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Alabama Will Build 44 Miles of Highways in Various Sections of State
Project From Montgomery Line
7; to Fort Deposit Will be Con
structed; Awards in Sev
eral Counties Made
--
Lowtidcs county from the Montgom
$ •nr county line to Fort Deposit was
one of the projects let by the State
Highway commission Thursday, to
|v total cost of all projects let being
approximately 1645,000.
jgr Alabama rock asphhlt will be used
In the construction of 7.16 miles of
road In Lauderdale county passing over
>7) the Wilson dam. This contract was
let to the Uvalde Paving company of
f;'. Texas, which will construct the road
of Alabama rock asphalt quarried at
i Cherokee. The road’s specifications call
a black base made with rock as
U phalt and slag on which will be laid
a two inch top of rock asphalt. The
contract calls for an expenditure of
$199,524.77. The lowest bid was for
concrete which was approximately
*1 $1,000 less than the rock asphalt bid
but the commission wants to try out
■■ rock asphalt as the engineers are much
Impressed with it.
E. L. Ellis of Gainsville, Alabama,
P was awarded the contract for both the
jfc grading and surfacing of a 12.64 mile
gravel highway In Hale county, the
grading to cost *47,929.01 and the sur
(£'. facing to cost *46,926.
Ned Glddlngs of Troy was awarded
ft: the contract for 10 mile* of highway
■4 In Monroe county extending from the
Wilcox county line to a point wlth
■ In *lx mile* of Monroeville, the grad
| lng and surfacing which la of gravel
£ t. cost *86,208.82. Bridges on this
project went to J. H. Bull, of Doth
Jf an whose bid was *19,190.89.
Ned Glddlngs of Troy was awarded
the contract for a gravel road, both
grading and surfacing, extending from
the Montgomery county line to Fort
Deposit and through Lowndes coun
ty, a distance of 15 miles which will
cost *214,430.65. The bridges on the
project which Is a part of the Bran
don highway as designated by the
Market Specials
Fresh Arrivals Today
Spanish Mackerel
Fresh Bed Snappers
Snapper Steaks
Apalachicola Oysters
Fat Ducks and Turkeys
Hons and Fryers
Lamb Beef
* * - - Pork Veal
Pure Pork Sausage
T Full Line Vegetables
Meehan’s Market
31 Monroe St.
Phones 290 and 2373
"Just
Charge It”
You can buy wearing apparel
for the entire family and pay
for it as you wear it.
Edward A. Farley
106. Dexter Ave.
Texas Jury Convicts Amateur Detective
Of Highway Robbery; Gives 25 Years
DALLAS. TEXAS, Dec. It.—Thougl
defended from the eland by Dallas citj
and county police officials Will Barne:
of Georgetown, Arkansas, a graduatt
of a correspondence detective school
and an amateur detective, was con
victed of highway robbery here todaj
and was sentenced to 25 years In the
penitentiary,
Barnes, with several others, captured
In a downtown rooming house after a
daylight holdup, was convicted of par
j tlclpating In the robbery of H. F.
I Thompson, Collin county farmer, on
j October 8, and taking 1247 from him.
I Chief of Police Claude Trammell,
Charles Gunning, ,-hlcf of detectives of
Dallas, and Sheriff Dan Harston of
Dallas county, each took the stand on
behalf of Barnes and testified that
they had, accepted the services of
Barnes In an attempt to capture hi
jacking gangs In Dallas. Earl Wyatt,
local manager of a chain store, also
testified that he had agreed with
Barnes to have one of his stores rob
bed so that the robbers could be
caught in the act.
legislature, will be constructed by
Buchanan company of Meridian at s
cost of $21,40,1.91.
Tom Orr of Albertville, Marshall
county, headed a delegation of citizens
of Marshall and Etowah counties.
