The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-16
FLATTOP WARDEN DENIES CHARGE
 OF WHIPPING MEN
Davis Defies Anyone To Substantiate Acca-
 sation
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 MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. 15.-- ~Charles R. Daviss warden of Flat Top mines, today denied that convicts had been whipped and brutally treated at Flat Top. His denial was in response to a declaration of James l.. Arlington of Birmingham, in letter addressed to the Montgomery Journal. Mir. Davis Asaii the charge ifs untrue and unfound- ed, Aand he defied any persons in Ala; bama to substantiate any statement that conyicts have not been properly treated at Flat Top mines. MT. I Ariington's charge is the first ever made against prison under the |! control of Mir. Davis, who has been connected with the convict department for many years, having served during the. terms of governors Charles Tender son, Thomas E. Kilby and ". ". Brandon.
 Warden Davis' letter; follows:
 t"I note an article inayour paper un- der date of Wednesday, August 13, headed; Magic City Man,Asks Thorough Probe of Prisons l also note same article in The Birmingham Age-Herald of same date. I will take this oppor- tlnity. of saying to you that James L.e Arlington's statement is untrue and unfounded and defy him or any other citizen of the state to substantiate this statement as to the conviets of Flat Top being whipped and hrutally treated.
 "For your information, I will say that made special trip to Birming- ham yesterday in order to interview James L. Arlington, but due to the fact that the city directory failed to carry his name I was unable to locate him. went to three different banks and |, made inquiry of him and asked some thirty or forty prominent citizens of Birmingham if they knew him, all of whom advised that they had never heard of him before. I am going to request of you as a citizen and subscriber of long stand ing to your paper to advise me who James l.. Arlington is and whether or not he is white or black and his ad- dress, as am determined to have him Bubstantiate his statement to you un- Her date of August 13."
 Thirteen Stills Captured Capture of eeven stills in Cleburne county and six h Pickens was reported to law enforce
 ent headquarters Friday. The Gle hnrne county stills comprised four of 160 gallons capacity, two of 300, and one of 400, with 1850 gallons of beer Sheriff and federal officers, and officers from Georgia aided in the raid. A Ford car was also seized in Cleburne coun- ty, with two gallons of whisky and one man arrested. The Pickens county cap lures, made with the aidsof the sheriff $ forces near the Lamar county line, comprised one 150-, one 20-, two S5- and two 150-gallon stills, with 1 400 gallons of beer and ten gallons of whisky. ,
 Incorporation Filed d-Papers of in corporation were filed with the secre- tary of state, Friday by the Montgom. cry Cotton Oil companyga Montgomery concern with $15O, 900 capital stock, oi which S120,00D has been paid in. John F Stevens, Y T. Allen and Fred D Galyern are the incorporators.
 Station Discontinued The Alabama ] public service commission Fl i'd a y | granted the petition of the Southern railroad for authority to discontinue the station known as Big Sandy be- tween Tuscaloosa and Akron. No pro- test was received against granting the order.