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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-14
PRACO ASSURED
TRAIN SERVICE
l.. & N. Refused Permit To Dis
continue Line

MONTGOMERY, Ala. Oct. ID
Holding that the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad Is entitled to a reduction
in the cost of maintaining service on its
Praco branch but that the citizens are
entitled to some form of service, the
public service commission today issued
an opinion refusing to grant the rail-
roads petition for the complete aban-
donment Of passenger service between
Black Greek and Praco and all passen-
ger points between Birmingham and
Praco.
In an opinion by Commissioner Nor
gan the commission held that the rail-
foad should not be forced to bear such
loss at is had shown now is suffered
but that the citizens were entitled to
service and would be the sufferers IT
the railroad were permitted to discon-
time the service. The opinion further
said that the commission believes a
modified form of service should be pro-
posed by the railroads, either a com
binafiOn passenger and freight service
or service by motor trains on rails.
Regulation does not mean encroach-
ment on management and for this rea-
son it is not for the commission to say
whether this modified form Of service
should be accomplished by a return to
the mixed freight and passenger train
or by the operation of motor cars on
rails" said the opinion.
The case was left open so the rail
road may propose the modified form of
service. E -
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COLDS THAT
DEVELOP INTO
PNEUMONIA

Chronic coughs and persistent colds
lead to serious lung trouble. You can
stop them now with Circumcision, an
emulsifled creosote that is pleasant TO
take. Creomulsion Is a new medical
discovery with twofold action; 1t soothes
and heals the inflamed membranes and
kills the germ.
OF all known drugs, creosote is rec
ognized by the medical fraternity as the
greatest healing agency for the treat
ment of chronic coughs and colds and
other forms Of throat and lung troubles.
Creomulsion contains, In addition to
creosote, other healing elements which
Boothe and heal the inflamed mem
branes and stop the irritation and in
fIammation, while the creoSote goes, on
TO the stomach, iAs absorbed into the
blood, attacks thefseat Of the trouble
and destroys the germs that lead to
consumption.
Creomulslon Is guaranteed satisfac-
tory in the treatment of chronic coughs
and colds, bronchial asthma, catarrhal
bronchitis and other forms of throat
and lung diseases, and is excellent for
building UP the system after colds or
the flu. Money refunded IL any cough
or cold, no matter Of how long stand
ing, Is not relieved after taking accord
ing to directions. Ask your druggist.
crsomulsAon Co. Atlantis, Ga. ,CAdvl
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WEEVIL KILLING GAS
WILL BE TRIED OUT
Demonstration win Be Given At
Decatur Next Spring
Tennessee Valley Rnrnanl

ALBANY-DECATUR, Ala, Oct. ID.
Albany Decatur win get one of the
demonstrations next spring of the new
gas which its inventors say will Kill
weevils and other cotton pests. An
nouncement to this effect was made here
Monday by DIR. Llewellyn Jordan Of the
United States government and associated
with s.. ID. Sklar, inventor Of the new
poison. DIR. Jordan Ii here looking at.
ter farm interests IN Morgan county
His farm up the river from here has
17fI pecan trees on 1t. They were
planted % years ago and, annually yield
q large cash return. He urges plant
ing of pecan and English walnut trees
all over the valley.
Tax Officials Busy. H. Hill, tax
collector, and ii. 0. Troup, tax asses
sor of Morgan county, left here Monday
morning on their annual visit to each
beat in the county for collecting and as
sessments Of taxes.
Cotton Ffne-Cotton In north Ala
bama in some farming sections is bet
ter this year than it has been in several
years past, according to w. w. Russell,
vice president of the Tennessee Valley
bank. Mr. Russell added that cotton
appears TO he moving to market rapidly.
Boy Falls Off Horse Jack Thomas,
little son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. ID Thomas,
is recovering from painful injuries re-
ceived when he fell from a horse Satur-
day evening.
j. s. Billings Dles-Funeral services
will be conducted here Tuesday for J. s.
Billings, who died at Tuscaloosa Mon
day morning. Services viii be conducted
by Rev. L. +. Goodwin. pastor Of the
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SHELBY HIGHWAY
BIDS REJECTED
Governor Brandon Back, Opt
mistic Over Davis Campaign