They were Interested In a gap In ths
Florida short lino from Boas to At
talla. This road Is on the 1924-1925
program. The commission accepted a
proposition that the route be sur
veyed at once and construction under
taken, Etowah county agreeing to fi
nance the construction of the road
until state funds become available.
A delegation headed by H. H. Cum
ble advocated the construction of the
Enterprise road Into Geneva county to
pass through the town of Coffee
Springs. The survey provides for ths
road to miss Coffee Springs by one
mile. The survey will be carried out
as planned as part of the road has al
ready been constructed.
Former State Senator J. B. Espy, of
Henry county headed a delegation of
Henry county citizens who are advo
cating a highway from the Dale coun
ty line through Henry county to Fort
Gaines. The new bridge over the Chat
tahoochee river at Fort Gaines will
soon he completed and the road would
afford an outlet Into Georgia besides
serving a big local population. The
matter was taken under consideration
by the commission. .
F. H. Simmons advocated a road
from Elba to Opp, a distance of 15
miles. He was told this road was al
ready projected by the commission and
would be constructed as soon as funds
are available.
F. E. Wilkinson of Atmore asked for
a road from Sardis church to the
Baldwin county line through Escambia
county. He was told this road was
on the program and the surveys would
be completed and the road constructed
as. soon as the funds are available.
NEGRO HELD TO GRAND JURY
IN G00DWATER SLAYING
Bound. Over at Second Preliminary
Hearing
OOODWATER, ALA., Dec. 18.—Spe
cial to The Advertiser.—Abe White,
colored, was given a second prelimi
nary hearing at Kellyton yesterday be
fore Justice W. A. Corley, In connec
tion with the killing of Ellis Thomas
fca days ago, and was hound over to
await the action of the grand Jury
without ball. On" first heartng gt
Rockford. - White was exonerated, but
new testimony- was discovered which
showed complicity in the murder.
Ellis Thomas, White, was shot and
instantly killed at Kellyton ten days
ago, being shot in the back in the
night time while he was standing talk
ing, with, a friend on the street of
Kellyton, Doyle Nlblett, white, was
arrested and Held without ball. The
evidence showed that White and Nlb
lett w-ere together nearly all the aft
ernoon of the killing that night and
the gun used being the gun of White,
and the same shell used in slaying
Thomas was found to be the same
brand of shells found on White when
arrested the night of the killing.
jSouth Qourt jStreet
.Delicatessen
Phones 341 and 342 20 South Court St.
8. S. SIMS. Sole Owner
GROCERY SPECIALS
FREE DELIVERY 10 A. M.—4 P. M.
COMPLETE LINE OF EVERYTHING
NEW
Philadelphia Cream Cheese, special 2 for 25c
Fancy Mixed Candies, pound . .25c
Stick Candy, 2 pounds . .. .45c
1924 Mixed Nuts, pound . . . ..,. .30c
Cluster Raisins, 1-lb. box . .20c
Fancy Red Apples, dozen . .50c, 40c and 30c
Fancy Grapes, pound.25c
Place Your Order for Fruit Cake Material Today to Save
Disappointment.
Flour—24-lb.
sack.
Lard—Snowdrift,
large ••.
Oleo,
pound .
Cox tk (Jordon Bacon
pound .
Libby's Sliced Pine
apple, can.
Eggs, Cold Storage,
guaranteed, dozen . .
$1.48
$1.54
25c
33c
25c
55c
Irish Potatoes,
10-pounds.
Sunday Dinner Peas,
can.
Del .Monte Asp. Tips,
can 48e and .
Washing Powder,
< Irandma, 6 for ......
Palmolive Soap,
cake .
Soap, .Mascot,
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25c
33c
25c
25c
7c
25c
standard Granulated Cane Sugar, 10 lbs. 81c
Complete Line Delicatessen—Sandwiches
a Specialty.
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Barnes had assured the officials that
he had become acquainted with a Kang
of hl-Jacks living In a rooming house
operated by his sisters, Laura Chap
lin, and would “get the goods on
them.”
