a well-known Boy Scout leader here. for long while, has accepted a position as scout executive of the Tennessee Valley, with headquarters at Hunts vile. 1t was learned here. He will he. gin his duties October IS.
 Judge Finnell BacI-Probate Judge
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
ROAD WORK BEGUN :.
 IN LAUDERDALE
New Highway To Link Killen
 And Wilson Dam
Muscle Shoals Bureau)

FLORENCE, Ala, July 25.-Lauder- dale county has begun work on the road from Killen to Wilson Dam. which has been the subject of much discussion re- gently It was stated by the probate judge that the road will be put in good condition. Work has also been started by the county on the road to Shoals creek. Expenses incurred in this work will be paid out of the. gasoline tax fund which is accommodating at the rate of approximately $1S,000 per month.
 Visit RogersvilIe-Some 40 Rotarians of Florence went to Rogersville Thurs day on the first of a series of visits to variods parts of the county where they were host to d number of the lead CTS in that community.
 New Realty Firm-D. R. McCullum and R. W. Plowden have organized a new real estate firm in Florence. The firm name will be McCullum & Flow den. Both come from Sumter, s. c.
 His Is BrOken--Robert Biship, H. year-old boy, sustained a broken hip Wednesday afternoon when he was run down by a car driven by a man named Carter.
 POuItrymen Organize-0 Organization has been completed of the Shoals Foul Etry Breeders association, which is tc include the poultry breeders of the en tire district. T. l.. Ginn of Florence was elected president; w. J.. Blackburn of Tuscumbia, vice president; E. sF Martin, Florence, secretary-treasurer'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
MENTAL 1, POWER SHOWN BY. DOG RECTOR ARGUES
(state Capital Bureau)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 25.-- Just how far does dog reason? Dr. Richard Wilkinson, rector of St. Johns Episcopal church, is ready to debate the subject since two Montgomery officers showed him his own rat terrior, Jack, sitting blowing the horn of the doctor s car, calling for help and theshelp came.
 Dr. Wilkinson had been annoyed by rats catching his frying size" chickens. So Jack was put on guard. Late in the night the entire family was awak- ened by the continual blowing of the horn on the car in the, garage.
 Fearing someone sought to decoy the minister from the house, Mrs. Wilkin- son refused to let him go alone to open the garage door. Two Montgomery off cers answered a call and when the door was opened Jack turned with a. look which seemed to say, T got you--if it did take q long time"
 The little dog had chased rat through an opening in a window be tween the henhouse and the garage, Having fallen on the garage side 1t was not possible for him to return the same way: Realizing that, the chickens were unprotected Jack climbed into the car and blew the horn for help to return to his post of duty. Ns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
YOUTH. IS DROWNED
 N CAXABA RIVER
Shelby County Gets New Mail
 Route

COLUMBIANA, Ala, July 25,- Special .)-James Kroner, 1S-year-old son of Mir. and Mrs. Frank Kroner, who live near Boothton, this county, was drowned this week in the Cahaba river. Interment was at Macedonia.
 New Mail Route--Service was started on>a new mail route for Shelby county on July 16. Route 1, Chelsea, will serve a large number of patrons who have not had mail delivery before as well as some who were on Route 3 from Columbiana.
 Goes To AuburEi-lL lL F. Montgomery, teacher of agriculture in the Shelby County High schools left this week for Auburn, where he will be, for three weeks, attending the annual conference of vocational teachers.
 To Plant Vetch Seed Shelby county farmers, through the Shelby county farm bureau, have made arrangements to purchase 10000 pounds of hairy vetch seed to be planted in the fall.
 To Hold ReVival-Beginn August 24, Rev. J. o. Hanes, general eYange- list for the Norths Alabama conference of the Methodist church, will conduct a revival meeting here. t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
[. & W. REVISES
 TRAIN SCHEDULE
Sheffield Section Gets Better
 Connection At Decatur
fMnseIa shoaIs Bureaul