MONTGOMERY, Ala. Oct. 13.--At
the Monday afternoon session of the
state highway commission all bids for
state road project in Shelby county from
Calera to Montevilla were rejected. New
bids will be advertised for in the near
future, according to announcement by
members of the board.
Brandon Returns--Governor Brandon
returned to his office at the capitol
Monday afternoon after a week spent
in the national campaign. He expressed
the opinion that greatlprogress has been
made by supporters Of the democratic
ticket and that the party has an ex-
.cellent opportunity of winning in the
November election. Governor Brandon
made addresses in the New England
states. He said John w. Davis cam
paign speeches in New York have been
effective andNfhat democrats feel better
over the situation now than at any
other time in the campaign.
Tuesday Is Holiday in the
capitol will be closed Tuesday in cele-
bration of Fraternal Day. This day is
designated a state holiday by state law.
However, it will not interfere with the
meeting of the state board Of pardOns,
which will begin its monthly session at
10 o'clock and viii continue it as long
as there are petitioners before the board.
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TUSCALOOSA MAN
DIES OF WOUNDS
Alleged Slayer In Jail
Enters Self-Defense
Plea
Tuscaloosa Bureau. J

TUSCALOOSA, Ala, Oct. 10
Charles Watkins, age %, died this
morning from wounds received in y
shooting affray ON University avenue
lust night. Hogart Shirley surrendered
directly after the shooting, claiming
self defense and was lodged in the
county Jail. Shirley alleges that Wat
kins attacked him with a wooden crate
and he shot after his warning was dis
regarded. Watkins was Immediately
taken to the hospital where he died at 4
o'clock this morning. The bullet en-
tered his left eye. The funeral will be
held Tuesday morning at Big, Sandy.
New Factories Sought--propositio
OF IL textile manufacturers and a pulp
maker who desire to locate here were
considered this afternoon at a meeting
OF the industrial committee Of the cham
Der of commerce. A resolution pre-
yiding for the publication by the Sec
rotary Of literature on Tuscaloosa's adj
yantages to poultry raisers were passed.
jesse s. Billings-Jesse s. Billings.
aged 43, prominent Tuscaloosa citizen.
died this morning after several months
Illness. The body was sent to Albany
Monday afternoon for interment. Funer.
al services were held at the First Pres
byterian church in Tuscaloosa at 1 80
o'clock. Mr.. Billings Is survived by his
wife and five children.
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q MILE STRETCH
WILL BE PAVED
Calhoun County Elated
Over Award OF Con-
tract For Highway

ANNISTON, Ala, Oct. 13.-The con-
tract for the construction Of the state
and county paved road to extend from
the Tailadega county line below Ok
ford to the Cherokee county line be-
yond Piedmont was awarded the Hous'
ton Construction company Of Houston
Texas, Monday by the state highway
commission, it was learned in Admission
Monday afternoon. Calhoun county
must pay $S5, 900 on the work 70 Be
done on the road from Jacksonville to
Piedmont. 1t was planned to pave this
road from the Talladega county line tc
jacksonville and then ebert and grave
the road to Piedmont.
A committee of Calhoun citizens ap-
peared before the commission Monday
morning and urged that the road Of
paved the entire distance and 1t was
agreed to do that, providing the county
will pay the excess cost OF concretine
over the cost of graveling on the part
of the road that would have been
graveled, it is. stated.
Work on the project will begin imme'
diateIy, it is stated and preparations
to move the road equipment of the con
struction company TO this county are
now being made.
The length of the paving done on this
road will be approximately ~ miles
This will not include the part already
payed through Admission and out to
Camp AfcClellen. The award of the
CT ntract marks the final preliminary to
the actual work to be done on the road
and citizens feel that at last the paved
county road Is to prove an actually.
Building Contract Let--A buildins
to cost Approximately $4,000 ant
which Isl to DE used As 4 WISH ant
locker budding for sEnploxes is to b
erected 7fn the near future by thu
Inised States Cast : Iron Pipe ant
Foundry company at their plant here
it was announced Monday Afternoon.
Charles X. Duke was awarded the con
tract for the construction Of the new
building and this is said TO amount t.
between $4,000 and $4,000. The
plumbing contract has been awarded tC
the Klepsig Plumbing and Heating com
pany, and is said to amount to approx
mately $500.
TO Address DOct0rs--Ben +. Alex
ander will leave Tuesday morning fol
Guntersville, where he is, scheduled Il
read paper before the Marshall Coun
ty Medical society, which will be IN
session that day. Mr.. Alexanders pa
per will be on '',rhe value of the lab
oratory to the physician" Mr.. Alex
ander lisa bacteriologist at the loca
branch Of the state laboratory
Teachers In Session-Approximately
125 Calhoun teachers were In attend
ance at the county's teachers institute
held at the First Methodist church o.
Afnndav
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MRS. L. C. DORGAN
BURIED AT MOBILE
Died At Home OF Daughter In
Birmingham

