The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-08
Settlement of Case Claim.


The first move toward a settlement of
the states claim against former Tax Col
lector John Case OF Mobile was made to-
day when j. w. Gray of Mobile, attor-
ney for the bond company, appeared be-
fore the governor, the attorney general
and the auditor sitting as a board Of
compromise, and asked that new exam
nation of the books be made. Mr.. Gray
contends that some credits to which Mr..
Case is entitled have not been given and,
II they are, the alleged shortage will be
reduced about $500. The compromise
board finally agreed to send Assistant
Examiner Sedberry back to Mobile as he
made the shortage report, and let him
go over the books again with the bond
company expert 1t is not thought at
the capital, however, that there will be
any material change in the amount
claimed In all about $4,000
Rules for Old Man.
Judge Sayre of the city court, has decd-
ed that the superintendent of education
of Montgomery county, elected November
4, last will not be entitled to the place
until October 1 of next year. He has
therefore dismissed the suit of G. w.
Covington against j. A. Thompson, the
old man, and holds that said Thompson
has a right to nold over. 1t is contended
THAT Tic law WHlCn Sdy5 lldl lIt new
man shall take office the October next
after election was passed when the cleo
ton was held In August and that the
intention was to make the change in
October of the same year as the cleo
ton, and this is the way the attorney
general has ruled. The other side con-
tends, however, that It was the intention
of the new law to make the change the
following year so as not to disturb the
oIr H.
question has been raised in number
of counties and with several kinds OF
offices In Montgomery county the old
board of revenue Is being disturbed by
| a newly elected crowd, both claiming the
| offices; the same thing exists In Mobile
| county, and questions of like character
| have come up in Cleburne, Talladega and
| Calhoun The right Of the inferior court
| of Mobile to do business has been ques-
| toned. and an attack has been made on
the same class of tribunal in Jefferson
| county.
Grand Lodge In Session.
The eighty-fourth annual communica-
ton Of the grand lodge, A. F. and A. M,
| of Alabama, is on, having been raped to
| order last evening by Grand Master r.
| ]. Redding of Sulligent. There were 400
representatives and members of the grand
| lodge in attendance at the opening ses-
| sion. The officers In their stations were:
r. j. Redding, Sulligent, grand master;
| H. II. Matthews, Montgomery, deputy
grand master; Ben M. Jacobs, Birming-
ham, senior grand warden; II. S. D.
Mallory, Selma, junior grand warden; w.
II. Dingley, secretary; w. C. Bledsoe, La
| fayette grand chaplain; d. w. Never,
Montgomery, grand marshal; e. S.
| Gatchell, Selma, senior grand deason;
| Joseph II. Edwards. Wylam, junior grand
deacon; Erie Pettus, Athens senior grand
steward; e. G. Rickerby. NJ )bile, junior
| grand steward; Charles A. Allen. Mont
| gomsry, grand tyler Past grand masters
D, esent were Jchn G. Harris, Montgom-
cry; ]. A. Bilblo, Gadsden; George p. Har-
rson, Opelka, and acting Governor X. IL.
| Cunningham, birmingham.
In the report of the grand master II
| was shown that from representation
OIL seven lodges eighty four years ago
| the grand lodge had grown to 43O lodges
with 300 represented. The order Is in the
/ most prosperous condition In its history
| According to custom H. II. Matthews OF
| Montgomery, will be elected grand mas
/ ter. There is a contest on between Judge
| d. A. Greene OF Birmingham, Judge J.
| B Lyons of Opelika. Judge w. w. Haral-
| son Of Fort Payne. and Lawrence Lee
| OF Gadsden for the junior wardenship
Grand Chaplain Bledsoe has been in hi
place twenty-five years and has never
x,tgao1 xr,oafipC az thu Grand l0d0a-