SHEFFIELD, Ala, July 25.-Due to efforts of Judge J. H. Nathan of Shef- field the travelling public en route from the Tri-C Cities on the afternoon train for Birmingham will be saved the wait of a half hour in Decatur for the Louisville and Nashville southbound accommodation, gThe afhkrnoon southern train reaches DAcag slE sssl srtEy Before o'clock. At presenf thes southbound Louisville and NashTiIle aFcomodation leaves Decatur lat 4 6eloeks Effective Sunday, August .3, it is announced, the accomodation will leave Decatur at 3 80 o'clock, reaching Birmingham half an hour ear Her, or 6 80 o'clock.
 Grandstand COIEapses-A portion of the grandstand at the Sheffield athletic field collapsed during the game Thurs day afternoon, but fortunately no one was injured.
 To Operate ExcursiOn--It is an- nounced that. an excursion to the Muscle Shoals district over the Southern from Stevenson will be operated Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
MOSAIC TEMPLARS
 RE-ELECT POWELL
Placed In NOminatiOH By aBir.
 mingham Man

DECATUR, Ala, Julyk 25.-lSpe- cial)-The afternoon session of the Mosaic Templars was characterized by an ovation to IL. L.,Powell, reelected to the presidency of the Alabama Mo saic Templars for two years, and the reading of the reports. of the general state officers, showing the present con dition of the state organization.
 Following the reading and approval of the journal of Tuesdays proceed ings every seat in the auditorium of the First Baptist church being filled with delegates and the aisles crowded, Df. John w. Goodgame, pastor of the Sixth Avenue Baptist church, Birmingham, in a nominating address, moved the suspension of the rules and the re-elec- tion of L. L. Powell for the ne=t two years. Twelve hundred delegates, led by Past District Grand Master Mitchell of Bessemer, who led in ~seconding the motion, stood in affirmation of the nation t.t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
TWO ALABAMIANS| GET COMMISSIONS
800 Reserve Officers Grad uated At Camp
 Mcclellan
fAnniston Bureaul

z ANNIST0N, Ala, July. 25.-Gradua- ton exercises for the 800 reserve of ficers' trainnig corp students of Camp Mcclellan brought to close this morn ing the most successful R. O. T. c. camp ever held here. The exercises were held in the open air amphitheatre. Twenty-three commissions of second |lieutenancy were awarded. Certificates of graduation for the summers work were also awarded students who had completed the six weeks course satis- factorily. Two Alabama boys were among those awarded second lieutenant's commissioner These were Frank Hardy of the University of Alabama, whose home is at Tyler, Ala, and Archie w Ledie of Auburn, whose home is al Goodwater.
 Other features of the exercises was an address by General Edwin B. Wi. mans and Colonel Raymond Sheldon, commander of the R. 0. T, c. camp. Negro Bound Over-Charles Wright negro, who was arrested in Birming. ham Wednesday night to- answer charges of larceny in Anniston, faced trial this morning in county court and was bound over to the grand, jury by Judge Thom- as w. Coleman on a $1,000 bond. The negro is alleged to have entered the ga- rage of Edwards & Hoffman during the early part of this month and rifled the cash register of approximately $75 and q pistol.
 Policeman Fined--John Allen, police man at Piedmont, was fined $10 and cost this morning in county court on the charge of assault and battery against Mark Powell. Allen must also fnce trial on the charge of shooting Charlie Steele of Piedmont about three weeks ago. Steele is confined to To- cal hospital and has not been able to appear in court.
 Inspects p-Brigadier General Hugh A. Drum, deputy chief of staff of the war department of Washington, arrived at Camp Mcclellan Thursday on an official visit of inspection. Camp Mcclellan has been singled out by the war department as the representative camp of the fourth corps area to re reiye this inspection.
 Watchman PrOvided-An ordinance requiring the establishment of a watch
 man at the Southern railway crossing on the highway this side of Oxford was unanimously passed last night at the regular semi-monthly meeting of the city council. 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
BRIDGE TO SPAN
 COOSA PLANNED
Chairman Rogers To Con. fer With Citizens At
 Gadsden
(Gadsd1n Bureau)