MOBILE, Ala, Oct. 13.--Mrs. Ly-
man c. Dorgan, widow of the late Ly-
man c.. Dorgan, well known resident
of this city, prominent in social and
church life, died Friday, October 10, in
Birmingham. Mrs. Dorgan had made
her home in Birmingham for the past
nine years with her daughter, Mrs. VIII
> liam S. Webster. +"
During her residence in Mobile Mrs,
Dorgan was an active member of the
president of the Ladies Aid society in
the church mentioned and president of
the Benevolent Home. Mrs. Dorgan
was also active in the building of the
Y. M. G. A. She was a native of
Scotland and came to Mobile when very
young.
Surviving her are three sons, Lyman
G. Dorgan and Alfred v. Dorgan, of
Mobile; Dexter p. Dorgan of Key
West, Fla; two daughters, Mrs. Will
liam r. Porter, of Key West, Fla, and
Mrs. William s. Webster of Birming-
ham.
The funeral took place Saturday aft
ernoon from the. Government Street
Presbyterian church, Rev. Dunbar H.
Ogden conducting the services. The
choir of the church rendered a number
of hymns during the services; the, bur
ial was in Magnolia cemetery. Many
floral tributes were placed at the tomb.
The following were the pail bearers
Active: ]. L. Burgett, d. P. Bestor,
Jr., Lebaron Lyons, DR.. G. ]. Win
throp, DR.. J. ]. Peterson, William III,
Monk, Jr., o. NJ. Otis and ]. B. Da-
Wis.
Honorary: William Wizard; j. How
ard Wilson, Oliver Fowlkes, r. H.
Britton, Judge N. r. Clarke, Thad Har-
rison and w. III. Marshall.
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Alabama News I'm Brief
Items From The AseHeralfs 1000 Miles OF Leased Wires

drivers. Road hogs also will be given
special attention at the hands of the law
enforcers.
TUSCALOOSA - Tuscaloosa mer-
chants have just organized a credit
mems bureau to check the $4,000 year
ly loss stores of this city are said to
suffer. The new organization, to be
known is the Tuscaloosa Merchants
Bureau, will strive for prompt payment
Of monthly accounts and the prodding
of slow payers.
OPELIKA-The brisk business in
cotton being conducted in Opelika is
being felt in every line. according to
merchants of this city. Already cotton
sales have run as high as 800 bales in
a single day this fall, with prices rang
ing from % to % cents.
ASHvILLE-The Ashyiile public
school was closed Monday and Tuesday,
the teachers being at Ragland in at
tendance upon the County Teachers In
stitute.
PHENIX CITY-Funeral services
were held this afternoon for Mrs. w. III.
Freddy, who died at the home OF her
son, w. III. Freddy, yesterday.
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BURGLARS LOOT
GADSDEN STORES
Break Into Three Bush
ness Houses But Get
Very Little
lGadsden Rureanl

GADSDEN, Ala, Oct. 1Ss--Burglars
Sunday night broke into the Thompson
meat market and stole $3.50 in cash.
They smashed their way through the
front door into the main office of the
Standard Oil company, but found
nothing but an empty money sack.
They got into the Louisville and Nash.
vile depot by cutting window screen,
but nothing has been missed. They
attempted to break into the store Of Nj.
III. McDuffie with a pinch bar, but were
scared off. The police haveAno clues,
Confer On Bridge committee of
Gadsden citizens went to Birmingham
Monday to meet General Manager
Brooks, OF the Louisville and Nash
willie, for the purpose of reaching def
mite understanding regarding the sur
render Of the county's interests in the
Louisville and Nashville bridge across
Coosa river. IL a satisfactory agree
ment is reached, il is said, the commit
tee viii go on to Montgomery and make
minor arrangements for erecting $780,
600 traffic bridge at Broad street. The
structure is to be a state and federal
aid project with the city and county
sharing the cost.
Mrs. Riddle Dies.-Mrs. Margaret Ann
Riddle, SO, wife of y. w. Riddle, former
postmaster at Gadsden, was buried at
Forest cemetery Monday afternoon fol.
lowing her death at Summerall, Ala,
Saturday midnight.
To Hold Institute---At a meeting Of
committees from all the church Of
Gadsden Sunday it was decided TO hold
Sunday school institute or school
Of methods November 1922. II. Il,
Murphy was mgde chairman and r. NJ.
Wilbanks, SECRETARY. They are to pick
the faculty and make up the program.
Held on I.iquor- Charges Federal,
state and county officers raided the
home of Mrs. Jessie Elliott Sunday and
arrested Mrs. Elliott, William Ingram,
J. b. Jenkins and William Jekins on
the charge of violating the prohibition
law. At Alfalfa the officers arrested
Mrs. Tom Ethridge on the charge Of
making sale of liquor.
Business Man Dies--C. II. Midgley,
one Of the leading business men of Gads.
den died Sunday afternoon following
an operation. The funeral was held
at 8 80 o'clock Monday afternoon, all
the business houses closing during the
services.
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RATE REDUCTION
GIVEN TRI-CITIES
Merchants Saved Several
Thousand In Freight
On Roofing
Muscle Shoals Bureau.D

