The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-08
JUDGE REFUSES
 TO HEAR PLEA IN. VALUATION FIGHT
Wants Gas Company At torneys Present Be-
 fore Taking Action
tstate Capital Bureau

MONTGOMERY. Ala, April 7.-Ef- forts of the publicascrvice commission to file, with the federal court. a paper or motion in the valuation case of the Mobile Gas company were alalted by Judge Henry b -Ciavton, Monday. The public service commission appeared at the federal building in the-company of Harwell c. Davis, attorney general and Hugh White special assistant attorney general in charge of litigation &f the, public service commission.
 Judge Clayton declined to receive the paper, stating that attorneys for the Mobile Gas company were not present and that he did not believe there should be given the company and he would receive the paper at noon Wednes- day.
 No informatio regarding the nature of the paper or motion was obtainable. At Judge Clayton's office the Statement was made that the contents are not known since the paper was-not received. Members of the public service commits sion and the attorney generals depart ment declined to make any statement, saying that the paper would be made public when it is formally filed with the federal court.
 Hugh White, special assistant at tOrney general, said copy of the pa per had been mailed to Harry T. smith; counsel for the Mobile, Gas company. The public service commission has ap- pealed to the United States supreme court from Judge Clayton's decision holding the original valuation made. on the property of the gas company by the commission to constitute an irrevoca ble contract. The record is now being prepared for submission to the supreme court.
 Those who called on Judge Clayton to file the papers Monday were A. c. Patterson, president, and Fitzhugh Lee and Frank P. Morgan, associate com- missioner. Attorney General Davis and Mir. Whites ands1A. B. Hale, reporter for the cpmmissi6Ii,ss
 Game Law ConvictiDns- the. e.ar- rival of spring convictions for viola tions of the laws of Alabama protect ing fish come to thefof in the reports submitted by the game watdens to the office of the coIfnlfsss s5aler Of game. and ' fisheries. In thes Ftch of reports re- ceived Monday there were recorded the conviction .0f two men, Thomas Gil christ and Aaron HfII for dynamitink Wills creek in EtS@jfh county for Hsh and the convictidS5 Hf Wylie Baker in Tuscaloosa county Sf6r seining. The. alleged dynamiters were each fined s$10 and costs while Baker drew a $50 fine. sh
 Other convictions for game fish law violations were reported as follows:
 In Hale county, Houston Tidmore xxyars OIa and costs for hunting without permits 1; Lewis Gray was fined $10 and costs for hunting without a license while Lewis King was fined $15 and costs for hunt ing without license or permit.
 In Morgan countS, Porter Whitfield was fined $10- and costs for hunting without license while Motroy Jennings was fined $10- and ! costs for hunting without license or permit.
 Parole Issued-ParOle was issued Monday by Gov ". W. Brandon to Alonzo Weaver, convicted in Lauder dale county September 2S, 1923, of manufacturing liquor and given an in determinate sentence of from one year, one day, to four years. Parole was recommended by the pardon board.
 Lime Hearing Up-Hearing was held Monday morning by the Alabama pub4 lie service commission of the petition of the carriers for general revision of rates of lime in Alabama. Recess was taken at o'clock for the hearing to be resumed at 2:30 pm. -
 Dogs Head Received Two dog heads were received, Monday by. the state pasteur laboratory for examination. One was sent in by Dr. w. H. Aber- nathy of Troy, and one by Dr. H. G. Ford of Clayton. The senders are pub lie health officers of Pike and Barbour counties respectively.
 Commissions Issued-The following | commissions were issued Monday by s. H. Blan, secretary of state: E. Q. Hoge, notary public, Gadsden, Etowah county Mrs RiiEvAf. Hawkins, no. tary public, Greenville, Butler county {; Q. w. Holman, notary public, Round