However, on the day the robbery of
the store was to be staged, the gang
changed its mind und robbed Thomp
son instead. Barnes testified. The
prosecution was based or. the grounds
that Barnes had net turned his share
of the "hold up” money over to either
thd police or sheriff's department, un
til he had been arrestee by Deputy
sheriffs who were unaware of the
position In which Barnes was accept
ed. by the peace officials.
Roy Wright, an employe of Thomp
son, pleaded guilty to participation
and was sentenced to five years In the
penitentiary.
Trial of Laura Charlln and Jack
Lawrence, who were Indicted along
with Barnes, will be pushed by the
district attorney's office. It was an
nounced.
Anti-Saloon League Discusses
Acts of Brandon and
Pardon Board
BIRMINGHAM, ALA., Dec. 18.—The
Anti-Saloon League of Alabama pass
ed resolutions at a meeting here to
day calling upon the governor and
board of' pardons of Alabama to be
more careful In granting pardons to
persons convicted of violating the
prohibition law. This action was tak
en following a discussion of alleged
I laxity In this respect.
Another resolution was passed com
mending the "Christian forces” of Mo
bile In their effort to rid the city of
"a deplorable condition." The cooper
ation of the league in the work of
prohibition enforcement at Mobile was
pledged In the resolutions which will
be presented to the Citizens League of
Mobile.
All officers of the organization were
re-elected, Including J. Bibb Mills as
superintendent and Dr. W. B. Crump
ton as president. Recommendations
were made that either January 11 or
January 18 be observed as Prohibition
Sunday.
DECLARES LAW ENFORCED
Governor Brandon when communi
cated with over tne telephone Thurs
day night and advised of the action
taken at the Birmingham meeting of
the Alabama Anti-Saloon league stated
that he Is trying to enforce the laws
of the state and thinks he Is succeed
ing, also that he feels he Is competent
to Judge the merits of all matters
coming before him relating to paroles.
He stated he will continue to try to
do his duty and that further than
this he has no comment to make.
LANQASTERAPPEAL
HD BY COURT
Defendant Convicted of Murder
in Marion County; Under
18 Year Sentence
Appeal in the case of Robert L. Lan
caster, convicted In the Marion circuit
court of murder, in connection with
the slaying of William Baird, coal
miner, and sentenced to Imprisonment
for 18 years was submitted to the 11a
bama Court of Appeals. Thursday aft
ernoon. Argument for the state was
made by Judge Horace C. Wilkinson, of
Birmingham, who as special assistant
attorney general, prosecuted tin case
against Lancaster In the trial court.
In his argument, he reviewed tile cvl
dmee, especially that relating to the
location In Walker county where
Bairds dead body was found some
time after he was taken from the Wal
ker county Jail by a band of masked
men. The killing took place In Wal
ker county during the strike In the
north Alabama mineral district sev
eral years ago. Lancaster, formerly a
sergeant In the Alabama National
Guard and a number of other de- !
fendants were arrested In connection .
with the slaying of Baird. Change of
venue to Marlon county was obtained
by counsel for the defense. Two mis- j
trials resulted in Lancaster's case be
fore the final Judgment of conviction :
was arrived at. No argument was pre
sented to the Court of Appeals by
counsel for the defendant, Thursday
afternoon, the case being submitted by ;
the defense on briefs.
STATE DEPARTMENT
REASSURES JINGOES
ON JAP RELATIONS
(Continued from Page One.)
Long before the secretary acted,
word had reached the state department
of Mr. Britten's plan to present his
resolution. No ofriclal of the adminis
tration would comment on it publicly,
but it was apparent as soon as it reach
ed the floor of the house that admin
istration leaders there had sensed the
possible effect of such a step at a
time when the question of relative
naval strength between the United
States and Japan already had led to
widespread debate. Those house mem
bers who would discuss it, received it
almost without exception, with ex
pressions of amazement and protest.