FLORENCE, Ala, Oct. 1S.-The in
terstate commerce commission has or
,iered a substantial decrease in freight
rates on asphalt shingles and roofing
shipped to the Tri-Cities from st. Louis,
Chicago, Evans, Cairo, Cincinnati and
Louisville and an order was also made
for a refund of approximately $4,000
collected by the railroad in excess Of
the new rates within the period of the
last two years.
The complaint against the discrimi-
natory rates charged heretofore was
filed by the traffic bureau Of the Flor
ence Chamber of Commerce last Jan
uary, the hearing being held before
Judge McCord at the federal building in
Florence on July %. The new rate
Is IS cents per hundred. A reduction
of nine cents over the old rate. 1t Is
pointed out that this will enable deal
ers In the Tri Cities to extend their
business over a much larger territory,
and that the saving of approximately
So. OO0N per year will result to the
people Npf this district. The reduction
affects Florence, Sheffield and Tuscum-
bia.
Fair Is Settle third annual COM
munity fair of Rogersville will be held
at the Lauderdale County High school
at that place on October 1917. A large
attendance from the Tri-Cities is ex-
pected at the gathering.
Traffic Resumed between
the east part of Lauderdale county and
Florence which has been temporarily
suspended due to the bridge over Shoals
creek being overlooked by back waters
from Wilson dam was resumed Satur-
day, when ferry was put into opera
stion. The ferry Ia being operated by
Nv. NJ. Kennedy and will be operated
day and night.
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MONTGOMERY-Sportsmen over the
state are raIlying to the call made re
Gently by ]. 7. Quinn, commissioner OF
game and fisheries, who Is seeking to
form protective and conservation organ
izations throughout Alabama.
FLORENCE-The cotton pool receiv-
ing stations at Florence and Rogers
vile are working overtime handling
staple shipments, according to County
Agent Deal, who says deliveries are rs
per cent above normal at the present
time.
GADSDEN-After having served
Etowah county for IL years, s. J. Cum
ming, county engineer, has resigned. His
successor has not been named.
SELMA--Dallas county is practically
out Of debt, according to Judge w. NJ.
Vaughan, who has just made report
to- the county commissioners.
Observation-Disclosures Nelson
has declared crusade against children
under 10 years driving autoinc biies in
an effort to reduce the number Of ac-
cidents in Franklin county, According
to Sheriff Nelson there Is too little re
gard for human life on the partsof some
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SUIT INVOLVES
MANY CONNECTS
Lacey Interested I'm Effort
To Get More Good
Behavior Time
Estate Capital Bureau)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct. 1S.-
Terms of scores Of state convicts are
involved in the suit brought late last
week in an effort to force the state
board Of administration to change its
records. Among state convicts involved
is Theo Lacy, former chief clerk Of the
convict department, who is serving an
aggregate sentence Of 16 years for EN-
bezzling state funds.
1t became known today that the suit
has resulted frora the action of the con-
vict department in following decision
of the attorney general, rendered dur
ing the administration of Judge j. u
Smith, as attorney general. Mr.. smith
held that in computing sentences for
good behavior eac' sentence must be
taken into account. Prior to tat time
the aggregate sentences were regarded
as one. Thus convicts were given
greater time for good beh.. 'ior.
Theo Lacy lost a year and one-half
as a result Of the attorney generals rui-
ing which changed the rule thai had
been in use for may years, Under the
old system Lacy would have obtained
his liberty in nine years and eight
months. Under the new he will be
IOrce0 TO serve IL yeuTS Htiu wv
months. He would have completed his
sentence this year under the old plan
Under the new he will be forced to serve
greater part of next year.
Thslaw provides that convict shall
be allowed to serve a certain time fol-
good behavior. Two months is allowed
for each of the fret two years, three
months each for the, third and fourth
years, four months for. each of the fifth
and sixth years, five months for each
of the seventh and eis..t years and sis
months for eat Of the n tn and tenth
years. For the remaining years siS
months is allowed for good behavior
Lacy received this credit, but when h
began his second sentence of, six years
he was given credit Of only two months
for the first year, three months for tbs
second, etc. Had the sentences beer
listed as one he would have completed
his second six-year sentence in thre'
years. Under the new plan he mus
serve four and one-half years,
Convicts who brought the suit seel
to obtain n court Union in support %
their contention that the original sys
TEN should be restored.
Attorney General l.arwell G. Davii
on Wednesda- will make answer to th'
complaint and will contend that no plo
vision is made in - for tie computa
ton of sentences as one in the consider
alton of the good behavior OF conviets.
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West Minister Presbyterian church, and
interment win be made here with
Masons In charge.
Millinery Being Taught Representa-
tives from any north Alabama counties
are attending the millinery classes bel
ing conducted in the rooms of the AL
bary-Decatur Chamber of Commerce
under the direction of Miss Mae Cureton,
district agent. and Miss Josephine Eddy,
clothing expert of Auburn. The classes
were convened Monday and work was
started demonstrating work with felt
bats. The school is for the purpose Of
training home demonstration agents
who in turn will train other workers
in their own counties.
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MONTEVALLO DRIVE
ON At ADMISSION
About $500 Riased So Far In
City
(Anniston Bureau)