GADSDEN. Ala. July 25:--Chair- man John A; Rogers of the state high way commission has requested a meet ing of the cityaand county authorities here next Monday to, discuss plans for traffic bridge across Coosa river at the foot of Broad street which will be q part of the. Anniston Gadsden high way.
 Mir. Rogers was here Friday morning un Nhis way to Ft. Payne where he was to view the proposed route for the state road from that city to Val ley head and the Tennessee state line. The bridge here as it is now planned will cost in the neighborhood of $30O,- GOO.
 Assault Charged-Harvey Powell, 1S-year-old Gadsden boy, was brought here from Birmingham Friday night On a warrant from Cherokee county charging him with attempted criminal assault. Charles Cochran, another local boy, who is said to have been bis companion, was locked up on 3 similar charge earlier in the week
 Opening Date Set-The public schools of Gadsden will open Monday September 1, according to announce ment. It>is thought that Alabama City and Attalla schools will open shortly afterward,
 Kiss Or Bite?-Jim Crow, negro surprised his wife early Saturday morning when he kissed her as he started to work but her vision of hap. piness changed to rage when he sud, denly sank his teeth into her lower lip and bit it off. Police have been unable to find any trace of him.
 Mrs. Mary E. SmaIl-Mrs. Mary Ellen Small died suddenly at her homs on Lookout avenue in Alabama Cits hlate Thursday night.
 Presents BOOs--Announcement 'swax made Friday that Mrs. W. B. Striplir ghad presented to the public schools all of the technical and professional boos in the library for her late husband who was superintendent of the schools for years.
 Speed Cop Appointed Chalmers Thompson was Friday appointed speed eop for the city and he is now ,on the job, having succeeded Roy Curry who has held the lace for two years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
FLOGGING PROBE
 ASKED BY JUDGE
Three Men Charged With Beating Prisoner In
 Jail

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, July 25.- Charging the special grand jury in the circuit court here today, Judge o. Kyle directed the body to inquire into viola tions of the banking laws of Alabama which are reported to have been fla grantly disregarded in the recent failure of bank in Madison county; to make careful inquiry into perjury offenses and ascertain if it is true that county officers have been making search for illicit liquor illegally.
 He called attention to a 'flogging out rage" in the Madison county jail and declared if what he heard is true the grand jury should recommend impeach- ment of the sheriff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
SILHOUETTES OF STATE CAPITOL
Estate Capital Bureau)

MONTGOMERY, Ala. July 25.-A big increase in the volume of humber of truck and fruit crops shipped from Alabama is shown in figures furnished today by N. H. Brown of the bureau of markets of the state dsp6rtment of agriculture. The figures show that to July 19, 135 carloads of sweet potatoes were moved, as compared with 56 for the same period last year; 3266 cars of Irish potatoes against 1,S62 for the year before; 937 cars Of watermelons, as compared with 6S7 tlfe year before ; 93 carloads of peaches, where only one was shipped during the entire previous season, and twelve carloads of apples comparing with one the previous season. .&
 Mrs. Thomas M. Owen, director of the state department of archives and history, returned today from a vaca- tion on which she visited New York, while the democratic convention was in session, and spent a. most enjoyable time fishing in Canada. On the Canada outing at Lake McGregor, Mrs. Owen was accompanied by her brother, Col. H. NJ. Bankhead of New York, who owns an island in the lake; John H. Bankhead of Jasper, Dr, George Wheel CT and Dave Holloway of Montgomery.
 The honey crop in Alabama this sea son is the best in three years. accord ing to Thomas Atchison, bee and apiary expert of the state department of agri- culture. He stated, incidentally, that Alabama ships more bees than ony other state in the, union. Shipments are made to all parts of the United States and to Canada and Mexico.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
BUSINESS WOMEN
 END CONVENTION
Mrs. AdeIine Pridhard Of Port
 land Reelected President