Its text follows:
“Resolved: That for the purpose of
promoting a solidarity of the white
peoples of the Pacific, the president be
and he Is hereby authorized to call a
conference of the white nations bor
dering on the Pacific ocean for the
discussion of ways and means for pro
moting a better economic, commercial
and political understanding between
said nations."
There was only a short flurry of dis
cussion on the house floor, during
which Representative Britten declared
he was convinced Japan was making
war preparations against the United
States and a number of Pacific r*oast
representatives including Chairman
Johnson of the immigration committee,
declared the resolution ill-advised and
u n t i m e 1 y.
Even the author of the proposal
conceded after lie witnessed its recep
tion that there was no hope of Its
adoption. Undaunted by the attack,
however, he announced that as a mem
ber of the naval committee he would
present tomorrow another resolution
designed to insure a thorough investi
gation of the relative fighting strength
of the navy.
Yon Know A Tonic Is Good
when it makes you cat like a hungry
Imy and brings back t lu* color to your
checks.' You can soon feel the
Strengthening. Invigorating Effects of
GROVE'S TASTT7T.ESS CHILL TONIC.
6"c. Adv.
Had Represented His District fo
24 Years; Morin Takes
Place in Committee
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18.—Jullu
Kahn for 24 years representative Ii
congress from the fourth Callfornli
district and chairman of the house mil
ltary affairs committee for many ses
slons, died here today after an extend
ed Illness.
He was 63 years old. His wife, Mrs
! Florence Frag Kahn, his two sons, Ju
llus, Jr., and Conrad, three brother
and his mother-in-law were at his bed
side, when death came.
The funeral will be held In Sai
Francisco.
Further than that no plans coul<
be announced tonight. Mr. Kahn’s 111
ness which began about a year ag<
with an Infected foot and a disease o:
the kidneys, did not become crltlca
until yesterday when a cardiac dls
turbance arose. At 6 o'clock last nlghi
he became unconscious and at 10 a. m
today suffered a cerebral hemorrhage
At 12:30 o’clock he died.
Mr. Kahn Is the second congressmar
from this district to die within slight
ly more than a year. The other wa<
'John I. Nolan, who died In Decembei
1923. His widow, Mrs. Nolan, succeed
ed him in the house.
SHERIFF UNABLE TO
SAVENEGRO’SNECK
Mob' of 200 Overpowers Officer
and Hangs White Girl’s
Assailant to Tree
CHARLESTON, MO., Dec. 18_A mob
of mora than 200 * men overpowered
Sheriff B'. B. Jackson In his office here
tonight dragged Roosevelt Qrlgsby, 20
year old negro who had been identified
as tha man who attempted to attack
a white girl two hours previously
across the court yard and hanged him
to a tree within 50 feet of the sheriffs
office.
A bullet was fired through the body
which then was cut loose from the
tree, tied to an automobile and drag
ged through the streets of the negro
section, followed by the howling mob,
?;ome members of which were band
shlng guns. The body eventually was
hanged to a post In front of a grocery
store.
Before the mob departed however the
body was cut down, a huge bonfire
was started and the body soon was
charred to embers.
No one attempted to interfere wfth
the lynching and the mob dispersed
within an hour with fresh outbreaks.
At 10 o'clock the situation was quiet.
Thb action of the mob was said by
officials to have been the direct out
growth of Intense racial feeling that
has existed here since last October 31
when the wife of a prominent land
owner of this country was criminally
attacked on a road near her home. For
ty negroes were arrested at the time
but none were Indicted.
A 15 year old girl was returning to
her home shortly after six o’clock
when a negro stepped out of the shad
ows and grappled with her but was
frightened away by paslsng motorists.
The girl gave a minute description
of her assailant and within half an
hour Grigsby was arrested. The negro
was taken to the sheriffs office and si
multaneously a mob of several hun
dred formed outside the courthouse.