ADMISSION, Ala, Oct. 13.-The
Montevallo Equipment Fund is expected
to reach near 81, 800 today in advance
subscriptions if the rate Of the last few
days is kept up. Around $500 was sub
seribed yesterday. John b. Knox, Rob
ert w. Graham, o. J. Angle, J. ]. VIII
lett, Dixie Stage Lines, gave $50 each.
u. III. johnson, Dixie Ice Cream COM
pany, Wakefield Clothing company, ].
V. Johnston, G. J. Perryman. L. I.
Perryman, L. T. Smith and Pentecost
gave SIS each; $3.50 was contributed
by J. ]. Willett, Jr., and s. b. Gibson
r. w. Ledbetter gave SIS; 0. ID. Roden,
L. HI. Rivers and G.. L. Robertson con-
tributed $40 cash. 1t is expected that
the fund win reach $1,000 BY the end
Of next week.
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MINISTER DIES
Rev. III. c. Moore Expires at Akron,
Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct. 13.--
Especially REV. Henry Cowles Moore,
a retired Presbyterian minister, died in
Akron, Ala, Monday morning. Among
those surviving Mr.. Moore is his son,
J. Johnston Moore, Montgomery drug
gist. Funeral services were announced
for Tuesday at Moundsville, Ala.
Ends Own Life--PoweIl Dansby of
Yerbena, but recently living in River
Junction, Fla, ended his own life there.
The body was taken to Verbena for in
terment which will be made Tuesday
afternoon.
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til the arrival Of his children, some q
whom reside in south Florida. The
funeral win be held Tuesday aftsrnoon
NJ the Summer house about two miles
south Of Both in this county.
smith was valued member Of the
constitutional convention in 1901, rep
reseuting Autaugua and Lowndes- lie
was ON the committee that framed the
franchise sections of the present con-
stitution and was very active IN secur
ing the adoption of the constitution.
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SHEFFIELD CALLS
REV. J. ID. THOMPSON
Birmingham Pastor May Accept
Valley Passionate

SHEFFIELD, Ala, Oct. -i3.-(Spe-
cial. lat a business session Of the
congregation Of the Sheffield Baptist
church Sunday morning a unanimous
call was extended to Rev. J. ID. Thomp-
son of Birmingham to become pastor.
L. e. Creel chairman Of the pulpit com.
mittee announced mat Rev. Thompson
stated Sunday afternoon he would ac-
cept the call and would endeavor to be
in Sheffield in time to take mis- work
the first of November. He Is now pastor
Of the Twenthy-seventh street church
in Birmingham.
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MORGAN M. SMITH
DIES AT PRATTVILLE
Was Member OF Constitutional
Convention OF 1901

PRATTvILLE. Ala, Oct. b.
Especial Morgan NJ. Smith, age "A,
died Mt his residence, Forester. this
morning. The remains will be held un-
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