The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-10
FAMOUS TAX CASE
 COMES UP AGAIN.
Suit Resulting From Theft Of County. Rec
 Ords To Be Heard

MONTGOMERY, Ala, June 9.-The case of Lon Phillips ct al, appellants, vs. NJ. N. Morrow, appealed from the Coffee circuit court, is on the docket of the supreme court for the call of the fourth division and will probably be submitted on this call. Submissions of cases from the fourth division begins Tuesday.
 The case has been before the supreme court once before and has attracted con- siderable interest over the state. Sev- eral' years ago, it will be recalled, the tax books of Coffee county mysteriously disappeared. Shortly after this dis appearance, a party of state law en- forcement officers, headed by Lon Phil lips, then chief of the law enforcement department, arrested NJ. N. Morrow, prominent citizen of Coffee county, and brought him to jail in Montgomery county. Morrow later brought suit against the law enforcement officers and the National Surety company, which made their bonds, charging false Imprisonment. He was given a judg- ment of $5,000 by jury in the Coffee court.
 On appeal the case was reversed and remanded by the supreme court. When tried again in Coffee county the jury again returned a verdict of $5,0O0 for the plaintiff. The defendants have again appealed and the case is expected to be submitted to the supreme court in the near future. Owen and Car michael, Fleming and YarborouRh and J. N. Ham, attorneys of Elba, repre- sent Mir. Morrow, while the appellants are represented by the local law firm of, Bell and Beckwith and by w. w. Sanders, attorney of Elba.
 The fourt< division, from which cases are on call this week before the su- preme court, comprises the counties, of Barbour, Bullock, Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Henry, Houston and Pike.
 Stocks Sipsey-B. NJ. Lufburrow, su- perintendent of the Alabama forest, has been active in securing game fish for stocking purposes. A letter from him received today by I. T. Quinn stated that Mir. Lufburrow had secured from the federal fish hatchery at Tupelo, Miss, a shipment of large-mouth black bass sufficient to stock the headwaters of the Sipsey river in the national for est.
 Cement Rate Cut-The Alabama pub lie service commission today authorized the Southern railroad to apply a rate of $1.60 per ton on cement from North Birmingham to Anniston, reducing the rate from the old figure of $1.92 This was done to meet the rate of $1.69 already applied by the Louisville and Nashville railroad between the two points.
 Randolph Man ParOIed-Gov. W. w, Brandon Monday paroled Bud Knight, Randolph county, sentenced February 16, 1924, to 12 to 15 months for dis tilling. The pardon board recommended the parole.
 More New COncerns-The following domestic corporations have filed papers with Secretary of State s. H. Blan through the offices of probate judges
 Alabama Bauxite Co.,, Inc, Sheffield J. l.. Andrews, W. H. Martin and W. s. Hatch, all of Sheffield, incorpora. tors; authorized capital, $1O,OOO, all paid in; real estate, mineral lands stocks and bonds.
 Cooperate. Gin and Milling company Albertville; J. B. Lumpkin, T. L. Mann, G. l.. Brock, A. J. Tidwell and Q. F. Pope, incorporators authorized capital, $10,0O0, with $2,5OO paid in ; gin and milling business, etc.
 Albany-Decatur Retail Credit asso- citation, Albany; E. l.. Thomas, Mattie Lee Thomas and o. J. Thomas, incor- porators; authorized capital, $2,OOO, with $1,O00 paid in; collecting, adjust ments, etc. ..
 The Alabama Water company, Nor gan county, reports an increase in capi- tai stock to S3OO,OOO.