Inside Grigsby was surrounded by
Sheriff Jackson and his deputies who.
they asserted obtained a confession of
his guilt. Before the mob became of
menacing proportions, however. the
negro was taken to the girl’s home,
where she positively Identified him. of
ficers snid. He then was returned to
the sheriff’s office for further question
ing.
By some unexplained means, a copy
of Grigsby’s alleged confession, was
dropped from an upstairs window of
th^ court house to a mob leader be
low.
Beneath a street light the missive
was read aloud.
’’Where are we going boys?” shouted
a man.
“We’ll get him,” went up a shout
and with the word the mob went charg
ing up the court house steps, through
the corridor to the sheriffs office.
Jackson met them at the door. He was
promptly seized and bound as were
his deputies, according to reports.
Eager hands laid hold on the negro
and dragged him. screaming for mercy
and proclaiming his Innocence, down
the hall. Some one produced a rope
and soon the negro was swinging from
a tree.
CLAIM DRUG FOUND
IN EDWARDS HOME
(Continued from Page One.)
be directed towards proving: conclu
sively that the murder was a premedi
tated affair and that the chloroform
and blow which shattered Mrs. Ed
wards skull, were used merely as a
stumbling block for officers.
Dr. Edwards, who is confined in the
jail at Bessemer without ball under
an indictment of six counts returned
by the special grand Jury for first
decree murder, consulted with his a,tr
torney, George Ross, and his father,
J. I.. Edwards, of Selma, Thursday.
Neither had anything: to say, however,
upon leaving the accused man.
1* SEEKING VERONAL
AUBURN. ALA.. Dec. 18.—Special to
The Advertiser.—Dr. B. B. Ross. Ptate
chemist, will seek to find traces of
veronal poison in the viscera of Mrs.
Annie Lou Edwards, turned over to
him bv Jefferson county officials, he
said Thursday.
Until Thursday he had not been in
formed as to what poisons were be
lieved to have been administered to the
murdered wife of Dr. George T. Ed
wards. Fairfield physician. Work of
preparing: solutions with which to
make the analysis was begun Wednes
day.
Dr. Ross is being assisted in his
work by Dr. C. L. Hare, associate of
Dr. Ross, in his work at Auburn col
lege.
Dr. Ross had prepared to make a
complete study of the viscera, he told
a representative of The Advertiser on
Thursday, running the entire gamut of
poisons in his efforts to segregate any
foreign substance that might be in
the woman's stomach. News that ve
ronal had been purchased by Dr. Ed
wards shortly before his wife's death
brought to him the first intimation he
had that any specific kind of poison
had been administered, he said.
He had planned to tsefk hypnotic
poisons first. He stated that veronal
Is considered one of the most power
ful ami deadly of hypnotic poisons.
It may take as much as a week to
find traces of the poisons, he said.
Reports of the findings will be for
ward* d directly to Jefferson county au
thorities. he declared.
f CITY NEWS j
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DITAX TO MEET. '
The divan of Acasar temple, Order of,
the Mystic Shrine will hold a lunch?
eon at the Exchange hotel, Friday eve
, nlngr at 1:10 o'clock, according to an
announcement Thursday. No Impor
tant business matters are expected to
come before the divan at this tlmi.
SERVICES ANNOUNCED. *
i Weekly services will be held at
i Temple Beth Or Friday evening at
t 7:10 o'clock. Rabbi William B.
. Schwarts will cftflclate. Dr, Schwarts
. has chosen for his subject, ''Peace on
. Earth, Oood Will to aU Men—When?”
JURIST’S RETURN EXPECTED.
Judge Henry D. Clayton,, of the U-ilt
, ed States district court, Is expected to
return to Montgomery Friday morning
from New Orleans, where he has been
for several weeks on the United States
circuit court of appeals bench.
RADIO CLUB TO MEET.
The regular meeting of the Mont
gomery Radio club will be held In
the Sidney Lanier High school audi
torium Friday evening at 8 o'cloc. An
Interesting program, containing a lec
ture by Professor P. P. B. Brooks, haul
been prepared.
