The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-30
COTTON GROWERS LISTEN ID JORDAN Urge the Farmers to Stand
 Their Ground UNUSUAL CASE OF PARDON Steve kendrick Is Allowed Freedom on Payment of Fine of $500.
 Other News of the
 Capital.


 At the meeting of the Alabama Cotton Growers association here today 1t was reported that more than 25,000 bales of cotton had been pledged to be held off the market for 10 cents. President liar vie Jordan, who made an address, said that it was possible for the farmers to get that much if they will hold on and not get scared. He pointed out that Theodore Price, the great bear leader, had been forced to cover his shorts and come over with the bulls. He told of the shortage of supply of the mills and the demand that will soon open for the spot, so in- sistent as to send 1t way up In the air.
 Congressman Henry D. Clayton of the Third district followed MT. Jordan and made a rousing talk. He said that it was foolish to talk of bringing in coolie labor. The people of the south going back to the farms, he thought, and they will. with the help of good immigration be able to solve all the labor and race problems.
 All the delegates who were here today were appointed to go back to their homes and solicit pledges of cotton to be held and to distribute literature in the interest of the cotton movement.
 H. Y. Brooke resigned as state organizer because there was not enough compensa- ton to make it possible for him to look 1 after it as he should.
 | motion to ask Congress to return to | the cotton farmers the tax money levied by the government in the days after the war was carried over to the January meet ing.
 Conner Suits.
 The suits of B. B. Conner vs The Age Herald Publishing company and the Louisville and Nashville railroad will be presented to the supreme court tomor- row. They were thrown out on demurror by Judge C. A. Senn of the city court of Birmingham on the ground that five days notice was not given of intention to file such suits. It is also contended that no specific damage Is set out The suits were filed as a result of newspaper publica- tons when MT. Conner ran for railroad commissioner
 In the case of G. J. Wilson ct al vs Nellie Carnes, from the chancery court of Marion county, the supreme court dis missed the appeal In the cause of Elm melt O'Neal vs. the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company, from the Jefferson | circuit court error was confessed and the cause reversed and remanded.
 The supreme court will sit as usual to- i morrow. The law does not consider that they would like the day off to eat turkey.
 Tax Collector Owes State.
 The collector of taxes in Clarke county l Is due the state S1. 50 on property that was not properly returned by the as- sessor. By an error w. M. Mobley, the col lector, was not charged with valuations Of s1l,OOO, on which were taxes of state &f50; schools, $11; soldiers s33: total | $1 .5O. He notified the examiner who l went over the books, w F. Wilkinson. that he would remit the amount at once | Examiner Wilkinson calls attention to the error in the books of Assessor D. A. | l Currie, and says that the error was in | addition of 5000 on real estate and s1O,0oO on personal property. Between the as | sessor and collector the amount will be | made good Suit has just been ordered | against Assessor Prince of Jackson | county for 1883 on just this kind of an | l error The books of the other officers of | Clarke county were found to be correct | and neatly kept These were examined: Superintendent of Education R. C. Heard: | Sheriff R. c. Allen. ex-Probate Judge J | M. Wilson, Probate Judge Clayton Eos | | cue. ex-Circuit Clerk w. w Daffin Clerk | | J. W. Cunningham.
 Peculiar Case.
 The governor has pardoned from serving | | any part of a six months sentence Steve | kendrick. sentenced to a fine and impris- | | onment in Fillmore county for violation of | the emigration law. though fine of s5OO | | is allowed to stand. Some time ago the 1 governor reduced the fine from 5000. It appears that there Is no authority of | law for both fining and imprisoning. and | this fact was overlooked by the supreme | court.
 In statement signed by every member 1 of the supreme court the justices say: "a a n inc of +I | record shows that the defendant has been | adjudged to undergo double punish ment for single offense; that is he is fined $500 and condemned to hard labor for six months, when the statute only au- | tnorized fine or imprisonment hard | labor. This point not particularly | called to our attention when the case was before us on appeal, otherwise the judgment would have been corrected so as to conform to the ,ercict of the iury As the matter is beyond our correction we take pleasure in recommending you to ] pardon the defendant upon the payment | of the fine and costs. which we under- l stand he offers to do"
 After receiving the statement of the | court the governor at once, and flor the reason set forth in the statement made by the judges of the supreme court" set | aside the prison sentence and pardoned the defendant on payment of the fine and | costs.
 | henUf1cK says that ne engaged Tn the l business of hiring men to go out of the | state in ignorance of the law.
 Pushing History Work.
 Thomas w. Owen, commander in chief of the United Sons of Confederate veter- ans. is just now pushing the work of his tory making and research on the part Of the members of the organization. To | this end he has just addressed letter | to George w Duncan, at Auburn. chair man of the historical committee. urging | him to get to work and get every mem- Der of his committee busy to do the duty assigned them in the very best way. He l hopes in this way to secure the abroga- | tion of many abuses in the school his tories as well as get together many facts that ought to and will become part of | the new ones to be issued.
 | The letter points to MT. Duncan that his energies and those of his committee | should be extended in emphasizing thSt | the organizations is primarily historical; l encouragement of the love of history; do- | ing of historical work of the war pe- | riod collection of materials for perma- l nent archives; discoura cement of bad his | tories and unreliable works in schools | and libraries accumulation of data for use | in historical report. | "All phases of the work are of course | important" says Commander Owen. but | wish to here emphasize the value of