WEST BADEN, Ind, July 25.-Ad- herence to the strict enforcement of the law was written as a standard of Amer ican business women, when the sixth annual convention of the national fed eration of business and professional women closed it's sessions here today
 Resolutisns plsdging the federation not to treat with levity any infraction of thet1aw were accepted when recon. mended by Miss Florence Sands of Dal- las, Tex, chairman of the nominating committee.
 Offer of a gift of land for home for aged business women made to the fed eration by Harry L. Prettyman, general manager of the Oldsmar Land company, Tampa, Fla, and rendered by resolu- tions from the Florida delegation was referred to the executive board for con. sideration. The offer includes $5,0O0 of building material. The Florida delega- tinO urged the acceptance of the offer on the ground that such a home was needed by women not too old to work but too old to secure new jobs. Miss Adelia Prichard of Portland, Ore, was elected president of the federation,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
NEW SEWER LINE
 PLANS PROTESTED
Paving Assessment Also Contest
 ed At Albany
.(Tennesseo Valley Bureau)

ALBANY DECATUR, Ala, July 25 Protests will be heard at the Albany city hall relative to the new sewer line, which will probably be laid soon on Moulton street to Jackson and Johns ton streets. The matter of protests that have been entered on the cost of he paving on Cenral, Eighth avenue and West Sixth and Seventh avenues will also be taken up. Third, fourth and fifth avenues, west, will be as- sessed at this meeting of the council.
 Pennington To Speak--Dr. Julian Pennington of Birmingham is expected here on Thursday of next week, when he will address the Morgan Kiwanis club.
 Big Fish Ga1ght-A yellow cat fish, weighing over 100 pounds, was caught recently by John Graham, near Wilson Dam, where q sectioneo of the river had been drained in connection with work on the dam:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
WHITE CONFESSES
 HE ROBBED BANKER
Admission ExOnerates Killings ' worth Of Tampa HoId-Up

TAMPA, Fla, July 25.-Jack White, the sixth person. to be arrested in the Clewis, robbery of April 23, when the banker was robbed of $24,OO0 confessed this morning to being the actual "stick up man" according to, detectives, and exonerated c. c. KillingswOrth, former ly deputy sheriff of Sulphur Springs, of connection with the case.
 Killingsworth had been arrested, it is said, on statements made by Ted Albury, who made the first confession and implicated five other Tampans. Killingsworth this morning said he had made enemies while law enforce ment officer and was the victim of vengeance. White was identified this morning by A. C. Clewis as the man who snatched the money satchel from his hands while he was transferrinr bank funds from a bank in west Tampa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
RATES ON COTTON. ORDERED REVISED BY STATE BOARD
Uniformity To Be Re quired In Warehousing
 And Reshipping Rules
tstate Capital Bureau)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 25.-A decision was handed down today by the Alabama public service commission in tn. case resulting from the commission citation to all steam. eaiIroads, involving revision of rules and regulations relat- ing to the concentration, warehOusing and reshipment of cotton.
 In its decision the commission found uniformity in rules md regulations tn be not only possible, but reasonable, end uniformity will be required in future.
 Substitution of nonati ansit or wagon cotton for transit cotton, at transit rates, was found to be contrary to tue lsw as declared by regulating tribunals and the courts. sSuclI substitution will not be required for the future.
 Authority Limited z The commission found itself to be without authority to require the car riers to permit the substitution of ipter- state for intrastate cotton, and vice versa, but such substitution was pro- nounced reasonable and in harmony with the fundamental principles gov erning transit shipments, when the in- terstate cotton originates in transit ter ritory. It was announced that the couI- mission would approve the allowing of such substitution if voluntarily pso. rOsco by the car-'crs.
 The requirement that written notice be given to carriers by prospective users of transit on cotton as condition precedent to availability of transit privileges was fonnd to be unnecessary and unreasonable. Its elimination from the rules and regulations was required.
 The commission also ordered the elimination of the requirement. that written reports be made, when demand. cd, by users of transit rates on cotton. Another rule which the commission ordered eliminated was that which pro -vided that possession3-b by users of tran sit on cotton or freight bills in excess of 105 per cent on cotton on hand at any time is prima facie evidence of abuse of transit privileges, iustifying cancellation of all eight bills on hand.
 Back. Hauling s,
 Back-hauling of-eotton at established rates for total distance hauled, applied az to d single movement, plus regular transit charges, was, found to be req sonable and required for the future.
 Concentration aIi& transiting of cot. ton at other than nearest or most ac- cessible compress points was found not to be necessary as an aid to the orderly marketing of cotton, and to have a ten dency of interfering with economical transportation. No. change from the ex- isting practice in this regard was re- quired.
 It was further held in the decision that the commission possesses authority under the lay to require the publica- ti0n of common or joint tariff contain ing concentration and transit rules, regulations and charges, but uniformity was found to- be by individual publica- tion, and carriers were permitted to use their own discretion as to publica- ton of tariff or tariffs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
CRETES CONDEMNS
 TENANT SYSTEM
TalIadega Kiwanians Visit Lin-
 coin Community