REHEARSAL SCHEDULED.
Called meeting of those practicing
for the carol singing of St. John’s
church Christmas eve will be held
Friday at 5 o'clock, with George
Hodge, the organist. This will be the
final rehearsal. Mr. Hodge has re
quested that all those whb are to par
ticipate to attend.
WARNING ISSUED.
Major Edwin A. Bethel, United States
engineer In charge of the Montgomery
district, is sending out notices to ship
ping Interests, river boat owners and
port authorities, enclosing copies of
the new federal law against discharg
ing oil Into the coastal navigable wa
ters within the district. The term "oir*
Is said In the law to mean oil of any
kind In any form, ‘‘Including fuel oil,
oil sludge and oil refuse.”
COMMITTEE TO MEET.
The final meeting of American Le
gion's community Christmas tree com
mittee will be held at the Legion club
rooms over the city hall Friday night,
according to an announcement of G.
P. Rollln, chairman. At this meeting
plans for the staging of the tree will
undergo the final changes.
BONDS DESTROYED.
Governor William W. Brandon, At
torney General Harwell G. Davis, and
Stats Treasurer George W. Ellis, de
stroyed Thursday, 1600,000, of public
road, highway and brld&e bonds, pur
chased on December 10 1924, from pro
ceeds of the sinking fund. The bonds
In question were purchased from War<^
Sterne and Co., on April 10, 1924, In
anticipation of future delivery.
„ DOG REPORTED MAD.
After examination at the Btate labor
atory, Thursday, of a dog's head sent
j in by J. Z. T. Russell, of Vincent, Ala.,
i laboratory officials advised Mr. Rus
! sell that they found the dog was af
| fected with rabies. Whether the mad
dog had bitten any person was not
! known.
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DR. ABERCROMBIE IN ATLANTA.
Dr. John W. Abercrombie, state su
perintendent of education, Is In At
lanta, Ga.. attending a meeting of su
perintendents of education of southern
states and presidents of southern Uni
versities and colleges. »
OFFICIALS REWARDED.
Parts of a huge still, of a capacity
estimated at 8,000 gallons, were found
by state, county and federal officers
In a raid on a nest of stills In Russell
county, Thursday. Operators of the
big still having sought to destroy the
outfit, threw the pieces Into Ouchee
creek, where they were found by the
raiders. In the same vicinity, the raid
ers destroyed two other large stills.
Twelve complete stills and a large
quantity of beer were wiped out by
the state officers In Cleburne county.
SERVICE ORDER ISSUED.
Order was Issued by the Alabama
Public Service commission. Thursday
granting pettlton of the Birmingham
Electric company, for permission to
make effective an amendment to Its
electric service regulations, with ref
erence to charges for extensions for
consumers other than commercial con
sumers.
SHEPHERD PAROLED.
On recommendation of the pardon
board, the trial judge and the so
licitor, Governor W. W. Brandon
granted a parole Thursday to Jesse
Shepherd, convicted In Houston coun
ty, April SO, 1907, of burglary In two
cases, and sentenced to Imprisonment
for 20 years In each case. Shepherd,
It Is stated, has been injured In the
service of the state.
SINGERS BANQUET.
The Big Brothers Bible class of the
First Presbyterian church were hosts
! Thursday evening to Professor W. L.
Van Pelt and his choristers who will
appear Sunday at Camp Kilby, at a
banquet given at the church. President
John W. Durr acted aB toastmaster,
and following the banquet, final re
hearsal was held. There are about &5
voices In the chorus.
STILL CAPTURED.
