The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
ROUSE, FREE 4
 YEARS, RETAKEN
Escaped Alabama Prisoner Held By Authorities Of Jack
 sonville, Fla.
(sTATE CAPITAL BUREAU

MONTGOMERY. Ala. Feb. 1s.-- Information was received by the state convict department Monday from Jack sonville, Fla, that Clyde Rouse, who escaped from prison No. 4 in January, 1922, was being held by authorities of that city. Arrangements were at once made for an agent of the department to go to Jacksonville and bring Rouse back to Alabama. zs. < Rouse, who is described by prison | authorities as noted desperado," was sentenced in Houston county for bur glary and grand larceny. Before being caught. in Jacksonville, 1t is said that Rouse was convicted in Virginia of grand larceny. after he took French leave of the Alabama prison. One of the agents of the convict department will leave Monday night tou bring Rouse bcak to this state.
 | Sim Andrews Paroled
 Sim Andrews, serving time in the penitentiary as the result of what Is said to be the first convictions of white was issued a parole Monday by Gov. | ed of manslaughter in Baldwin county Seek To Aid Shippers
 l An effort is being made by the Ala
 bama Public Service commission to supply industries along the line of the | Muscle Shoals, Birmingham and Pen sacola railroad with equipment to move their freight in consequence of suspen- sion of operations on this road few days ago. Industries along this road including many lumber concerns, are said to be suffering from lack of cars The railroad. in question runs between Pensacola and Kimbrough. Ala. Rules Are Suspended :
 Rules and regulations on demurrage on Alabama intrastate traffic have been suspended by the Alabama Public suspension of similar interstate rules pending proceedings to test validity of same. The rules are relative to the assignment of cars to coal mines. | T Contest Rates
 What is regarded as continuing the | possibilities of another Meridian rate easel developed Monday when notice I was filed with the Alabama Public Service commission that the Pensacola Chamber of Commerce would contest before the interstate commerce com mission intrastate rates on iron and steel products from manufacturing centers in the state. Discrimination in rates in favor of Mobile to the dis advantage of Pensacola is claimed by the business mems organization of tho
 Florida city. The matter will bt heard March 28 at the United States court room in Pensacola.
 .l Swift Complaint Filed
 Swift and Company's complaint be fore the interstate commerce commis sion regarding Alabama rates, on live stock will be heard at the Chamber of Commerce building at Montgomery l it was learned Monday at the office O the Alabama Public Service commis sion. The rates, the Swift people al iAge, are discriminatory against Moul \ trie, Ga, where they have a large plant 1t was likewise learned the commis s;on has reopened the case involving 1 rates ons live stock between points o l the southeast to determine whether single or joint line scales should be ap piled between points on lines undel l single management and control and tt
 determine what lines are under tn, same management and control. Tn, case will be heard March 19 at Louis i ville, Ky. ! Numerous Stills Seized.
 Eight stills were captured il sCleburne county by state, federal ant sct'unty officers, according to reports re ceived Monday at the headquarters O the state enforcement department l Al&1g with the stills which range, l from 80 to 100 gallons in capacity \ 5,e0@ gallons of beer and 24 gallons o \ whisky were captured.
 II FoiAr stills were captured in Le county by state officers, aided by fed eraI nk,n, ard 1,S0O gallons of beer wer | seized.t Two of these stills. were O 500 gallons capacity, one of 75O an, one of 1250 gallons capacity.
 Il Two stals, 40 and 70 gallons capacity were captuied in Conecuh county witt 400 gallonstaof beer and three gallons o liquor, sherAf's forces aiding the stat H S,se- .uat
 In Shelby vcounty two stills of 5 II gallon capacity each were captured with 1000 galhns of beer and five gal Ions of whisky. Two men were arreste, for distiliing. FNderal officers aided tn II state agents.
 II Working with "a. deputy sheriff of tn II county, state rak Ners in Jefferson coun Il fy seized four stuis, 2,600 gallons o beer, and two galltuAS of whisky. Thes | stills ranged in eapNcity from 60 tt II 300 gallons. One man was arreste, Il on the charge of, distilling.
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