TALLADEGA, Ala, July 2o.- Special. -Talladega Kiwanis ciuo held a gettogether meeting with tne , Lincoln community Tuesday night. w. R: Critics, secretary. of the Talladega Chamber of Commerce. delivered the principal address. Critics attacked the tenant system of, farming as being one of the reasons. for the south being one of the poorest agricultural sections or today instead of the richest.
 Disturbing Worship, Charged-Ellis Hammond was arrested today on two grand jury indictments, charging him with disturbing public worship and public drunkenness. He made $oOO bond on both charges
 Stills Captured Officers this week captured the first double distilling out fit ever taken in this county. With the still they captured four gallons of liquor and arrested Dewitt Hardin and Lee Bryant, charging them with distilling Hardin and Bryant were released under $500 bond.
 Gives COncerts-Miss Mary Virginia Cowerd of Birmingham, dramatic so- prano, and Miss Leicester Louise WO- mack of Gadsden, harpist, pianist and reader, gave two concerts here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
CHARGES DROPPED
 AGAINST OFFICER
Found Not Guilty Of Malicious
 Intent

MONTGOMERY, Ald,, July 26-= W. L. Dunn, state law enforcement of- ficer, was held to be- not guilty of obtaining search warrants with malici- ous intent following triaf in the court of common pleas today The warrant was preferred by Lee A. Noa, who al- legged that his sore had been searched several times on warrants preferred by Dunn and that no liquor had ever been found. Officers testified that a large amount of empty bottles werc found about Noa's store each time a raid was made,
 Judge Thorington held that the al- legation of malicious prosecution had rot been sustained and that officers, when suspecting violations of the pro- hibition laws, had the rights to make searches on search warrants.
 The case in which Dunn was charged with assaulting chauffeur with intent to murder him was postponed at the request of the defense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
BURGLAR ESCAPES AS WOMAN SHOOTS
Jumps Through Screen After
 Entering Home

REFORM, Ala, July 25.-(Special. ) While all men were absent and only three women occupants in the home of Mir. and Mrs. H. w. c. Stuart, an un- known man made his way into the house, but jumped through the screen in window as Mrs. Stuart fired at him with pistol once. Her sister then took the gun and shot once as the burglar fled.
 The burglar had stolen a pistol from the living room and was unaware of another gun in the house. He answered the description of a negro of Columbus, Miss, who was making has way about over different sections by stealing and breaking into houses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-26
PHYSTCTAN DIES

JACKSON, Miss, July 24.-Dr. T. Fl. Ratchings, for 20 years practic- ing physician in JacsOn and one of the best beloved citizens of Kinds county, died this morning at the home of his only surviving daughter, Mrs. Albert Jones, at Forest Hill. Dr. Patchings was in his ssth year., ma. tive of Pie county and during the days of his active life was recognized as one of the ablest physicians in this section of the State.