Vigilance of five officers who hid
themselves near a large still Wednes
day evening In Lowndes county, 20
■ miles from Montgomerys.on the Mo
bile road, was finally rewarded Thurs
: day morning when two negroes ap
| reared on the scene. The negroes
i Zuke Sankey and his brother, were ar
i rested, and the still of 100 gallons ca
: pacify confiscated, with 16 barrels
j of beer. Deputy Sheriff Willoughby of
; Lowndes county, with Deputies Sellers
j and Partin and Officers Thompson and
j Dunn made the raid.
SKIN TESTS MADE
Forty Children Out Of 5000 Found
SuNceptfhle To Scarlet Fevef.
Dr. L. C. Havens, director of the
state laboratory, and Dr. C. N. Leach,
director of the brueau of epidemiology
I of the state board of health, returned
Thursday from Madison county, where
; they applied the skin test for scarlet
j fever to 600 school children. This
j method of testing Is a new discovery,
land facilities for applying it have but
1 recently been received at the state lub
] oratory in Montgomery.
As a result of the tests in Madi
I son county it was found, it is stated,
jin the application of this testing,
j method to the 500 children that forty
i and three-tenths of them were sus
I ceptible to scarlet fever. I^ater, it is
I declared, the anti-toxin for prevention
of the disease, will be administered to
| those found to be susceptible to scarlet
j fever, who desire to take the trcat
: mont.
Similar tests will he made in the
| near future In Birmingham. it is
stated, and later in various other sec
j tions of the state.
A TEXAS WONDER
For k'.dnry and bladder trouble**, gravel,
wp.ik end lame bark, rheumatism and Ir
rofcul.irli Ii-d of the kidneys and bladder. If
not sold by ymir druggist, bv mail $1.25.
Small botlle often cures. Send for sworn
testimonial#, l'r F W. U*U. 2D2«i Olive St.,
bt. Fouls, Mo. Sold by ciif*'sl8ta—Adv.
CARSTENS PRAISES
WELFARE OFFICIALS
—t—
New York Expert pectares Ala
bama Has MaBe Great
Strides in Work
Dr. C. C. Carstens, director of tho
Child Welfare League of America with
headquarters In New York, and who
was Hn Montgomery, Thursday, for a
conference with officials and other
workers of the state child welfare
department, said that In Alabama the
coalition of a private and public chil
dren's aid agency Is working out more
successfully than In any other state
In the country. He referred -to. the
merging with the work of the state
child welfare department In children’s
aid, that of the Alabama Children's
Aald Society, a private organization,
which merging was carried out many
months ago.
During the morning, Thursday, Dr.
Carstens held a conference with Miss
Virginia B. Handley, director of the
child welfare department, and case
workers with the children's aid di
vision, from Montgomery and Bir
mingham. In the afternoon, depart
ment officials and field attaches par
ticipated In a round table discussion,
led by Dr. Carstens, of problems pe
culiar to this work, also methods of
handling children's aid cases. Dr. Cars
tens told those present of the work
ing out of child welfare programs In
other states and Imparted other valu
able Information regarding child wel
fare activities In general.
The general staff meeting of child
welfare department workers will be
continued through Friday, when an
nual reports of the heads of depart
ment divisions will be read and an
alyzed, and plans and policies to be
followed during the ensuing year will
be worked out. Miss Handley stated
Thursday In connection with the let
ter campaign which the department is
now conducting to raise funds to carry
on the work of the children’s aid di
vision for another year, that all of
these funds are expended In the actual
care of the children, none of the mon
ey being used to pay the salaries of
the department’s workers.
GANTT WILL HEAD
COVINGTON BUREAU
President Reelected to Fourth
Year in Office; Bankers
v Make Addresses r
ANDALUSIA, ALA., Dec. 18.—Spe
cial to The Advertiser.—J. Lake Gantt
for three years president of the Cov
ington county farm bureau was re
elected to that office at the meeting of
the bureau at the courthouse Thurs
day. J. W. Ellis of Opp, was elected
vice-president of the bureau and Tom
Head was elected secretary and treas
urer. The board of directors will be
ehosen by districts in January at the
various meetings.
