The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-22
srnith-coner Debate.

6L11bu~tO1uC1 OCD6Ges The joint debate tomorrow night in Bir- mingham between B. B. Conner of Bir-
 mingham and John v. Smith of Scale, candidates for chairman of the State Railroad Commission, promises to be largely attended as much interest is being taken in the contest. The local commit
 tee of Mir. Corners campaign Is working
 hard to have 6 big crowd present. The
 Mayor consented to permit the armory in
 the City Hall to be used, and there will
 be plenty of seats provided. The Conner campaign committee Is still sending out literature and letters on why Mir Conner should be elected" There are some pam phlets just gotten out, which bear no signatures which show "why Mfr. Conner should not be elected" The debate be- tween Messrs. Conner and Smith will be about the only one heard in the present campaign in Birmingham. aa
 Go to Mr. Fairley's Bedside.
 Mrs. " R Fairley and son of Pratt City left late last night for Trinidad, Colo, where they so to be by the bed- side of W. R. Fairley, Alabama member of the National Executive Board of the United Mine Workers of America. who was assaulted last week by guards around properties in Colorado, where a strike is on among coal miners. MT. Fairiey was detailed to take ctaArge of the strike at Trinidad by National President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers. He was there but few days when he was injured in q fight. the reports received being to the effect that he was seriously injured, though not fatally. Mrs. Fairley will make effort to bring MT. Fairley' back to his Alabama home just as soon as he is able to travel. Locals of the United Mine Workers of America in this State have adopted resolutions of condo lence, and 1t is possible that committee will be sent to meet the well-known iead- CT should he decide to return to his home here to recuperate. Mir. Fairley is one of the best known labor leaders in the coal regions of Alabama
 Unic1ist and His Accusers.
 The Birmingham Trades Council held an adjourned meeting today. The object, so it is stated, was to make an investi- gation into allegations that the President of the Council had some carpentry work done by non-union men. The President of the Council asked for the investigation and has surrendered the office, pending the investigation, the Vice-Presient at- tending to the duties. The meeting of the Trades Council are always executive.
 Disbarment Proceedings.
 Attorneys in the northern part of the State endorse the proposition of pushing the proceedings of disbarment against such members of the profession who do not conduct themselves properly, legally and otherwise, and the action of the cen tral committee of the Alabama Bar As-- sociation in serving notice how complaints are to be made and giving information that another meeting will be held on the 29th inst, when matters in this direction will be taken up, to DC presented later before the annual meeting of the Bar As- sociation, is received with much gratih- cation.
 It Is learned that complaints have been made against several attorneys in Ala bama. According to the law, the com plaints will be followed by recommenda- ton of the association to county solici- tors who shall proceed to carry out the of disbarment.
 While the recent meeting of the central committee of the Bar Association was an executive one 1t Is learned that assur- ance has been given by many members of the bar throughout the State that t..e action of the committee will be sustain ed in the annual meeting of the associa- ton.
 Improvements on Frisco.
 There are reasons for believing that the Frisco System intends some extensive im- provements of their terminals in Bir- mlnBnam and 1T rumorS are 10 Dc credited several hundred thousand dollars will be spent by the Great Western Railroad yes- tenn at this point and in the Birmingham district. Recently several of the larger officials of the big railroad system and of road close-kin to this system have been in Birmingham. the latest being W. B. Leeds, chairman of the executive board of the Rock Island system. While no statements are made 1t is believed that more yards will be built in an opposite portion of the city than their present yards. A big freight depot is also men tioned. The Frisco system owns and op- crates the Birmingham belt railroad. which does the switching from one of the trunk lines running into Birmingham to the other and does a lot of work for the big industries hereabouts. This rail- road is being extended right along. The rumor again prevails that a close alliance is to be formed with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad when 1t comes into Bir- mingham, though there are some who place little credence in this report be- cause of the Arrangements made by the Frisco with ths Southern Railway inter- ests to get into New Orleans.