The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-31
NO COMPROMISE
IN REPUBLIC CASE
Board Refuses to Take Up
Mortgage Case
TWO OTHERS ARE PENDING
Bronze Tablet viii Be Placed In Mont
gomery to Commemorate the Visit
of Marquis de Lafayette
In 1925.
TWO OTHERS ARE PENDING

attempt of the Republic Iron & Steel COM
pany, through Attorney E. X. Campbell
to have the compromise board of the
state take up the question of eompromis-
ing the record fees on a mortgage deed of
100000 600 has failed. The board would no.
go into a discussion of 1t. This action
was FOR the reason that there are two
other causes pending of like character
and to compromise or to attempt to COM
promise this one would prejudice the
others.
The contention Is that the fee of fifteen
cents for every 500 in the mortgage for
recording is unreasonable, and that in
this case only three millions are part on
the Alabama holdings. In other words
there is a provision that on the payment
of three million dollars the Alabama prop
critics will be released. The contestants
are willing to pay on sS0OO,OOO but not on
the whole amount.
There Is a case of like character, but
not altogether similar, pending in the
courts of Baltimore. The Seaboard Air
Line railroad gave to the Continental
Trust company, of Baltimore. a mort
gage to cover 100000. This instrument
was recorded In Russell county without
the fees having been paid. Later the
probate judge discovered the error and
suit was filed for the fees, $112,50O, one
third of which was sought by Russell
county. The county case was filed in the
United States court at Baltimore, and the
county case in the state These are to
come up Saturday in Baltimore.
The other case is against the Manhat-
tan Trust company of New York to cover
a mortgage filed by the Louisville az Nash
vile railroad, the fees being 5000. This
was paid, and the trust company entered
suit for recovery. This cause was decided
in favor of the state and has been appeal
ell to the supreme court on an allegation
of unconstitutionality of the law.
1t was argued by members of the board
today that If there should be any consid-
GRAFTON of the Republic case, the others
would be prejudced. 1t was also given
out that If the whole bunch got together
and present a proposition to the board
there will be an investigation.
interesting Case.
An interesting divorce case has been
filed in the city court by Warren S.
Reese, representing the plaintiff, Garrett
a. Buchanan, a school mate of Henry
w. Grady, and we'll known in this part
of the state, is asking for legal divorce
from his wife, whom he married two
years ago at Prattville, this state. Some
weeks ago, Buchanan was arrested and
fiji ed for striking his wife but later on
a friend paid his fine and let him out of
the city charges He now alleges that
his wife has not been all that she should
be to him and asks to be given a divorce.
1t is said that a well known railroad
man has been served with papers in the
case, though this is merely rumor.
Lafayette Tablet.
The programme for the unwilling of the
bronze tablet concentrating the visit
to Montgomery of the Marquis de La
fayette on April 4, 1926 has been made
up, for the exercises in the hall of the
House of Representatives on April 4, next
| Tuesday. The tablet will be placed by the
society of the Sons of the Revolution
in Alabama, which local organization
was formed April 16. 1894 with J. f.
" ebb of Birmingham, president and
Thomas w. Owen of Montgomery, sec
rotary and treasurer and historian. The
tablet Will be permanently placed on the
building which now occupies the site of
the structure in which Lafayette was en-
tertained.
There will be several musical selections
by Prof T. c. Galloway and others.
Rev. DIR. c. A. Stakely pastor of the
First Baptist church will offer the invo-
cation and the welcome address will be
delivered by Hardwick Ruth. vice presi-
dent of the society Miss Mary Lovelace
will sing and Miss Pricila GOODWIN re-
cite. There will be drill by thirteen boys
| and a recitation by young Clarence B.
Dawson.
The principal address will be delivered
By DR.. John A. Rice, pastor of the Court
Street Methodist church, who will go
much into the history Of the movement
and the man to be honored Misses Lucy
| Fisk and Miss Aldora Goodwin will I'M
veil the tablet. Secretary Thomas M.
| Owen will make some announcements and
| the benediction will be pronounced by
| Rev Stewart Mcqueen.
Big Fire Loss.
| Fire at 2:30 this afternoon destroyed
| four residences and damaged one badly
an Sayre street. The following are the
losers: DIR. s. M. Hogan. J. S. Edison,
| Mrs. H. NJ Booth and II. l.. Butt The
home of Mrs. Maggie Coghill nearby was
badly damaged The loss will reach about
$25, 900, as some of the homes were worth
as much as $1,000 and were destroyed with
all the furniture. The insurance will be
about two-thirds the loss, 1t is under
stood. The new fire apparatus did fine
work and the whole force are to be con-
graduated on the effective service done.
The fire started in the roof of the DIR.
Hogan home, evidently from bad fue.
Sentence COMMITTED.
The Governor has commuted the SEN
tence of Alger Jones, convicted in jan
| uary, 1904. in Pike county, for the offense
of adultery and sentenced to a fine of
J 500 and six months of hard labor, with
| 20S days for cost. The Governor indorses
as follows: This man has married the
woman with whom 1t is charged he lived
In adultery A physician testifies that
he is now suffering from tuberculosis.
The sheriff, judge Of probate. solicitor
and trial judge recommend that the SEN
tence be commuted to the extent of reliev-
ing him from six months additional hard
labor, and 1t is accordingly so ordered"
Monroe officers.
Assistant State Eexamner Sedberry
has filed reports on the officers of Mon
roe county. The only criticism made in
the list was of f. M. Jones, tax assessor.
to the effect that he failed to give full
description of lands assessed to each in
| dividual tax payer. This is not In ac-
cordance with the law. which requires
| that each tax payers land shall be de-
scribed by proper subdivisions as it Is
| described In the deeds. This Is in ac-
cordance with the ruling of the Auditor
| I ne examiner has received assurance that
| the Individual descriptions will be made
in the future Otherwise the books of
Mr.. Jones were found to be in fine con-
dition and remarkably correct"
| The others examined were N. ]. Stall
x.-or+t, ov-f,rdUo Of nroha fa. n c1a,,rk