At the meeting today which tgought
some two hundred or more members of
the farm bureau together, addresses on
subjects relative to the work of the
bureau and the cotton association were
taken up by R. N. McLeod, cashier
of the Andalusia National bank and J,
P.- Wilson, county agent, Frank JB.
Boyd, fertilizer and soli expert of Au
burn and 'others.
Mr. Gantt spoke briefly In apprecia
tion of his re-election and asked for
full cooperation on the part of the
members during the coming year.
It was pointed out In connection with
the cotton association that 1,500 bales
have already been delivered to the as
sociation this year and over 1,700 bales
will be delivered before the close of
the season. This Is about twice the
amount delivered last year and the ob- 1
Jectlve Is 8,000 bales next year. Repre
sentatives of the cotton association
were present and discussed the opera
tion of the organization this morning.
KELLER HOST TO
Employes of Department Guesti
at- Supper; Mock
Session Given r
W. S. Keller head of the state high*
war department, waa the boat to a
large number of employee of the de- ‘
partment In Montgomery at a supped
given at the Country chib Thursday
night, at which practically all of th* -
employee and a number of atate offl- •
clala were preaeht. A program wra*>
rendered In which a mock session of <■'
the atate highway commlaalon waa held
and aeveral ruling from the Attorney
General Harwell <J. Davla were gives 'k
to the mock body.
Speeches from all of the officials '
present were made, Including Gov. W,/
W. Brandon, John A. Rogers, chairman
of the atate highway commission, J. -
F. Buttle Of the'highway'commission.
J. H. Scruggs also of the highway
commission, Senator John Craft of Mo- .
bile, and several others. -
In the mock session offfthe highway
body. L. M. Dlnsmore took the-part
of J. F. Suttle, B. R. Hendrick that
of Scruggs and the lnltatlon of Chair
man John Rogers was delivered by R.
P. Boyd.
- Among those attending the supper
who are not directly connected with i*
the department were Oov. and Mrs.
Brandon, Senator John Craft of Mo
bile, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Tyson and
others 1 ••• - >
ALBANY T TOPS '
- in First Half But Drop
Game, 31-30
- •--A >
ALBANY, GA„ Dec. IS.—Special to
The Advertiser.—After spotting ths 'r
Auburn Tigers to a ten-point lead In
the first of the game and trailing at
the end of the first half, 14 to 11, the
Albany Y. M. C. A. basketball quintet
staged a spectacular comeback In the
final period to defeat the Plainsmen,'
31 to 30, in the most exciting game
of the year on the local court tonight.
The visitors, minus the service of
their captain, W. McKinney, put up a
fierce fight, and the locals barely nosed
them out by a slender one-point mar
gin In the last minute of play. The'
lead changed from one team to the
other nine times In the final period
and it was anybody's game until the
final whistle. B. McKinney, with
bursts of speed and phenomenal long
goals carried off Individual honors for
the tigers, with Hall aiding materially
Ih the gallant fight put up by the
visitors.
Davis, diminutive forward, and Whit
ing. guard, did the best work for the
local team. The Albany players were
badly off In goal shooting, especially
In the matter of foul shots, only three
out of twenty-three throws being rung.
Long shots were numerous, McKln- ;
ney leading the field In this respect. '
The Tigers did not show any 111 ef- \
fects from having played Mercer In i
Macon the night before and the game ,
was as closely contested from start, to
finish as possible. r' ‘
Albany (31) Position Auburn (SO) t
Davis (8) .RF. Evans (3) 1
Sardy (4) .LF. B. McK’ney (14) .
I. Smith (6) ,...C... Hall (7)
Whitting (7) ... RG.. L.Long
Srlmeji .LR. Gray (4)
Substitutions—For Albany. Hester
(6) for Grimes; E. Smith for Davis,
For Auburn: Barks for Evans; Kaley
(2) tor Barks; Barks for Long.
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itemedy. The box bears signature of
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